For more than a year, Dr. Matt Whiles, professor and chair of the UF/IFAS Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, has spent his lunch breaks doing something a little different from his typical academic work—delivering meals ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers
While the University of Florida and the University of Georgia may be rivals on the football field, both land-grant universities share a commitment to growing future leaders in agriculture and natural resources. There is a lot of “cross-pollination” ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
The UF/IFAS Soil and Water Sciences Department is now the UF/IFAS Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences (SWES). Why did we add “ecosystems” to the name? We feel it better reflects the breadth of research, teaching, and extension ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Forests, UF/IFAS, Water
Dr. Ann Wilkie, research professor of bioenergy and sustainable technology in the Soil and Water Sciences Department (SWSD), is the recipient of the 2021 VP Promise Award. Wilkie is the inaugural winner of the award, from the UF/IFAS Office ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Dr. Matt Whiles, the chair of the UF/IFAS Soil and Water Sciences Department, is a recipient of the Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA) Textbook Excellence Award for 2020. Whiles and co-author Dr. Walter Dodds won the award ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water, Wildlife
Dr. Matt Whiles began serving as the UF/IFAS Soil and Water Sciences Department (SWSD) chair this past January. In his first several months on the job, he faced the same learning curve as all new hires of the University of Florida. However, ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS