Rio Bonham, a doctoral student in agricultural and biological engineering, is working to improve flood prediction by combining traditional engineering approaches with community-based knowledge systems. Originally from…

Growing up in Tallahassee, Florida, Katherine Henning could not be kept out of the water. She spent her time exploring the outdoors, collecting sea creatures, and immersing herself in the state’s coastal environments.

Scott Lee Young was always interested in understanding the world and its processes through science. Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, Lee Young explored various scientific fields, and…

Growing up in Cuenca, Ecuador, Fabián Quichimbo was always fascinated by the source of its renowned clean water, which originates from mountain ecosystems called páramos. Curious about what makes it so pure and how it is distributed throughout the city…

When Adeyinka Ayodele arrived at the University of Florida in January 2025, he brought with him years of experience in landscaping, agricultural education, and environmental stewardship.

Wearing chest-high waders, Chamoda Dissanayake sloshes through the cool water, feeling the squishy, yielding earth and slippery, tangled plant life brush against her with each step. Gripping the long-handled dipper, she lowers it into the water to collect a water sample to…