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UF/IFAS study identifies trust in science as key for supporting AI use in agriculture


February 11, 2025

Trust in scientific experts – even more than understanding their work – is the strongest predictor of support for artificial intelligence applications in agriculture. The finding is among conclusions reached by a new UF/IFAS study exploring ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: #AI, Agriculture, AI-supported Agriculture, Artificial Intelligence, Center For Public Issues Education, Cheng-Xian Yang, Crop, Database, Food, Germ Contamination, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Megan Winslow, Perception, PIE Center, Policymakers, Research, Study, Survey, Technology, Trust, UF, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida
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Agricultural safety center, UF/IFAS release heat-related illness toolkit


June 18, 2024

The Southeastern Coastal Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (SCCAHS) and the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) have partnered to create an online toolkit to help protect agricultural workers from ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, Crops, Farm Management, UF/IFAS
Tags: Agriculture, Ashley McLeod-Morin, Center For Public Issues Education, Education, Educational, Guide, Heat, Heat-illness, Heatstroke, Hydration, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Kidney Injury, Megan Winslow, PIE Center, SCCAHS, Southeastern Coastal Center For Agricultural Health And Safety, Summer, Temperature, Toolkit, UF, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida

UF-led center continues fight against diseases spread by mosquitoes, ticks


July 12, 2022

Established in 2016, the Southeast Regional Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Disease: The Gateway Program (SECVBD) will continue its work for another five years, thanks to renewed funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Center For Online Learning And Technology, Center For Public Issues Education, Chagas Disease, Dengue Virus, Emerging Pathogens Institute, Mosquitoes, Ticks, West Nile Virus, Zika
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How UF scientists are predicting the future of the Suwannee River Basin


March 10, 2021

[inlinetweet prefix="" tweeter="" suffix=""]Like so much of Florida, the Suwannee River Estuary is changing, with shifts in land- and water-use reshaping the area’s environment and economy in the next several decades.[/inlinetweet] But before ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Coasts & Marine, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Angie Lindsey, Center For Public Issues Education, Christa Court, David Chagaris, Micheal Allen, Nature Coast Biological Station, News, Ricky Telg, Suwannee River Estuary, Water Institute, Wendy Graham

Survey: Agriculture, natural resources leaders’ concerns about COVID-19 lie in elements outside their control


May 6, 2020

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- In a new survey conducted by University of Florida researchers, agriculture and natural resources leaders indicated most of their concerns regarding the pandemic were in areas they couldn’t control, such as their state’s ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, Disaster Preparation, NATURAL RESOURCES, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Agricultural Education And Communication, Agricultural Industry Leaders, Center For Public Issues Education, Lauri Baker, PIE Center, Survey

UF Experts Provide Educational Resources on Mosquito-Related Issues


July 29, 2019

By Sydney Honeycutt GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- New educational resources from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences covering mosquito-related topics are now available for teachers to download and use in their classrooms. The ... READ MORE

Category: Curriculum, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Agricultural Education And Communication, Center For Public Issues Education, Entomology And Nematology, Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Prevent & Protect

UF Graduate Students Utilize “Skype in the Classroom” to Teach the Science of Mosquitoes, Careers in Entomology


April 2, 2019

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 to prevent mosquito-borne ... READ MORE

Category: NATURAL RESOURCES, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Agricultural Education And Communication, CALS, Center For Public Issues Education, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Entomology And Nematology, Mosquitoes, News

UF/IFAS survey reveals Floridians conflicted about immigrants, related policies


May 22, 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Floridians have negative feelings about undocumented immigrants, but an overwhelming majority favor policy that would allow such immigrants a path to U.S. citizenship, a new University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Center For Public Issues Education, Immigration Reform, PIE Center, Survey, Tracy Irani, Undocumented Immigrants