UF/IFAS in the news, 6/13

Good morning. UF/IFAS stories in the news:

 

Don't throw a hissy fit over snakes (Escambia)

http://www.pnj.com/article/20130608/NEWS01/306080016/Snakes-vital-to-area-s-ecosystem

Keep Your Summer Cool (Clay)

http://www.claytodayonline.com/ee/claytoday/en/component/fullstory/20130613_002_art_0/keep-your-summer-cool

Gardening in the Schools: Sabal Palm's 4-H program teaches children to grow (Leon)

http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20130609/LIVING04/306090021/Gardening-Schools-Sabal-Palm-s-4-H-program-teaches-children-grow

 

 

Other news of note:

New York's Sea-Level Plan: Will It Play in Miami?

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/06/130612-sea-level-rise-new-york-bloomberg-sandy-climate-change-science/

N.S.A. Chief Says Phone Logs Halted Terror Threats

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/13/us/nsa-chief-says-phone-record-logs-halted-terror-threats.html?_r=0

Study links food-packaging chemical and obesity in girls

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/06/12/bpa-obesity-puberty-girls/2413101/

UAA approves 3.5 percent raises for its 325 employees

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20130612/ARTICLES/130619846

Fla. man executed for prison guard's murder

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20130612/WIRE/130619837?tc=cr