Florida’s feed industry works to support food and feed safety, nutrition and the environment, and it plays a critical role in the production of healthy, wholesome products. The Florida Feed Association, Inc., generously created an endowment ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
The Marine Aquarium Societies of North America (MASNA) is awarding one of its annual scholarships to an Interdisciplinary Ecology graduate student. The 2020 – 2021 MASNA Graduate Student Scholarship recipient is Aaron Pilnick, a doctoral ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Brian Pearson, assistant professor of landscape, ornamental and protected crop management in the department of environmental horticulture at the Mid-Florida Research and Education Center (MREC), won the North American Colleges and Teachers of ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture, UF/IFAS Teaching
Mid-Florida Research and Education Center (MREC) graduate student Yuvraj Khamare was recently recognized by Garden Communicators International (GardenComm) and awarded with a scholarship. Khamare, who also blogs for MREC, is interested in ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Teaching
Mid-Florida Research and Education Center (MREC) graduate student Yuvraj Khamare participated in the College of Agricultural and Life Science’s (CALS) Accelerate to Industry (A2i) graduate student competition, winning a scholarship for his ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Teaching
Debbie and Andy Mason have kickstarted a new 4-H scholarship endowment at the University of Florida in honor of Tekla “Teki” Hinton Ericson, beloved daughter, wife, mother and friend. Teki passed away December 20, 2016, and would have ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
The Dr. George Agrios Scholarship Endowment effort is underway with a leadership gift from the Martin Law Firm. With additional giving from alumni, supporters and the Agrios family, $30,000 in pledges has been secured to permanently endow the ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
The Florida Nursery Growers and Landscape Association hosted its annual Tropical Plant International Expo (TPIE) from January 16-18 in Ft. Lauderdale. Each year, the UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research and Education Center (MREC) is just as excited ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture, UF/IFAS Research
We are pleased to announce our first Dr. George Agrios Scholarship fund. Dr. George Agrios created the first of its kind, a multidisciplinary Plant Medicine Program in which students are trained to become highly-skilled plant doctors. He was ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Chad Nolan Ward, Jr. hails from a long line of forestry workers. The Union County resident and University of Florida student says the profession is in his blood. “My father is a third-generation logger and owns the ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching