Tag: Environment
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UGA study presents details of Amazon River Plume, effects on global carbon budget
Athens, Ga. – The Amazon River, the largest in the world in terms of discharge…
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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 innovation lab participates in Clinton Foundation’s launch of Haiti peanut depot
Tierra Muscady, Haiti – Peanut research and supply channels in Haiti were boosted recently through…
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Georgia Poultry Federation president emeritus to speak at UGA’s summer Commencement
Francis “Abit” Massey, a 1949 graduate of the University of Georgia and president emeritus of…
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UGA Extension, Southern Regional Extension Forestry create app for foresters
Professional foresters have long relied on the 135-page “Service Forester’s Handbook” for on-the-go access to…
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Beverly Sparks, first female director of University of Georgia Extension, to retire
Beverly Sparks will retire June 30 after serving for seven years as director of University…
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Skidaway Institute joins international project to sample the world’s waters
Scientists at the University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography participated in Ocean Sampling Day-an…
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UGA Trial Gardens to host 32nd annual open house
Over the last three decades, the University of Georgia Trial Gardens have introduced home gardeners…
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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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Network-based vaccinations may control disease outbreaks in endangered chimps
Vaccines are available for many infectious diseases that threaten endangered great ape populations, but immunizing…
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UGA researchers win writing award from national forestry association
Three University of Georgia researchers won a national writing award for their analysis of how…
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Skidaway Institute participates in worldwide ocean sampling day
Scientists at the University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography will join researchers around the…
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Scientists collaborate to sequence common bean’s genome
Beans are a staple crop and primary protein source for millions of people around the…
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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, USDA-ARS developed turfgrass takes center stage at World Cup
When the world’s best soccer players make their way onto the world stage next week,…
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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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UGA ecologists provide close-up of coral bleaching event
New research by University of Georgia ecologists sheds light on exactly what happens to coral…
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New UGA research engineers microbes for the direct conversion of biomass to fuel
The promise of affordable transportation fuels from biomass—a sustainable, carbon neutral route to American energy…
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Climatologists available to comment on EPA power plant regulations
On June 2, the Environmental Protection Agency released proposed regulations to reduce carbon emissions from…
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UGA Extension, Digital Library of Georgia release first series of historic farm photos
For as long as there have been portable cameras, University of Georgia Extension agents and…
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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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UGA team places third in national weather forecasting competition
A team of students in the University of Georgia’s atmospheric sciences program recently placed third…
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UGA Extension celebrates 100 years of service to Georgians
University of Georgia Extension invites Georgians to celebrate 100 years of community-centered information, education and…
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