Category: UF/IFAS Teaching

Gator NAMA Team Reaches Semifinals in North American Student Marketing Competition with Innovative Moringa-Based Product

by Savannah Bailey
May 1, 2025

This April, a passionate group of University of Florida Food and Resource Economics (FRE) undergraduate students packed their best ideas and business attire and headed to Kansas City, Missouri. They were headed to compete in a international ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Agribusiness, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Awards, Food And Resource Economics Undergraduate, Gator NAMA, John Lai, Student Marketing

UF in Ireland: Kimberly Miranda-Ramos

by Savannah Bailey
March 17, 2025

Food and Resource Economics (FRE) student Kimberly Miranda-Ramos participated in the UF in Ireland: Internship and Global Culture study abroad program this past summer. A six-week long summer study abroad, the UF in Ireland program allows ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Food And Resource Economics, FRE Undergraduate, Study Abroad

FRE Professor Caleb Stair Receives 2025 Outstanding Teaching Award from the Southern Agricultural Economics Association

by Hope Nelson
February 17, 2025

Dr. Caleb Stair, Instructional Assistant Professor in the UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department, received the 2025 Outstanding Teaching of a Course Award from the Southern Agricultural Economics Association (SAEA) during their annual ... READ MORE

Category: Professional Development, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Awards And Recognition, Food And Resource Ecnomics, Food And Resource Economics Awards, Food And Resource Economics Faculty, Food And Resource Economics Teaching

UF Food and Resource Economics graduate students place 2nd in IFAMA Global Venture Building Competition

by Alena Poulin
February 10, 2025

This November, a team of four Ph.D. students from the UF Food and Resource Economics Department took what they’ve been learning in the classroom and competed on the global stage to prove that they could quickly apply that knowledge in the ... READ MORE

Category: Professional Development, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Food And Resource Economics

UF Graduate Student Wins Award from the Southern Economic Association

by Hope Nelson
January 15, 2025

At the 2024 Southern Economic Association (SEA) Annual Meeting, UF graduate student, Jianhui Liu, received the Graduate Student Award following his presentation entitled “Assessing Consumers’ Valuation for Front-of-Package ‘Health’ Labeling ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Agricultural Economics, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Awards, Food And Resource Economics Graduate Students, Southern Economic Association

Joyner honored with UF Distinguished Alumnus Award

by Jarred Shellhouse
December 17, 2024

The University of Florida honored College of Agricultural and Life Sciences alumnus Michael Joyner (BS '86) with the Distinguished Alumnus Award, recognizing his outstanding contributions to the agriculture industry and his dedication to serving ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Alumni, Distinguished Alumnus Award

Small Business, Big Impact: Potential Futures for Cotton Clothing Production in Florida

by Alena Poulin
December 4, 2024

The holiday season is here! As many are filling their shopping carts with gifts for loved ones from businesses small and large, we interviewed small business owner and UF Food and Resource Economics alumna Emma Biggers for the latest episode ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Clothing Sustainability, Cotton Clothing, Cotton Production, Entrepeneurship, Florida Cotton, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Alumni, Food And Resource Economics Undergraduate, FRE Lunch Podcast, Small Business

Dr. Patrick Ward brings “Two-Bits” Spirit into the Classroom

by Alena Poulin
November 29, 2024

Yellow shirt, striped tie, and socks to match. Dr. Patrick Ward starts every Friday before a home football game in Gainesville the same way, leading his Quantitative Methods class in a gator cheer while dressed as the iconic George Edmondson ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Faculty Spotlight, Food And Resource Economics, Teaching

Online Master of Agribusiness Program Equips Ian Bennett with Skills to Succeed

by Hope Nelson
November 4, 2024

With tuition support from the UF Employee Education Program and a flexible, online learning format offered through the Master of Agribusiness degree, recent alumnus Ian Bennett found himself perfectly positioned for a return to higher education ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Teaching,
Tags: Food And Resource Ecnomics, Food And Resource Economics Alumni, Master Of Agribusiness, Master Of Agribusiness Alumni

Early Career Alumni Spotlight: Shelby Sumner

by Savannah Bailey
October 23, 2024

With the highly transferrable skills learned in economics, data analysis, business, marketing and more, Food and Resource Economics graduates find themselves perfectly positioned to go into a wide range of careers. To learn more about ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Alumni

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