If you asked someone to rank the importance of sleep on a scale of 1-10, they would probably rank it fairly high. Little can compare to a good night's sleep leaving your mind and body feeling refreshed and restored. Most people know and have ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
The IRREC community has for more than seven decades honored diversity, equality, and inclusion. This month, Linda Seals helped us increase this tradition. In her role as Community Resource Development Regional Specialized Agent, Linda Seals ... READ MORE
Category: Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Hurricane season officially starts June 1, but, if we have a year like 2020, we could see storms beginning to develop before then. Have you started to prepare? Now is a great time to begin the process of looking at your emergency supply kit, ... READ MORE
Category: Work & Life
Florida Master Gardeners, park rangers and Friends of Manatee Springs celebrated the 67th Anniversary of Manatee Springs State Park. Sculpture work was commissioned by a local artist and welder. Eragrostis spectabilis (Purple love grass) ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Work & Life
Worldwide, there are more than 95 million salmonella infections each year, with 1.35 million occurring in the United States. There is no effective human vaccine for this common germ. Researchers with the University of Florida have developed ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Research
New research establishes, for the first time, a link between specific bacteria species and physical manifestations of neurodegenerative diseases. The scientists introduced specific bacteria into 1-millimeter-long worm called C. elegans, ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Research
Eligibility and the amount for tax credits such as the recovery rebate credit (aka stimulus payments to individuals), Child Tax Credits (expanded for 2021), education credits, and other popular credits depend on Adjusted Gross Income (AGI). ... READ MORE
Category: Money Matters, Work & Life
We’ve all heard of the evil step mother who played the saint around her husband and the villain around her step children, probably from watching or reading too many fairytales. I guess what I’m trying to say is according to pop ... READ MORE
Category: , Relationships & Family, Work & Life
What does fall feel like in South Florida? Not much different from summer, actually. Unlike the rest of the country, we don’t get cold weather or leaves changing colors to indicate this seasonal change. If it wasn’t for national chains blasting ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research