On April 4th, the One Health Student Association organized a panel of interdisciplinary experts to discuss the issue of climate change and interdisciplinary solutions. The event was a great success, with over 90 participants, with 45 of those ... READ MORE
Category: Professional Development
How hot is too hot, and how dry is too dry, for the Earth’s forests? A new study from an international team of researchers found the answers – by looking at decades of dying trees. Just published in the journal “Nature Communications,” ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research
When thinking about climate change, planting trees and pursuing reforestation to sequester carbon is usually seen as a great idea. However, a recent article in the New York Times “Tree Planting Is Booming. Here’s How That Could Help, or ... READ MORE
Category: Professional Development, Work & Life
Hoy es el Día Internacional de la Mujer, que celebra los logros sociales, económicos, culturales y políticos de las mujeres. También es un llamado para lograr la igualdad de género, también conocida como paridad de género, en todo el ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Throughout history, humanity has proven itself capable of many feats. In a century, we split the atom, tamed electricity, and harnessed the power of flight, eventually landing on the moon. The last century demonstrated how humans can accomplish ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources
With raging wildfires burning down acres of forests and powerful hurricanes leaving hundreds dead, our planet and our population have faced severe destruction. The dire reality of climate change often brings out our primal fears of loss and ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, Work & Life
A new long-term study shows how climate change and invasive plants can have synergistic effects on a native tree species. The study tested the effects of prescribed fire on long-leaf pines grown under different conditions: drought, invasive ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research
At the end of a semester learning about Systems Thinking in One Health, the graduate students of the One Health Center applied their newly learned skills to analyze and suggest solutions to some of the “wicked problems” faced by humanity. ... READ MORE
Category: Curriculum, Professional Development
Common goals The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26 (Conference of the Parties) is currently taking place in Glasgow, Scotland. Climate change is a pressing and well-known example of One Health. Climate change ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources
New research from the UF/IFAS Wetland Biogeochemistry Laboratory in the Soil and Water Sciences Department looks at peatlands, a type of wetlands that occur around the world and store large amounts of carbon. Specifically, the study examines ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, UF/IFAS Research, Water