Tag: International

The Fertigators, winners of the 2025 Joe Collins II Design contest, pose with their certificates in the Frazier Rogers atrium

UF ABE Students Bestowed International Award

by Samantha Jones
April 27, 2026

Four UF ABE students were bestowed the Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (CIGR) Award, garnering international recognition. Each year, CIGR recognizes leadership, innovation and collaboration in student design projects worldwide. ... READ MORE

Category: Professional Development
Tags: ABE, Agricultural And Biological Engineering, CIGR, Commission Of Agricultural And Biosystems Engineering, Engineering, International, Water
A dense cluster of vibrant pink orchids with overlapping petals and slender green stems.

An aromatic orchid could brighten Valentine’s Day for your loved one

by Brad Buck
March 9, 2026

When searching for a great Valentine's Day gift, you might consider the enchanting orchid. University of Florida experts say the flowers last longer than many other plants, some emit a beautiful aroma, they come in a wide variety of colors, ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Relationships & Family
Tags: Archive, Aroma, Colors, Environmental Horticulture, Gift, International, Latin America, Lorna Bravo, Love, Micropropagation, Orchid, Twyla Leigh, UF/IFAS Extension Broward County, UF/IFAS Extension Collier County, Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day Plants, Wagner Vendrame
ABE Faulty Rafael Munoz-Carpena stands in a vast field with smart sensing devices

Rafael Muñoz‑Carpena. Ph.D. Re‑elected to the OTS Board of Directors, Reinforcing  Decades-Long Partnership

by Samantha Jones
February 3, 2026

The University of Florida (UF) has been a member of the Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) since 1963.  OTS is a consortium of roughly fifty academic and research institutions dedicated to science, conservation, and responsible resource ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS
Tags: ABE, Agricultural And Biological Engineering, International, Studyabroad, Water
UNESCO flags

UF/IFAS researcher to lead university’s first UNESCO Chair

by Megan Winslow
February 20, 2025

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has honored a UF/IFAS researcher through selection of his proposed project, a milestone establishing the first UNESCO Chair at the university. Sebastian Galindo, an ... READ MORE

Category: Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Brian Myers, Department Of Agricultural Education And Communication, Evaluation, Extension, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, International, Lifelong Learning, Martha Wayne, Megan Winslow, Program Evaluation, Research, Robert Gilbert, Scientific And Cultural Organization, Scott Angle, Sebastian Galindo, UF, UF-IFAS, UNESCO, UNESCO Chair, United Nations Educational, University Of Florida

International Research Experience Energizes Student’s Future Career

by Jessica Czipulis
October 27, 2023

UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) student Katelyn Palmer spent this past summer conducting research in Greenland. The microbiology and cell science senior worked under UF/IFAS Microbiology and Cell Science Associate ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water
Tags: International, Microbiology And Cell Science, Undergraduate Research, VP Promise

The International Coastal Clean Up is Coming in September – how are we doing with marine debris in our area?

by BLOGS.IFAS
February 2, 2022

People have been trying to do something about marine debris, and solid waste in general, since we saw the commercial of the crying Indian in the early ‘70’s. Have we made any improvement? A variety of plastics ends up in the Gulf. Each is ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Archive, Area, Clean, Coastal, Coming, Debris, Doing, International, Marine, Panhandle Outdoors, September

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