Tag: College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

From the classroom to global impact: Florida Youth Institute students tackle complex international challenges 

by Jamie Groh
July 23, 2026

 While many teenagers spend their summer focused on vacations, jobs or sports, a group of high school students is researching solutions to hunger, food insecurity and other complex global challenges.  Through the Florida Youth Institute ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, UF/IFAS
Tags: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Sciences, Agriculture Careers, Blog Community, CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Experiential Learning, Featured, Florida Teacher Institute, Florida Youth Institute, Food Insecurity, Food Security, Global Challenges, Global Food Systems, High School Students, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Life Sciences Education, STEM Education, Student Research, UF CALS, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, World Food Prize Foundation, Youth Development, Youth Leadership

UF competition student winners reimagine invasive plants as food and art

by Jamie Groh
June 17, 2026

What happens when scientists and artists team up to tackle invasive plants? At the University of Florida (UF), a student-led project is testing whether the answer could include edible mushrooms — and a creative approach to recycling. The team ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Invasive Species, UF/IFAS
Tags: Art And Science Collaboration, Blog Community, CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, College Of The Arts, Community Engagement, Environmental Sustainability, Featured, Food Innovation, IFAS, Invasive Species, Oyster Mushrooms, Recycling, Student Research, Sustainable Agriculture, UF Students, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida
Food and Resource Economics graduating senior poses with UF/IFAS CALS Teaching Dean after receiving the UF/IFAS CALS Alumni & Friends Leadership Award

FRE Alumnus Drew Blanton Receives CALS Alumni and Friends Leadership Award

by Alena Poulin
June 9, 2026

While finishing his undergraduate degree was a major step for UF Food and Resource Economics Alumnus Drew Blanton, it is not the end of his academic journey in Gainesville. And yet, as one of the CALS Top 10 Seniors and recipient of the 2026 CALS ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: B.S. In Food And Resource EConomics, CALS, CALS Awards, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Alumni, Food And Resource Economics Undergraduate, UF CALS

SFFGS celebrates UF/IFAS Research Awards winners

by Suzette Cook
May 28, 2026

Congratulations to University of Florida School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences faculty, staff and students who were recognized for their research accomplishments during the 2026 UF/IFAS Research Awards dinner on May 21. Every ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Forests, Natural Resources
Tags: Awards, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Hurricane Recovery, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, UF-IFAS, Urban Forestry Extension

SFFGS annual Spring Celebration more than an award ceremony

by Suzette Cook
April 13, 2026

Families equipped with nets traipsed through the woods with an entomologist in search of bugs. Kids learned how to cast with fishing poles. The cornhole game was adjacent to enormous drones used by top geomatics scientists. Winners of the ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Events, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Awards, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Forest Resources And Conservation, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences
An ambrosia beetle stands near larvae that are eating their way through a piece of wood.

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Beetles: SFFGS faculty lead major beetle taxonomy paper

by Wes Wolfe
March 16, 2026

It’s immense.  School of Forest, Fisheries, & Geomatics Sciences researchers — along with international scientists and experts from the Maryland Department of Agriculture, Michigan State University and the University of Texas — ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Forests, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, Wildlife
Tags: College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Forest, Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Forest Health, Forest Management, Forestry, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatic Sciences, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, SFFGS, Trees, Wildlife

Feeling stressed? Help yourself by stepping into the shade of trees

by Brad Buck
January 7, 2026

Have you ever considered a walk in a tree-shaded park to relieve stress? If you have, you’re hardly alone, according to new University of Florida research. The study shows that spending time in tree-filled spaces — like parks or wooded ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Andrew Koeser, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Floridians, Parks, Ryan Klein, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Streets, Stress, Stress Relief, Suzie Suhendy, Trees, Walking
Close up of youth creating maps of a river from a series of aerial photographs.

UF geomatics extension program receives funding to create surveying technology learning kits

by Suzette Cook
September 2, 2025

Youth groups and K-12 educators throughout Florida will soon have access to surveying tools and lesson plans that aim to build a pipeline of future surveyors. The National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Foundation ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Curriculum
Tags: College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Geomatics Extension, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences

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