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Geomatics students working with surveying equipment at the Mid-Florida Research and Education Center (MREC). Photo taken 12-03-25

Media Alert: UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research and Education Center to Host Landscape, Nursery, and Controlled Plant Production Field Day

by Jamie Groh
September 1, 2026

What: The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Mid-Florida Research and Education Center (MREC) will host its Landscape, Nursery, and Controlled Plant Production Field Day to provide visitors with ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, UF/IFAS
Tags: Agricultural Research, Apopka Florida, Community Outreach, Controlled Environment Agriculture, Extension Education, Featured, Field Day, Florida Agriculture, FNGLA, Geomatics, Green Industry, Landscape Horticulture, Mid-Florida Research And Education Center, MREC, Nursery Industry, Ornamental Horticulture, Plant Production, Plant Science, Space Biology, Uf Research, UF-IFAS

Yvonne‑Marie Linton Named Director of UF/IFAS Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory 

by Meredith Bauer-Mitchell
July 15, 2026

Internationally respected mosquito- and vector-borne disease expert Yvonne-Marie Linton has been chosen as the new director for the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: AI Insect Identification, Biomedical Research, Blog Community, Chikungunya, Dengue Prevention, Disease Surveillance, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Entomology, Featured, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Florida Public Health, FMEL, Global Health, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Integrated Pest Management, Medical Entomology, Mosquito Prevention, Mosquito Research, Mosquito-borne Diseases, News, One Health, Oropouche Virus, Public Health Research, Smithsonian Institution, UF IFAS Research Leadership, Uf Research, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University Of Florida, Vector Control, Vector-borne Diseases, Vero Beach Florida, Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit, West Nile Virus, Yvonne-Marie Linton, Zika Virus Research
Sustainable coastal city illustration showing a modern skyline powered by renewable energy, with solar panels on land and rooftops, offshore wind turbines, illuminated water-based energy systems, wildlife such as birds and deer, and a balanced integration of urban development and natural ecosystems at sunset.

Ecotech: UF researchers help launch a new field to turn nature’s solutions into innovative technology

by Jamie Groh
May 14, 2026

In a recent publication in Science Advances, a team of transdisciplinary international researchers, including researchers from the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), Nature Coast Biological Station ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Biodiversity Conservation, Cedar Key, Climate Change Mitigation, Climate Resilience, Climate Solutions, Conservation Technology, Ecological Technology, Ecosystem Science, Ecosystem Technology, Ecotech, Engineering And Ecology, Environmental Challenges, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Innovation, Featured, Green Technology, Innovation Accelerator, Interdisciplinary Research, Natural Systems, Nature Coast Biological Station, Nature-inspired Technology, NCBS, Physics, Research Collaboration, Science Advances, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Solutions, Uf Research, University Of Florida

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