In an effort to improve communication among scientists and the public, journalism professor Mark Walters established the Center for Scientists and the Mass Media at USF St. Petersburg. Still in its infancy, the center has already held a workshop for the Gulf of Mexico Alliance on communicating science topics with a lay audience. Plans are…
As news of swine flu cases swirl in the media this year, Mark Walters, associate professor of journalism at USF St. Petersburg, sees the global pandemic as another chance to help the public understand the source of emerging diseases – humans. The journalist-turned-veterinarian-turned-professor focuses on communicating scientific information for the sake of public health through…
[flv width="600" height="450"]http://myjms.nnbnews.com/file/cruise/cruise.flv[/flv] Journalists from 13 African countries cruised on Marine Science research vessel, the Bellows, Friday morning. Dr. Mark Walters from JMS and researchers from USF Marine Science hosted this session on coastal and other environmental issues in Florida journalism. The African journalists are invited by the U.S. State Department through its Edward R.…
As swine flu spreads globally, Dr. Mark Walters, also a veterinarian and the author of “Six Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them“, talks about the flu to the national media. Diabetes Health: The Swine Flu and Diabetes By Mark Jerome Walters, D.V.M. Experts have been warning of a worldwide outbreak of a horrific influenza ever since…
Academic Convocation USF St. Petersburg Sept. 12, 2006 Mark Jerome Walters Dr. White and Dr. Durand. Thanks for the chance to speak today and thank you, especially, for all you’ve done to make USF St. Petersburg such an amazing place to work, to learn, to teach, to think, to be. When I see the letters…
