For five weeks this past summer, Rebecca Lyons, a College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) junior lived in Clovis, New Mexico. With support from the VP Promise, she participated in the 2024 U.S. Dairy Education and Training Consortium. ... READ MORE
Category: Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS Teaching
Amber Hatch, a food and resource economics senior, never knew beef cattle were aiding in wildfire risk reductions. Hatch, along with fellow College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) students Maegan Beatty and Lana Guzman, traveled to ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Teaching
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
Alpha Zeta is an honorary, professional society for students studying in agricultural and natural resources fields. Earlier this year, the Florida Alpha Zeta chapter attended the Alpha Zeta Conclave and 58th Biennial Conclave. Located in Raleigh, ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Events, UF/IFAS Teaching
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
Pritika Patel, a recent UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) graduate, attended the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research’s Annual Meeting earlier this year with support from the VP Promise Initiative. ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Teaching
Finding ways to grow professionally and to stand out among peers can be challenging at a university with more than 52,000 students. To help bolster resumes and grow as young professionals, students pursue experiential learning and professional ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Teaching
Each year, Agriculture Future of America hosts 40 undergraduate students in Washington, D.C. for the AFA Policy Institute. UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences students Libby Putnam and Maddie Dvorak were selected to participate ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Teaching
Environmental management in agriculture and natural resources (EMANR) student Roberto Ortez recently participated in the Farm Foundation Cultivator Round Table discussion—the seventh time in a row a student at the University of Florida College ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS Teaching
From Tallahassee, Florida, to Washington, D.C., the Loop Legislative Internship Program has supported more than 20 College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) students in various majors. This year, the scholarship celebrates its 10th anniversary! In ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Livestock, Natural Resources, Professional Development,