I am so honored to celebrate Black history and sustainability during one of my favorite months of the year - Black History Month! To celebrate I am highlighting a few residents that have changed and continue to change our community for the better, ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation
February is the month we bring awareness to both Black History and American Heart health. I’m a Black health and wellness educator, so as you might imagine, both topics are near and dear to my heart! Black history month honors Black Americans’ ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
When his eyes are not focused on insects like mosquitos, Decyo “DJ” McDuffie can be found on stage looking past the blinding spotlight at his audience, singing jazz music. As a senior entomology and nematology student in the College of Agricultural ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Name: Pamela Bradford Position: Extension Agent II – Hillsborough EFNEP Supervisor Current city: Tampa Hometown: Memphis, TN Years at UF/IFAS: 12.5 Describe your role at UF/IFAS: I manage the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic, Work & Life
Name: Joseph Larkin III, PhD Position: Associate Professor, Microbiology and Cell Science Current city: Gainesville Florida Hometown: Savannah GA Years at UF/IFAS: Well…I attended the University of Florida on a National merit ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Work & Life
During Black History Month we celebrate the contributions of Black Americans who have made UF/IFAS Extension what it is today. Many of the things that make our educational programs recognizable come from innovations made by Black scientists, ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Work & Life
Name: Dr. Norma Samuel Position: Associate District Extension Director, Central District Extension Agent IV, Florida-Friendly Landscaping and Urban Horticulture UF-IFAS Extension, Sumter County Current city: Resides in Ocala, but ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS
Name: Dr. Tennille Herron Position: IT Manager, Web Services Hometown: Jacksonville, FL …DUUUUUUUUUUVAL! Years at UF/IFAS: I have worked for UF/IFAS for 8 and UF for 16 years. Describe your role at UF/IFAS: I am responsible ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS
For its first fifty years, there were two extension services in Florida—one for whites and one for African-Americans. The South had been racially segregated since the 1870s, the end of the reconstruction period following the Civil War. ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Extension