UF/IFAS in the news, 10/21

Good morning. Today’s UF/IFAS news:

 

University of Florida-IFAS hires World Bank expert (audio)

http://southeastagnet.com/2014/10/20/university-of-florida-ifas-hires-world-bank-expert/

 

Sunrise at Sunbelt (TV piece that advanced the Sunbelt Expo, IFAS segment is 10 minutes in)

http://www.walb.com/video?clipId=10691684&autostart=true

UF IFAS looking to attract more STEM students to agriculture

http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_3e0eb3ea-58cc-11e4-a2ae-4f086dcc522f.html

USDA grants $4.57 million to projects

http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_621ecf92-58d9-11e4-a7c3-f39e843c75e1.html

Letting fish down safely (Sea Grant – Charlotte/Lee)

http://www.news-press.com/story/life/outdoors/2014/10/20/letting-fish-safely/17644939/

 

Citrus greening puts growers in a fight for their livelihood

http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2014/10/20/citrus_greening_puts.html

 

EXTENSION CONNECTION: Easy ways to increase soil quality (Okaloosa)

http://www.crestviewbulletin.com/lifestyle/extension-connection-easy-ways-to-increase-soil-quality-1.389271

 

Get growing at Mounts Botanical Garden fall plant sale (Palm Beach)

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/home-garden/fl-mounts-plant-sale-0110114-20141020-story.html

 

 

Other news:

 

Paralyzed man Darek Fidyka walks again after pioneering surgery

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/oct/21/paralysed-darek-fidyka-pioneering-surgery

Florida AD: Muschamp will be on sideline against Georgia

http://www.news-press.com/story/sports/college/2014/10/20/florida-ad-muschamp-will-sideline-georgia/17647021/

 

Oscar de la Renta, fashion icon, dead at 82

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/oscar-de-la-renta-fashion-icon-dead-82-report-article-1.1981239