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Topic: Decree or Democracy? State Takeovers and Local Government Financial Outcomes Speaker: Dr. Luke Spreen Go Here for Seminar Details: https://fred.ifas.ufl.edu/seminar-series/
Category: UF/IFAS Teaching
Food and Resource Economics Advisor Receives Professional Award
Danielle Shu, academic advisor for the UF/IFAS food and resource economics department (FRED), recently received the Region III William Leftwich Outstanding New Professional Award from the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA). The award was presented virtually… Read More
Students Fostering Philanthropy for Future CALS Gators
Transitioning from high school to college can be a daunting task, but having the support of current CALS students can make navigating the first year exciting. As a way to welcome incoming CALS students and lessen financial burdens… Read More
CALS Alumnus Highlight: Andrew Walmsley
University of Florida College of Agricultural and Life Sciences alumnus Andrew Walmsley graduated with his bachelor’s degree in agricultural operations management (AOM) from the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering in 2006. Now in his career, he works as the Director for… Read More
2021 Superior Accomplishment Awards
Twenty-one UF/IFAS employees were recognized for going above and beyond in their service to the University of Florida, receiving Superior Accomplishment Awards. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, a virtual ceremony was held on March 16 for the awardees and… Read More
Welcome to CALS, #UF25!
It is an exciting time as new Gators are admitted to the University of Florida. Stepping onto campus at UF may bring both feelings of excitement and uncertainty as students think about the possibilities ahead. A few CALS… Read More
Sustainable Baking: UF Students Reimagine the Stroopwafel
More than 80 billion pounds of food are wasted each year in the United States. For a team of graduate students in the UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, this number was a catalyst to do something… Read More
The Art and Science of Becoming a Jazz-singing Entomologist
When his eyes are not focused on insects like mosquitos, Decyo “DJ” McDuffie can be found on stage looking past the blinding spotlight at his audience, singing jazz music. As a senior entomology and nematology student in the… Read More
Investing in AEC Graduate Student Development
Growing up on a small, diversified livestock farm in the Blue Ridge Mountains of southwest Virginia, Ed Osborne enjoyed both the responsibilities of agricultural production and the potential provided by education. Early in his high school experience he… Read More
Sago Palm Cold Damage
Ask Master Gardener Volunteer Michele Hackmeyer Sago Palm (Cycas revoluta) is a common landscaping plant in our area and I have several in my yard. They are not actually palms, but members of the ancient Cycad (Cycadaceae) family. … Read More