Heqiang “Alfred” Huo has been promoted to associate professor with tenure at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Mid-Florida Research and Education Center (MREC). This significant achievement highlights ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture
The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a $650,000 grant to a UF/IFAS researcher to study a plant that could help mitigate the opioid epidemic, a national health crisis responsible for more than 130 deaths each day. ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Horticulture
As a student in the UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS), Zoe Fang wanted to participate in undergraduate research. Fang, a recent microbiology and cell science graduate, attended the American Institute of Chemical Engineers ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
On November 4, District 8 Miami-Dade County Commissioner Danielle Cohen-Higgins will kick off Miami-Dade Farmers Month at the 9th annual One Night in the Tropics. As title sponsor, she will join other South Florida leaders and the University ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Events, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
As a young child in Romania’s second-largest city, Cătălin Voiniciuc loved visiting his grandparents’ farm in a remote village. “While enjoying many aspects of farm life -- from the vineyard to the vegetable garden -- little did I ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFASMREC is happy to welcome two new interns to the Center this fall. Rossie Jimenez and Keisha Cadet, both Valencia College students, will be joining Dr. Alfred Huo's research lab. Take a minute to learn more about our interns below: Name: ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Teaching
Summer proved to be a prolific time for MREC faculty publishing research. Since May, faculty members have published 14 journal articles on topics ranging from entomology to education. A list of recent publications can be found below: ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS ResearchGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Some University of Florida food scientists say U.S. food safety procedures need to get out of the 1960s and into the era of biotechnology. Back then, America's scientists devised a system to ensure astronauts' food stayed ... READ MORE
Category: Crops, Food Safety, Invasive Species, UF/IFAS