Source(s): Donald McCarty (352) 392-1928 ext. 322 GAINESVILLE—Elliott Meyerowitz, professor and chairman of the biology department at California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, will be speak on “Plants, Animals and the Evolution of Development” on Sept. 27 at… Read More
By: Chuck Woods (352) 392-1773 x 281 Source(s): Christine Waddill (352) 392-1761 Everett Emino (352) 392-1784 STUART—Three interdisciplinary teams in the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) were honored for outstanding contributions in research… Read More
By: Chuck Woods (352) 392-1773 x 281 Source(s): Donald McCarty (352) 392-1928 x322 Terry Flotte (352) 846-2739 GAINESVILLE—To learn how genes control development of corn and other cereal grains — the source of about 90 percent of the… Read More
By: Kristin Harmel Source(s): Sara Medina Ronald Ward ward@fred.ifas.ufl.edu, (352) 392-1845 ext. 402 GAINESVILLE—Researchers at the University of Florida have uncovered several links between beef consumption and factors such as education level, age and family size. In a… Read More
By: Ed Hunter (352) 392-1773 x 278 Source(s): Millie Ferrer ferrer@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu, (352) 392-7087 Donna Peacock pcock@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu, (352) 754-4433 GAINESVILLE – With the Sunshine State having one of the highest divorce rates in the nation, University of Florida researchers… Read More
By: Chuck Woods (352) 392-1773 x 281 Source(s): Ashley Wood amw@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu, (352) 392-7228 Kathy Sohar ksfl@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu, (352) 392-3893 GAINESVILLE—RadioSource.NET, a new Internet radio network designed for the general public and broadcast stations, will provide practical information on everything… Read More
Source(s): Chris Brazda (352) 392-1633 GAINESVILLE—University of Florida conservation and wildlife programs received a boost this summer from the Disney Wildlife Conservation Fund: more than $142,000 for eight different research projects in the UF’s Institute of Food and… Read More
By: Chuck Woods (352) 392-1773 x 281 Source(s): Suzanne Stapleton sstapleton@mail.ifas.ufl.edu, (904) 362-1725 View Photo LIVE OAK—Buying fresh produce direct from local farmers is easier than ever thanks to a new Farm Market Guide to North Central Florida… Read More
By: Ed Hunter (352) 392-1773 x 278 Source(s): John Foltz foltz@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu, (352) 392-1901 Wayne Odegaard wmo@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu, (352) 754-4433 View Photo GAINESVILLE — With outbreaks of the Southern Pine Beetle occurring in central Florida for the first time and… Read More
By: Ed Hunter (352) 392-1773 x 278 Source(s): Wayne King kaiman@flmnh.ufl.edu, (352) 392-6573 Bill Cope wdc@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu, (352) 392-0900 View Photo GAINESVILLE – Homeowners who happen across the occasional dangerous-looking backyard snake and aren’t sure what to do about… Read More
