UF Hosts Meeting of Blue-Green Algae Task Force

The University of Florida will host the next meeting of Florida’s Blue-Green Algae Task Force on August 30 at 9 a.m. The meeting is open to the public and will be streamed live on the Florida Channel.

Two UF/IFAS researchers are members of the six-person task force.

Tom Frazer, who leads the task force, is a professor of aquatic ecology and has served as director of the UF/IFAS School of Natural Resources and the Environment. Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Frazer as Florida’s first chief science officer in April as part of an initiative to address environmental challenges in the state.

Wendy Graham is the Carl S. Swisher Eminent Scholar in water resources in the department of agricultural and biological engineering. She is also director of the UF Water Institute, a campus-wide interdisciplinary program working to address water sustainability.

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