Tag: Environment
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UGA research aims to fix long-held, inaccurate insect model
In humans, a polymer called melanin determines skin, eye and hair color—the darker the skin,…
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Odum Environmental Grants awarded to 10 Athens-area school projects
The Eugene Odum Environmental Grants Program, which is administered by the University of Georgia Office…
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UGA, Georgia Southern to host International Agribusiness Conference and Expo
With agricultural products being among the state’s top exports, the University of Georgia College of…
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Power plants: UGA researchers explore how to harvest electricity directly from plants
The sun provides the most abundant source of energy on the planet. However, only a…
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Discover Life launches moth observatory at Sandy Creek Nature Center in Athens
If University of Georgia ecologist John Pickering has his way, mothing soon will become as…
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UGA researchers discover one endangered species depends on another
Mussel researchers have long been stymied in their efforts to study the reproductive habits of…
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UGA’s Salty Dawg to retrieve data from under the sea
The University of Georgia will launch its first robotic submersible later this year, joining a…
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USAID grant to fund global UGA peanut research
A $15 million grant from the U.S. Agency on International Development is giving a boost…
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UGA ecologist receives $1.39 million to study longleaf pine ecosystem recovery
The longleaf pine forests that once dominated the Southeastern coastal plain are now considered one…
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UGA students, faculty and staff receive sustainability awards
Four members of the University of Georgia community recently were recognized for their dedication to…
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UGA students compete in third annual CAES Undergraduate Research Symposium
More than 30 undergraduates studying in the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental…
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UGA to acquire 15 acres of historic Wormsloe property in Savannah
The University System of Georgia Board of Regents voted April 17 to accept a gift…
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UGA Bug Dawgs to host ‘The Beers and the Bees’ April 18
The University of Georgia Bug Dawgs, a student group in the College of Agricultural and…
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Recycling Happy Hour to be held April 23 at UGA
The University of Georgia Office of Sustainability and WUGA radio, along with the Athens-Clarke County…
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2013 UGA Earth Week celebration to spotlight green living, careers
Each spring, the University of Georgia hosts UGA Earth Week to encourage sustainable living. The…
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UGA Honors student to present research findings on Capitol Hill
University of Georgia Honors student Theresa Stratmann will discuss her research with members of the…
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Rodeo time: UGA students bring three nights of steer roping and bull riding to Athens
The University of Georgia’s Block and Bridle Club is gearing up for the 39th annual…
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Location changed for UGA’s international systems ecology symposium
“Systems Ecology: A Network Perspective and Retrospective,” a symposium organized in honor of Professor Emeritus…
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UGA’s Chew Crew goats return to Tanyard Creek
The University of Georgia’s own semi-resident goat herd, the Tanyard Creek Chew Crew, has returned…
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Award-winning essayist to speak at The Georgia Review fifth annual Earth Day celebration
Nationally known environmental activist and award-winning writer Scott Russell Sanders will speak on “Near and…
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UGA receives renewed funding as part of federal bioenergy research initiative
The Department of Energy announced today that it has renewed funding for three bioenergy research…
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UGA Cooperative Extension helps reinvigorate agriculture at Atlanta History Center
When the Atlanta History Center needed to learn a lifetime’s worth of historical farming skills…
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From scrap to soil amendment: Compost 101 offered at UGA
Compost 101, a University of Georgia class that will teach participants how to successfully transform…
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Two UGA Honors students named 2013 Udall Scholars
Two University of Georgia Honors students were among 50 students nationwide who were awarded 2013…
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