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 differently. Mario Guadalupe, ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
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 College of Agricultural ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS TeachingCara Huntley graduated with her bachelor’s degree in entomology and nematology in 2012 and her master's degree in forest resources and conservation in 2014. She is currently working as the Camping Services Manager for Girl Scouts of West Central ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Teaching
As college students, staying connected with family, friends or partners can be challenging during a “normal” year while attempting to juggle school, work, student organization meetings and other commitments. Enter COVID-19, compounding the ... READ MORE
Category: Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching, Work & LifeTwo faculty members and one alumna from the University of Florida/IFAS food and resource economics department received national awards at the annual Southern Agricultural Economics Association (SAEA) conference this week. Lisa House, Misti ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS TeachingLauren Taylor graduated with her bachelor's degree in environmental science in 2011. In her career, she now enjoys the opportunity to work with biologists, hydrologists, wetland specialists, geologists and several disciplines within the engineering ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Teaching