Wednesday, February 15, 2012

IFAS in the news, 2/15

Today's IFAS-related news:

Iguanas hunted in Bahia Honda, suspected in disappearance of Miami blue butterfly population http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/iguanas-hunted-in-bahia-honda-suspected-in-disappearance-of-miami-blue-butterfly-population/2012/02/15/gIQA5PqCFR_story.html

Study: State University System degree can mean huge boost in lifetime earnings http://news.ufl.edu/2012/02/14/sus-economics/

Invasive species of whitefly found in Southwest Florida http://www.news-press.com/article/20120214/GREEN/120214015/Invasive-species-of-whitefly-found-in-Southwest-Florida?odyssey=tab|mostpopular|text|FRONTPAGE

Strawberry poll is in (Hillsborough)
http://www2.tbo.com/news/community-news/2012/feb/15/memeto1-strawberry-poll-is-in-ar-358941/

Drought has Panhandle farmers left high and dry http://www.pnj.com/article/20120215/NEWS01/202150328/Drought-has-Panhandle-farmers-left-high-dry

Letting love bloom like a flower begins by planting a seed, advocates say
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=200298

Panhandle Outdoors LIVE events
http://www.crestviewbulletin.com/news/panhandle-16754-events-live.html

Free CEU tutorial downloads - pesticide safety and label reading http://palmbeachcountyextension.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/free-ceu-tutorial-downloads-pesticide-safety-and-label-reading/

Recipe Exchange: Winning recipes make 4-H member the fair's top chef (Escambia) http://www.pnj.com/article/20120215/LIFE/202150314/Recipe-Exchange-Winning-recipes-make-4-H-member-fair-s-top-chef?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|s

UF, health and other news:

UF looking into another hazing allegation
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20120214/ARTICLES/120219772

In-Your-Face Fitness: Dumbbells can make you brainy http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-fitness-mind-20120213,0,7344477.story

Nearly 300 killed in Honduras prison fire
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/15/world/americas/honduras-fire-deaths/?hpt=wo_c2

Air pollution may increase stroke, heart attack risk http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/15/health/air-pollution-stroke-heart-attack-risk/index.html

Yale scholar to speak at UF about flowering plants, plant-based ecosystems http://news.ufl.edu/2012/02/14/yale-scholar-to-speak/

Editorial: Life examined
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20120214/OPINION01/120219819/1109/sports?Title=Editorial-Life-examined

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