IFAS in the news, 4/18

Good morning! Today’s IFAS-related news:

 

Forget about snakes. How about a legless lizard?

http://www.news-press.com/article/20130418/ENT13/304180009/1085/NEWS0110/Forget-about-snakes-How-about-legless-lizard-?odyssey=nav|head

 

 

Majority of Respondents Biased toward Higher Education: UF Survey

http://www.universityherald.com/articles/3106/20130418/majority-respondents-biased-toward-higher-education-uf-survey.htm

 

UF/IFAS Weed Science Program Ranks high for Research

 

http://southeastagnet.com/2013/04/17/ufifas-weed-science-program-ranks-high-for-research/

 

No one loves these bugs (Clay)

http://www.claytodayonline.com/ee/claytoday/en/component/fullstory/20130418_002_art_0/no-one-loves-these-bugs

 

EXTENSION CONNECTION: Spring lawn problems require patience (Okaloosa)

http://www.crestviewbulletin.com/lifestyle/extension-connection-spring-lawn-problems-require-patience-1.128252

 

 

 

UF and other news:

 

 

Florida lawmakers seek to give top universities a multi-million dollar boost

http://chronicle.com/article/Florida-Lawmakers-Seek-to-Give/138571/

 

'Like a nuclear bomb': Deadly fertilizer plant blast devastates Texas town

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/18/us/texas-explosion/index.html

 

'Western' Diet Doesn't Make for Healthy Seniors

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/Prevention/38506

 

Florida Museum’s Earth Day panel discussion focuses on state’s springs

 

http://news.ufl.edu/2013/04/17/state%E2%80%99s-springs/

 

Editorial: Avoid UF ‘Light’

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20130418/OPINION01/130419643

E-Learning website gets facelift

http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_f51c1990-a7db-11e2-b902-001a4bcf887a.html