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Presentations encourage scientists to communicate with public
Even industry experts can disagree on how to communicate about agriculture. At the Florida Agricultural Biotechnology Literacy and Communication Day, assistant professor Joy Rumble discussed how she related to and identified with the 2013 Dodge “God Made a Farmer”...
Oil spill anniversary summit explores lessons learned
Five years later, disaster recovery experts still describe the impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill as on par with tragedies such as Hurricane Katrina and 9/11. As part of the oil spill’s fifth anniversary on April 20, the Healthy Gulf, Healthy Communities team...
Event to explore ways to help scientists connect with public on genetically modified food
PIE Center research will take the stage on May 11 as part of a daylong workshop focusing on communicating about biotechnology, or the science behind genetically modified food. Florida Agricultural Biotechnology Literacy and Communication Day, held on May 11 from 10...
Speakers to discuss oil spill impacts at Healthy Gulf, Healthy Communities summit
April 16: Community resilience and preparedness webinar Many communities continue to feel the aftermaths of the oil spill. Glenn Morris will discuss the Healthy Gulf, Healthy Communities project and the work that has been done with the impacted communities. In...
Through their lens: Stories behind photo contest’s winning images
Overall winner — Brittany Coffee I am a 21-year-old junior at the University of Arkansas studying Agricultural Communications. I'm originally from Gentry, AR. I was raised on a small family farm in Northwest Arkansas and have always been passionate about industry. At...
PIE Center makes strong showing at regional conference
By Shuyang Qu A PIE Center research paper won the top agricultural communications research honors at the annual conference of the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists. Assistant professor Joy Rumble and master’s student Taylor Rumble collaborated to write...
3rd-annual photo contest: Enter now!
The dates Jan. 20, 8 am: Photo submission opens Feb. 10, 5 p.m.: Photo submission closes Feb. 12, 8 a.m.: Voting begins March 13, noon.: Voting ends March 13: Winners announced! The prizes The overall winner will receive a $100 gift card to Amazon. Each category...
Board chair named to IFAS administrative position
After serving more than a year as chairwoman of the PIE Center's advisory board, Jeanna Mastrodicasa was appointed associate vice president of operations for UF/IFAS. The 17-year University of Florida administrator worked for seven years as assistant vice president...
Two major grants added to PIE Center’s research docket
In the same week, PIE Center researchers added an $8.7 million grant and its fourth specialty crop block grant to its roster of relevant and applied research projects. The specialty crop block grant builds on previous research examining the marketability of...
Faculty spotlight: Director Ricky Telg
Hometown? Bryan, Texas Education and previous work experience? [list type="check"] Texas A&M University: BS: Journalism (Broadcast Journalism specialization) University of North Texas: MS: Journalism Texas A&M University: Ph.D.: Educational Human Resource...
Staff spotlight: Research Coordinator Sandra Anderson
Hometown? Born in Brooklyn, New York, then I moved to Florida when I was 11. I call my hometown Lake Worth, Fla., by way of New York. Education and previous work experience? Bachelor's of science in food and resource economics (focus on agribusiness) and a master's in...
Research projects approach $1 million mark for 2013-14
Research partnerships for 2013–14 neared the $1 million mark as two faculty members and two post-doctoral associates embarked on their first full year at the PIE Center. Through grants and other research partnerships, PIE Center researchers earned $931,000, with PIE...