IFAS in the news, 1/31

Good morning! Today’s IFAS news, some of it prompted by UF or IFAS Communications news releases:

 

My apologies for yesterday’s bad link for the Ask This Old House episode. This one (Scene 4) should work (I hope).

http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/tv/ask-toh/video/0,,20665197,00.html

 

U.S. Water Supply Not as Threatened as Believed, Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130130184031.htm

 

Study: U.S. water shortage is not so dire

http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2013/01/30/Study-US-water-shortage-is-not-so-dire/UPI-86981359590529/

 

Garden Q&A: March usually the time to cut back hibiscus (Duval)

http://jacksonville.com/entertainment/home-and-garden/2013-02-02/story/garden-qa-march-usually-time-cut-back-hibiscus

 

Pine Grove Elementary harvests learning and vegetables (Hernando)

http://www.tampabay.com/news/education/k12/pine-grove-elementary-harvests-learning-and-vegetables/1272960

 

Citrus Greening Will Ruin Morning OJ, No Matter How You Slice It

http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/2013/01/citrus-greening-will-ruin-morning-oj-no-matter-how-you-slice-it/

‘Grubbing around’ for the problem with your lawn (Clay)

http://www.claytodayonline.com/ee/claytoday/en/component/fullstory/20130131_002_art_0/grubbing-around-for-the-problem-with-your-lawn

This January was on-the-charts hot in Southwest Florida

http://www.news-press.com/article/20130131/NEWS01/301310024/This-January-charts-hot-Southwest-Florida

 

 

Get outdoors this February at Weedon Island Preserve (Pinellas – multiple IFAS briefs)

 

http://www.tbnweekly.com/editorial/outdoors/content_articles/013113_out-01.txt

 

Brooker Creek Preserve welcomes 2013 (more Pinellas IFAS mentions)

 

http://www.tbnweekly.com/editorial/outdoors/content_articles/013113_out-05.txt

 

 

 

UF, local and other news:

Harn exhibit features more than 100 original prints by Rembrandt and others

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20130131/ENT/130129524/1006/NEWS?Title=Harn-exhibit-features-more-than-100-original-prints-by-Rembrandt-and-others

 

Patty Andrews dies at 94; Andrews Sisters' last surviving member

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-patty-andrews-20130131,0,4952137.story

 

Campus construction would cut down trees

http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_aee75740-6b69-11e2-b291-0019bb2963f4.html

 

Universities are part of legislators' 5-point agenda

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20130130/ARTICLES/130139941?tc=cr

 

UFmobile developer shuts down popular iPhone app

http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_80a9f93c-6b69-11e2-9251-0019bb2963f4.html

 

Students debate outcome of Harry Potter, Luke Skywalker duel

http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_5863d9e0-6b67-11e2-8cc8-0019bb2963f4.html

 

UF smothers South Carolina for ninth straight win

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20130130/ARTICLES/130139935?tc=cr

 

Freeze expected tonight

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20130131/ARTICLES/130139919/1183?Title=Freeze-expected-tonight