Sandi Martin
Articles by Sandi Martin
| 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. |
| Jul. 28 2011 |
Public divided over how to manage invasive animal and plant species on Cumberland IslandVisitors to Cumberland Island flock to the barrier island to see its famed feral horses, likely unaware of the damage the wild animals can inflict on the seashore's ecosystem. Park managers are often in a quandary over what to do about the horses and other invasive species that threaten a local environment. A new study by the University of Georgia could help shed some light on what management methods the public would support-and that could help shape future park policies on how to control damaging invasive species like the island's charismatic horses. |
| May. 25 2011 |
UGA researchers awarded $1.34 million USDA climate change grantResearchers and an outreach specialist at the University of Georgia have been awarded a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to identify and promote ways pine forests can be used to mitigate and adapt to climate change. The grant is part of a larger $20 million award being coordinated by the University of Florida, which is leading an 11-university consortium to conduct research, extension and outreach education about the potential for pine trees as a climate change solution. |
| May. 3 2011 |
Outbreak of strange moth posing danger to oak treesResearchers at the University of Georgia are tracking an outbreak of caterpillars that can eat and strip the leaves off oak trees, potentially affecting the tree's health for a year or more. The leaf-eating caterpillars have been confirmed in several counties surrounding Athens, including Clarke, Madison, Oglethorpe and Oconee. They are also possibly in both Barrow and Gwinnett counties, but UGA researchers fear they are also spreading throughout the state. |
| Mar. 8 2011 |
UGA hosting 2011 Georgia Water Resources ConferenceThe University of Georgia will host the 2011 Georgia Water Resources Conference, a biennial forum to discuss issues facing the state’s water resources, April 11-13 atthe Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel. |
| Mar. 3 2011 |
UGA professor wins award from the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry:University of Georgia Professor Bob Izlar has been named a Fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry, an independent organization chartered by the Swedish Crown that focuses on connecting international practitioners of agriculture and forestry to take initiative on policy and science issues affecting sustainability. |
| Feb. 9 2011 |
UGA Report: Georgia forests provide $37 billion in ecological benefits to stateA University of Georgia researcher has found that Georgia’s forestlands provide essential ecosystem services to the state worth an estimated $37 billion annually. This is in addition to the value of timber, forest products and recreation. |
| Feb. 7 2011 |
Media Advisory: Forestry leaders will discuss UGA report at Georgia Forestry Day at the capitolThe University of Georgia will report its findings on the value of Georgia forests to Gov. Nathan Deal at Georgia Forestry Day at the capitol, an annual gathering of state business, civic and environmental leaders during a news conference on Feb. 9 at 10:30 a.m. in the north lobby of the state capitol. |
| Jan. 28 2011 |
UGA researchers awarded $880,000 USDA biofuels grantResearchers at the University of Georgia have been awarded an $880,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to experiment with pine tree plantations for potential use in biofuel production. |