University of Florida - Tower / Seminole Yearbook (Gainesville, FL)

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In the department of Animal Sciences, professor Mike Fields and student Sekoni Noel examine research to improve reproductive efficiency in Florida cattle. photo by Eric Zamora. The programs in the college are very Students work on a flower project in an agriculture class. Through the course of the day, many agriculture students have classes at Fifield Hall. graduate researcher Cosandre Hochreiter checks on barn owl nest site at UF ' s Everglade Research and lucation Center. The five owlets were among several bies and their parents in this abandoned barn. Research are trying to boost the amount of barn owls because kill rodents. Rodents can cause up to $30 million rth of damage per year to sugarcane while the owls can almost 3000 rodents in a year. photo Eric Zamo ra 29

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researcher Grady Miller, left, and turf science Max McQuade evaluate turfgrass for athletic fields by performing tests such as the ball roll experiment wade, of care College of Agriculturlal and Life Science Formerly known as the College of Agriculture, the college changed it ' s name to the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) to better represent the myriad of programs offered at the college. The college is a member of UF ' s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) and constitutes the academic programs of IFAS. The CALS offers 20 B.S. degree programs, 21 graduate degree programs and over 50 specializations. New degree options available this year to students include the a new B.S. degree in Packaging Sciences, a new M.S. degree in Human Resource Developme nt, and a new doctoral degree in Plant Medicine, Undergraduate minors in Plant, Molecular and Cell Biology, Agricultural Law, Agricultural Communications, Poultry Science, and Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences were also established. Over the past 10 years, undergraduate enrollment has increased by 230% and graduate enrollment rose 17%. Women now constitute 57% of the undergraduate enrollment and 38% of the graduate. The CALS is well positioned for the future with the restructuring of degrees available. The college has taken a much greater role in providing general education courses for all students at OF and by collaborating with other colleges on campus. 28

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architecture project, a stud draws a sketch.. The College of Architecture was established at the University of Florida in 1925, and has since grown to be one of the largest design, planning and construction sites in the country. There are many different professional disciplines offered in the college. At the undergraduate and graduate levels, these include architecture, construction, interior design and landscape architecture, and urban and regional planning at the graduate level. There are also Ph.D. programs available in architecture, building construction, and urban and regional planning. The college emphasizes a global perspective to broaden student ' s point of view, so a graduate from the college can find employment anywhere they desire. Technology is also becoming extremely important in the Architecture student ' s life, ranging from access to forgeographic information systems to a personal computer. 30