Monday, April 4, 2011

IFAS in the News

Good morning. Here is IFAS in the News for Monday, April 4, 2011.

 

IFAS-Related…

 

Fort Pierce UF Associate Professor Chosen for Prestigious Award

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2011/apr/01/fort-pierce-uf-associate-professor-chosen-for/

 

Cape Group Wants to Clean Water, Make Biofuel

http://www.news-press.com/article/20110404/NEWS0101/104040343/1007/NEWS0105/Cape-group-wants-clean-water-make-biofuel

 

A Salty Way to Safer Shellfish

http://www.usnews.com/science/articles/2011/04/01/a-salty-way-to-safer-shellfish

 

Academy in Safety Harbor Trains Dogs to Find Bedbugs

http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/safety-harbor-academy-trains-dogs-to-find-bedbugs/1161195

 

Tree Disease Found in West Kendall

http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/03/31/2143281/tree-disease-found-in-west-kendall.html#

 

Insecticides Can Control Young Grasshoppers

http://www.news-journalonline.com/lifestyle/home-and-garden/2011/04/02/insecticides-can-control-young-grasshoppers.html

 

April in the Garden

http://www.news-journalonline.com/lifestyle/home-and-garden/2011/04/02/april-in-the-garden.html

 

Garden Q&A: Amount, Not Presence of Spanish Moss Is the Real Issue

http://jacksonville.com/entertainment/home-and-garden/2011-04-02/story/garden-qa-amount-not-presence-spanish-moss-real-issue

 

Of Interest…

 

Turkey to Sound Out Libya Sides on Possible Truce

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/04/libya-turkey-idUSLDE73310D20110404

 

BP Close to Resuming Drilling in Gulf of Mexico – BBC

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/04/bp-report-idUSLDE73315020110404

 

Five New Alzheimer’s Genes Double Total as Doctors Unravel Disease Cause

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-04/five-new-alzheimer-s-genes-double-total-in-new-push-for-cure.html

 

Quantum Dots as Solar Cells

http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/37248/?p1=A3&a=f

 

Gainesville May Soon Have a “Neighborhood of Innovation”

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20110403/ARTICLES/110409915

 

Presidents Defend Their Pay as Public Colleges Slash Budgets

http://chronicle.com/article/Presidents-Defend-Their-Pay-as/126971/#

 

Work on I-75 Exit Ramps Begins Monday

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20110402/ARTICLES/110409914/-1/NEWS?Title=Work-on-I-75-exit-ramps-begins-Monday

 

Tom Nordlie

Science Communications Coordinator

Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

 

Direct Line 352-273-3567

 

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