The University of Florida is home to over 130 undergraduate minors with which students can supplement their curriculum. Among them is the leadership minor, housed in the UF/IFAS department of agricultural education and communication. The… Read More
University of Florida agricultural education and communication graduate students connected students in pre-K through high school and their families with university water scientists in Facebook Live events held during the spring semester. Earlier this semester,… Read More
After enrolling in an agriculture course her freshman year of high school, Heather Yoder saw her teacher, Mrs. Everett, as a role model and the reason she majored in an agricultural education and communication at… Read More
By Megan Karlin, Agriculture Future of America Kansas City, MO – From Panama City, Florida, Kayla Bashore is motivated and determined to make a positive impact on the world. As a junior at University of… Read More
Florida farmers are used to uncertainty. Usually, this uncertainty has to do with producing the crop itself. Freezes and hurricanes can wipe out a year’s investment overnight, while longer-term scourges like drought, disease and pest… Read More
Marlena Moore always wanted to be a part of agriculture. With an affinity for numbers, majoring in food and resource economics was a perfect fit. Moore wanted to stay close to home for college, which… Read More
My work aims to improve public engagement with science. To me, that means I am trying to bring scientists together with stakeholders so that together, they can combine their expertises and concerns to address problems… Read More
If you’re working on a career in public engagement with science … I’m compiling a set of resources for people looking to get jobs in public engagement with science. (or STEM) or outreach or informal… Read More
This story is also available on Adobe Spark. Celebrated Feb. 16 to 23, National FFA Week is a time for FFA members to raise awareness about the role the National FFA Organization plays in the… Read More
So I just ran my second paid online survey through Amazon Mechanical Turk. Despite my internet searches of how to do this right and treat participants fairly (there is discussion about whether these are “workers”… Read More
