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One Health and SDG16

Sustainable Development Goals And One Health: SDG 16

by Alejandro Sanchez
March 9, 2023

The short title of SDG16 is “Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions” highlighting the three separate but interconnected focuses of this goal. All of them have a strong impact on human health, and, partially, on animal and environmental ... READ MORE

Category: Professional Development, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research, Work & Life
Tags: Circular Health, IFAS One Health, International Women's Day, Luca Mantegazza, One Health, Peace And Justice, SDG16, SDGS

Meet Katia Viana Xavier: A UF/IFAS plant pathologist forging change for food security in the EAA

by Lourdes MederosAvatar photo
March 8, 2023

Katia Viana Xavier holds a special place among growers in the Everglades Agriculture Area (EAA) as a researcher fighting plant diseases at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS).   They know ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Agronomy, Department Of Plant Pathology, EAA, Everglades Agriculture Area, Everglades Research And Education Center, International Women's Day, Katia Viana Xavier, National Women's History Month, News, Plant Pathology, Research, UF IFAS Everglades Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS Research, Women's History Month

Día Internacional de la Mujer 2022: Igualdad de género hoy para un mañana sostenible

by Armando UbedaAvatar photo
March 8, 2022

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
Tags: Climate Change, Environmental Sustainability, International Women's Day, Pgm_Marine

2022 International Women’s Day: Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow

by Armando UbedaAvatar photo
March 8, 2022

Today is International Women's Day, celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. And it is also a call to attain gender equality—also known as gender parity—around the globe. One way to measure gender ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Climate Change, Environmental Sustainability, International Women's Day, Pgm_Marine, Women

SFFGS Student Inspiring Youth in New Book Published by National Geographic

by Josh Baker
January 28, 2022

  Gabby Salazar is a social scientist, photographer and fourth-year doctoral student in the School of Forest, Fisheries and Geomatics Sciences. Her new book published by National Geographic is titled “No Boundaries: 25 Women Explorers ... READ MORE

Category: SFYL Hot Topic, Work & Life
Tags: Exploration, Featured, Gabby Salazar, International Women's Day, Kids, National Geographic, Science, Special Topics, STEM, Women, Youth

S.H.E. IS: Christine de Pizan, An Early Feminist at the End of the Middle Age

by One Health Center of Excellence
May 20, 2020

Christine de Pizan (1364 – 1430) is known as “the first woman who was able to support herself and her family as a writer.” At age 15, she married Etienne de Castel who sadly died a decade later. After his death, she was left with three ... READ MORE

Category: Professional Development, Work & Life
Tags: Christine De Pizan, Feminism, International Women's Day, Middle Age, The City Of Ladies

S.H.E. IS: Maria Goeppert Mayer, “I wasn’t going to be just a woman”

by One Health Center of Excellence
May 14, 2020

Maria Goeppert Mayer (B. 1906 – D. 1972) was the second women in history to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in Physics. Marie Curie was the first women to win this award. Maria won in collaboration with Hans D. Jensen in 1963 for their research ... READ MORE

Category: Professional Development, Work & Life
Tags: Feminism, Girls In Stem, International Women's Day, Maria Goeppert Mayer, Women, Women In Science

S.H.E. IS: Hypatia of Alexandria, A Martyr for Feminism and Philosophy

by One Health Center of Excellence
February 11, 2020

Hypatia of Alexandria (b. fourth century A.D.) is a historical figure born within the wrong era. Her ideologies and scientific achievements reflect the opportunities and success of a woman in the 21st century. She was a scholar and educator ... READ MORE

Category: Professional Development, UF/IFAS
Tags: Girls In Stem, International Women's Day, One Health, Women In Science, Women In STEM
mikki mccomb-kobza explores underwater

Women in STEM Careers: Dr. Mikki McComb-Kobza

by Armando UbedaAvatar photo
October 18, 2019

Many people have heard of Dr. Marie Curie, likely in a science class in school. The French physicist and chemist earned two Nobel Prize honors for her work, becoming the first person ever to do so. And she remains the only person awarded Nobels ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Tags: International Women's Day, Pgm_Marine, Science, Scientist, Shark Research, Sharks, STEM, Women, Women In STEM Careers

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