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
The UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) is dedicated to encouraging and supporting experiential learning for its students. The VP Promise Initiative provides financial support for students pursuing internship, research, ... READ MORE
Category: Professional Development, UF/IFAS Teaching
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Eighteen faculty and graduate students in the UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) were recognized for their excellence in teaching at the 69th annual conference of the North American Colleges and Teachers ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Teaching
Like many Gators preparing to turn their tassel and start their career, Allyson Fleischer reflected on her own experience at the University of Florida as a dual degree student majoring in family, youth and community sciences (FYCS) and criminology. Fleischer’s ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Teaching
Gainesville, Fla. --- Several College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) students were recognized for their accomplishments and successes of their collegiate program during the annual banquet held on April 12. CALS students have shown ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Teaching
Gainesville, Fla. --- During the annual College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) awards banquet, held April 12, faculty and staff were recognized for their outstanding teacher and advising accomplishments. “The college has a tradition ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Teaching
This year commemorates the 85th anniversary of the Miss Florida Organization, a subset of the Miss America Organization, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. The Miss America Organization is a nationally recognized non-profit ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Teaching, Work & Life
This summer, Zyreshia Jackson, a UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences student studying family, youth and community sciences, completed an internship at the UF IFAS Bay County Extension Office in Panama City, FL. When she found out ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Curriculum, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
In 2017, the department of family, youth and community sciences at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences launched a new doctoral program. Four years later, the department awarded UF’s first doctorate in youth ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Teaching
Often when community development is discussed, it is naturally assumed that economics will be included. Most of the time this is the case, but it does not have to be overt as in the case of job creation. Nor does it necessarily have to be at ... READ MORE
Category: Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension