University of Florida in Belize: A Digital Field Experience 2022
The University of Florida (UF) Department of Agricultural Education and Communication (AEC) took more than 10 undergraduate and graduate students on a study abroad trip in summer 2022 to Belize. As part of the trip, three students developed a digital field experience (DFE) to connect adult learners in Florida with Belize. You can watch the ...
Social Responsibility in the Soil and Water Sciences: Spotlight on the Everglades Agricultural Area
This photo essay series features the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Everglades Research and Education Center (EREC). Learn about Dr. Jehangir Bhadha, his work, and the social responsibility that soil and water sciences researchers have to the public. Caroline Nickerson developed this solutions-focused photo essay. Caroline is a Ph.D. student ...
UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department Teaching Garden
The University of Florida is home to the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) Horticultural Sciences Department's Teaching Garden where students and researchers can experiment with different kinds of agricultural techniques like planting, grafting, trellising, and fertilizing - to name a few examples. UF Department of Agricultural Education and Communication student Maggie Murphy created ...
Florida Museum of Natural History: Fantastic Fossils Exhibit
Explore a virtual tour of the Science Up Close: Fantastic Fossils exhibit at the Florida Museum of Natural history. The exhibit showcased research and collections, as well as included an interactive area for engaging with scientists while they worked with some of the museum's specimens and objects. To view/interact with the VR tours: Option 1: ...
Wekiwa Springs, Then and Now.
This project is part of our Nature Narrative photo essay series, which focuses on different nature sites in the state of Florida. Students visited their selected sites and gave detailed descriptions of their experiences and the scenery around them, while highlighting aspects of the environment that are important to the state of Florida. Caroline Nickerson is ...
Me and My Beach
This project is part of our Nature Narrative photo essay series, which focuses on different nature sites in the state of Florida. Students visited their selected sites and gave detailed descriptions of their experiences and the scenery around them, while highlighting aspects of the environment that are important to the state of Florida. Alice's beach ...
The Sanctity and Sanctuary of Sweetwater
This project is part of our Nature Narrative photo essay series, which focuses on different nature sites in the state of Florida. Students visited their selected sites and gave detailed descriptions of their experiences and the scenery around them, while highlighting aspects of the environment that are important to the state of Florida. A bird ...
Nature’s Unconditional Love
This project is part of our Nature Narrative photo essay series, which focuses on different nature sites in the state of Florida. Students visited their selected sites and gave detailed descriptions of their experiences and the scenery around them, while highlighting aspects of the environment that are important to the state of Florida. University of Florida's ...
Social Responsibility in Soil and Water Sciences
How do soil, water, and data scientists come together to investigate critical issues in a socially responsible way? Learn about a USDA-funded collaborative research project underway within the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA). UF/IFAS scientists, graduate students, and post-docs are working together to examine how conservation agricultural practices such as incorporating flooded rice in rotation with ...
Developing Students And Peppers: What Does It Take To Build A Better Pepper?
This project is part of our solutions-focused scientist photo essays series. Students interviewed different members of the "Better Pepper Project" to better understand their roles in the project and how this project will effect people outside of research. The project is focused on improving pepper genetic for a number of agricultural production and consumer appeal ...