by piecenter | Oct 1, 2013 | Newsletter
The National Public Policy Evaluation Center, a subsidiary of the PIE Center, received $180,000 from the National Science Foundation to evaluate a nationwide effort to improve undergraduate science education, with the goal of increasing the number of science,...
by piecenter | Oct 1, 2013 | Newsletter
By Sherezade Rodriguez In an effort to increase the demand for Florida-grown strawberries among state residents, the PIE Center’s newest grant will take a path similar to the center’s previous local food studies. PIE Center researchers will again delve into Florida...
by piecenter | Oct 1, 2013 | Newsletter
PIE Center Director Tracy Irani will serve a one-year term as interim director of UF/IFAS Family, Youth and Community Sciences, effective Oct. 1. As a result, Alexa Lamm has assumed the role of associate director of the PIE Center. The first meeting of the PIE...
by piecenter | Jun 14, 2013 | Newsletter
About of the PIE Center team traveled to the Association for Communication Excellence Conference in Indianapolis last week, making the University of Florida the most-represented and active school. The PIE Center alone gave 12 presentations and won two awards in the...
by piecenter | Jun 14, 2013 | Newsletter
By Laura Gorham A 15-member advisory board has been assembled to aid the PIE Center in shaping, refining and achieving the center’s mission, vision and goals. Discussion at last year’s steering committee meeting, which was attended by almost 50 stakeholders,...
by piecenter | Jun 14, 2013 | Newsletter
By Laura Gorham Six months of Easy as PIE webinars have saved attendees and their organizations thousands of dollars in salary and fuel savings and protected the environment from several metric tons of harmful carbon dioxide emissions. Between December and May, 169...
