Campus Leader To Serve As New UF College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Dean
The University of Florida has selected Kati Migliaccio, Ph.D., UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering chair, as the new College of Agricultural and Life Sciences dean.
UF Study: Deadly Rat Lungworm Parasite Has Spread to Invasive Cuban Treefrogs in Florida
University of Florida researchers report that the rat lungworm parasite, which can cause deadly disease in humans and in animals, has been found in a new host in Florida with its discovery in Cuban treefrogs, an invasive species.
‘Dr. Saba’ Named Outstanding Graduate Educator by National Horticultural Society
Bala Rathinasabapathi, an horticultural sciences professor at the UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, was named the Graduate Educator of the Year by the American Society for Horticultural Science on August 2021.
New Evidence Links Gut Bacteria and Neurodegenerative Conditions
New research published in PLOS Pathogens establishes, for the first time, a link between specific bacteria species and physical manifestations of neurodegenerative diseases.
UF Researchers Develop Corn That Can Weather Warming Planet
Climate change will affect many agricultural crops, and field corn is likely no exception. Field corn, the starchy cousin of sweet corn, is a globally important cereal grain used in livestock feed and other products. And it has an Achilles heel: unseasonably warm nights.
UF Water Institute Announces New 2020 Faculty Fellows
The UF Water Institute announced that Dr. Nancy Denslow, professor at the Department of Physiological Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, has been selected as 2020 UF Water Institute Distinguished Faculty Fellow, and Dr. AJ Reisinger, assistant professor at the Soil and Water Sciences Department, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, has been selected as 2020 […]