UGA.Today: Environment http://news.uga.edu/archive/category/Environment UGA.Today release category feed en jbeckley@uga.edu Copyright 2013 2013-05-20T13:47:+00:00 2013-05-20T13:47:+00:00 UGA, Georgia Southern to host International Agribusiness Conference and Expo http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-ga-southern-international-agribusiness-conference-expo-051413 Tue, 14 May 2013 13:46:06 GMT Power plants: UGA researchers explore how to harvest electricity directly from plants http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/power-plants-uga-researchers-explore-how-to-harvest-electricity-direct Thu, 9 May 2013 12:24:16 GMT Discover Life launches moth observatory at Sandy Creek Nature Center in Athens http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/discover-life-launches-moth-observatory-at-sandy-creek-nature-center-in-ath Wed, 8 May 2013 21:12:51 GMT UGA researchers discover one endangered species depends on another http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-researchers-discover-one-endangered-species-depends-on-another Tue, 7 May 2013 20:07:03 GMT UGA’s Salty Dawg to retrieve data from under the sea http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-Salty-Dawg-retrieve-data-from-under-the-sea Mon, 6 May 2013 13:26:11 GMT USAID grant to fund global UGA peanut research http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/usaid-grant-to-fund-global-uga-peanut-research Fri, 3 May 2013 16:16:37 GMT UGA ecologist receives $1.39 million to study longleaf pine ecosystem recovery http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-ecologist-receives-139-million-study-longleaf-pine-ecosystem-recovery Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:01:45 GMT UGA students, faculty and staff receive sustainability awards http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-students-faculty-and-staff-receive-sustainability-awards-2013 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:42:19 GMT UGA students compete in third annual CAES Undergraduate Research Symposium http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/students-compete-third-annual-caes-undergraduate-research-symposium Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:22:46 GMT UGA to acquire 15 acres of historic Wormsloe property in Savannah http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-to-acquire-15-acres-of-historic-wormsloe-property-in-savannah Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:15:02 GMT UGA Bug Dawgs to host ‘The Beers and the Bees’ April 18 http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-bug-dawgs-to-host-the-beers-and-the-bees-april-18 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:16:13 GMT Recycling Happy Hour to be held April 23 at UGA http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/recycling-happy-hour-to-be-held-april-23-at-uga Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:00:17 GMT 2013 UGA Earth Week celebration to spotlight green living, careers http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/2013-uga-earth-week-celebration-to-spotlight-green-living-careers Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:46:40 GMT UGA Honors student to present research findings on Capitol Hill http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-honors-student-research-findings-capitol-hill-2013 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:08:13 GMT Rodeo time: UGA students bring three nights of steer roping and bull riding to Athens http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/students-bring-three-nights-of-rodeo-to-athens Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:59:45 GMT Location changed for UGA’s international systems ecology symposium http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/location-changed-international-systems-ecology-symposium Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:48:12 GMT UGA’s Chew Crew goats return to Tanyard Creek http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/ugas-chew-crew-goats-return-to-tanyard-creek Tue, 9 Apr 2013 12:21:01 GMT Award-winning essayist to speak at The Georgia Review fifth annual Earth Day celebration http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/georgia-review-fifth-annual-earth-day-celebration-13 Mon, 8 Apr 2013 16:38:11 GMT UGA receives renewed funding as part of federal bioenergy research initiative http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-receives-renewed-funding-as-part-of-federal-bioenergy-research-ini Thu, 4 Apr 2013 19:10:14 GMT UGA Cooperative Extension helps reinvigorate agriculture at Atlanta History Center http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/cooperative-extension-helps-reinvigorate-agriculture-atlanta-history-c Thu, 4 Apr 2013 15:38:39 GMT From scrap to soil amendment: Compost 101 offered at UGA http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/from-scrap-to-soil-amendment-compost-101-offered-at-uga Wed, 3 Apr 2013 14:04:42 GMT Two UGA Honors students named 2013 Udall Scholars http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/two-uga-honors-students-named-2013-udall-scholars Mon, 1 Apr 2013 18:53:57 GMT UGA researchers track down gene responsible for short stature of dwarf pearl millet http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/researchers-track-down-gene-responsible-short-stature-dwarf-pearl-mill Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:56:18 GMT UGA discovery may allow scientists to make fuel from CO2 in the atmosphere http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-discovery-may-allow-scientists-to-make-fuel-from-co2-in-the-atmosp Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:53:33 GMT Lecture on John Muir’s travels through the Southeast to be held March 25 http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/lecture-on-john-muirs-travels-through-the-southest-to-be-held-march-25 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:39:10 GMT Plantapalooza to be held April 6 at three locations around Athens http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/plantapalooza-april-6-2013 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:40:16 GMT Short film by UGA ecology student to screen at Savannah film festival http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/short-film-ecology-student-screen-savannah-film-festival-031513 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:54:03 GMT Atlanta chocolatier wins first place at the 2013 Flavor of Georgia Food Product Contest http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/atlanta-chocolatier-wins-first-place-at-the-2013-flavor-of-georgia Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:03:33 GMT UGA to host national student landscape architecture conference http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-national-student-landscape-architecture-conference-2013 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:35:31 GMT From Georgia sheep to soldiers’ feet: Socks for soldiers warmly received http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/georgia-sheep-to-soldiers-feet-socks-warmly-received Thu, 7 Mar 2013 20:47:56 GMT Using Facebook, researchers analyze debris after tornadoes http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/using-facebook-researchers-analyze-debris-after-tornadoes Wed, 6 Mar 2013 16:00:27 GMT National Invasive Species Awareness Week runs through March 8 http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/national-invasive-species-awareness-week-runs-through-march-8 Mon, 4 Mar 2013 19:39:38 GMT 2013 EcoFocus Film Festival set for March 20-24 in Athens http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/2013-ecofocus-film-festival-march-20-24-athens Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:52:00 GMT State Botanical Garden to host nature writer for talk, writing workshop http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/state-botanical-garden-to-host-nature-writer-for-talk-writing-workshop Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:47:33 GMT UGA campus invited to ‘get caught green handed’ for RecycleMania competition http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-campus-caught-green-handed-for-recyclemania-022613 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:20:24 GMT 2013 Flavor of Georgia contest judges select 25 finalists http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/2013-flavor-of-georgia-contest-judges-select-25-finalists Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:43:00 GMT River food web ecologist Mary Power to give 2013 Odum Lecture at UGA http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/river-food-web-ecologist-mary-power-2013-odum-lecture-022213 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:13:05 GMT UGA to host timberland investment conference on Amelia Island http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/timberland-investment-conference-amelia-island-022013 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:27:56 GMT Tybee residents invited to participate in sea level rise, coastal flooding preparations http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/tybee-residents-invited-sea-level-rise-coastal-flooding-preparations-0 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:26:19 GMT UGA School of Law conference to explore sustainability in Georgia http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-school-of-law-conference-to-explore-sustainability-in-georgia Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:43:12 GMT UGA leads inaugural SEC Symposium on renewable energy http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-leads-inaugural-sec-symposium-on-renewable-energy Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:30:35 GMT UGA to host 2013 Georgia Water Resources Conference http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-to-host-2013-georgia-water-resources-conference Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:52:21 GMT Annual Southern Garden Heritage Conference to celebrate heirloom fruits and vegetables http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/southern-garden-heritage-conference-heirloom-fruits-vegetables-13 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:01:25 GMT UGA marine science graduate receives 2013 Sea Grant marine policy fellowship http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-marine-science-grad-2013-sea-grant-marine-policy-fellowship-020813 Fri, 8 Feb 2013 17:55:58 GMT Artist to lecture, perform on global water crisis http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/artist-to-lecture-perform-on-global-water-crisis-020813 Fri, 8 Feb 2013 17:46:49 GMT Georgia’s ecological diversity explored in new University of Georgia Press book http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/georgias-ecological-diversity-explored-in-new-university-of-georgia-pr Fri, 8 Feb 2013 16:34:35 GMT EcoFocus Film Festival expands to Jekyll Island http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/ecofocus-film-festival-expands-to-jekyll-island-020713 Thu, 7 Feb 2013 17:40:37 GMT SEC Symposium to address role of Southeast in renewable energy http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/sec-symposium-to-address-role-of-southeast-in-renewable-energy Wed, 6 Feb 2013 14:41:22 GMT Newly discovered plant structure may lead to improved biofuel processing http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/newly-discovered-plant-structure-may-lead-to-improved-biofuel-processi Tue, 5 Feb 2013 13:15:44 GMT Alumnus to speak on life-changing experience http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-alumnus-life-changing-experience-tipi-mark-warren02-01-13 Fri, 1 Feb 2013 17:15:04 GMT