Association of Zamorano Alumni UF chapter

Our first activity of the year! 🐊🧡
And it couldn’t have been better.
Thank you, Zamogators 🧡💙for your support and for always making it fun.
See you soon 👀🐊

Meet our 2026 interns!! 🌱🚜

All fourth-year students from the Agricultural Sciences and Production major at Zamorano are currently at UF completing their required internship. We’re so proud to have you here and can’t wait to see all you accomplish.

Welcome to the Zamogators family! 💙🧡🐊

Fresh faces, same Gator spirit 💙🧡
Welcome to the ZamoGator fam! 🐊✨

🎉 SAVE THE DATE! 🎉
Our annual Zamoranos in the USA Symposium is heading to the University of Florida this fall! 🐊🌱

📍 Gainesville, FL
📅 October 2–3

Join us to hear amazing speakers, share your research, and connect with fellow Zamoranos.
Everything is being planned just for you. Stay tuned for updates!

🌎🎓 Zamogators graduate!! 🧡💙
They making an impact across disciplines and showing how a Zamorano education opens doors worldwide 🌱🐊

🏆 Congratulations to Our Award Winners! 🏆

We are proud to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our ZamoGators who were recognized for excellence this semester:

Sebastián Salvatierra 🥇 1st place, Poster Competition in the Animal Science Symposium at UF.
Martha Vilchez 🥈 2nd place, Charles Student Research Oral Competition at the IPPS Annual Meeting.
Izabella Martinez 🥈 2nd place, 10-Minute Student Oral Presentation at the Entomological Society of America.
Dr. Vilma M. Cooper 🥇 1st place, Graduate Student Paper Competition & SomosEnto Excellence Award at the Entomological Society of America.
Dr. Sara S. MacDonald 🌟 SomosEnto Early Career Award at the Entomological Society of America.

👏 Congratulations to each of you for your dedication, hard work, and well-deserved recognition!

✨ Celebrating our Zamogators achievements this fall ✨

🐊 Giuliana presented a poster at the CANVAS Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah
🐊 Jose presented a poster at the CANVAS Meeting.
🐊 Victor presented both a poster and an oral presentation at the CANVAS Meeting.
🐊 Renzo presented a poster at the 11th Symposium of Zamorano Alumni in Wooster, Ohio, and also attended the National Association of Extension Program and Staff Development Professionals meeting.
🐊 Shisbeth had an oral presentation at the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) annual meeting in Portland, Oregon.

We congratulate each one of you on your dedication to research, professional development, and scholarly engagement!!

Grateful for Zamogators who feel like home. 🏠🧡
A few days ago, we celebrated Friendsgiving with amazing company and delicious food. 🥘
Our last activity of the year couldn’t have been better! Thank you, Gator family.
See you soon 🐊🐊🧡💙

One spirit, many flags! 🐊🧡💙
Un día como hoy, hace 3 semanas nos reunimos para celebrar el día de la independencia del país que nos abrió sus puertas y nos hizo sentir como en casa 🇭🇳 💙

From a small group with big dreams to a growing family united by Zamorano spirit. 💙🧡

🚀 Big wins for our Zamogators at the 2025 Inter-REC Poster and Flash Talk Competition! 🐊💙🧡

We are proud to congratulate two of our outstanding Zamorano alumni for their remarkable performance.

🥈 Alvaro Bautista (PhD student) – 2nd place in the Poster Competition with “Optimizing Harvest Timing for Enhanced Hop Quality in a Subtropical Climate.”

🥉 Lidysce Mata (MSc student) – 3rd place in the Flash Talk Competition with “Extending Lettuce Seasons by Boosting Heat Adaptation in Hydroponic Production.”

👏 Congratulations to both for representing us with excellence and passion for agricultural research.👏
Labor Omnia Vincit! 💪🌎