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Move to Improve

A workplace program that encourages employees to set exercise goals substantially increased workers’ physical activity, according to a new study by University of Georgia exercise…
Monkeying around

When Tchaikovsky penned The Nutcracker, the last thing he probably had in mind was a capuchin monkey.
Rethinking groundwater contamination

A new University of Georgia study suggests that health agencies investigating Salmonella illnesses should consider untreated surface water as a possible source of contamination.
Protecting preemies

Arena N. Richardson considers the red-stained slide of a rod-shaped bacillus named Enterobacter sakazakii, or E. sakazakii.
Testing for Alzheimer’s

Researchers have revealed a direct relationship between two specific antibodies and the severity of Alzheimer’s disease symptoms, raising hopes that a diagnostic blood test for…
UGA professor helps revise national standards for physical ed master’s programs

University of Georgia physical education professor Bryan McCullick was one of only three scholars selected for a special committee whose recommendations will directly impact master’s…
UGA Honors student Muktha Natrajan named 2009 Goldwater Scholar

Muktha Natrajan, a University of Georgia sophomore enrolled in the Honors Program, is a 2009 recipient of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, a prominent national…
Obesity linked to poor bone health

Being overweight is a known risk factor for heart disease, diabetes, and a host of other health problems.
Deep in the mud

Everyone knows of volcanoes and their ability to do anything from burying cities to changing the climate.
Finding the missing link

There may be a lot of fish in Georgia’s waters, but Robert Bringolf is looking for just one.
Putting a price tag on elections

The Carl Vinson Institute of Government in collaboration with the National Association of Counties and with funding from The Pew Charitable Trusts is conducting a…
License to invent

Ben Franklin, Thomas Edison, Steve Jobs and … professors at UGA?
Fewer twisters

Global warming will likely mean more unpredictable weather, scientists say, and a new study by researchers at the University of Georgia pins down, possibly for…
Big discovery of a tiny animal

Researchers from the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources weren’t looking for anything new when they went exploring in the northeast…
The heat is on

University of Georgia kinesiology researchers will launch a new study of 2,500 football players at 25 high schools across the state when pre-season practices begin…
Restoring the American chestnut

In their prime, the American chestnut trees stood a hundred feet tall and six feet wide. Now, they’re typically no bigger than shrubs, thanks to…
Electrified water packs powerful health punch

Health-conscious consumers know the benefits of eating high-antioxidant foods like fruits, vegetables, beans and nuts. A University of Georgia researcher has uncovered a way to…
The Role of Vitamin D

A University of Georgia nutrition researcher has been awarded a $2.2 million grant to explore the role vitamin D plays in children’s health and the…
In support of black bears

Residents of other southern states have expressed negative views about black bears, but a new survey by researchers in UGA’s Warnell School of Forestry and…
Miscanthus: Better Southeast biofuel crop

When it comes to growing crops to make into biofuels, the talk usually centers on corn or switchgrass.
Algae may help corals survive

All of the coral species that build the world’s spectacular and ecologically critical coral reefs are known to have unicellular algae living within them.
More vegetables, please!

Two University of Georgia scholars argue against the conventional wisdom that the 20th century was a disaster for vegetable crop diversity by showing that there…
Missing monarchs

Female monarch butterflies in eastern North America have significantly declined over the past 30 years, a new study by a University of Georgia researcher reveals.
UGA researcher sleuths stink bug’s on-farm travels

In recent years, the stink bug has become a major problem for Georgia crops, particularly in cotton fields, where it costs farmers millions in losses…