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The identification of the Pineland site as the likely remains of the important 16th-18th-century Calusa community of Tampa (see June, 2002 Friends newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 2, p. 3) along the northern Calusa frontier lends new significance to documentary evidence regarding Calusa-Spanish relations bet
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The official discovery and naming of “La Florida� in 1513 by former Puerto Rican governor Juan Ponce de León marked only the beginning of Spanish visitation to Southwest Florida, and indeed the first decade after contact seems to have been a busy one. Although he was named Adelantado of Flo
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Way back in a 2005, Friends of the RRC Newsletter, Dr. John Worth (now at the University of West Florida) described a 1614 attack by Spanish forces on at least four Calusa towns, probably including the Pineland site (known at the time as Tampa). His article served as an inspiration for archaeologis
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Most of us set a little money aside in case of unexpected needs. In Florida, during hurricane season, some of us stash some extra water and food, just in case there’s no electricity for a spell. In a way, this is storage of surplus – setting aside some resources in case of need. But now think of su
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Using a branch of AI called “machine learning,� humans will teach computers to identify the teeth of the extinct giant shark megalodon.
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The University of Florida Herbarium, FLAS, is a unit of the Department of Natural History of the Florida Museum of Natural History. The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences provides financial support for the inter-institutional loan program of the vascular plant, bryophyte, lichen, and algal
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Imagine the opportunity to step into the life of your favorite author. And imagine that he shares with you his writing techniques and life experiences. Hard to imagine? Not if the author is Randy Wayne White and you are one of the 20 aspiring and published writers who attended his writer’s workshop
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For students from impoverished homes, school field trips may be their only access to the community beyond their neighborhoods. Research shows that educational field trips increase student engagement and help teach facts and concepts. Research on the value of learning outdoors has demonstrated benefi
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Letter from the McGuire Center’s Director It has been 20 years since the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity opened thanks to the visionary support of Dr. Bill and Nadine McGuire and the dedicated commitment of founding director Dr. Thomas Emmel. We are proud of what has been accomplish
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Historic Research Projects The UF Herbarium has a long history of research studies in diverse projects spanning traditional morphological plant systematics, floristics, plant anatomy, molecular analysis and pollination ecology. Many of the publications born from these projects are documented in our
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