Category: WORK & LIFE

Women’s history month: Madeline Mellinger

by Scott Angle

March 15, 2023

Madeline Mellinger had only about a year of experience working with growers in the Everglades Agricultural Area when they asked her to serve as their adviser on pest management. During that year she had established their trust through consistent ... READ MORE

Category: Academics, Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, Community Volunteers, Crops, EVENTS, Farm Management, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Everglades, History, IFAS, IPM, UF

Thanks for teams that keep our food safe

by Scott Angle

November 21, 2022

Last year we needed someone fluent in USDA-speak and nimble enough to juggle 26 side conversations simultaneously. Fortunately, we already employed her. Meri Nantz works in Food Science and Human Nutrition as a research administrator ... READ MORE

Category: Academics, AGRICULTURE, Food Safety, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Volunteer/Training
Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Food Safety, Food Science, Research, Research Administration, Thanksgiving, UF/IFAS

Promoting the promoted

by Scott Angle

August 9, 2022

Because of Ute Albrecht, we know more about how to manage citrus greening than we did six years ago. She has worked nights, weekends, away from home and among citrus growers desperate for her to work faster. Her work is so important to ... READ MORE

Category: Academics, Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, Crops, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Citrus, Innovation, Peanuts, Promotion, Research, Tenure

Taking the cake

by Scott Angle

May 31, 2022

The idea was prompted by a bakeoff. Use the discards from one kind of food and reuse them to make a snack cake just a little healthier. It’s the kind of research project Dr. Andrew MacIntosh—Dr. Mac to students and colleagues—leads ... READ MORE

Category: Academics, Agribusiness, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS
Tags: College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Food Science, J. Scott Angle, Research, Students

A culture of nomination

by Scott Angle

February 18, 2022

We’ve had an encouraging surge in new American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows in recent years. In my opinion, this is not because we’re suddenly doing fellow-level science. I believe it indicates our reputation ... READ MORE

Category: Academics, AGRICULTURE, UF/IFAS, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Awards, Horticultural Sciences, Microbiology And Cell Science, Plant Pathology, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Soil And Water Sciences, UF/IFAS, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation

A purpose-driven 2022

by Scott Angle

January 5, 2022

We’re kicking off 2022 by looking ahead with an updated UF/IFAS Strategic Plan. We’ve taken a less-is-more approach, focusing this two-page document on what unites us, regardless of job title, duties, discipline or target audience. This ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, WORK & LIFE
Tags: An Angle On IFAS, J. Scott Angle, Statements

Celebrating Faculty Excellence

by Scott Angle

July 26, 2021

Congratulations to the 59 UF/IFAS faculty whose record of strong achievement has earned them tenure, permanent status and/or promotion! I am proud to work with each and every one of these leaders who consistently demonstrate across-the-board ... READ MORE

Category: Academics, AGRICULTURE, EVENTS, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE

Career volunteers

by Scott Angle

April 22, 2021

Peter Bostanescu has spent a career’s worth of time tending to the garden at the UF/IFAS Marion County Extension Office. He can’t recall exactly when he got his 30-year plaque for his service as a Master Gardener Volunteer. The memory, ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, AGRICULTURE, Community Volunteers, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, Volunteer/Training

A Historic Hidden Figure

by Scott Angle

February 25, 2021

When Miles Edward Groover retired as an Extension agent in Jefferson County in 1957, it was significant enough to warrant mention in the Chicago Defender. Groover was among the first Black Extension agents in Florida. He grew up in an era ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, AGRICULTURE, Community Volunteers, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Black History, Diversity, Extension, FAMU, IDEA

Hurricane Sally Latest Test of Panhandle’s Resiliency

by Scott Angle

September 17, 2020

I’m writing to share with you the latest updates from the Panhandle and the impacts of Hurricane Sally on UF/IFAS. First and most important: Everyone is OK. From all the reports we’re getting, none of our employees or their families have ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, AGRICULTURE, Camp, Disaster Preparation, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: An Angle On IFAS, Hurricane Sally

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