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Lourdes Mederos
Lourdes Mederos, a public relations specialist at UF/IFAS Communications, has made the sun and fun of South Florida her passion. Hiking, kayaking and finding new adventures makes life that much sweeter especially when she can share a good story.
Posts by Lourdes Mederos:
- UF/IFAS new global ecologist to address biodiversity in South Florida and beyond
- Miami-Dade 4-H teens head to Washington D.C. to showcase skills in agricultural technology
- February 7: Free UF/IFAS Extension webinar to provide updates on silent killer of St. Augustinegrass
- Feb. 5: Join Florida Horseshoe Crab Watch
- UF/IFAS Everglades Research and Education Center Celebrates a Century of Science
- UF/IFAS Breaks Ground on Graduate Dormitory, Honors Emeritus Professor Contributions
- Florida Sea Grant and partners issue Winter 2023 Overview of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease
- UF scientist to investigate cost-effective methods to combat nematode pests, diseases in turfgrass
- UF/IFAS Study: Termite queen and king are the best parents in the world, until they’re not
- Nov. 5 Art in the Garden offers native plant sale, 4-H youth activities, gardening demonstrations, art workshop and more
- NOV. 5 dormitory groundbreaking celebrates gift, successes of first Black female entomology student at UF
- A UF/IFAS assistant professor and award-winning engineer uses artificial intelligence to conserve water
- Graduate dormitory housing is focus of UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center groundbreaking, fundraiser, Nov. 5
- Director of UF/IFAS Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory leads a team of scientists on the frontlines of mosquito research from Florida
- This UF/IFAS assistant professor and 2022 Extension Specialist of the Year is at the forefront cultivating sustainable lettuce varieties for Florida
- UF/IFAS St. Lucie Ag-Extension Fall Festival offers plants, petting zoo, programs and more
- What to know about mosquitoes and hurricane recovery
- UF/IFAS Extension Collier offers Spanish classes for commercial pesticide, fertilizer licensing required by FDACS
- Hispanic Heritage Profile: Meet Luz Bahder
- Nonnative lizard that appears to walk on water thrives in Florida
- UF/IFAS appoints internationally acclaimed scientist to lead new Invasion Science Research Institute
- UF/IFAS study sheds light on termite colony longevity and reproductive strategies over decades
- Find Your Frugal: Six tips to save money at the farmers market
- MEDIA ALERT: August 18 honey taste-testing event with UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie, partners, to commemorate World Honey Bee Day
- UF/IFAS scientist develops detection method for lethal palm disease that saves time, money, property
- Find Your Frugal: Low-cost, free summer family fun ideas
- Learn signs of algae blooms from UF/IFAS expert at free virtual webinar Aug. 2
- MEDIA ALERT: Miami Dade HS interns explore urban food production with partners, historic Red Rooster Overtown
- Find Your Frugal: More ways to curb school supply costs
- Find Your Frugal: Six ways to save on school supplies
- Find Your Frugal: Five ways to save on banking, avoid fees
- Find Your Frugal: Five tips to getting, keeping credit
- UF/IFAS research on crocodiles provides key insights on wildlife aging
- Find Your Frugal: Five ways to save on auto expenses
- June 25: Join UF/IFAS to support conservation of imperiled crocodile species
- Find Your Frugal: Five tips to help you save on hurricane preparedness expenses
- UF/IFAS, Mississippi State seek input to assess potential expansion of U.S. passion fruit industry
- What is your termite risk in Florida? UF/IFAS scientists explain - it depends where you live
- Starting May 2: UF/IFAS program connects small-scale growers, entrepreneurs with digital marketing tools
- Free UF/IFAS Extension webinars for South Florida landscapes address challenges, offer tips
- UF/IFAS expert: Don’t disturb bats during maternity season
- UF/IFAS scientists record first case of harmful bacteria in ubiquitous weed throughout U.S.
- A lifetime passion for livestock attracts new agent to UF/IFAS Extension Highlands County
- UF/IFAS expert explains what to expect when midges invade your pond, lake
- Water Conservation Month approaching: UF/IFAS expert explains why saving water matters
- Termite season: UF/IFAS scientist answers common questions, corrects misconceptions
- Women in Science: A conversation with the UF/IFAS scientist behind the Smartt Lab
- UF/IFAS scientist shares how love for learning led to lifetime of teaching, international work
- UF/IFAS Extension, College of Medicine, local partners join to provide farmworker health fair
- UF/IFAS Turfgrass Field Day and Expo brings trends, research to South Florida counties
- UF/IFAS scientist battles ‘hidden enemies’ in South Florida’s soil
- UF/IFAS, SFWMD ask residents to identify, report invasive snakes
- Termite season is coming: Local UF scientist explains what to know at free March 1 webinar
- A silver anniversary celebrates a golden UF/IFAS Extension idea
- Mosquitoes that transmit West Nile virus love to bite non-native lizards: What’s next?
- Internationally acclaimed scientist to lead UF/IFAS Everglades Research and Education Center
- Need help with palm trees? Meet the UF/IFAS experts in Orlando, Feb. 25
- UF/IFAS receives nearly $1 million grant to engage more low-income students in geomatics
- Horseshoe crabs need your love, South Florida. Join the Florida Horseshoe Crab Watch on Feb. 12
- USDA Grant To Enhance UF/IFAS Vanilla Research, Promote Domestic Industry
- UF/IFAS experts address palm pest spreading into two additional South Florida counties- February 9
- UF/IFAS Extension offers free webinar on virus killing St. Augustinegrass – January 18
- Hibiscus flowers not flowering? Scout for the hibiscus bud weevil, UF IFAS scientists suggest
- Holidays are primetime for pork, the protein that packs a punch with Florida goodness
- One Night in the Tropics paves the way for new UF/IFAS graduate housing
- Can antiviral agents help immune systems fight mosquito-borne dengue?
- UF/IFAS study: Forget the queen, kill the brood to eliminate subterranean termite colonies
- University of Florida faculty joins national team awarded $7.5M USDA-NIFA grant
- New fungus brings truffle-like fungi, wilting leaves, unpleasant smell in potted Boston Ferns
- UF/IFAS awarded grant to boost shellfish aquaculture industry, water quality initiatives
- Insecticide targeting juvenile mosquitoes can enhance Zika transmissions
- Fighting the tegu spread, protecting Florida’s wildlife, natural areas through sustained multiagency efforts
- Community moved to sponsor UF/IFAS graduate housing, tomorrow’s scientists
- Using 1.68M termites, UF/IFAS students show how only a few need to feed on baits to eliminate the colony
- Hurricane Heroes: Jonathan Crane
- Celebrating Hispanic Heritage through the legacy of a 2021 Great Immigrant at UF/IFAS
- Fall in Florida is primetime for growing lettuce at home hydroponically, UF/IFAS explains
- New 4-H youth development agent returns home just in time for National 4-H Week
- Termite study: Scientists zero in on how termites coordinate mating behavior for colony success
- Vero Beach 4-H youth wins dairy calf to raise, promotes sustainability message
- Communicating relevant, real-time red tide events, Florida Sea Grant report explains
- UF/IFAS scientists tapped to join national research effort advancing phosphorus sustainability, funded by NSF
- UF/IFAS scientist reaches turning point on palm disease research
- UF/IFAS researchers explain science behind genetically modified mosquitoes
- Starting September 20, learn sustainable urban food production tips in South Florida with UF/IFAS
- Majority of Florida mosquito species are understudied, UF/IFAS survey illustrates
- UF/IFAS scientist publishes new data on insect causing lethal disease in palm trees
- Mark your calendars for One Night in the Tropics on November 6 - A UF/IFAS event for graduate housing
- Back by popular demand: UF/IFAS Extension Broward Urban Sustainable Food Production Short Course
- Come across this giant whip scorpion in your area? UF/IFAS expert explains what to expect
- Free Youth Fishing Clinic set, August 5, let your 8- to 14-year-old get hooked with skills
- Papaya consumer popularity prompts UF/IFAS trial for commercial expansion
- UF/IFAS appoints visionary leader as director of Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center
- UF/IFAS study validates disputed control efforts for invasive mosquito outbreak in California
- UF/IFAS study links soil fertility, nutrient loss in organic soils to activity of archaeal microbes
- Container mosquitoes on your property? UF/IFAS scientists help you identify
- Fall may be prime for specialty pumpkins, but June is just right for growing calabaza
- UF/IFAS, Miami chocolatier cook up winning recipes with Florida-grown vanilla
- UF/IFAS Tropical Fruit Tuesdays sows what you need to grow, maintain tropical fruit trees
- UF/IFAS study connects how health status of American Crocodiles is influenced by salinity levels in Florida Everglades
- UF/IFAS connects small scale growers with post-Covid-19 digital marketing options
- New director takes lifetime work in Ag, 4-H to the next level at UF/IFAS Extension Highlands County
- UF/IFAS, Australia formalize to collaborate on fruit, crop research
- UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County announces new director
- Let simple Florida Friendly Landscape™ practices attract wildlife into your backyard - A citizen science opportunity
- Let simple Florida Friendly Landscape™ practices attract wildlife into your backyard - A citizen science opportunity
- Let simple Florida Friendly Landscape™ practices attract wildlife into your backyard - A citizen science opportunity
- Many UF/IFAS Extension offices branch out with options to commemorate National Arbor Day
- Want to grow your own vegetable garden? New UF/IFAS guide helps estimate costs, savings
- UF/IFAS Study: Does paternal health status in mosquitoes influence maternal offspring results?
- Cultivating better Florida mangoes - UF/IFAS scientists sequence DNA to support, grow a domestic industry
- Should your passion for pumpkins include the calabaza? UF/IFAS scientists laying the groundwork for chefs, growers, consumers
- Zika-infected mosquitoes harboring insecticide-resistance, UF/IFAS study shows
- UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant survey seeks public input on existing Florida red tide communications
- UF scientists predict potential spread of disease vector mosquito new to Florida
- Public input needed for Southeast Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Area
- As Florida enters termite swarm season, UF/IFAS scientists tell consumers what to know
- UF/IFAS scientists provide insight on HEMP mites for growers
- UF/IFAS indigo field trials yield success as synthetic dyes lose appeal
- Barn owl conservation efforts in South Florida -- a soaring success for species, growers, environment
- Shellfish may improve water quality in north Florida estuary
- Looking to grow heart-healthy dragon fruit? UF/IFAS scientists offer latest insights on pests, beneficial insects
- Philanthropy on Gator Nation Giving Day helps South Florida’s UF graduate students
- USDA/NIFA grant looks at mitigating climate change impacts on Florida grasslands
- Can sargassum seaweed’s brown pungent properties serve as a green solution to topsoil?
- UF study on termites’ evolution tells us they are much more than wood-eating roaches
- Eco-friendly resolutions to top off your 2021 list if you live on Florida's east coast
- Top five eco-friendly resolutions for 2021 just for Southeast Florida
- Cracking the code on growing vanilla: DNA mystery uncovered by latest UF/IFAS research in South Florida
- Pondering adding passion fruit to your edible home landscape? UF/IFAS offers troubleshooting tips, tricks
- Latest non-native lizard to expand in Florida, UF/IFAS scientists warn
- Applications online to join UF/IFAS Extension Broward County Master Gardener Volunteer Program, Scholarship Program Introduced
- Florida Sea Grant leads call to action on Greater Amberjack, public input needed
- UF/IFAS Extension Farm Labor Education program goes online in English and Spanish
- Could the Miracle Fruit be for South Florida? New study uncovers data showing how bountiful it can grow in the subtropics
- Blue-green algal blooms polluting your ponds? UF/IFAS scientists empower communities with resources
- UF scientists show how long toxins produced by HABs of blue-green algae remain in the air
- Florida Sea Grant, DOH launch outreach to help dog owners protect pets from becoming a blue-green algae fatality statistic
- UF/IFAS Extension works with FDACS to help farmworkers stay safe from COVID
- UF/IFAS scientists to develop methodology for measuring crop evapotranspiration using sensors, drones, artificial intelligence
- UF/IFAS entomologists give reason to celebrate rice in Florida
- New food and resource economics researcher hopes to bring a competitive edge to growers in south Florida
- How toxic is the air from red tide today? FWC grants UF scientists $200K to develop new technology
- UF/IFAS scientists on the lookout for Nile monitors seek assistance from Boca Raton residents
- Helping Treasure Coast residents clean up their credit file, goal of UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie workshop
- UF/IFAS study finds mosquitoes bite manatees, making them vulnerable to mosquito-borne diseases
- UF/IFAS scientists to shed light on aquatic symbiosis with a squid
- UF/IFAS scientist in search of effective control of mosquito that spreads West Nile virus in south Florida
- St. Lucie atala butterfly conservation program awarded national designation
- Sea turtle nests and hurricanes, here is what UF /IFAS experts want you to know
- Celebrating avocados July 31st? UF/IFAS researchers making great strides on saving the Florida avocado industry
- FFWCC awards UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant $92K to create communication plan alerting public of expected Florida red tide events
- With COVID case concerns in key southeast industries, Department of Health, UF/IFAS Extension amplify workplace safety outreach
- UF/IFAS scientist discovers parasite introduced by invasive pythons is threatening Florida’s native snakes
- UF/IFAS Extension Broward series promotes sustainability and community resilience through urban food production
- Summer camps canceled in Palm Beach County? 4-H Offers Camp to Go kits
- UF/IFAS scientists assess iNaturalist’s data quality of termite records
- UF/IFAS Extension Broward 4-H granted $10K from Glick Philanthropies to expand nutrition, gardening project for residents amid COVID-19
- UF/IFAS awarded $850K USDA grant to lead multistate research, study disease resistance in lettuce, boost cultivar production
- Is indoor farming a solution? UF/IFAS scientists explain
- UF/IFAS appoints interim director of Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center to support team’s urban initiatives, successes
- UF/IFAS scientists on the lookout for Argentine tegus, Nile monitors, seeking assistance from south Florida residents
- UF/IFAS scientists learn ‘threatened’ wood storks are showing flexible traits
- With Extension connections – alternative markets taking shape
- In Florida two invasive termite species are mating due to sex pheromone confusion
- 4-H hatches virtual learning ‘egg-sperience’ at Palm Beach schools
- Cafe Latino: A UF/IFAS Extension resource for Hispanics during COVID-19
- Extension dropbox, online services offer solutions to consumer concerns
- Master Gardener training cultivates new volunteers through virtual learning
- UF/IFAS Spotlights: Marjorie Moore, An Agent of Change
- Termite season is coming in Florida : Be proactive to protect your home, trees
- UF/IFAS Industrial Hemp Pilot Project Continues to Take Root, Successes in 2019 Set Course for Continued, Expanded Research in 2020
- UF/IFAS, EFNEP Build Food Security Through Education, Demonstrations, Mobile Food Pantry
- Get in Touch with Nature on April 19: Join the BioBlitz at Long Key Natural Area & Nature Center in Davie
- Looking to Become an Ambassador, Guardian of Florida’s Coastline? Florida Master Naturalist Course Ready to Take New Members
- Navigating Majors, College Choices Through Experience: UF/IFAS CALS Tools Offer Aid
- UF/IFAS Scientists Generating Recipe for Growing Vanilla in South Florida
- Researching the Next Niche Crop in South Florida: New Breeds of Pumpkins, Calabazas Making Headway
- There’s Plenty to See, Do, Learn: UF Open House on Dec. 4 Invites Community to Engage with Science
- South Florida Community, UF/IFAS TREC Celebrate 90 Years of Milestones for Agricultural Sustainability
- Florida Chapter of ISA Infuses UF/IFAS Arboriculture Research with $320K in Grants
- UF/IFAS Extension Broward Family Nutrition Program Recognized For Impact to Community’s Health by Broward County Commissioners
- Spooky Insect Facts Unveil How Cannibalism Is All About Recycling
- UF/IFAS, United States Coast Guard Take Steps to Bridging the Gap During Disaster Recovery
- Get in Touch with Nature, Work with Scientists on November 2: Bill Keith Preserve Park in Fort Lauderdale Is Where to Connect
- There’s Plenty to See, Do, Learn at Everglades Research and Education Center: Nov. 7 Open House Joins Community with Faculty, Scientists and Research
- Learn about Butterfly Gardens, Florida Friendly Landscaping™, How to Incorporate Art into Green Space At UF/IFAS Extension Art in the Garden on November 16
- UF/IFAS TREC Plant Diagnostic Clinic: Keeping Florida’s Diverse Horticulture Industry Healthy
- UF/IFAS Researchers Take Lethal Bronzing Research to the Masses
- UF/IFAS Researchers Continue Work on Saving Guacamole's Key Ingredient
- A Glimpse at Emergency Operations Center with UF/IFAS Extension Agent
- UF/IFAS TREC Celebrates 90 Years of Innovative Research for Florida Agriculture
- Considering Iguana Meat as Protein? Consider Food Safety First
- Back to School Sports Survival Tip #1: Include A Water Jug for Hydration
- Ready to Lead Haiti’s Agricultural Sector, Scholars Prepare to Head Home with UF Master’s Degrees
- Preventing Summer Slide Made Easy: How Youth Engaged in UF/IFAS 4-H Marine Science Camp
- What's the Likelihood of a 'Crawl' Situation? UF Experts Dispel Alligator Attack Misconceptions
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