September 15 – October 15 | Hispanic Heritage Month As we continue our celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, we are reminded that Hispanic culture is not just something we observe — it is something we experience. From the ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition,
September 15 – October 15 | Hispanic Heritage Month Every year from September 15th to October 15th, we celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month — a time to honor the rich histories, vibrant cultures, and extraordinary contributions ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition,
Stationed at UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center (UF/IFAS IRREC) in Fort Pierce, Sandra Guzmán is an assistant professor whose research and extension work are all about water and how to conserve it. She applies precision ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Water
For Jorge Rey, science has been a lifelong passion. At the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), he is director of the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory (FMEL), a training and research center in Vero ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
For Germán Sandoya Miranda, a lifelong passion for agriculture began when he was a child playing on his grandparents’ farms in his homeland of coastal Ecuador As he neared adulthood, studying agriculture was a natural fit. Sandoya ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
New science communicator to enhance outreach of UF/IFAS programs to Spanish-speaking audiences statewide The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences continues to bolster its commitment to expand outreach in the Spanish-speaking ... READ MORE
Category: SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS
Pedro Sanchez celebrates and pays homage to his Hispanic heritage and cultural history each day by crediting the Latin roots he came from for the passion that inspired him to lead a life’s work dedicated to fighting food insecurity as ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS