At the 71st annual conference of the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA), nineteen faculty and graduate students from the UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) were recognized for their excellence in ... READ MORE
Category: Professional Development, UF/IFAS Teaching
An internship in graduate school may not always be the norm, but Ravinder Singh landed the opportunity to serve as an intern for Bayer Crop Science. The journey wasn’t without challenges, but with the support of faculty and staff in the UF/IFAS ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Professional Development, UF/IFAS,
Seth Chandler transferred to the Gator Nation as a junior, majoring in biological engineering with a concentration in agricultural production engineering. Growing up on a multi-generational farm in North Florida and earning his associate degree ... READ MORE
Category: Professional Development, UF/IFAS Teaching
https://youtu.be/cNJ8lD2hDJI Are you thinking about doing a legislative intern in Washington, D.C.? Clayton Bush, a College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) senior, has been a legislative intern for two congresswomen through VP ... READ MORE
Category: Professional Development, UF/IFAS Teaching
Congratulations! You got into UF, and all you have worked for the past 4 years of high school has finally come to fruition! Wait…now what do you do? Here are 5 things you can do while you anxiously await getting to campus: 1. Fill out the ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Professional Development, UF/IFAS
In September, Lana Guzman, UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) sophomore, attended Agriculture Future of America’s (AFA) Policy Institute. Guzman, an agricultural education and communication student, was selected to ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Teaching
Michael Minton, an alumnus from the UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS), is a lawyer at Dean, Mead, Egerton, Bloodworth, Capouano & Bozarth, P.A. Minton is the past president of the firm and currently serves as the Chair ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Professional Development
In August, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) student Paola Sullivan attended Duke University’s 19th Annual Course on Religion, Spirituality and Health. Sullivan, a family, youth and community sciences student, spent five ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Teaching
With funding from the VP Promise, Alayna Dean, a College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) senior, was an intern Washington, D.C. this past summer. Dean, who is studying microbiology and cell science, worked in Congressman Debbie ... READ MORE
Category: Professional Development, UF/IFAS Teaching
Drew Blanton, a University of Florida (UF) food and resource economics major, never knew about artificial flavoring or that the Coca-Cola flavor is actually a combination of lime and cinnamon bark oil. Participating in the Agricultural Future ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Health & Nutrition, Professional Development