Category: Health & Nutrition

Hannah with her parents in front of a green field at a Padres game.

Day in the Life: Hannah Cooper, Performance Dietitian and Nutrition Coach

by Jessie Erwin
April 28, 2025

Welcome back to our Food Science and Human Nutrition (FSHN): Day in the Life series! This series is part of our innovative UF/FSHN Careers Advancement Project (CAP), which captures what it's really like to earn degrees in food science, nutritional ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Alumni, Alumni Profile, Alumni-feature, Day In The Life, Dietetics-alumni-feature, Hannah Cooper, Performance Dietetics, Performance Dietitian, Performance Nutrition, San Diego Padres, Sports Dietetics, Sports Nutrition, UF/FSHN CAP, UF/FSHN CAP Day In The Life, UF/FSHN Careers Advancement Project, What A Dietitian Does, What Does A Dietitian Do

Steps to Better Sleep

by Hillary MacMichael
April 21, 2025

Did you know that sleep plays a crucial role in our health and well-being, but many struggle to get enough quality rest? Sleep hygiene refers to the habits and practices that promote healthy and restful sleep. Keep reading to learn some simple ... READ MORE

Category: , Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Better Sleep, Health And Wellness, Ocextension, Sleep Hygiene, Sleep Tips, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Orange County
Avocados growing on a tree. Avocado fruit. UF/IFAS Photo by Tyler Jones.

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a Florida avocado tree; UF/IFAS expert offers tips to grow your own

by Lourdes Mederos
April 21, 2025

With Cinco de Mayo approaching, now’s the time to dig into guacamole and even plant the tree that produces it. Florida avocados offer a fresh, tropical twist on this fan-favorite fruit that stars in so many recipes. Did you know Florida ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Avocado, Avocado Toast, Avocado Tree, Choquette Avocado, Cinco De Mayo, Donnie Avocado, Extension, Florida Avocado, Fruit, Guacamole, Hass, Home Landscape, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jeff Wasielewski, Lourdes Mederos, Miami-Dade Extension, Miguel Avocado, Monroe Avocado, News, Nutrition, Prune, Russell Avocado, Simmonds Avocado, Sub-tropical Fruits, Trees, Tropical Research And Education Center, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County, University Of Florida
Sofia standing in front of a Miami sign with her family.

Research Journeys Update: Sofia Acevedo, Spices and Chronic Inflammation

by Jessie Erwin
April 21, 2025

We are thrilled to welcome back Sofia Acevedo to our FSHN Research Journeys series, which follows the research of graduate students in the Food Science and Human Nutrition program at The University of Florida! During the first year of her ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Chronic Inflammation, FSHN Research Journeys, Graduate Research, Nutritional Sciences Graduate Program, Nutritional-sciences-graduate-feature, PhD Nutritional Sciences, Research Journeys, Research-journeys-nutritional-sciences-phd, Sofia Acevedo, Spices

St. Lucie County Conducts Futures Forum – Community Needs Assessment

by johnferguso
April 13, 2025

The purpose of this Community Needs Assessment. A community needs assessment is a vital process that helps identify a community's strengths, challenges, and unmet needs. We are gathering input from residents, organizations, and stakeholders, ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Crops, Curriculum, Disaster Preparation, Events, Farm Management, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Livestock, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Recreation, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: #4hOpportunityForAll, #H4HOutreach, #slc4h, Biological Control, Citrus, Coastal Shoreline Restoration, Conservation, Endangered Species, Extension, Financial Education, Florida Master Naturalist, FMNP, Hurricane, Invasive, Josey Keener, Money, Pesticide, St. Lucie County, STEM, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County, Water, Water Quality, Wildlife
Thermometer on yellow sky with sun shining in summer

Los veranos en Florida son cada vez más intensos y una investigación de UF/IFAS prevé más días calurosos en los próximos 25 años

by Luz Bahder
April 10, 2025

Creado por Brad Buck, especialista sénior en relaciones públicas para UF/IFAS.  ¿Cree que tendremos mucho calor durante los próximos días de verano en Florida? Piense en el futuro, porque para el 2050 algunos sectores de Florida podrían ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: 33 Grados Centígrados, 91 Grados Fahrenheit, Caliente, Calor, Calor Extremo, Caluroso, Cambio Climatico, Centro Climático De Florida, Días Calurosos, Emisiones De Gases De Efecto Invernadero, Español, Florida, Golmar Golmohammadi, Isla De Calor Urbano, Spanish, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research And Education Center, Verano En Florida

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