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Annual report: Message from the director
The UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources made significant impacts in the areas of research, outreach and media this year, and we are excited to present these successes to you in this annual report. Through relevant research...
Lunch and Learn with the PIE Center and the Agriculture Institute of Florida
Join the UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources (PIE Center) and the Agriculture Institute of Florida for a "lunch and learn" about how to use video effectively to communicate to various audiences. In the morning, you'll hear...
Recent budget cuts take a toll on IFAS and PIE Center
GAINESVILLE, FL -- Governor Rick Scott has vetoed over $100M of programs in the budgets of Florida’s public universities. The total cost of University of Florida’s cuts are $20 million including approximately $6 milion to the Institute of Food and Agricultural...
Partnership with CLCE leads to great impact
The UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education makes impactful contributions to the agricultural and natural resource sectors on a regular basis. These contributions are made through researchers' commitment to social science inquiry and understanding public...
PIE Center presents research at national conference
San Luis Obispo, California – Research from the Center for Public Issues Education was well represented this past week in San Luis Obispo, California at the American Association for Agricultural Education national conference. Faculty, graduate students and staff...
PIE Center affiliates receive top honors in Journal for Applied Communications
Gainesville, FL – The Journal for Applied Communications, the signature journal for agricultural communications, recently awarded the most outstanding articles in 2016 and authors who reported on research from the Center for Public Issues Education received top...
Survey: Floridians support water policy but lack familiarity
When asked to rank their level of concern for 10 issues facing Florida, resident were most concerned about water according to a recent survey conducted by the UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources (PIE Center). Eighty-three...
Survey: Floridians unsatisfied with influence on endangered species policy
Most Floridians are unsatisfied with the influence they have on public policy regarding endangered species, according to a recent survey conducted by the UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources (PIE Center). Survey results...
A look behind the lens: The category winners and the photographers’ stories
The UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education recently held its annual photo contest. The contest received over 430 entries from across the country and Facebook fans voted to determine a winner in each category. Learn more about each winning...
Survey: Generational differences in food safety behaviors
Generational differences in food safety behaviors were identified in a study conducted by the Center for Public Issues Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources, in which 510 Florida residents were surveyed about sources of food safety information and food safety...
A look behind the lens: The photographers’ stories of winning images
The UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education recently held its annual photo contest. The contest received over 430 entries from across the country and two overall winners were chosen from those entries. Professional judges deliberated over the photo and chose the...
PIE Center research on display: Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists
GAINESVILLE –Faculty, staff and students recently presented research from the UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education at the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists (SAAS) annual convention February 3-7, 2017, in Mobile, Alabama. Each year SAAS gives...