UGA.Today: Environment http://news.uga.edu/archive/category/Environment UGA.Today release category feed en jbeckley@uga.edu Copyright 2012 2012-05-16T14:00:+00:00 2012-05-16T14:00:+00:00 UGA graduate student wins fellowship to study invasive seaweed, nutrient pollution http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/fellowship-invasive-seaweed-nutrient-pollution-051412 Mon, 14 May 2012 13:55:17 GMT UGA ecology undergraduate wins NOAA Hollings Scholarship http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/noaa-hollings-scholarship-051112 Fri, 11 May 2012 19:51:35 GMT UGA, Georgia Sea Grant help Tybee Island prepare for potentially rising seas http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/tybee-island-potentially-rising-seas-051012 Thu, 10 May 2012 16:31:18 GMT NSF grant will help scientists uncover hidden soybean genes http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/nsf-grant-hidden-soybean-genes-050912 Wed, 9 May 2012 14:05:00 GMT UGA students use crowd funding as they compete in SciFund Challenge http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/crowd-funding-scifund-challenge-050812 Tue, 8 May 2012 14:37:58 GMT UGA study finds in extinction risk, there’s not always safety in numbers http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-study-extinction-risk-not-always-safety-in-numbers-050812 Tue, 8 May 2012 12:57:12 GMT UGA professor awarded American Horticultural Society’s top honor http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/Armitage-horticultural-societys-top-honor Thu, 3 May 2012 12:14:53 GMT UGA College of Environment and Design dean judges national sustainable awards http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/ced-dean-judges-national-sustainable-awards Wed, 2 May 2012 15:33:11 GMT UGA researcher receives $2.82 million grant to track tuberculosis transmissions in Africa http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/tuberculosis-transmissions-in-africa Tue, 1 May 2012 12:01:36 GMT UGA graduate student wins Singularity University scholarship to grow food indoors http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-graduate-student-wins-singularity-university-scholarship-to-grow-food-i Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:57:37 GMT Tiny wasp may hold key to controlling kudzu bug http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/tiny-wasp-may-hold-key-to-controlling-kudzu-bug Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:43:26 GMT Mad cow scare shows how well nation’s food-safety system works http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/mad-cow-scare-shows-how-well-nations-food-safety-system-works Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:31:55 GMT UGA honors four for creating a more sustainable community http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/2012-sustainable-uga-awards-042412 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:34:25 GMT Marine scientists urge government to reassess oil spill response http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/Deepwater-oil-spill-response-042012 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:11:40 GMT UGA Solar Demonstration Project to be installed this spring http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-solar-demonstration-project-041812 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:00:30 GMT Mohan receives National Science Foundation grant to study ‘forests of the future’ http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/mohan-NSF-grant-to-study-forests-of-the-future-041312 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:18:42 GMT UGA to study black bears in central Georgia http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/black-bears-in-central-georgia-041212 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:57:26 GMT Goats get to work chewing up invasive plants on UGA’s campus http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/goat-chew-crew-041212 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:25:46 GMT UGA, Athens-Clarke County team up for recycling happy hour http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/recycling-happy-hour Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:18:28 GMT UGA to celebrate Earth Week 2012 with daily events http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-to-celebrate-earth-week-2012-with-daily-events Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:46:08 GMT ‘G-Day the Green Way’ to host KidFest, highlight sustainable tailgating http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/g-day-the-green-way-041012 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:02:34 GMT Black flies may have a purpose after all http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/black-flies-may-have-a-purpose-after-all Mon, 9 Apr 2012 14:35:38 GMT UGA College of Environment and Design hosts Canada’s Natalie Bull http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-CED-hosts-bull-04-06-12 Fri, 6 Apr 2012 21:38:22 GMT Latin Americans turn to UGA researchers for kudzu bug knowledge http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/latin-americans-kudzu-bug-knowledge040612 Fri, 6 Apr 2012 19:12:09 GMT UGA receives third round of donated trees from Select SustainablePlus Tree Trust http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/select-sustainableplus-tree-trust040612 Fri, 6 Apr 2012 15:03:11 GMT UGA receives grant to clean local streams http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-receives-grant-to-clean-local-streams Wed, 4 Apr 2012 17:19:55 GMT Wood Demand Research Program donated to UGA Center for Forest Business http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/wood-demand-research-program-donated-to-uga-033012 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:08:07 GMT UGA scientists reveal genetic mutation depicted in van Gogh’s sunflower paintings http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-scientists-reveal-genetic-mutation-depicted-in-van-goghs-sunflower-pain Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:15:50 GMT Georgia Marine Extension Service hosts freshwater workshops http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/georgia-marine-extension-service-hosts-freshwater-workshops Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:29:54 GMT One Health mini-symposium to focus on climate change, infectious disease http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/one-health-mini-symposium-to-focus-on-climate-change-infectious-disease Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:30:45 GMT UGA Plantapalooza plant sale to be held April 14 http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-plantapalooza-plant-sale-to-be-held-april-14 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:02:47 GMT Trace element plays major role in tropical forest nitrogen cycle http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/trace-element-plays-major-role-in-tropical-forest-nitrogen-cycle032212 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:50:17 GMT UGA receives its second Tree Campus USA designation from the Arbor Day Foundation http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-receives-its-second-tree-campus-usa-designation-032112 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:43:10 GMT UGA geneticists receive $1.8 million NSF CAREER Awards http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-geneticists-receive-18-million-nsf-career-awards Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:01:27 GMT UGA heat study guides new GHSA rules aiming to prevent exertional heat illness, deaths http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-heat-study-guides-new-ghsa-rules-aiming-to-prevent-exertional-heat Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:29:44 GMT UGA sororities compete to green up their houses http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-sororities-compete-to-green-up-their-houses Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:28:07 GMT International conference at UGA to examine sacred sites conservation and indigenous revivals http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/conference-to-examine-sacred-sites-conservation-indigenous-revivals-03 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:02:58 GMT Atlanta ice cream company wins Flavor of Georgia food contest http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/atlanta-ice-cream-company-wins-flavor-of-georgia-food-contest-031612 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:32:37 GMT Ecologist Thomas W. Schoener to deliver 27th Odum Lecture http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/ecologist-thomas-w-schoener-to-deliver-27th-odum-lecture Mon, 12 Mar 2012 19:16:53 GMT UGA residence hall Building 1516 receives honors http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-residence-hall-building-1516-receives-honors Wed, 7 Mar 2012 13:12:25 GMT College of Environment and Design to host panel on environmental sciences in higher education http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-college-of-environment-and-design-to-host-panel-on-environmental-s Fri, 2 Mar 2012 20:22:33 GMT State Botanical Garden at UGA co-sponsors the ‘Art of Conservation’ poster contest http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/state-botanical-garden-at-uga-co-sponsors-the-art-of-conservation-poster-co Fri, 2 Mar 2012 14:59:32 GMT UGA College of Environment and Design participates in community assessments in India http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-CED-and-design-participates-in-community-assessments-in-india-0229 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:50:55 GMT UGA Franklin College to host lectures by developmental biologist http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-franklin-college-to-host-lectures-by-developmental-biologist Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:36:39 GMT Deaths triple among football players, morning temperatures thought to play a role http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/morning-temperatures-thought-to-play-a-role-in-football-deaths-022712 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:10:10 GMT For the birds: Aquatic ecologist studies silent killer of bald eagles http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/for-the-birds-aquatic-ecologist-studies-silent-killer-of-bald-eagles Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:38:47 GMT UGA study sheds light on aphid vs. wasp evolution http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-study-sheds-light-on-aphid-vs-wasp-evolution Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:08:13 GMT Interdisciplinary artist Amy Franceschini to visit UGA http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/interdisciplinary-artist-amy-franceschini-to-visit-uga Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:26:53 GMT UGA receives $1.3 million grant for Deepwater Horizon research http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-receives-13-million-grant-for-deepwater-horizon-research Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:20:26 GMT EcoFocus Film Festival unveils 2012 film lineup http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/ecofocus-film-festival-unveils-2012-film-lineup Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:00:52 GMT