Category: SFYL Hot Topic

From Peru’s wild landscapes to Florida’s farms: Scientist harnesses microbes to protect agriculture, environment

by Lourdes Mederos
August 17, 2025

For Florida growers, Jose Rolando’s research is focused on promoting healthier soils, reduced input costs and crops able to withstand droughts, heat and shifting weather patterns. For consumers, it aims at more sustainable food production ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Blog Community, , Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Amazon Rainforest, Andes Mountains, Archive, Coastal Wetland, Crops, Department Of Microbiology And Cell Science, Droughts, Ecosystem Services, Farmer, Fertilizer, Florida Bay, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Georgia Institute Of Technology, Grower, IFAS, Indian River Lagoon, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, José Rolando, Lima, Lourdes Mederos, Mangroves, Microbiologist, Microbiology, National Institute Of Agricultural Innovation, News, Peru, Public, Sea Level Rise, Sechura Desert, Sustainable Food Production, Tropical Zones, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida, Weather

Breaking barriers, mentoring minds: New UF/IFAS scientist earns spot among America’s Inspiring Hispanic researchers

by Lourdes Mederos
September 17, 2024

The newest scientist to join the UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center has been honored with a place on the Atlas of Inspiring Hispanic/Latinx Scientists. Valerie De Anda Torres, an assistant professor of microbiology ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Blog Community, , Conservation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching,
Tags: Climate Change, Ecosystems, First-generation, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Hispanic Heritage Month, Mexican, Microbial Ecology, Microbial Metabolism, Microbiology And Cell Science, Molecular Biology, Paleobiology, Valerie De Anda Torres

UF researchers ask, ‘What if oncologists thought like ecologists?’

by Samantha Murray
September 10, 2020

Above: Like ants in a colony, cancer cells must communicate with each other to survive. Getty Images What do wildlife and cancer cells have in common? Quite a lot, argues a new article authored by University of Florida researchers. The ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Archive, Cancer, Madan Oli, Microbiology And Cell Science, Microcell, Monika Oli, News, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation

UF professor earns national award for innovative research

by BLOGS.IFAS
August 12, 2020

By RUTH BORGER LAKE ALFRED, Fla. -- Researcher. Scholar. Change agent. Nian Wang, a professor at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, has been recognized for all of these roles by the American Phytopathological ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: American Phytopathological Society, Archive, Citrus Greening, Citrus Research, Citrus Research And Education Center, Gene Editing, Microbiology And Cell Science, Microcell, Nian Wang, Ruth Allen Award

University of Florida researchers find promising new treatment in fight to beat citrus greening

by Brad Buck
May 6, 2020

By RUTH BORGER GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida researchers have discovered another possible solution to the plague of citrus greening that is impacting Florida’s citrus groves. This new information adds to the growing portfolio ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Archive, Citrus Greening Disease, Citrus Research And Education Center, Claudio Gonzalez, Microbiology And Cell Science, Microcell, Treatment

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