Latin America Writes Back 2.0: Political and Environmental Crisis M. Elizabeth Ginway (SPS) and Terry Harpold (English)
11/08/21

“Latin America Writes Back 2.0: Political and Environmental Crisis in Science Fiction” commemorates and extends UF’s landmark 2005 symposium, “Latin America Writes Back.” That symposium identified UF as an early pioneer in the growing field of Latin American SF studies and featured talks by author/scholar Edmundo Paz Soldán and scholar J. Andrew Brown. This new workshop brought back those key participants of the 2005 event and added other scholars and writers who are helping to shape the future of SF in the Caribbean, the Andean region, the Southern Cone, and Mexico, and Brazil.

Morning

After the reading on Thursday afternoon by Gabriela Damián Miravete, we had a full day...

UF is a 20 Year Top Producer of Gilman Scholars
11/03/21

The University of Florida was recognized today by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs for having produced the most Gilman recipients over the past twenty years in the Large Institution category.

259 students from the University of Florida received Gilman awards since 2001. “We are extremely pleased to be recognized for our efforts to practice diversity and inclusion as we build and implement education abroad programs for UF students. The Gilman scholarships unlock opportunities to prepare our Global Gators to assume leadership roles in their future careers, and to gain a better understanding of other cultures, languages, and societies,” said...

Dr. Hao Gan Awarded a UF Pellizzi Prize
11/03/21

Every two years the Club of Bologna under the sponsorship of FederUnacoma, the Italian Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers Association, awards the Pellizzi Prize for the worldwide best Ph.D. dissertation in the area of agricultural machinery and mechanization. Dr. Hao Gan, who received his Ph.D. under the direction of Prof. Won-Suk "Daniel" Lee in UF's Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, was announced as the latest winner on October 22nd in Bologna. This is the third consecutive former UF student to win the award. The three winners were UF international students from Iran, South Korea, and China and are now assistant professors at the University of California-Davis,...

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage through the legacy of a 2021 Great Immigrant at UF/IFAS
10/25/21

Source: UF IFAS Blogs

At an early age, Pedro Sanchez expressed a fascination and passion for the soil on which he grew up in Cuba.

More specifically, he was drawn to the deep rust colors of the island’s tropical soil. That same soil that stained his play clothes was where he learned to grow fruit on his family’s farm in Caimito del Guayabal.

“One of my fondest memories as a child is playing with the rich red soil, curious about its color and properties at my family’s business,” he said.

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Dr. Malini Johar Schueller's Book Recently Republished by Ateneo de Manila Press
10/25/21

UF English Department professor Dr. Malini Johar Schueller's book, Campaigns of Knowledge: Pedagogies of U.S. Colonialism and Occupation in the Philippines and Japan, was recently republished by the Ateneo de Manila Press in the Philippines with a new cover and a Foreword by a Filipino scholar. Her book brings together the fields of American cultural studies, postcolonial studies, Asian American studies, and transpacific studies.

They also hosted a webinar to launch the republishing of the book. To view the webinar,...

The Oxford Handbook of the African Sahel
10/25/21

Edited by Professor of African Politics, and Dean of the UF International Center, Leonardo A. Villalón, The Oxford Handbook of the African Sahel was published recently. The book is not only comprehensive work on the Sahel as a region available in English, but also provides interdisciplinary coverage of a little-known region. It also features contributions by leading figures in the field.

Long on the margins of both scholarly and policy concerns, the countries of the West African Sahel have recently attracted world attention, primarily as a key battleground in the global 'war on terror'. This book moves beyond this narrow focus, providing a multidimensional and interdisciplinary...

EREC Student Profile Series: Shabnam Sadeghibaniani
10/11/21

In this edition of the EREC Student Profile Series, PhD. student Shabnam Sadeghibaniani gives a brief description of the research she has conducted at the UF IFAS Everglades REC. To watch the full student profile, visit the IFAS Youtube Channel.

Dr. Paul J. Magnarella to Join ADA University's International Academic Advisory Group
10/11/21

Emeritus Professor Paul J. Magnarella has been invited to join ADA University’s International Academic Advisory Group. Located in Baku, Azerbaijan, ADA University is Azerbaijan’s Flag-Ship university. It is advancing cutting edge educational programs with the mission of contributing positively to the lives of Azerbaijani citizens.

Global Gator Marlowe Starling
10/11/21

National Geographic and a trip to South Africa in high
school fueled Marlowe Starling’s passion for nature
and her desire to improve the environment through
impactful reporting.

In Environmental Journalist-in-Residence Cynthia Barnett’s Environmental Journalism course, she pursued a story about septic tanks and sewage in South Florida, a project aligned with the class project, "The
Human Hazard," about climate change and public health. The project pushed her beyond “boring infrastructure stuff” to fully understand “these nuanced problems that a lot of people overlook that have dire consequences for people. It was a great wake-up call for me to get readers...

Vanessa Campoverde Shares Work with University of Philippines Los Baños
10/11/21

Vanessa Campoverde, a UF IFAS Extension agent working in Miami-Dade County with ornamental nurseries since 2011, will be sharing her experiences with Filipino researchers, students, and various stakeholders at the University of the Philippines Los Baños. Her lecture will focus on Integrated Pest Management of ornamental plant nurseries which are places where growers grow plants such as orchids, bromeliads, succulents, and overall foliage for offices and landscape like palms, flowering trees, etc.

Campoverde believes sharing her experiences is important because her nursery is #1 in ornamental plant production in Florida and the state of Florida is #1 in the US in foliage plant...

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