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 ...
A Day with a Plant Nematologist: Johan Desaeger
This project is part of our solutions-focused scientist photo essays series. Read the article below and download the link to learn about Doctor Johan Desaeger, a plant nematologist, and the work that is being in the Vegetable and Fruit Nematology lab at the University of Florida by scientists and graduate students. Many different techniques can ...
Pepper Solutions Through UF/IFAS Plant Breeding
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 genetics for a number of agricultural production and consumer appeal ...
Strawberries: Easy To Eat, Tough To Grow
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. Beautiful strawberries ...
A Trail Trek through Boyd Hill Nature Preserve
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. Moriah Williams, ...
Adding Nutrition to Our Diets: One Pepper at a Time
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 ...
Conservation at the Singing Tower
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. As an ...
A Distant Memory Available At Our Fingertips: Sweet Water Wetlands Park
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. Olivia Doyle is ...
The Climate of Greta Thunbeg’s Instagram Content
In this Research Spark, AEC doctoral student Christine Krebs conducted a qualitative content analysis of youth climate activist Greta Thunberg's Instagram posts during her zero emission sailing trip to the United States. Learn about what content appeared in Thunberg's images and captions as well as what hashtags she frequently used to amplify her messages. View ...
Conservation Conversation
In this Research Spark, learn about the impacts of the Streaming Science: Conservation Conversation electronic field trip on middle and high school students' learning about conservation, forest ecosystems, and prescribed burning. Adobe Spark page created by: AEC graduate student Valentina Castano. View the Spark Page Aenlle, J., Loizzo, J., Bunch. J.C., Stone, W., Meredith, M., ...
The Water Around Us
In this Research Spark, learn about how the Streaming Science: The Water Around Us electronic field trip impacted students' connection to water. View the Research Spark Barnett, C. P., Suits, T. E., Sheppard, T. D., Beattie, P. N., Loizzo, J. L., Warner, L. A., Diaz, J. M., Reisinger, A. J., & Siders, A. C. (2020). ...