Agriculture
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May 9, 2012 | Research News
NSF grant will help scientists uncover hidden soybean genes
Soybeans are the world's largest single source of vegetable protein and edible oil, already used to make livestock feed, soymilk, tofu, adhesives, alternative fuels, disinfectants, plastics and particleboard. Using a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation, University of Georgia researcher Wayne Parrott hopes to uncover more uses for the popular legume.
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May 3, 2012 | General News
UGA professor awarded American Horticultural Society’s top honor
The American Horticultural Society has awarded University of Georgia faculty member Allan Armitage its Liberty Hyde Bailey Award.
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April 27, 2012 | Research News
Tiny wasp may hold key to controlling kudzu bug
University of Georgia researcher John Ruberson is looking for natural enemies of the kudzu bug in an effort to fight the pest's spread across the Southern states. A tiny Asian wasp may be the best option.
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April 27, 2012 | General News
Mad cow scare shows how well nation’s food-safety system works
While the California dairy cow that tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease, made national headlines this week, University of Georgia livestock and food-safety experts say the real story is how well the nation's food-safety system worked.
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April 6, 2012 | General News
Latin Americans turn to UGA researchers for kudzu bug knowledge
Two years ago, the kudzu bug arrived in Georgia. It has been aggravating homeowners and feeding on kudzu and soybeans ever since. Now, some of Georgia's Latin American trading partners are worried that the legume-eating pest may be headed south.
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February 24, 2012 | Research News
UGA study sheds light on aphid vs. wasp evolution
Nature is a system of checks and balances, as is the case between aphids and wasps. Aphids feed on plants; wasps lay eggs inside aphids, killing them and increasing plant production. Some aphids harbor bacterial symbionts, or smaller organisms that live in close association with a host, that provide protection by killing the internally developing wasps. Wasps are able to decipher which aphids are infected and use superparasitism to override the poison.
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February 10, 2012 | Research News
Grass to gas: UGA researchers’ genome map speeds biofuel development
Researchers at the University of Georgia have taken a major step in the ongoing effort to find sources of cleaner, renewable energy by mapping the genomes of two originator cells of Miscanthus x giganteus, a large perennial grass with promise as a source of ethanol and bioenergy.
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December 9, 2011 | Research News
Pig-induced pluripotent stem cells may be safer than previously thought
Pig stem cell research conducted by two animal scientists at the University of Georgia reveals a better way to determine the safety of future stem cell therapies than rodent-based models.
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November 7, 2011 | Research News
UGA streamlines high-tech irrigation system
A technology developed on the University of Georgia campus in Tifton that helps farmers improve yields and conserve water just got easier for farmers to use, says a UGA irrigation specialist.
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September 14, 2011 | General News
Dairy expert to give Food Animal Lecture in UGA College of Veterinary Medicine
An alumnus from the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine will return to the college in November to share his 34 years of expertise in the dairy industry.
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September 8, 2011 | General News
World Food Prize laureate to present 2011 D.W. Brooks Lecture
Jo Luck, 2010 World Food Prize laureate and former president and CEO of Heifer International, will be the keynote speaker at the annual University of Georgia D.W. Brooks Lecture on Oct. 4 at 11 a.m. in Masters Hall of the Georgia Center for Continuing Education.
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August 12, 2011 | General News
Engineering professor named associate director of Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities
William Kisaalita, an engineering professor at the University of Georgia, has been named associate director of UGA's Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities.
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May 27, 2011 | General News
UGA Costa Rica serves as living biodiversity lab for Costa Rican students
The University of Georgia's satellite campus in Costa Rica recently hosted a group of 97 Costa Rican high school students for the first Lincoln School Fit4Earth: Ninth Grade Biodiversity Challenge.
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May 26, 2011 | Research News
UGA Research Foundation receives $1.6 million to develop disease-resistant livestock
The University of Georgia Research Foundation has received almost $1.6 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support a team of researchers from the University of Georgia and the U.S. Department of Agriculture in their efforts to develop a new technology to breed chickens resistant to Newcastle Virus.
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December 7, 2010 | General News
UGA receives grant to develop sustainable poultry production in Africa
The University of Georgia has received more than $440,000 as part of a collaborative research, outreach and education program aimed at encouraging sustainable poultry production in the West African country of Mali.