Tag: Environment
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Grant funds UGA research on salmonella in ready-to-eat and dry foods
University of Georgia food scientist Joseph Frank has been awarded a $499,998 grant from the…
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New guidebook helps Georgia’s tax assessors value conservation easement properties
The University of Georgia’s Katie Sheehan, a legal fellow with the River Basin Center, has…
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Gabonese delegation visits UGA to form agricultural partnership
The government of Gabon has tapped Georgia’s agricultural experts to help the central African nation…
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Ecologists at UGA link evolution to the speed of rabies virus emergence in new bat species
The number of genetic mutations that follow host shifts in rabies virus impacts the speed…
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UGA study finds essential-oil blend reduces salmonella contamination
Oil and water may not mix, but a University of Georgia study found feeding chickens…
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UGA’s Holland elected as Paleontological Society president
University of Georgia faculty member Steven Holland has been named president of the Paleontological Society.…
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Director of UGA Center for Forest Business receives national forestry award
Bob Izlar, director of the University of Georgia Center for Forest Business, recently won the…
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UGA faculty, alumni named Fellows of the Ecological Society of America
Seven eminent scientists with ties to the University of Georgia-six of whom are affiliated with…
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Risse named interim director of UGA’s Marine Extension Service
Mark Risse, Georgia Power Professor of Water Resources in the University of Georgia College of…
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Georgia international trade director to headline 2013 Ag Forecast series
Athens, Ga. – In recognition of the growing importance of the global marketplace to Georgia…
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UGA elected to national atmospheric sciences consortium
The University of Georgia has been elected to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, recognition…
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UGA College of Environment and Design to host artist and architect Patricia Johanson
Patricia Johanson, an internationally recognized artist and environmental designer, will deliver a lecture titled “Ecological…
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Cattle health and production consultant to give UGA’s 2012 Food Animal Lecture
G. Kee Jim, an expert in feedlot health management, will deliver the University of Georgia…
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Researchers help ‘extinct in the wild’ toad return home
Scientists from the University of Georgia Savannah River Ecology Laboratory have helped to reintroduce a…
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State Botanical Garden to host lecture on aloes, ecosystem health and livelihoods in Kenya
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia will host the annual…
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UGA student a finalist in National Science Foundation research video contest
Virginia Schutte, a doctoral student in the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology, is…
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World Food Prize laureate, UGA alumnus Daniel Hillel to give D.W. Brooks lecture
Daniel Hillel, the 2012 World Food Prize Laureate and a 1950 graduate of the University…
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Researcher treats termites, saves university money, reduces pesticide use
For the past 12 years, the University of Georgia has tapped its own talent to…
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Recession drives down national park visitation, new UGA study finds
A national recession doesn’t just affect Americans’ wallets. It also impacts their travel to national…
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Searching for a silver bullet: Measuring biodiversity to inform species conservation
Ecologists in the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology have found that evolutionary diversity…
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Marine Science Day 2012: UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium celebrates 40 years
Marine education and research organizations are joining forces to celebrate Georgia’s coast at the Skidaway…
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UGA to celebrate sustainability, food with local food forum
Local Foods UGA, a forum designed to promote University of Georgia-based local food initiatives, will…
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New studies reveal connections between animals’ microbial communities and behavior
New research is revealing surprising connections between animal microbiomes—the communities of microbes that live inside…
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Weekend ‘Good Morning America’ meteorologist to speak at UGA
Athens, Ga. – Meteorologist Ginger Zee of “Good Morning America” will talk weather and the…
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