UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) student Sydney Switzer wrangled horses and guests alike this past summer. The animal sciences senior interned as a wrangler at Sombrero Stables in Estes Park, Colorado. Switzer worked ... READ MORE
Category: Livestock, Recreation, UF/IFAS Teaching
The University of Florida’s School of Forest Resources and Conservation is now the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences (SFFGS). The new name was announced Monday at a brief outdoor ceremony. SFFGS started as a forestry department ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water
Cara 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
August 25 is the birthday of National Park Services (NPS), but according to College of Agricultural and Life Sciences alumnus and current master’s student, Russell Galipeau, NPS should be celebrated every day. After graduating with a bachelor’s ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching, Wildlife
Updated 03/15/20 As we continue to monitor COVID-19 in Florida, I wanted to take a moment to update our UF/IFAS Extension community about our current status, best practices and next steps. The personal health and safety of everyone in ... READ MORE
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Margaret Rivas hoped to go to college to become an organic chemist, but her road to college was unexpectedly delayed when her mother was diagnosed with stage four cancer. “All of my plans for college went out the window and submitting applications ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water, WildlifeKatherine Rose, a marine sciences major, has been interested in ocean ecology her whole life. “My dad helped me get scuba certified at age 10, the earliest allowable age to get certified at the time,” Rose said. “I did my first open ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water
By Teresa Suits, agricultural education and communication master’s student (BS ’17) Some mentorships between undergraduate and graduate students develop from a simple conversation, at least that’s how it happened for undergraduate student, ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Teaching, Wildlife