Tag: students
Community-Based Forest Management in the Brazilian Amazon
November 24, 2020
Ana Violato Espada, a doctoral researcher at the University of Florida, organized a community exchange among users of six Brazilian Amazon extractive reserves to emphasized collective inquiry, experimentation grounded in experience, and the ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS TeachingTags: Forest Resources And Conservation, FRC, Students
SFRC Student Veterans
November 11, 2020
This Veterans Day and always, we thank those who have served. Our School is proud to have veterans represented across all of our programs. The Collegiate Veterans Success Center highlights two Natural Resource Conservation students in their ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS TeachingTags: Natural Resource Conservation, NRC, Students, Veterans Day
Women in Fire Boot Camp
November 1, 2020
Do you have what it takes to be a wildland firefighter? The work can be physically demanding: long days; proximity to fire and smoke; and primitive living conditions. However, it is incredibly rewarding, and with climate change, wildland firefighters ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS TeachingTags: Fire Science, Prescribed Fires, Students
Geomatics Students Design Fox Squirrel Corn Maze
October 30, 2020
For the third year in a row, students in the geomatics program are partnering with a Florida family farm to promote agritourism. The Single R Ranch in Plant City is co-owned by Carson and Janet Futch, both UF graduates. Each fall, the family ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Events, UF/IFAS TeachingTags: Geomatics, Students
FYCS Advisor Finds New Ways to Connect with Students During COVID
October 15, 2020
Academic advisors play a vital role in helping students reach graduation; from providing academic advice to emotional support, advisors are crucial to overall student success. The advisors in the Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Professional Development, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching, Work & LifeTags: Advisor, CALS Alumni, Family, Family Youth And Community Science, FYCS, Student Success, Students
NaviGATORing the University of Florida College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Experience
September 29, 2020
The UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) will host high school juniors and seniors for a virtual campus visit through NaviGATORing CALS on select Thursday’s this fall. NaviGATORing CALS allows high school juniors and ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Clubs & Volunteers, Curriculum, Events, Natural Resources, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS TeachingTags: CALS, CALS Classes, Freshman, High School Students, Recruitment, Students, Transfer Student, UF CALS