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UF undergrads travel to the Galápagos Islands to study El Niño’s effect on fish populations

by Megan Winslow
September 9, 2024

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
Tags: Charles Darwin Research Station, Climate Change, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Donald Behringer, Ecuador, El Niño, Enviornmental, Felipe Pierezan, Fish, Fisheries & Geomatics Sciences, Food Web, Galápagos Islands, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Kamila Koralasbayev, Kuttichantran Subramaniam, Lab, Marine, Marine Science, Melanie Gomez, National Science Foundation, Nature Coast Biological Station, Parasites, Puerto Ayora, Research, Robert Lamb, Roy Yanong, School Of Forest, Students, Temperature, UF, UF/IFAS, Ulcerative Skin Disease, Undergraduates, University Of Florida

App helps consumers find pollinator-friendly plants for their landscape

by Brad Buck
February 14, 2024

Florida is home to over 315 species of native wild bees, which thrive on flowers for survival. But some bees are in critical decline. While the public is increasingly interested in conserving pollinators and in pollinator-friendly gardening, ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: App, BeeGardens App, Bees, Environmental Horticulture, Florida-friendly Landscaping, Gardens, Identification, Pollinators, Sandra Wilson, Students

ADA is part of the DNA of UF/IFAS

by Brad Buck
July 20, 2023

Through a project called Florida AgrAbility, Serap Gorucu tries to ensure that everyone – even those with functional limitations -- can operate the technology and machinery on the farm where they work. “Agricultural producers must ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Allen Wysocki, Americans With Disabilities Act, Beekeeper, Closed-captioning, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Document Accessiblity, Event Training, Faculty, Farmers, Florida Agrability, Jerry Fankhauser, Parking, Roche Teaching Scholars, Saqib Mukhtar, Serap Gorucu, Spanish, Students, Tram, Trans-creating, Translating, Tropical Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research

UF Online Programs See New Gains in 2020 U.S. News & World Report Rankings

by Dana Edwards
January 17, 2020

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – University of Florida online degree programs saw new gains in the 2020 U.S. News & World Report rankings released this week. UF Online, the University of Florida’s online undergraduate program, rose to the No. 4 spot ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Environmental Management In Agriculture And Natural Resources, Microbiology And Cell Science, Rankings, Special Topic, Students, UF Online, UF/IFAS CALS

UF Study: Hunger and Food Security May Impact College Student Health and Academic Performance

by Brad Buck
June 5, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- When she began her sophomore year in 2015 at the University of Florida, Angela Rodriguez experienced a gap in paychecks between the summer and fall semesters while she changed part-time jobs. Without a source to buy food, ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition
Tags: Anne Mathews, College, Food And Resource Economics Department, Food Insecurity, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Grades, Karla Shelnutt, Stress, Students, UF Alan And Cathy Hitchcock Field & Fork Pantry
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UF/IFAS students drive toward Irma’s path to protect citrus experiment

by Brad Buck
September 8, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Some University of Florida students are heading right into the thick of the projected path of Hurricane Irma to collect citrus tree samples as part of an ongoing experiment on citrus greening. As Hurricane Irma churns ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS, Claudio Gonzalez, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Hurricane Irma, Microbiology And Cell Science, Microcell, News, Students

UF/IFAS researcher: Study shows federal school lunch guidelines lead to healthier choices

by Brad Buck
October 13, 2016

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Federal school lunch guidelines enacted in 2012 are improving nutrition for school-age children and reducing childhood obesity, according to a new study co-authored by a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Food And Resource Economics, Students

Students help UF/IFAS professor breed better, tastier peppers

by Brad Buck
November 23, 2015

  GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida College of Agricultural and Life Sciences students are learning how to breed better peppers under the guidance of Professor Bala Rathinasabapathi. And by “better,” we mean a more savory ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Aroma, Bala Rathinasabapathi, CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Flavor, Horticultural Sciences, Students

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