Florida youth are setting their career sights on the stars with the 4-H youth development program’s space-based career initiatives. Educators across Florida 4-H have incorporated space science into their STEM lessons, with youth learning ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension
Combat-injured Marine Corps veteran Mary Katherine Mason-Alston makes shortbread with a family recipe that goes back to her great-grandmother. To sell to people far and wide from her Dade City store, she needed a food permit, which she ... READ MORE
Category: Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Graduate students from across the University of Florida can leap into the future workplaces of agricultural technology. Through two Smart Ag certificate programs, started in 2022, the agricultural and biological engineering department (ABE) ... READ MORE
Category: Professional Development
Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. El servicio de Extensión de UF/IFAS del condado de Broward tiene algo para cada persona. Ya sea que busque una actividad ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Blog Community, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
This Hispanic Heritage Month, the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) and Hispanic Access Foundation partners invite families to step outdoors and embark on an exciting citizen science adventure. Scientists ... READ MORE
Category: Blog Community, , Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Professional Development, Recreation, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
The community of termite scientists have achieved a major milestone. An international team of 46 researchers has unveiled a new, comprehensive classification system for termites, shedding light on this often-misunderstood group of insects. All ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Blog Community, , Conservation, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Wildlife
Ulcerative skin disease can mean a devastating end for a fish. Scales get circular white patches, causing lesions and scale loss. Fins deteriorate. Fish become lethargic and swim sideways. Most are eaten before they die. (more…) READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water, Wildlife
Next month’s 40th anniversary York Distinguished Lecturer Series presentation will mark a pair of firsts for the UF/IFAS program: co-lecturers and a student art competition, featuring prize money. The hour-long lecture is scheduled for ... READ MORE
Category: Professional Development, UF/IFAS
What: Scientist in Every School teacher workshop Where: The UF/IFAS plant pathology department, Fifield Hall, 2550 Hull Road, Gainesville. When: July 25, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Contact: Megan Winslow, winslow@ufl.edu About: A ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
While many of his high school classmates relished the lackadaisical days of summer break, Putnam County resident Liam Sayler memorized Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations and the basics of aerodynamics. But Liam’s tenacity ultimately ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching