Win marks third national title for University of Florida entomology students, sixth top two finish since 1993 By Wes Wolfe/FFGS Communications GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Students from the University of Florida showed up at the Entomology 2025 ... READ MORE
Category: Academics, Forests, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
The golden oyster mushroom, with bright yellow pillowy caps, are a popular buy that are sold in grow-your-own kits as well as standard grocery stores, farmer and gourmet markets. A University of Florida researcher warns it is quietly invading ... READ MORE
Category: Blog Community, , Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Not everyone can use cutting-edge technology to nimbly process millions of data points, turning them into a story full of meaning. But Jinyi Xia can, and has just published a paper in Scientific Reports that shows how she and her colleagues ... READ MORE
Category: Academics, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research
By Suzette Cook/SFFGS GAINESVILLE – UF’s Florida LAKEWATCH program saved the State of Florida an estimated $5 million in water quality monitoring according to a 2024 annual report released in March. Florida LAKEWATCH is ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Volunteer/Training, Water
From vibrant tropical fish for aquarium enthusiasts to succulent shellfish served as the center of the plate, Florida’s aquaculture industry serves as an economic powerhouse and a national leader. In 2022, the state’s tropical fish ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Blog Community, Conservation, Invasive Species, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
FFGS is pleased to announce the awarding of funds from the 2025 UF/IFAS Archer Early Career Seed Grant to two of its faculty members, Dr. Mysha Clarke and Dr. Lindsey Reisinger. The UF/IFAS Archer Early Career Seed Grant program helps early-career ... READ MORE
Category: Academics, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Submissions are now open for students who wish to compete in the GIS Day 2024 Map Contest! GIS Day, which will be held Thursday, November 21, 2024 at the University of Florida Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, is ... READ MORE
Category: Academics, UF/IFAS Research
Jiangxiao Qiu, has a reputation as a rising star. Qiu is an associate professor of landscape ecology in the UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries and Geomatics Sciences (SFFGS). He’s based at the UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research and ... READ MORE
Category: Blog Community, , Conservation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
A University of Florida study published in Biological Invasions provides a one-of-a-kind evolutionary map and timeline that reconstructs the historical spread of the Asian subterranean termite over 22 years on Key West. “Although ... READ MORE
Category: Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Highlights The long-spined sea urchin is an important species that helps keep coral reefs healthy. When long-spined sea urchins in the Caribbean began to die in large numbers in early 2022, scientists jumped in and discovered that a ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife