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Scientists seek answers through research, but sometimes, a lack of findings can be good news. A recent University of Florida-led study involving tree diseases u

The COVID-19 pandemic has effectively been one of the more exploitative events that have occurred in the tourism sector.

UF researchers surprised to find microplastics in Florida Keys lagoons GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Researchers conducting a planned University of Florida-led study on plankton in two lagoons of the Florida Keys stumbled upon an unexpected presence in the course of their routine sampling: microplastics. A new publication in the journal Scientific Reports details the discovery of “widespread presence of high concentrations of polystyrene microplastic particles” in the two lagoons, northeast Florida...

A new UF study established a Smithsonian Institution ForestGEO research plot at the Ordway-Swisher Biological Station within a longleaf pine forest. 

UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation gets name change The school is now named The School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences March 17, 2021 | 6:00am EDT Terrell “Red” Baker speaks during a ceremony that announced the renaming of the UF School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences on Monday, March 15, 2021. It was formerly called the School of Forest Resources and Conservation. Baker, the school directo...