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Aerial photograph of Cedar Key, Florida.

Film Screening and Panel Discussion to Explore Hurricane Recovery and Community Resilience in Cedar Key

by Karlibeth Leitheiser
July 27, 2026

Documentary short and community conversation highlight how Florida's coastal communities adapt, recover, and rebuild after repeated storms GAINESVILLE, Fla. (September 1, 2026) – The Southeastern Coastal Center for Agricultural Health and ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, Events, UF/IFAS
Tags: Bob Graham Center, Bob Graham Center For Public Service, Cedar Key, Coastal Communities, Community Development, Disaster Recovery, Disaster Resilience, Hurricane Preparation, Hurricane Season, Live Event, Livestream, Nature Coast, News, PIE Center, SCCAHS, Southeastern Coastal Center For Agricultural Health And Safety, Storm Season, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS PIE Center, University Of Florida
Tres loncheras de colores con almuerzos saludables para niños, que incluyen emparedados, kiwi, uvas, frutos rojos, arándanos, bastones de zanahoria y pepino, galletas saladas y queso, mientras unas manos acomodan la fruta.

Más allá de los útiles escolares: una experta de UF/IFAS ofrece ideas de comidas saludables y económicas que puede preparar en minutos

by Luz Bahder
July 27, 2026

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Aunque el verano sigue en pleno apogeo, ya empiezan a verse las primeras señales del nuevo año escolar. Los anuncios ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Blog Community, Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS
Tags: Alimentacion, Alimentacion Saludable, Azúcares Añadidos, Calcio, Escuela, Español, Etiqueta De Información Nutricional, Fibra, Grasas Saturadas, Hierro, Ingredientes, Inicio De La Escuela, Inicio Del Año Escolar, Jessica Alfonso- Rodriguez, Merienda, Ninos, Nuevo Año Escolar, Potasio, Saludable, Sodio, Spanish, Verano, Vitamina D
AdobeStock_255591644 School healthy lunch box with sandwich, cookies, nuts, fruits and avocado on a white background.

Beyond school supplies: UF/IFAS expert shares healthy, affordable meal plans you can prepare in minutes

by Lourdes Mederos
July 27, 2026

While summer is still in full swing, signs of the new school year are already here. Back-to-school commercials are filling the airwaves, and stores are stocked with backpacks, classroom supplies and clothing as parents begin checking items ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Blog Community, , Events, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Affordable Meals, Back To School, Back-to-School Meals, Breakfast, Busy Families, Children, Dinner, Español, Extension De UF/IFAS De Miami-Dade, Food Is Medicine, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Kitchen, Lunch, Meal Planning, Meal Prep Hacks, News, Nutrition Facts Label, Nutritious, School, Shopping, Snakcs, Spanish, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Youth
NOAA Hurricane Hunters P-3 Orion plane Ms. Piggy. (Wes Wolfe/SFFGS)

Many paths for Florida students to hunt hurricanes

by Wes Wolfe
July 24, 2026

There are a number of ways to go from the classroom to the eye of a hurricane, as more than a dozen area students and their parents learned on a recent excursion to the headquarters of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Events, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H, Geomatics, Geomatics Extension, Hurricane Hunters, Hurricane Preparation, Hurricane Season, NOAA, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, SFFGS, UF/IFAS Extension

The Oak, the Moss, and the Fern: The Art of Living Together

by Giuseppe Di Giacinto
July 23, 2026

Have you ever found yourself standing beneath a giant live oak and looking up? Its massive branches stretch across the sky like arms. Silvery strands of Spanish moss move along with the breeze, while clusters of green resurrection fern ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Community, Extension, Ferns, Live Oak, Native Trees, Sustainability, Urban Environments, Urban Forest

Wildlife Watch: Seeing more armadillos this summer? UF/IFAS experts explain in this Ask IFAS bilingual guide

by Lourdes Mederos
July 23, 2026

About this series This month’s Wildlife Watch installment spotlights the nine-banded armadillo. As residential and commercial development expands across Florida, wildlife is adapting to live closer to people and, in some cases, faces ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Blog Community, Conservation, Crops, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Ask IFAS, Beneficial Wildlife, Español, Hance Ellington, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, News, Nine-banded Armadillo, Spanish, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS Wildlife Ecology And Conservation, University Of Florida, Wildlife Watch
Un armadillo camina con el hocico en la tierra mientras excava entre el pasto. Su caparazón segmentado de color gris y beige cubre el lomo y su larga cola se extiende detrás de él en un entorno natural iluminado por el sol.

Descubriendo la Vida Silvestre: ¿has visto más armadillos este verano? Expertos lo explican en esta guía bilingüe de Ask IFAS

by Luz Bahder
July 23, 2026

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Acerca de esta serie La entrega de este mes de Descubriendo la Vida Silvestre destaca al armadillo de nueve ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Lawn, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: áreas Paisajísticas, Armadillo, Armadillo De Nueve Bandas, Descubriendo La Vida Silvestre, Ecología Y Conservación De Vida Silvestre, Español, Hance Ellington, La Hoja Informativa Sobre La Vida Silvestre De Florida De UF/IFAS: Armadillo De Nueve Bandas, Spanish, Vida Silvestre

From the classroom to global impact: Florida Youth Institute students tackle complex international challenges 

by Jamie Groh
July 23, 2026

 While many teenagers spend their summer focused on vacations, jobs or sports, a group of high school students is researching solutions to hunger, food insecurity and other complex global challenges.  Through the Florida Youth Institute ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, UF/IFAS
Tags: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Sciences, Agriculture Careers, Blog Community, CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Experiential Learning, Featured, Florida Teacher Institute, Florida Youth Institute, Food Insecurity, Food Security, Global Challenges, Global Food Systems, High School Students, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Life Sciences Education, STEM Education, Student Research, UF CALS, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, World Food Prize Foundation, Youth Development, Youth Leadership

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