IFAS in the news, 4/25

Good morning! Your IFAS news roundup:

 

UF team takes first place in Campus RainWorks Challenge

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20130423/ARTICLES/130429864

 

UF Releases Oyster Situation Report

 

http://www.wmbb.com/story/22071469/uf-releases-oyster-situation-report

 

Oyster study confirms fishery problems // DOCUMENT

http://www.newsherald.com/news/oyster-study-confirms-fishery-problems-document-1.132378

 

UF wildlife ecology students merge science, art in project with Harn Museum

http://news.ufl.edu/2013/04/24/merge-science-and-art/

 

Don’t let citrus sucker you into sour fruit (Clay)

http://www.claytodayonline.com/ee/claytoday/en/component/fullstory/20130425_002_art_1/dont-let-citrus-sucker-you-into-sour-fruit

 

General Certification Standards Training & Testing For Agricultural Pesticide Applicators Offered May 1 (St. Lucie)

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2013/apr/24/general-certification-standards-training-testing-f/

 

Florida Beef Cattle Short Course Coming

http://southeastagnet.com/2013/04/24/florida-beef-cattle-short-course-coming/

Alert goes out for mosquitoes in Indiana: Recent heavy rains may usher in swarms

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20130424/NEWS02/304240153/Alert-goes-out-mosquitoes-Indiana-Recent-heavy-rains-may-usher-swarms

Lafayette County: Citizens health improving

http://suwanneedemocrat.com/mayo/x1097433774/Lafayette-County-Citizens-health-improving

Walton County Diabetes Seminars

http://www.wtvy.com/home/headlines/Walton-County-Diabetes-Seminars-204572141.html

 

Immokalee student vies for Miss Indian World crown (Seminole Tribe 4-H)

http://www.news-press.com/article/20130425/NEWS01/304250019/1013/LIFESTYLES/Immokalee-student-vies-Miss-Indian-World-crown?odyssey=nav|head

 

Marion L. Clarke (Florida Sea Grant/Extension)

http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/obituaries/marion-l-clarke/article_d05eb3ef-9fba-5b1e-bf49-4c4821a9d499.html

 

 

UF, local and other news:

 

FDA's counterfeit detection device takes global aim at malaria

http://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-sci-fda-counterfeit-detection-device-20130424,0,1133472.story

 

UF hosts chemistry competition Friday for high schools students

 

http://news.ufl.edu/2013/04/24/chemistry-competition/

One in four Floridians live near poverty line

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/25/3363546/one-in-four-floridians-live-near.html

Ex-UF student gets 7½ years for hit-and-run fatality

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20130424/ARTICLES/130429774?tc=cr