Tag: Conservation
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Threatened reef-building corals have diverse symbiotic algae partners, UGA study finds
Continued University of Georgia research on the threatened Caribbean reef-building coral, Orbicella faveolata, finds that…
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Ocean fronts improve climate and fishery production, UGA study finds
A recent study by the University of Georgia found that ocean fronts—separate regions of warm…
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2015 UGA Earth Week to celebrate green initiatives, volunteer opportunities
Each spring, the University of Georgia hosts UGA Earth Week to encourage sustainable living. The…
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Law professor who argued ‘snail darter’ case to give Odum Environmental Ethics Lecture at UGA
Zygmunt Plater, a professor of law at Boston College, will give the University of Georgia’s…
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UGA awards sustainability grants to fund student projects
The University of Georgia Office of Sustainability has awarded $43,000 to fund 11 interdisciplinary student…
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Scientists to share latest research on coastal Georgia’s environmental challenges
Scientists from across the state will share how research is addressing coastal Georgia’s most critical…
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Pulitzer Prize winning environmental journalist Dan Fagin to speak at UGA
Environmental journalist Dan Fagin will discuss his 2014 Pulitzer Prize winning book, “Toms River: A…
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UGA researchers to use crowdsourcing to track harmful algal blooms in Georgia’s lakes
In August 2014, dangerous levels of a toxin produced by harmful algal blooms in Lake…
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Amazon conservationist Randy Borman to visit UGA for Global Georgia series
Randy Borman, the son of Anglo-American missionaries who was born and raised among the Cofán…
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UGA study finds high marine debris, need for standardized reporting along Georgia coast
University of Georgia researchers are hoping to find a consistent way to record the marine…
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UGA researchers unlock new way to clone hemlock trees able to fight off deadly pest
For the first time, University of Georgia researchers have successfully cryogenically frozen germplasm from hemlock…
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UGA’s House the Herd Student Design Challenge to announce winners Feb. 13
Over the past three months, 52 University of Georgia students on a total of 13…
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Monarch butterfly survey conveys both ‘despair and hope,’ according to UGA experts
A report on monarch butterflies by the World Wildlife Fund reveals that the area occupied…
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Canceled flights: For monarch butterflies, loss of migration means more disease
Human activities are disrupting the migration patterns of many species, including monarch butterflies. Some monarchs…
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UGA research reveals public servants individually motivated to help environment
New University of Georgia research shows that while on the job, public servants contribute not…
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University of Georgia releases 2014 Campus Sustainability Report
The University of Georgia’s Office of Sustainability has released its 2014 Campus Sustainability Report highlighting…
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UGA’s Radlinsky to co-lead study abroad trip to South African cheetah reserve
The University of Georgia’s MaryAnn Radlinsky is co-leading a study abroad trip to give undergraduate…
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UGA cost savings being reinvested in sustainability initiatives
The University of Georgia continues to provide sustainability leadership through reinvestment in student engagement and…
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UGA marine sciences to present ‘Science at the Stadium’ Nov. 15
On Nov. 15, just before the University of Georgia’s first home football game in over…
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UGA researcher to study declining Chinook salmon in Alaska
A University of Georgia professor will use a nearly $500,000 grant to study Chinook salmon…
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UGA researcher developing satellite-mapping tools to measure carbon capture in salt marshes
Coastal salt marshes are among the most valuable ecosystems in the world, efficient natural mechanisms…
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New study uses DNA sequences to look back in time at key events in plant evolution
Scientists from North America, Europe and China have published a paper in the Proceedings of…
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UGA professor wins highest conservation award from The Wildlife Society
The University of Georgia’s Robert Warren recently won The Wildlife Society’s 2014 Aldo Leopold Memorial…
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UGA awarded 2014 Ford College Community Challenge Grant for prescribed grazing
The University of Georgia’s College of Environment and Design, in partnership with the College of…
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