Tag: Conservation
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Sonia Altizer named UGA Athletic Association Professor in Ecology
Sonia Altizer, a professor and associate dean for academic affairs in the Odum School of…
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UGA marine sciences to present ‘Science at the Stadium’ this Saturday
The University of Georgia marine sciences department and faculty will present “Science at the Stadium”…
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Genetic analysis reveals surprises about the monarch butterfly
With their distinctive orange wings, remarkable long-distance migration and widespread presence, monarch butterflies are some…
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Nibbelink named director of UGA’s Center for Integrative Conservation Research
The University of Georgia’s Center for Integrative Conservation Research has tapped Nate Nibbelink to lead…
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Species going extinct 1,000 times faster than in pre-human times, study finds
University of Georgia ecologists John Gittleman and Patrick Stephens are contributors to a major new…
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UGA to develop preservation master plan process
The University of Georgia is creating a preservation master plan for all of its structures…
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University of Georgia, Orianne Society form partnership for research, conservation
Athens, Ga. – An international nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of imperiled reptiles and…
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UGA’s SREL scientists give desert tortoises in California a head start
Research scientists from the University of Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory participated in the recent…
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Marshall Shepherd named Captain Planet Protector of the Earth
The University of Georgia’s J. Marshall Shepherd is a Captain Planet Protector of the Earth,…
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UGA Skidaway Institute scientists to conduct ‘26 Hours on the Marsh’
Researchers at the University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography will conduct an intensive regimen…
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UGA Golf Course steps up pollinator protection with its first habitat
Golf courses are some of the most heavily managed urban landscapes, but that doesn’t mean…
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UGA organic research farm to host expanded Twilight Tour July 10
Athens, Ga. – Organic and sustainable agriculture experts with the University of Georgia will host…
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UGA’s Marine Debris Tracker named in Apple’s ‘apps we can’t live without’
University of Georgia assistant engineering professor Jenna Jambeck usually isn’t surprised when an email telling…
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UGA researchers co-author natural resources roadmap outlining ‘grand challenges’ to U.S.
Two University of Georgia researchers have co-authored a new “roadmap” intended to help prioritize research,…
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New tools help protect world’s threatened species
New tools to collect and share information could help stem the loss of the world’s…
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Fish communities key to balancing nutrients in coral reefs, UGA study finds
Coral reefs are among the most productive—and imperiled—ecosystems in the world. One of the many…
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International Sea Turtle Society honors UGA ecologist with lifetime achievement award
James I. Richardson, instructor and undergraduate coordinator in the University of Georgia Odum School of…
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Celebrating Wildflowers Week to be held at the State Botanical Garden
The State Botanical Garden at the University of Georgia will host five events May 20-23…
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UGA, IBM work with farmers on water conservation project
Researchers in the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences are teaming up…
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Model shows long-distance migration can lower risk of disease transmission, impact
Animals that migrate long distances are often implicated in the spread of infectious diseases, but…
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UGA to hold expanded year-end recycling event for move-out
The University of Georgia will hold a Dawgs Ditch the Dumpster and Donate event during…
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UGA Earth Week 2014 to celebrate green opportunities
The University of Georgia will kick off UGA Earth Week 2014 on April 22 with…
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UGA awarded $1.4 million to study critical earth zone in Sumter National Forest
Looking back now, it’s easy to see where farmers in the 1800s went wrong. Attempting…
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UGA leads NASA-funded study on ice sheet runoff’s impact on the ocean
Runoff from melting glaciers in West Greenland is producing dramatic changes in its ice sheet,…
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