Sandi Martin
Articles by Sandi Martin
| May. 7 2013 |
UGA researchers discover one endangered species depends on anotherMussel researchers have long been stymied in their efforts to study the reproductive habits of mussels, the often-overlooked mollusks that live in rivers and filter the water by removing contaminants and balancing bacteria levels. Identification of the fish species mussels use as hosts can be difficult, but University of Georgia researchers have done just that with the federally threatened purple bankclimber mussel. |
| Feb. 20 2013 |
UGA to host timberland investment conference on Amelia IslandMore than 500 people from more than a dozen countries are expected to attend the 2013 Timberland Investment Conference held biannually by the University of Georgia's Center for Forest Business. The conference will run from Feb. 27 to March 1 and will focus on achieving investment efficiency in a market-oriented systems and making prudent timberland investment decisions. |
| Feb. 12 2013 |
UGA to host 2013 Georgia Water Resources ConferenceThe University of Georgia will host the 2013 Georgia Water Resources Conference April 10-11 at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel in Athens. |
| Nov. 14 2012 |
Director of UGA Center for Forest Business receives national forestry awardBob Izlar, director of the University of Georgia Center for Forest Business, recently won the Society of American Foresters' Sir William Schlich Memorial Award. He was recognized during a ceremony at the 2012 SAF National Convention on Oct. 25 in Spokane, Wash. |
| Oct. 18 2012 |
Recession drives down national park visitation, new UGA study findsA national recession doesn't just affect Americans' wallets. It also impacts their travel to national parks, a new University of Georgia study has found. |
| Oct. 3 2012 |
UGA Deer Lab, Quality Deer Management Association to hold symposium and banquetThe University of Georgia Deer Lab and the Quality Deer Management Association, a national nonprofit wildlife conservation organization, will hold the Georgia Wildlife Research Symposium and 2012 QDMA Banquet on Oct. 11 starting at 1 p.m. at the UGA Center for Continuing Education Hotel and Conference Center. |
| Sep. 28 2012 |
UGA wildlife ecology professor wins lifetime achievement awardUniversity of Georgia wildlife ecology professor Karl V. Miller has received a lifetime achievement award from the Quality Deer Management Association for helping advance white-tailed deer research and management. |
| Jun. 25 2012 |
Toxic algae to blame for cattle deaths in Gwinnett County, UGA determinesUniversity of Georgia researchers have determined that toxic algae killed four cows on a cattle farm in Gwinnett County. A recent perfect storm created the right conditions for a toxic algae bloom in ponds, they say, warning property owners to be vigilant about keeping livestock and pets out of water that has become discolored or opaque. |
| May. 8 2012 |
UGA students use crowd funding as they compete in SciFund ChallengeTwo University of Georgia doctoral students are participating in the second round of the SciFund Challenge, an experiment in crowd funding for scientific research. Alyssa Gehman, in the Odum School of Ecology, and Sean Sterrett, in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, are raising money from individuals to fund their research. |
| Apr. 12 2012 |
UGA to study black bears in central GeorgiaUniversity of Georgia researchers have received a combined $701,000 in state grants to study the black bear population in middle Georgia-of particular concern in light of plans to widen a 15-mile stretch of road through a portion of the animal's habitat. |
| Mar. 30 2012 |
Wood Demand Research Program donated to UGA Center for Forest BusinessThe University of Georgia Center for Forest Business recently received a data collection program from forest industry consulting firm Forisk Consulting. The firm donated its Wood Demand Research Program, which tracks and analyzes the consumption of raw materials by companies and manufacturers in the forest industry. |
| Feb. 24 2012 |
For the birds: Aquatic ecologist studies silent killer of bald eaglesSomething is killing American bald eagles, and Susan Wilde is determined to find out what. An assistant professor in the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, Wilde has a theory about the silent killer of America's most famous birds. She thinks their food is killing them, causing avian vacuolar myelinopathy, with deadly brain lesions and neurological problems. |
| Sep. 22 2011 |
UGA to host Boy Scout Advance-a-RamaAthens, Ga. - Hundreds of Boy Scouts will descend upon the University of Georgia on Saturday, Sept. 24 with one goal in mind-earning badges during the Fall 2011 Advance-a-Rama. |
| Aug. 8 2011 |
UGA researchers study threats to white sturgeonUniversity of Georgia researchers are working to understand why the nation's largest freshwater fish, the white sturgeon, is struggling in northern California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay Delta, an environmentally endangered area suffering from declining fish populations and pollution. |
| Aug. 8 2011 |
UGA researchers study threats to white sturgeonUniversity of Georgia researchers are working to understand why the nation's largest freshwater fish, the white sturgeon, is struggling in northern California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay Delta, an environmentally endangered area suffering from declining fish populations and pollution. |