IFAS in the news, 9/9

Good morning! Here is the week's last IFAS news scan. Hope you have a fantastic weekend:

Planting smaller trees may increase chances of success (Leon) http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20110908/LIVING02/109080308/Planting-smaller-trees-may-increase-chances-success?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|frontpage|s

Hometown Happenings 0909 (Hernando, under "education") http://www2.hernandotoday.com/content/2011/sep/09/hometown-happenings-0909/news/

Newly discovered disease killing 2 palm species in Florida (Lee) http://www.news-press.com/article/20110908/GREEN/110908032/Newly-discovered-disease-killing-2-palm-species-Florida?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Home

UF and science news:

UF's spring-summer program piques students' interest http://www.gainesville.com/article/20110908/ARTICLES/110909530?tc=cr

New Fossils May Redraw Human Ancestry
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/09/science/09fossils.html

National drug survey shows big drop in methamphetamine use
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/story/2011-09-08/National-drug-survey-shows-big-drop-in-methamphetamine-use/50309360/1

Patent Overhaul Nears
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904537404576554633952918662.html

UF researchers find chemical signals that initiate the body's immune response http://www.healthcanal.com/immune-system/20554-researchers-find-chemical-signals-that-initiate-the-bodys-immune-response.html

Will Muschamp - "Coach Boom" - explodes on NCAA after Sharrif Floyd suspension (sports/opinion)
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_bianchi/2011/09/gators-will-muschamp-sharrif-floyd-explodes-on-ncaa.html/comment-page-1

Officials chase unconfirmed al-Qaida bomb plot http://www.gainesville.com/article/20110908/WIRE/110909509/1139?Title=Officials-chase-unconfirmed-al-Qaida-bomb-plot

Student, New York native recalls 9/11 without bitterness http://www.alligator.org/special_reports/9-11/article_fa6906fe-da8e-11e0-9da5-001cc4c002e0.html