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    Media Relations 

    UF/IFAS Communications is your official media connection for UF/IFAS experts across the state. Contact us to reach experts in agriculture research and economics, life sciences, natural resources and wildlife, Extension programming and much more.  

    Media inquiries: Please contact our media relations team at newsifas@ifas.ufl.edu.  

    Photography: The UF/IFAS photo database offers more than 20,000 professional photographs for news, magazines, brochures, books and presentations. High-resolution images are available on request at no charge. Please credit UF/IFAS as noted for each image.  Questions? Email us at photo@ifas.ufl.edu. 

    Video b-roll: Looking for footage of UF/IFAS research and agriculture in Florida? See our b-roll selection or visit our YouTube page. For special requests, crediting or non-watermarked footage, please contact newsifas@ifas.ufl.edu. 

    Photo of interns while capturing tegus, surveying alligator nests and capturing pythons.

    Fighting Florida’s invasive species, UF/IFAS interns are on the front lines gaining hands-on experience

    From tracking pythons in Big Cypress National Preserve to trapping invasive...

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    En la imagen aparece un grupo de jóvenes con camisetas verdes posando detrás de un vehículo solar de carreras. El vehículo lleva el número 20 y está situado frente al Texas Motor Speedway. También se observan estructuras de una zona de competición y el logotipo de Victory Lane.

    Jóvenes de 4-H en el sur de Florida construyen un vehículo solar y ganan el campeonato nacional

    Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el...

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    The South Florida 4-H TechGarage Solar Car Team celebrates together in Victory Lane at Texas Motor Speedway before setting out across Texas. o Pictured from left: Gavin Vilarchao, Oliver Collins, Lars Erik Wiik, Saakshar Patel, Caiden Douglas-Jacques, Zayn Zyoud, Tomas Negron, Sam Merlin, Aiden Phipps, Emily Herman, Jose Moncada, Emily Boudreaux, Harley Duarte, and Makayla Derival. o Photo by Allan Phipps

    4-H goes solar: South Florida teens build a national championship-winning solar car earning a national title

    A 14-member team of South Florida teenagers is redefining what workforce...

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    Natural Area Teaching Laboratory boardwalk covered in high water. Photo taken 06-25-21.

    NSF awards UF $1.79M grant to harness AI-powered environmental forecasting with help from HiPerGator

    Water and carbon are key resources people rely on every day, from the...

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    UF/IFAS names Mathews Paret interim Center director of Mid-Florida Research and Education Center

    Highlights: UF/IFAS appoints plant pathology leader Mathews Paret as interim...

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    Learn with Extension: How a Duval County grandmother learned to heal 

     In 2008, a devastating car accident left Princie Mikel, a retired nurse...

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