As the Sackett v. EPA ruling reshapes national wetland policy, UF experts David Kaplan, Ph.D., director of the Howard T. Odum Center for Wetlands, and Matthew Cohen, Ph.D., director of the UF Water Institute, explain how Florida’s existing laws protect… Read More
Florida’s hospitals can expect an uptick in patients during red tide events, a new University of Florida Health study has found. The research identifies red tide as a direct cause of ailments and rings the red alarm for coastal residents… Read More
Congratulations to our newest graduates Katie Schoenberger and Drs. Nick Chin, Dogil Lee and Yiyang Kang!
We’re proud to celebrate the accomplishments of four exceptional students who recently defended their theses and dissertations.
“As we all live on or near the Indian River Lagoon, we’re directly affected by these issues,” said Walter Rentz, president of the Space Coast Gator Club. “The discussion about red tide was especially timely.” That sense of urgency —… Read More
The slimy algae topping Florida’s waterways are more than just unsightly. They are often toxic to humans, animals and the environment. To mitigate those risks, University of Florida researchers are collaborating with North Carolina State University and University of South… Read More
When children see photos of Alexis Jackson wading through muddy wetlands — swarmed by insects, enduring scorching heat and working alongside alligators and snakes — their first question is usually, “Why are you doing this?” On February 8, at the… Read More
María Menchú-Maldonado, Ph.D., a postdoctoral research scholar at North Carolina State University, and her team at North Carolina State University, University of Florida, University of South Florida, and the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation developed a forecasting framework that predicts the risk… Read More
The sway of plants caused by the flow of water resembles a dance to graduate student Katie Schoenberger, who is researching how this movement can affect the growth and removal of algae in Florida’s springs. Excessive algae growth in many… Read More
Alexis Jackson didn’t discover environmental engineering as a career option until right before graduate school, when she was on track to become a wetland ecologist. Now a Ph.D. student in the University of Florida’s Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, she… Read More