Tag: Environment
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UGA researchers develop ‘super’ yeast that turns pine into ethanol
Researchers at the University of Georgia have developed a “super strain” of yeast that can…
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New model more accurately describes migratory animals’ extinction risk
Predicting the risk of extinction is a complicated task, especially for species that migrate between…
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Herz delivers Willson Center-Environmental Ethics lecture
Jonathan Herz, chief architect for sustainable facilities in the Office for Facilities Management and Policy…
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UGA streamlines high-tech irrigation system
A technology developed on the University of Georgia campus in Tifton that helps farmers improve…
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Swedish photographer, filmmaker, international conservationist to deliver UGA Boyd Lecture
Mattias Klum, Swedish photographer, filmmaker and international conservationist, will deliver the University of Georgia fall…
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Run-off, emissions deliver double whammy to coastal marine creatures, UGA study finds
Increasing acidification in coastal waters could compromise the ability of oysters and other marine creatures…
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EcoFocus panel to offer behind-the-scenes view of film festivals
EcoFocus Film Festival, the University of Georgia Filmmaking Union, Film Athens, 6X6 Media Arts and…
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UGA to hold Campus Sustainability Day 2011
The University of Georgia Office of Sustainability and Go Green Alliance are hosting Campus Sustainability…
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Georgia begins monitoring potential coastal drought impacts
Georgia resource managers, coastal scientists from diverse institutions and Georgia Sea Grant staff at the…
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O.E. Rhodes named director of UGA’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
O.E. (Gene) Rhodes, Jr. has been appointed director of the University of Georgia Savannah River…
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UGA architects to hold bike plan meetings
The University of Georgia and Athens-Clarke County are working to update their bicycle master plans,…
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‘Tarball Chronicles’ author to discuss oil spill
Noted author and environmental critic David Gessner will visit the University of Georgia campus for…
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‘Ecology of War’ focus of upcoming Willson Center lecture
Pulling from his research into unexploded ordnance and their carcinogenic effects on the island of…
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‘Think globally, act locally’ also applies to extinction
While a species’ extinction affects global biodiversity, its loss may have even greater impacts at…
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Marsh Madness spreading throughout coastal Georgia
Continuing a two-year tradition, children’s musician Roger Day has been busy spreading Marsh Madness to…
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Interdisciplinary seminar at UGA to explore eco design
Art, ecology, horticulture and design come together in a seminar hosted by Ideas for Creative…
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Director of Colorado Geological Survey to lecture on UGA campus
Vince Matthews, director of the Colorado Geological Survey and state geologist of Colorado, will present…
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Location matters: For invasive aquatic species, it’s better to start upstream
Athens, Ga. – Researchers have found that a species invasion that starts at the upstream…
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Gulf Coast residents underestimate hurricane destructiveness, UGA study
Three new studies led by University of Georgia weather and climate psychologist Alan Stewart suggest…
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Dairy expert to give Food Animal Lecture in UGA College of Veterinary Medicine
An alumnus from the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine will return to the…
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Music education program, Marsh Madness, to reach 7,000 coastal Georgia children
Elementary students throughout Effingham, Chatham and Bryan Counties are preparing for a concert series with…
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Museum of Natural History reopens with special exhibition
The Georgia Museum of Natural History, which has been closed for extensive renovations for more…
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UGA observatory open house features Cygnus’ Albireo
The University of Georgia department of physics and astronomy will host its first monthly observatory…
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World Food Prize laureate to present 2011 D.W. Brooks Lecture
Jo Luck, 2010 World Food Prize laureate and former president and CEO of Heifer International,…
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