UF news for week of Sept. 8 listed

September 5, 2014

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Here are the releases the University of Florida’s media relations office expects to send next week, subject to change:

Monday, Sept. 8

EVENTS 0908 – events for upcoming weeks of possible media interest.

Tuesday, Sept. 9

FISHING LOSSES -- Recreational anglers who normally fish in the Gulf lost up to $585 million from lost fishing opportunities in the year of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and could be entitled to compensation, according to a new University of Florida study.

Wednesday, Sept. 10

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Thursday, Sept. 11

URBAN TREES -- Florida’s urban tree-planting program works well: 93 percent of the trees planted were still alive up to five years after they were planted, a new University of Florida study shows.

Friday, Sept. 12

BUDGET 0912 -- advisory for next week’s releases.