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Water flowing in the the Rodman Dam Reservoir

Cynthia Barnett authors National Geographic article on the effects and discoveries from Florida’s Rodman Reservoir drawdown

Thursday January 15, 2026

Cynthia Barnett, Director of Climate and Environment Reporting Initiatives, is the author of “See a ghost ‘fairyland’ forest reemerge in Florida” published in National Geographic on Jan. 13. Barnett writes about the lost springs rising in the old …

UFCJC Researchers Win U.S. State Department Grant to Better Climate Reporting in Chile

Wednesday October 2, 2024

Faculty and staff from the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) received funding from the U.S. Embassy in Santiago, Chile, to develop and deliver training workshops on climate journalism and fact-checking in Chile. The …

Cynthia Barnett Named Director of Climate and Environment Reporting Initiatives at the University of Florida

Tuesday September 12, 2023

Cynthia Barnett, Environmental Journalist in Residence at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC), has been named director of Climate and Environment Reporting Initiatives for the college. Barnett, a senior lecturer in the …