IFAS in the news, 10/31

Good morning. Here is today’s IFAS-related news:

UF/IFAS research: Typical populations of bedbugs can cause harmful blood loss in humans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       http://news.ufl.edu/2012/10/30/bedbugs-2/

Can genetic engineering make better flowers?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/stories/can-genetic-engineering-make-better-flowers

Christmas cheer is here (Santa Rosa)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   http://www.srpressgazette.com/news/christmas-cheer-is-here-1.39961

November Environmental Horticulture Programs (Alachua)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       http://www.alachuacounty.us/Depts/Communications/Pages/Detail.aspx?itemID=1852

Researchers seek to boost tomato productivity, lower input requirements                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   http://southeastfarmpress.com/vegetables/researchers-seek-boost-tomato-productivity-lower-input-requirements

Tomato flavor was helped along by a 'jumping gene'                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-tomato-flavor-dna-20121029,0,4464475.story?track=rss

EXTENSION CONNECTION: Task force studies oyster decline (Franklin)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             http://www.crestviewbulletin.com/news/community/extension-connection-task-force-studies-oyster-decline-1.40440

Farm to table cooking showcased (St. Johns) http://staugustine.com/living/community/2012-10-30/farm-table-cooking-showcased#.UJETxIbjW70

 

UF and other news:

 

Routines Restart, if With Less Power and Public Transit                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/01/us/after-storms-destruction-halting-return-in-northeast.html?pagewanted=all

Shands re-opens pancreas transplant program                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        http://www.gainesville.com/article/20121030/ARTICLES/121039956

University panel flunks with tuition proposal

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/opinion/os-ed-state-tuition-proposal-103112-20121030,0,1988857.story

 

Storm Victims, Obama’s Leadership in FEMA’s Fugate Hands                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-10-30/storm-victims-obama-s-leadership-in-fema-s-fugate-hands#p1

Labor remains a contentious issue for agriculture                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         http://southeastfarmpress.com/vegetables/labor-remains-contentious-issue-agriculture

Dengue fever strikes Orlando-area man near UCF                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-10-30/news/os-dengue-fever-orlando-20121030_1_dengue-fever-high-fever-seminole-county-man

William Roe and Sons: Betting on tangerines                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                http://southeastfarmpress.com/orchard-crops/william-roe-and-sons-betting-tangerines

Students experience alcohol whilst sober                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_92b328a6-2316-11e2-9672-0019bb2963f4.html

Temperatures to rise starting today                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          http://www.gainesville.com/article/20121031/ARTICLES/121039941/1183?Title=Temperatures-to-rise-starting-today