Tag: University of Florida

UF/IFAS eminent scholar elected to National Academy of Sciences

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 2, 2012

Click here for high resolution file. Caption at bottom. GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Crop genetics expert Harry Klee, an eminent scholar and professor in the University of Florida horticultural sciences department, was elected to the National Academy ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Harry Klee, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jack Payne, National Academy Of Sciences, Tomato, University Of Florida

Many ways to connect with UF/IFAS through social media

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 2, 2012

Click here to view image. Caption at bottom. GAINESVILLE, Fla. – With a statewide mission to ensure healthy food, families and natural resources across Florida, a great way to keep up with the vast resources of the University of Florida’s ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS, Cathy Carr, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Entomology, Facebook, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman, Nematology, Ruth Hohl Borger, Social Media, Twitter, University Of Florida, YouTube

UF study: Nature-based tourism often benefits local environment, economy

by BLOGS.IFAS
April 12, 2012

Cutline at bottom. Click here for high-resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- When nature lovers book vacations in the great outdoors, they want their dollars to help preserve the places they visit, and a University of Florida study suggests ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Money Matters, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Ecotourism, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Nature-based Tourism, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, Taylor Stein, University Of Florida

UF researchers develop plant-based technology that helps biofuels, may fight cancer

by BLOGS.IFAS
March 29, 2012

Image of synthesized lignin nanotubes GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For the first time, University of Florida researchers have developed plant-based technology that could reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil and may also help treat cancer. Known ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Conservation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Bioethanol, Biofuel, Biorefinery, Cancer, Ethanol, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Lignin, Lignin Nanotubes, Luisa Amelia Dempere, Nanotechnology, Sugarcane, Sweet Sorghum, University Of Florida, Wilfred Vermerris

This Leap Year, consider the resources Floridians use in one day

by BLOGS.IFAS
February 28, 2012

Click here for high resolution image. Caption at bottom. GAINESVILLE, Fla. – With an extra day on the calendar this year— leap day — there’s time to stop and think about how much resource consumption occurs in one day in Florida. A ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Conservation, Energy, Florida, Food, Food And Resource Economics, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Leap Day, Leap Year, Resources, Rodney Clouser, University Of Florida, Water

UF, Peace Corps offer new program through the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

by BLOGS.IFAS
February 21, 2012

Click here for high resolution image. Caption at bottom. GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Demand for Peace Corps volunteers with agricultural skills has helped create a new degree program available from the University of Florida. Known as the Peace ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Aaron Williams, CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Master's International, Peace Corps, Teresa Balser, University Of Florida

Color is key in controlling flies, UF researchers find

by BLOGS.IFAS
February 15, 2012

Caption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. Downloadable video is available at: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10837916/20120215_FlyTrap.zip GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- As a carrier of as many as 100 types of germs, the common house fly ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Entomology, Entomology And Nematology, Florida, Florida Fly-baiter, Fly, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jeff Hertz, Joseph Diclaro, Military, Navy, Phil Koehler, Roberto Pereira, University Of Florida, Urban Entomology

UF research: Blueberry wine has more antioxidants than many grape-based wines

by BLOGS.IFAS
February 1, 2012

Caption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Blueberry wine can provide more potentially healthy compounds than white wines and many red wines, according to a new University of Florida study. Researchers ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Blueberries, Blueberry, Instittue Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jeff Williamson, University Of Florida, Wade Yang, Wine

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture addresses U.S. agriculture needs during UF stop

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 27, 2012

Caption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Opportunities for jobs in agriculture abound, USDA Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan told University of Florida students and faculty Thursday. “We ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Agriculture Jobs, CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Kathleen Merrigan, Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food, Local, University Of Florida, Usda

UF, Buckeye dedicate ethanol production facility in Perry

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 10, 2012

Caption at bottom. Click here for high-resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Many building dedications feature a ribbon-cutting; this one included a front-end loader ceremoniously dumping a scoopful of pulverized sugarcane stalks. It was ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Adam Putnam, Bernie Machen, Biofuel, Bioplastic, Biorefinery, Buckeye Technologies, Debbie Mayfield, Ethanol, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jack Payne, John Crowe, Lonnie Ingram, Perry, Pilot Plant, Stan Mayfield, University Of Florida

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