Gainesville, Fla. — Steven Johnson, associate professor of wildlife ecology and conservation in the UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS), received the Excellence in College and University Teaching Award for Food and Agricultural ... READ MORE
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Gainesville, Fla. --- Several College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) students were recognized for their accomplishments and successes of their collegiate program during the annual banquet held on April 12. CALS students have shown ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS TeachingGainesville, Fla. --- During the annual College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) awards banquet, held April 12, faculty and staff were recognized for their outstanding teacher and advising accomplishments. “The college has a tradition ... READ MORE
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Sylvia Van Boskirk’s heart has been set on becoming an ecologist and conservationist since she applied to the University of Florida. Through opportunities at UF, Van Boskirk has thrived both academically and socially, and is even more excited ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS TeachingGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A wildlife ecology legend, K. Ullas Karanth, received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Florida at the December commencement ceremony. This award is one of the highest honors bestowed upon a graduate ... READ MORE
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Twenty-four faculty and graduate students in the UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) were recognized for their excellence in teaching at the 67th annual conference of the North American Colleges and ... READ MORE
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Updated 03/16/20 As we continue to monitor COVID-19 in Florida, I wanted to take a moment to update our UF/IFAS Extension community about our current status, best practices and next steps. Please call your local UF/IFAS Extension office ... READ MORE
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Candace Fuhrmann knew she wanted to help wildlife, particularly wolves and other endangered predators. She came to UF/IFAS CALS to major in wildlife ecology and conservation, because she believed it was the best program to prepare her to accomplish ... READ MORE
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A new field course offered via the Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation In summer of 2017, an avian ecologist at University of Florida teamed up with a certified Texas wildlife tracker and CEO of Naturalist Ventures to teach ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching, WildlifeEach week on the blog we pull back the curtain on our Wildlife Ecology & Conservation graduate students’ seminar class. This post is by Elan Simon Parsons. If you look up and see a monkey in a tree, you might think you’re in the tropics—think ... READ MORE
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