#GeoGator Dr. Corene Matyas recently talked with the Florida Museum of Natural History about how she studies Tropical Cyclones as part of their Why Science? series.
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Dr. Corene Matyas was featured on the latest Streaming Science Podcast as part of their Science of Superstorms series. In this episode of the Science of Superstorms, University of Florida Agriculture Education and Communication graduate Savanna Ogburn visits Dr. Corene Matyas, an associate professor in the UF Geography department, who studies tropical cyclone precipitation. Check […]
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GAINESVILLE – In the battle against vector borne disease, mosquito control using insecticides is an essential tool. But what happens when that tool starts to fail, and how do you know it? Insecticides are regularly used by public health agencies to reduce populations of blood-sucking mosquitoes. Effective control programs are important to public health because, […]
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GeoGator, Chief Conservation Scientist at the Centre for Wildlife Studies, and adjunct faculty member at Duke University and India’s National Centre for Biological Sciences, Dr. Krithi Karanth has just been named a 2019 Rolex Achievement Laureate for her National Geographic Society projects Wild Seve and Wild Shaale. As human numbers surge, conflicts between people and […]
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Doctoral students, Carly Muir and Ryan Good, have been selected to participate in the NASA DEVELOP Program during summer 2019 through Science Systems and Applications, Inc. Part of NASA’s Applied Sciences Program, DEVELOP addresses environmental and public policy issues through interdisciplinary research projects that apply the lens of NASA Earth observations to community concerns around […]
Dr. Corene Matyas received a 2018-2019 Faculty Award from the Southeastern Conference to visit two SEC universities. In October 2018, she visited Mississippi State University where she was hosted by Dr. Kimberly Wood, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geosciences. In March, 2019, she visited the University of Tennessee and was hosted by […]
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UF’s Dr. Corene Matyas recently spoke with the BBC about Tropical Cyclone Idai and Tropical Cyclone Kenneth: “This is a much stronger storm than they’ve had in recorded history.” Listen to the whole interview.
UF Geography Associate Professor and Meteorologist Dr. Corene Matyas was recently interviewed by The Guardian about the impact of Tropical Cyclone Idai on Mozambique: Corene Matyas, an associate professor at the University of Florida with expertise in the patterns of cyclonic rainfall, says this is possible but cautions that a complex computer simulation model would […]
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The Office of the Provost Announces 2019 Awardees Undergraduate Teacher of the Year Dr. Corene Matyas
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GAINESVILLE – Blood sucking insects such as the Yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, are more than just a nuisance in Ecuador, they also spread diseases such as dengue fever, chikungunya and Zika. A warming world means that public health officials must decide where to direct surveillance and mosquito control efforts not only today, but also […]
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