UF/IFAS in the news April 4, 2014

Good Friday morning! Here’s your UF/IFAS news for April 4, 2014:

 

Nanotubes made from plants could allow delivery of DNA into cells, improve chemotherapy treatment

http://news.ufl.edu/2014/04/03/nanotubes-from-plant-waste/

 

Nanotubes made from plants could allow delivery of DNA into cells, improve chemotherapy treatment

http://phys.org/news/2014-04-nanotubes-delivery-dna-cells-chemotherapy.html

 

Joyce named head of leadership programs at UF/IFAS

http://www.theledger.com/article/20140403/NEWS/140409700/1001/BUSINESS

 

Price of cotton same as 30 years ago (Santa Rosa)

http://www.srpressgazette.com/news/business/price-of-cotton-same-as-30-years-ago-1.300589

 

Allergy alert: Tallahassee awash in plague of pollen (Leon)

http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20140404/TLHLOCAL05/304040014/Allergy-alert-Tallahassee-awash-plague-pollen

 

Extension pesticide session (Pasco, near the end)

http://lakerlutznews.com/lln/?p=17794

 

Harmer reorganizes county government (Sarasota)

http://www.yourobserver.com/news/sarasota/Front-Page/0331201433252/Harmer-reorganizes-county-government

 

Florida Land Steward Update

http://fosterfollynews.com/2014/04/03/florida-land-steward-update-3/

 

 

UF, other news:

Students try to explain years of research in 180 seconds

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20140403/ARTICLES/140409843?tc=cr

 

Sections of O’Connell parking lot restricted on April 4

http://news.ufl.edu/2014/04/03/sections-of-oconnell-parking-lot-restricted-on-april-4/

 

A jam-packed weekend ahead

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20140403/ARTICLES/140409840?tc=cr

 

Take Back the Night event starts at 5:30 p.m. at Plaza of the Americas

http://www.americantowns.com/fl/gainesville/news/take-back-the-night-event-starts-at-530-pm-at-plaza-of-the-americas-18650818

Wilbekin has traveled unlikely road to Final Four

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20140403/ARTICLES/140409838?tc=cr

 

Tapping for a cause

http://news.ufl.edu/snapshots/2014/04/03/tapping-for-a-cause/

 

Senate approves money for FSU engineering school (UF Preeminence mentioned)

http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20140404/POLITICSPOLICY08/304040005/Senate-approves-money-FSU-engineering-school

 

Universities seek to shield researchers from animal rights activists

http://www.alligator.org/news/local/article_fad3257c-bbb7-11e3-8aa7-0019bb2963f4.html

 

Cassini spacecraft finds sign of subsurface sea on Saturn’s moon Enceladus

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/nasa-cassini-spacecraft-finds-sign-of-subsurface-sea-on-saturns-moon-enceladus/2014/04/03/f9a1e7fc-baa3-11e3-9a05-c739f29ccb08_story.html

 

Letterman’s departure will reshape late-night

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/lettermans-departure-will-reshape-late-night/2014/04/04/3f8d8370-bbd5-11e3-80de-2ff8801f27af_story.html?tid=pm_pop

 

Mali Acts To Stem Spread Of Ebola

http://time.com/#49566/mali-acts-to-stem-spread-of-ebola/