Tag: Environment
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EcoFocus Film Festival expands to Jekyll Island
For five years, the EcoFocus Film Festival has brought premiere environmental films to Athens. This…
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SEC Symposium to address role of Southeast in renewable energy
In late January, just days after a federal appeals court ruled that the 2012 EPA…
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Newly discovered plant structure may lead to improved biofuel processing
When Li Tan approached his colleagues at the University of Georgia with some unusual data…
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Alumnus to speak on life-changing experience
University of Georgia alumnus Mark Warren will read from his book “Two Winters in a…
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Arbor Day Foundation gives UGA its third Tree Campus USA designation
From the towering old oaks on North Campus to new maples gracing the landscape to…
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UGA’s Bargeron appointed to national Invasive Species Advisory Committee
Chuck Bargeron, a public service assistant at the University of Georgia, has an extensive knowledge…
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University of London philosopher to speak on sensory perception in Global Georgia series
Barry C. Smith, the founder and co-director of the Centre for the Study of the…
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UGA selects 10 student scholars to attend inaugural SEC Symposium on renewable energy
The University of Georgia Bioenergy Systems Research Institute and the Office of Sustainability have selected…
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UGA awards sustainability grants to seven student projects
The University of Georgia Office of Sustainability has awarded $26,000 to seven student projects as…
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Environment and Design holds art competition to celebrate garden’s 75th anniversary
The University of Georgia College of Environment and Design is holding a graphic arts competition…
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Local speakers to bring international trade home during UGA’s Ag Forecast series
For farmers, the decision to start exporting their products can be daunting or even downright…
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University of Georgia associate professor wins national teaching award
University of Georgia students taking Maria Navarro’s classes are likely to come away with more…
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Native Plant Symposium to help gardeners create beautiful, sustainable habitats
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia will host its annual Native Plant Symposium Jan. 16…
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UGA researchers publish ‘gold-standard’ cotton genome sequence
University of Georgia researchers, working with representatives from most of the world’s major cotton-producing countries,…
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UGA scientific divers discover 36,000-year-old Atlantic gray whale fossil
While the Atlantic gray whale was hunted to extinction by the 1700s, the Pacific or…
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Researchers examine public opinion on biofuel industry in the Southeast U.S.
Public opinion and local support may very well be the linchpins that determine the future…
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Geographic complexity explains patterns of spread of white-nose syndrome in bats
The spread of white-nose syndrome, an emerging fungal disease in bats, may be determined by…
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Students get hands-on experience in Material Reuse Program in UGA College of Environment and Design
University of Georgia students are partnering with Chris McDowell, director of the UGA Material Reuse…
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Georgia-grown Fraser fir Christmas trees are on the horizon
Fraser firs top the list of favorite Christmas tree varieties, but almost all the Fraser…
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UGA selects two student ambassadors for inaugural SEC Symposium on Renewable Energy
The University of Georgia Bioenergy Systems Research Institute and the Office of Sustainability have selected…
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Rob, Jean Fowler to receive College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences honor
Former Jasper County Cooperative Extension agent Jean Fowler may have retired in 2011, but she…
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Fish have enormous nutrient impacts on marine ecosystems, study finds
Fish play a far more important role as contributors of nutrients to marine ecosystems than…
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NSF renews $5.8 million grant for Georgia coastal research
A consortium of universities headed by the University of Georgia will continue ecological field research…
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UGA awards inaugural scholarships for study abroad in sustainability
The University of Georgia Office of Sustainability has awarded its first scholarships for study abroad…
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