IFAS in the news, 1/18

Good morning! Final IFAS news installment of the week. Some stories are the result of news releases issued by UF or IFAS Communications:

Fishing, aquaculture, ecology spotlighted by new center (Martin)

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2013/jan/18/fishing-aquaculture-ecology-spotlighted-by-new/

 

Florida pesticide applicator testing goes online

http://www.thegrower.com/news/Florida-pesticide-applicator-testing-goes-online-187338001.html?ref=001

UF/IFAS and FDACS Create New Online Certification Testing System

http://www.pctonline.com/UF-FDACS-online-training-certification.aspx

Six UF professors awarded Fulbright grants for research abroad

http://news.ufl.edu/2013/01/17/fulbright-2013/

UF dorm residents out of luck with ladybug infestation

http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_45a1d614-6134-11e2-9e64-001a4bcf887a.html

Panel discussion to explore UF’s past challenges, future

http://news.ufl.edu/2013/01/17/past-uf/

Hug a tree in Palm Beach County

http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-01-17/news/fl-tophat-garden-event-20130117_1_arbor-day-celebration-free-tree-seedlings-hug

NWF certifies wildlife habitat at Hawaii Wildlife Center

http://www.hawaii247.com/2013/01/17/nwf-certifies-wildlife-habitat-at-hawaii-wildlife-center/

Garden Q&A: No heads up for this crop (Duval)

http://jacksonville.com/entertainment/home-and-garden/2013-01-17/story/garden-qa-no-heads-crop

 

 

 

And in UF, other  news:

 

High court upholds pension law

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20130117/ARTICLES/130119659/1139?Title=High-court-upholds-pension-law

UF sugar babies get tuition paid

http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_6bc09da4-6133-11e2-ab60-001a4bcf887a.html

Squeezed universities want more flexibility to build things (blog item)

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_politics/2013/01/squeezed-universities-want-more-flexibility-to-build-things.html

Fecal transplants successful in treating intestinal ailment

http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-fecal-transplant-20130117,0,815232.story

Lance Armstrong tells Oprah and the world: He cheated for years

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-lance-armstrong-oprah-20130118,0,7888592.story

Donated genetic data 'privacy risk'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21056647