Tag: Environment
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UGA flag flown in Afghanistan returned to campus
A University of Georgia flag flown over the Afghanistan barracks of Georgia National Guardsmen returned…
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Georgia National Guard returns to UGA to present Afghanistan base flag
The Georgia National Guard’s Agribusiness Development Team I will be on the University of Georgia…
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UGA scientists map and sequence genome of switchgrass relative foxtail millet
A newly published genetic sequence and map of foxtail millet, a close relative of switchgrass…
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UGA chemistry professors awarded $1.5 million to conduct energy-related research
If you want to increase your car’s gas mileage or build a more powerful handheld…
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Land grant universities team up to create integrated pest management app
Green, or plant, industry professionals often find themselves in the field needing immediate access to…
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Agricultural leadership program now accepting applications
The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is now accepting applications for…
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Hitting snooze on the molecular clock: Rabies evolves slower in hibernating bats
The rate at which the rabies virus evolves in bats may depend heavily upon the…
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UGA’s Marine Education Center and Aquarium hosts World Oceans Day celebration
In celebration of World Oceans Day, Jacques Cousteau’s birthday and the new “Sea Jellies of…
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UGA graduate student wins fellowship to study invasive seaweed, nutrient pollution
Linsey Haram, a doctoral student in the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology, has…
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UGA ecology undergraduate wins NOAA Hollings Scholarship
University of Georgia Honors ecology student Scott Saunders received an Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship from…
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UGA, Georgia Sea Grant help Tybee Island prepare for potentially rising seas
The University of Georgia Carl Vinson Institute of Government and Georgia Sea Grant are developing…
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NSF grant will help scientists uncover hidden soybean genes
Soybeans are the world’s largest single source of vegetable protein and edible oil, already used…
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UGA students use crowd funding as they compete in SciFund Challenge
Two University of Georgia doctoral students are participating in the second round of the SciFund…
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UGA study finds in extinction risk, there’s not always safety in numbers
A basic tenet underpinning scientists’ understanding of extinction is that more abundant species persist longer…
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UGA professor awarded American Horticultural Society’s top honor
The American Horticultural Society has awarded University of Georgia faculty member Allan Armitage its Liberty…
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UGA College of Environment and Design dean judges national sustainable awards
Daniel Nadenicek, dean of the University of Georgia College of Environment and Design, recently served…
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UGA researcher receives $2.82 million grant to track tuberculosis transmissions in Africa
Christopher Whalen, the Ernest Corn Professor of Epidemiology in the department of epidemiology and biostatistics…
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UGA graduate student wins Singularity University scholarship to grow food indoors
University of Georgia doctoral student Erico Rolim de Mattos envisions a world where exploding human…
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Tiny wasp may hold key to controlling kudzu bug
University of Georgia researcher John Ruberson is looking for natural enemies of the kudzu bug…
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Mad cow scare shows how well nation’s food-safety system works
While the California dairy cow that tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow…
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UGA honors four for creating a more sustainable community
On April 20, four members of the University of Georgia community were recognized for their…
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Marine scientists urge government to reassess oil spill response
On the second anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon blowout, a national panel of researchers including…
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UGA Solar Demonstration Project to be installed this spring
The University of Georgia is about to get a little bit greener. This spring, the…
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Mohan receives National Science Foundation grant to study ‘forests of the future’
University of Georgia ecologist Jacqueline Mohan has received a $554,000 grant from the National Science…
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