With accomplishments that range from developing a non-profit benefiting the Haitian people to leading climate action strategies for the McDonald’s Corporation, four alumni of the University of Florida College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) were named to… Read More
Every Earth Day needs a scientific perspective. The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences has hundreds of scientists and educators ready to share scientific insights into today’s most important environmental issues. See below to some… Read More
Photo above courtesy of Kodiak Hengstebeck, a doctoral student in the UF/IFAS department of wildlife ecology and conservation. Scientists with the University of Florida and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) have found that Burmese pythons are occupying bird… Read More
As an engineer in the pharmaceutical industry, Enrique Orozco-Lopez, 35, felt he could be utilizing his skills to do more for the environment. After going back to school for a master’s degree with a focus in hydraulics, Orozco-Lopez… Read More
Who: Environmental Horticulture Graduate Student Association, student organization affiliated with the UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences What: The University of Florida Environmental Horticulture Graduate Student Association will host its 20th annual spring plant sale in April…. Read More
Mosquitoes are one of the deadliest animals in the world. Now middle and high school student across the globe will have an opportunity to hear directly from scientists at the University of Florida about how they are working… Read More
University of Florida graduate students in the UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) left quite an impression at the International Plant Propagator’s Society (IPPS) southern regional conference last fall. Each year, three students are selected to… Read More
The world population is set to reach 10 billion by 2050, leading many to ask: will we have enough food to feed everyone? “I’m an optimist,” said Pedro Sanchez, professor of tropical soils in the University of Florida… Read More
Six graduate students studying agronomy in the University of Florida College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) were honored at the annual Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) meetings held in Baltimore, Maryland, during November 2018. For CALS… Read More
Evan Cole Dipersloot, an animal sciences student in the UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS), hopes to one day work as a dairy cattle nutritionist. He is one step closer to reaching his goal after winning… Read More
