Tag: Scott Angle

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

by Megan Winslow
May 13, 2026

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

AI to improve plant breeding at Gulf Coast Research and Education Center

by Brad Buck
May 13, 2026

BALM, Fla. --- Kevin Wang trained as an engineer and gave little thought to agriculture. But then, life took a few turns. Born in Tianjin, China, Wang was raised in an urban area and went to the China Agricultural University in Beijing. He ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, China, Drones, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, HiPerGator, Images, Kevin Wang, Phenotypes, Plant Breeding, Scott Angle

UF agronomy chair takes on dual leadership role as interim for animal sciences

by Megan Winslow
May 13, 2026

Jay Ferrell, chair of the University of Florida’s department of agronomy, will assume an additional leadership role Aug. 18 when he steps in as interim chair of the department of animal sciences. Both departments are within UF’s Institute ... READ MORE

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Tags: #ufifasagronomy, Agronomy, Animal Sciences, CAIP, Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Interim Chair, Jason Ferrell, Jay Ferrell, John Arthington, Megan Winslow, Pesticide Information Office, Promotion, Scott Angle, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida

Lecture explores confluence of art and science through Florida’s springs

by Megan Winslow
May 13, 2026

Florida’s extensive network of freshwater springs will serve as a conduit between art and science as the University of Florida’s York Distinguished Lecturer Series returns Sept. 3 to the Harn Museum of Art. (more…) READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: "In The Fields", Art, CALS, Cassandra Goff, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, College Of The Arts, Competition, COTA, Dina Liebowitz, E.T. And Vam York, E.T. York, Elizabeth Ross, Harn Museum, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jason Dossett, Keynote Address, Madison Dyment, Margaret Ross Tolbert, Matt Cohen, Megan Winslow, Rosemary Springer, School Of Art + Art History, Science, Scott Angle, Series, Speaker, Springs, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Vam York, Vermelle York, York Distinguished Lecturer Series, York Lecture

Media Alert: AI and the Florida agriculture revolution

by Brad Buck
May 13, 2026

What: The 2025 Florida Technology & Innovation Solution Summit will explore how artificial intelligence (AI) will transform the state’s agriculture sector. Florida is poised to lead the nation in agricultural technology and AI, an area ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: #aiatuf, Center For Applied Artificial Intelligence In Agriculture, Florida Technology & Innovation Solution Summit, Growing Smarter AgTech, Nathan Boyd, Prec-ag, Scott Angle

UF taps global invasion ecology expert to lead new era of the Invasion Science Institute

by Lourdes Mederos
May 13, 2026

In the summer of 2000, a young undergraduate named Luke Flory was knee-deep in invasive plant species at a nature preserve in northern Indiana, with a backpack slung over his shoulder, filled with tools to study and manage invasive species. ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agroecology, Biological Invasions, CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Department Of Biology, Department Of Plant Pathology, Director, Environmental Stressors, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, International Food Systems, Invasion Ecology, Invasions Science Institute, Invasive, Invasive Plant Ecology, Invasive Species In Florida, ISI, J. Scott Angle, Lourdes Mederos, Luke Flory, News, Non-native Species, Plant Pathology, Scott Angle, The Flory Lab, Tropical Conservation And Development Program, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Agronomy Department, University Of Florida Invasion Science Institute

UF/IFAS conference to address critical agribusiness policy issues

by Megan Winslow
May 13, 2026

The 10th annual Florida Agricultural Policy Outlook Conference will address the issues, research and policies shaping the state’s agriculture industry. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agriculture, Agriculture Industry, Alena Poulin, Alex Kelly, American Farm Bureau Federation, Artificial Intelligence, Brittany Lee, Citra, Conference, Damian Adams, Derek Farnsworth, Farm Bill, Florida Agricultural Policy Outlook Conference, Florida Department Of Commerce, Food And Resource Economics Department, Foundation For Food And Agricultural Research, Fre, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, J.J. Grow, Jim Boyer, John Newton, John Walt Boatright, LaKisha Odom, Lisa House, Martha Montoya, Megan Winslow, Nathan Boyd, Paul Hindsley, Plant Science Research And Education Unit, Policy, Psreu, Scott Angle, Suzanne Thornsbury, Tour, Tripp Hunter, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Weizhe Weng

Investigador hispano de UF/IFAS liderará la primera Cátedra UNESCO de la universidad

by Luz Bahder
May 13, 2026

Creado por Megan Winslow, especialista en relaciones públicas de UF/IFAS. La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura (UNESCO, por sus siglas en inglés) ha reconocido a un investigador de UF/IFAS ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS
Tags: Brian Myers, Catedra UNESCO, Desarrollar Materiales Educativos, Educación, Educacion Continua, Enseñanza, Español, Evaluacion De Programas, Evaluación De Programas En El Departamento De Educación Y Comunicación Agrícola, Extension, Impacto, Investigador De UF/IFAS, La Ciencia Y La Cultura, Martha Wayne, Mexico, Organización De Las Naciones Unidas Para La Educación, Robert Gilbert, Scott Angle, Sebastian Galindo, Spanish, UF-IFAS, UNESCO, Universidad Veracruzana, University Of Florida

UF/IFAS hosts virtual Urban Landscape Summit, starting January 20

by Brad Buck
May 13, 2026

WHO: Faculty and administrators from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), along with landscape industry professionals. WHAT: Scott Angle, UF vice president for agriculture and natural resources ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Birds, Fertilizers, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Scott Angle, Stormwater, Turf, Urban Landscape Summit, Water

UF student competition intersects left-brain, right-brain thinking

by Megan Winslow
May 13, 2026

A $5,000 award is up for grabs by University of Florida students willing to bridge the gap between their chosen discipline and one outside their wheelhouse. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Events, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Art And Agriculture, CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, College Of The Arts, COTA, Dina Liebowitz, E.T. York, Fall Festival, Horticultural Sciences Teaching Farm, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sceinces, Megan Winslow, Mel Chin, Revival Field, Rufus Chaney, Scott Angle, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Vam York

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