Tampa Bay Business Journal
Ashley Gurbal Kritzer
March 24, 2025
University of Tampa听has purchased land near Oxford Exchange, but has not yet disclosed what they plan to build there. 鈥淲e have not finalized or announced plans for the property,鈥 Eric C谩rdenas, assistant vice president for communications and public affairs, told the Business Journal.
Wine Enthusiast
Kate Dingwall
March 21, 2025
When President Trump announced a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum products, E.U. officials fought back, declaring a 50% excise on American whiskey and other products. Reacting to the reaction, Trump鈥檚 team proposed a 200% levy on European wine and other spirits. 鈥淭here are lots of examples of alcohol tariffs in American history,鈥 says听Abigail Hall Blanco, associate professor of economics. 鈥淓ven the U.S. Tariff Act of 1789 included a tax on imported alcohol, among other goods.鈥
BBC
Alex Hoad
March 21, 2025
Senior soccer player Alex Hare played in a junior professional league in England as a teenager before opting to play for universities in the U.S. 鈥淭he America route seemed great because I get a degree, and I can set my future up in a better way off the pitch. It's still full-time football for four years 鈥 a lot of lads who end up dropping into non-league don't get that 鈥 and I get the experience of living and going to university in America,鈥 said Hare. 鈥淚 felt it would be a better move for me and my life and it has been, I'm very glad I did it.鈥
10 Tampa Bay
Eric Glasser
March 19, 2025
Journalists and historians are delving into thousands of听newly declassified documents听related to President John F. Kennedy鈥檚 assassination.听Among the revelations, some suggest there鈥檚 a chance of a possible connection to Tampa, where Kennedy visited just four days before his death in Dallas. While historians continue to analyze the files for new insights, it remains uncertain whether Tampa will feature prominently in the findings. For locals like Soultan El-Ajou, sophomore biochemistry major at 绿奴天花板ampa, the revelations offer a chance to better understand history.听Reflecting near the JFK memorial at the entrance to the 绿奴天花板ampa campus, El-Ajou remarked, 鈥淵ou鈥檝e got to learn what happened鈥ur generation knows more about it than boomers do now.鈥
RealClear Markets
Abigail Hall Blanco
March 17, 2025
Abigail Hall Blanco, associate professor of economics, uses her professional expertise to break down the many implications of the newly imposed tariffs and the uncertainty that comes with them.
SwimSwam
Sean Griffin
March 15, 2025
Sophomore swimmer Jacob Hamlin broke his third NCAA DII record in one week at the 2025 NCAA Championships. His winning performance also represents a sweep of his events at this competition, meaning he鈥檚 gone 4-for-4 over the weekend.
Yahoo! Sports
Sean Barie
March 14, 2025
For the first time in program history, the 绿奴天花板ampa men's ice hockey team won the Amateur Athletic Union Div. I National Championship. The team went 5-0-0 at the tournament at Community First Igloo in Jacksonville, defeating Farmingdale State College 5-2 in the championship, and before that defeating Auburn University (AL),听Fairfield University (CT), St. Bonaventure University (NY) and the University at Buffalo (NY).
The Washington Post
Daniel Wu
March 13, 2025
Amid struggling finances, Steak 鈥檔 Shake announced its plan to substitute usual cooking oils with beef tallow to improve food quality and align with health official Robert F. Kennedy Jr.鈥檚 suggestions. Mark Lang, associate professor of marketing, believes positioning Steak 鈥檔 Shake so closely to Kennedy, who has courted some of the most controversy out of those in Trump鈥檚 administration, runs the risk of staking the brand too far on the fringe of political opinion. 鈥淚鈥檓 surprised that in order to gain some new customers and sales, you would alienate an equal number of customers on the other side,鈥 he said.
ABC Action News
Larissa Scott
March 13, 2025
The Consumer Price Index, which measures price changes across commonly purchased goods and services, showed a cooling of inflation to 2.8% compared to 3% the month prior. 鈥淭he inflation numbers actually came back pretty good this month鈥 This probably means that the Federal Reserve is going to hold interest rates steady next month,鈥 said Thomas Stockwell, assistant professor of economics. He and other experts said inflation eased a little more than they expected.
Realtor.com
Julie Taylor
March 11, 2025
People across various generations share the same sense of pessimism about homeownership. 鈥淭he cliche thing to say is that younger generations can't afford homes because we've spent too much of our income on avocado toast,鈥澨鼳bigail Hall Blanco, associate professor of economics. 听鈥淚听do听believe homeownership is feasible for younger generations 鈥 but it may look different than it did for our parents.鈥
The Hill
Vivekanand Jayakumar
March 11, 2025
Vivekanand Jayakumar, associate professor of economics, points out the flaws of the U.S. economy in its current state, despite earlier sentiments that the U.S. was outperforming countries of similar standing.
ABC Action News
Sean Daly
March 5, 2025
The Gallery at Creative Pinellas in Largo is running a large-scale show featuring artwork by Sam Modder, assistant professor of art and design. Her show, "Source of All Hair, Wearer of All Socks," is described as a fantastical storybook come to life鈥 a Black woman escaping to an 鈥淥ther World鈥 where anything and everything is possible.
FOX 13
Kylie Jones
March 4, 2025
Trump has stated that the tariffs he鈥檚 proposed are meant to punish Mexico, Canada and China for the flow of illegal drugs and migrants over U.S. borders.听"There is this idea that it's going to harm the country that it's being imposed on without harming U.S. producers or U.S.听consumers. And that's just simply not the case," said Abigail Hall Blanco, associate professor of economics. Blanco says Americans could be affected by not only the retaliatory tariffs but also the U.S.-imposed tariffs.听
10 Tampa Bay
Anjelicia Bruton
March 4, 2025
Local economy experts project听tariffs听will impact multiple industries and consumers, but it could take six months or longer. 鈥淚t makes foreign goods more expensive with the idea that people are going to substitute or switch to buying U.S.-produced products,鈥 said听Abigail Hall Blanco, associate professor of economics.
The Conversation
Patrick O鈥橞rien
March 3, 2025
Patrick O鈥橞rien, assistant teaching professor of history, geography and legal studies and historian of early U.S.-Canadian relations, penned this piece to give context to President Trump鈥檚 desire to annex Canada. As Trump is not the first American leader to propose this plan, he notes that previous northern expansion efforts have indicated 鈥渨eakness and simmering division inside the United States,鈥 rather than power.
This story also appeared on Yahoo! News, Houston Chronicle, CT Insider, SF Gate, Big Rapids Pioneer (MI), Conroe Courier (TX), Manistee News Advocate (MI) and Shelton Herald (CT).
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Jim Molis
March 1, 2025
According to data compiled by 绿奴天花板ampa, employment in human resources management is increasing by 7-10% annually, making it the right time to launch the University鈥檚听Master of Science in Human Resources Management program, which starts this fall. 鈥淗R management is a growing field at all levels, from entry positions to the managerial level. There鈥檚 great demand and it鈥檚 hard to fill the pipeline with the right combination of hard and soft skills,鈥 said Susan Steiner, associate professor of management and entrepreneurship.
Newsweek
Ewan Palmer
Feb. 27, 2025
Florida Governor听Ron DeSantis' recently announced state-level Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE) task force has been met with skepticism by economists. Abigail Hall Blanco, associate professor of economics, said there is a 鈥渃ertain irony鈥 in DeSantis ordering the 鈥渃reation of a government bureaucracy to try and cut government bureaucracy.鈥 She added, 鈥淭his order scores obvious political points, but the economic score will be determined later.鈥
This story also appeared on BellingHam Herald (WA), Miami Herald, Rock Hill Herald (SC), Wichita Eagle (KS), The Olympian (WA), Mahoning Matters (OH) and Myrtle Beach Sun News (SC).
Push To Allow Guns on College Campuses
WFLA
Feb. 20, 2025
Florida senators have filed a bill that would allow concealed weapons, including guns, on college campuses. Two 绿奴天花板ampa students were asked for their opinions on the idea, with one student saying they 鈥渨ould definitely be scared, especially with all of the school shootings going on,鈥 while another student said they 鈥渨ould feel okay with it if it was definitely an extensive process, and not just something you could go and grab in a day鈥檚 notice.鈥
The Hill
Vivekanand Jayakumar
Feb. 19, 2025
Vivekanand Jayakumar, associate professor of economics, breaks down the longtime debate of how rapid technological evolution has polarized the job market and displaced many middle class workers, and how new policies and advances could exacerbate the issue.
U.S. News & World Report
Maryalene LaPonsie
Feb. 18, 2025
President Trump鈥檚 executive order mandating the deportation of undocumented immigrants could lead to unintended financial consequences. Michael Coon, associate professor of economics, asserts that the immigration system needs to be fixed to make it easier on immigrants to become citizens. 鈥淭here is no reason why these people should not be allowed to live and work here in the U.S. Most undocumented immigrants live and work in the U.S. and have normal lives like everyone else,鈥 said Coon.
Tampa Bay Times
Joey Knight
Feb. 14, 2024
Women鈥檚 professional basketball is the most popular it鈥檚 been in 25 years. 鈥淕osh, I think we couldn鈥檛 be in a better place right now,鈥 longtime University of Tampa women鈥檚 head coach Tom Jessee said. 鈥淚 think the game has really taken on a lot of eyes. It鈥檚 a great time to be in women鈥檚 basketball.鈥
WalletHub
John Kiernan
Feb. 13, 2025
WalletHub asked Jennifer Burton, associate professor of marketing, for her expert opinion on Capital One. Burton spoke on Capital One鈥檚 marketing strategies, how they are able to offer cards to all credit levels, and which credit card benefits consumers prefer.
WalletHub
Adam McCann
Feb. 12, 2025
Patrick Luce, part-time economics faculty, provided his expert insight on inflation to WalletHub. Luce was asked what the main factors driving inflation are, what can be done to slow it down, and how interest rates affect inflation.
Deutsche Welle World (Germany)
Nik Martin
Feb. 11, 2025
Many economists, however, disagree that听Trump's tariffs听mark the beginning of a new 鈥淕olden Age鈥澨齠or the United States and reject his assertion, while signing the proclamations,听that foreign exporters 鈥 not ordinary Americans听鈥斕齱ould bear the brunt听of the tariffs. 鈥淭he literature on this听is abundantly clear,鈥澨鼳bigail Hall Blanco, an associate professor of economics at the University of Tampa in Florida, told DW. 鈥淭ariffs mean major losses, for all parties involved.鈥
The Enquirer Journal (Monroe, NC)
Michael Wayne O鈥橬eill
Feb. 10, 2025
Senior swimmer Kenan Dean鈥檚 hometown newspaper recaps his most recent season, in which he won a national title, ahead of his final season at 绿奴天花板ampa.
WalletHub
Adam McCann
Feb. 5, 2024
Thomas Stockwell, assistant professor of economics, used his expertise to explain the benefits and downsides of personal budgeting, and shared some tips on creating and sticking to a plan.
FOX 13
Jordan Bowen
Feb. 3, 2025
America's three biggest trading partners 鈥 Canada, Mexico and China 鈥 are now firing back after听President Donald Trump听announced a 25% tariff on goods from Mexico and Canada, and a 10% tariff on goods from China. Associate Professor of Economics Abby Hall Blanco says, 鈥淓conomics teaches us that trade is remarkably beneficial and that things which limit our trading capacities make us worse off. They make us poorer.鈥 Blanco explains it may take time before Americans feel the strain on their wallets. 鈥淪o maybe when we're talking about going back to school in July or August and you're buying those school supplies for your kids or next year, when you are looking at buying toys for your kids for Christmas or Hanukkah, those things are going to be more expensive," Blanco said.
ABC Action News
JJ Burton
Feb. 1, 2025
Amidst the public鈥檚 reaction to the introduction of tariffs on consumer goods, Michael Coon, associate professor of economics, doesn鈥檛 鈥渞ecommend that people panic.鈥 He explains that price increases won鈥檛 be reflected for at least six months, so if the masses buy as much as they can now with the 鈥渓ower prices,鈥 it will increase prices even faster.
The Hill
Vivekanand Jayakumar
Feb. 1, 2024
Vivekanand Jayakumar, associate professor of economics, reviews the trends of inflations over recent years and theorizes how President Trump鈥檚 policy agenda will affect it in the near future.
Tampa Bay Times
Joey Knight
Jan. 31, 2024
Senior Zoe Piller felt destined for Tampa after being born during the 2003 Superbowl game when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers scored their first Superbowl win. Now, she is the top scorer and rebounder on 绿奴天花板ampa鈥檚 basketball team. 鈥淪he鈥檚 the strongest kid. She could be an Olympic weightlifter maybe,鈥 head coach Tom Jessee said. 鈥淚 mean, when she posts up and seals you, you鈥檙e not moving her. And she鈥檚 very, very nimble for her size; she鈥檚 got good quickness. She can put the ball on the deck, go around you. She鈥檚 not just a power player, although that is her strength.鈥
ABC Action News
Kyle Burger
Jan. 29, 2024
绿奴天花板ampa鈥檚 baseball program is coming off a ninth Division-II National Championship season in 2024. 鈥淎ll year, it's championship or bust around here,鈥 head coach Joe Urso said. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 what we signed up for and we are very happy with that.鈥 鈥淲e鈥檙e here to win championships,鈥 starting pitcher Skyler Gonzalez added. 鈥淭his club has a lot of history.听A lot of national titles, a great head coach.鈥 Urso was busy this offseason assembling a squad to compete for a tenth title this season after many standout players graduated last year.
绿奴天花板ampa President Trains with ROTC
WFLA
Jan. 29, 2025
President Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg took part in ROTC personal training workouts. Dahlberg completed battalion runs and the 鈥淪partan Circuit,鈥 which includes deadlifts, kettle bell swings, push-ups and a buddy team sled drag.
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Breanne Williams
Jan. 28, 2025
Larry Marfise, 绿奴天花板ampa鈥檚 athletic director for the last 26 years, has announced his retirement, effective in November. 鈥淚 cannot overstate the profound impact Larry has had on 绿奴天花板ampa鈥檚 co-curricular experience and on the hundreds of student-athletes who have competed on our fields and courts,鈥 said President Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg. His legacy at the University includes creating gender equity plans, increasing athletics fundraising, improving athletic facilities on campus, creating new teams for the university and leading the charge on ensuring Spartan athlete GPAs were at or above 绿奴天花板ampa鈥檚 overall student GPAs.
WalletHub
John Kiernan
Jan. 28, 2025
Sridhar Gogineni, associate professor of finance, was tapped as an expert to give insight on the best online loans.
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Pam Huff
Jan. 27, 2025
President Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg was named to Tampa Bay Business Journal鈥檚 Power 100, which celebrates Tampa鈥檚 most influential business leaders who significantly impact the community. Former president Ronald Vaughn was previously named to the list, and is now labeled as a 鈥2024 Legend.鈥
WalletHub
Adam McCann
Jan. 20, 2025
Bert Seither, manager of operations for the Lowth Entrepreneurship Center, was tapped as an expert to give insight on the best and worst states to start a business.
The Hill
Vivekanand Jayakumar
Jan. 19, 2025
In this opinion piece, Associate Professor of Economics Vivekanand Jayakumar says that economists predicted the dollar to weaken in 2024, but that is rose sharply instead. Now, with President Trump sown in and planning to implement trade tariifs and restrictive immigration policies, both of which are likely to be inflationary, signal a further strengthening of the dollar.
Bankrate
Sarah Foster
Jan. 16, 2025
One of President Trump鈥檚 main campaign promises was to create a 鈥渦niversal baseline tariff,鈥 believing that it will bring jobs back to communities hurt by globalization and increase government revenue. But economists, including Associate Professor Michael Coon, say that tariffs aren鈥檛 a reliable tool for either of those objectives. 鈥淥ne of the few things that most economists unanimously agree on is trade is good,鈥 said Coon. 鈥淚f you implement a world that鈥檚 super protectionist by putting in a lot of tariffs, it鈥檚 going to raise prices on consumers and effectively make everybody poorer.鈥
Bay News 9
Jeff Butera
Jan. 5, 2025
Colter Ray, assistant professor of communication, has studied how people communicate with cancer patients for more than a decade. When talking to patients ages 18-39, two-thirds of the population had experienced a lack of support from a friend or loved one they expected to hear from. 鈥淭he most common thing is, 鈥業 don鈥檛 think what to say鈥 or 鈥業鈥檓 afraid I鈥檓 going to say the wrong thing.鈥欌 Ray said. While there are unhelpful things that people can say to a patient, the worst thing is nothing at all.
Religion News Service
Bob Smietana
Jan. 3, 2025
A recent academic paper drew on crime-tracking data on college campus and religious affiliation surveys to show that states with higher percentages of so-called 鈥渘ones鈥 鈥 people who claim no religious affiliation in surveys 鈥 have higher rates of sexual assault on campus as well as higher suicide rates overall.听Ryan Cragun, sociology professor at 绿奴天花板ampa, reviewed the paper and said that while it does show a correlation, the paper鈥檚 author fails to prove that disbelief causes those higher rates. Cragun also said the paper ignores other data, such as that showing that states with higher murder rates are correlated to higher per-capita populations of evangelicals. 鈥淚f I were to use his logic, then I should be able to argue that evangelicals are more likely to kill people,鈥 said Cragun.听
