Tag: Conservation
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Tift County’s Philip Grimes named Georgia’s 2014 Farmer of the Year
Philip Grimes of Tift County has been named Georgia’s Farmer of the Year in recognition…
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Update on the use of coal at the University of Georgia
I appreciate the opportunity to update the campus community on the progress UGA is making…
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Paper by UGA ecologists wins inaugural award from Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
The authors of a University of Georgia study on global conservation funding have received an…
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Report finds protecting natural areas makes good fiscal sense
Protecting a county’s natural resources and its fiscal health may seem to be competing goals,…
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2014 EcoFocus Film Festival set for March 19-29 in Athens
The University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology announces its sixth annual EcoFocus Film Festival,…
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UGA breaks ground for a research center at Wormsloe Plantation in Savannah
A groundbreaking ceremony and reception were held Dec. 2 for a new research cabin at…
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UGA professor named Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Fellow
Alfie Vick, an associate professor in the University of Georgia College of Environment and Design,…
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2013 J.W. Fanning Lecture to focus on forestry issues
Despite reforms in forest management policies and practices, tropical nations are still losing forests at…
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Students, staff use creativity, innovation to reduce waste at UGA
The University of Georgia has simple goals when it comes to waste management—drastically reduce waste…
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EcoFocus Film Festival brings documentary ‘Trashed’ to Athens Nov. 12
EcoFocus Film Festival, an initiative of the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology, will…
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New aquaponics food production system goes online at Athens middle school
Robby Ratajczak was looking for a Boy Scouts’ project this past summer and didn’t have…
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UGA and Clarke County School District launch Experience UGA partnership
The University of Georgia and the Clarke County School District have launched Experience UGA, a…
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UGA’s Carl F. Jordan to discuss new book on sustainable agriculture
Carl F. Jordan, a senior research scientist emeritus in the University of Georgia Odum School…
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Hatchling sea turtle Rider to be on view at Skidaway Marine Science Day
Visitors to the Skidaway Marine Science Day will be able to catch a rare glimpse…
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Private-public partnership to grow local agriculture, economy in Fulton County
A diverse agricultural hub is thriving just minutes from downtown Atlanta in the area surrounding…
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EcoFocus Film Festival to bring documentary ‘Pandora’s Promise’ to Athens
The EcoFocus Film Festival, an initiative of the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology,…
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Georgia 4-H celebrates millionth environmental education student
With the arrival of 456 third- through fifth-graders at the University of Georgia Rock Eagle…
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UGA researchers receive $1.3 million to genetically ‘fingerprint’ endangered loggerhead
University of Georgia researchers have been awarded a $1.3 million grant to continue genetically “fingerprinting”…
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Sea Grant, UGA help communities plan for future
Georgia Sea Grant, a public service and outreach unit of the University of Georgia, and…
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UGA Extension, Athens Land Trust team up for sustainable agriculture conference Oct. 3
University of Georgia Extension and the Athens Land Trust are taking registrations for its Sustainable…
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UGA Skidaway Institute participates in Gliderpalooza 2013
More than a dozen underwater robotic vehicles called “gliders” will be launched simultaneously this month…
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Immune system study could help conserve endangered species
A study by University of Georgia ecologists has found that diversity in mammal immune system…
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Israeli engineering dean to speak on international water solutions at UGA
Noah I. Galil, dean of the faculty of civil and environmental engineering at the Technion…
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UGA’s Samantha Joye organizes rapid response to study Hercules blowout incident
University of Georgia marine scientist Samantha Joye organized the first research effort immediately following the…
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