UF/IFAS in the news, 11/22

Good morning! The week's final UF/IFAS-related news roundup:

Controlling Plants with Light: LEDs to Change Plant Growth

http://www.decodedscience.com/controlling-plants-light-leds-change-plant-growth/39190

 

Coaxing Super Veggies From Tuned LED Light

 http://txchnologist.com/post/67654632356/coaxing-super-veggies-from-tuned-led-light

 

These links are all part of a series on peach production that ran in The Grower:
http://www.growingproduce.com/fruits-nuts/5-pointers-to-pump-up-your-peach-production/

 

Thinning Florida Peaches For Larger Fruit

http://www.growingproduce.com/fruits-nuts/thinning-florida-peaches-for-larger-fruit/

 

Weighing The Financial Risks Of Peaches In Florida

http://www.growingproduce.com/fruits-nuts/stone-fruit/weighing-the-financial-risks-of-peaches-in-florida/

 

Be Alert To Flood Damage Potential In Peach Crops

http://www.growingproduce.com/fruits-nuts/be-alert-to-flood-damage-potential-in-peach-crops/

Dennis Gainer family named Farm Family of Year (Washington)
http://www.chipleypaper.com/news/local/dennis-gainer-family-named-farm-family-of-year-1.238496


Other news:

Nation pays tribute to President Kennedy on 50th anniversary of assassination
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/21/21563959-nation-pays-tribute-to-president-kennedy-on-50th-anniversary-of-assassination?lite

Overweight people can slash heart disease, stroke risk
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/21/obese-overweight-heart-stroke/3665949/

UF gets board's OK to spend $1 billion to hire 100 faculty
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20131121/ARTICLES/131129886/1182?Title=UF-gets-board-s-OK-to-spend-1-billion-to-hire-100-faculty

Hazing embedded in college culture?
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/21/hazing-policy-changes/3665143/

Bill Nye tells science guys (and girls) to change world
http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_6c028962-533b-11e3-b255-001a4bcf887a.html