Tag: Environment

Georgia Selected as Finalist for Federal R&D Facility

Georgia has been selected as a finalist for Federal R&D Facility.
Deceased UGA scientist’s $1.24 million bequest creates two professorships in botany

Colleagues knew University of Georgia scientist Bruce Lee Haines as a private, low-key man whose…
North American beavers change functioning of subantarctic stream ecosystems

Research by UGA ecologists has determined that the introduction of the North American beaver (Castor…
USAID partnership between UGA, Mexican universities to focus on production of biofuels

The University of Georgia and Mexico’s livestock industry have formed a new research partnership to…
Letter to Energy Secretary details transition procedures at SREL

In a letter today to Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman, University of Georgia President Michael…
Warnell School, UGA Community show generosity

The faculty, staff, students and administration of the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources…
UGA leadership in integrating engineering, ecology, grows with EcoNet

For researchers around the world trying to understand how ecological systems function, a web-based tool…
New biofuel from trees developed at UGA:still-unnamed has potential to boost Georgia’s economy

A team of University of Georgia researchers has developed a new biofuel derived from wood…
Entire UGA bus fleet using eco-friendly biodiesel

University of Georgia buses are still red and black, but they’re also a bit “greener”…
UGA Institute of Ecology and Cine partner to bring EarthDance environmental film festival to Athens

An artist who uses only natural materials, a boy and his robot best friend and…
No need to thank dinosaur-killing asteroid for mammalian success

The asteroid part of the story may still hold true, but a new study published…
All from one big pile of wood chips: UGA expert talks with President Bush about promise of biomass

President George Bush heard first-hand today about the University of Georgia’s “big picture approach” to…
New UGA conservation center to focus on needs of nature and humans

The Center for Integrative Conservation Research (CICR) at the University of Georgia is a new…
UGA study underscores importance of rapid response in curtailing disease outbreaks

A new University of Georgia study suggests that rapid detection combined with aggressive education can…
Coastal snails contributed to marsh destruction: Georgia Sea Grant funded research finds new culprit

Periwinkle snails played an important role in saltmarsh die back on barrier islands in Georgia…
UGA science student’s work ‘covered’ by two journals

Tracey Tuberville has done twice this fall what most ecologists hope they can accomplish once…