Tag: Environment
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UGA study ranks U.S. cities based on the urban heat island effect on temperatures
Inner cities as well as suburbs show distinctly warmer temperatures—known as the urban heat island…
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UGA receives $2.99 million grant for graduate training program in disease ecology
The University of Georgia has received a five-year, $2.99 million grant from the National Science…
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New study outlines why Southern African-American forest owners less likely to use federal assistance
Many Southern African-American forest landowners are not participating in federal assistance programs because of a…
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Skidaway scientists work to predict 22nd century look of Georgia coast
University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography scientist Clark Alexander is working on a project…
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UGA ecologist publishes book on small animal road ecology
For many species of wildlife, particularly those that are small and slow-moving, roads can be…
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New Fresh Food Bus takes riders from campus to farmers market
A new on-campus bus route will take riders from the University of Georgia campus to…
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UGA collaboration discovers toxic chemical in birds outside of Superfund site
Researchers at the University of Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory have found that a contaminated…
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UGA charges ahead with solar-powered picnic table
University of Georgia students, faculty and staff are now able to power up their electronic…
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UGA graduate student to study ancient climate patterns in native Madagascar
University of Georgia geology doctoral student Ny Riavo Voarintsoa has been selected for the Faculty…
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Odum School professor, alumnus recognized by Ecological Society of America
University of Georgia professor Alan Covich and alumnus Marcelo Ardón were recognized for outstanding contributions…
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UGA Skidaway Institute produces informational video on black gill in Georgia shrimp
The University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography has produced an informational video to educate…
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Non-native marine species’ spread, impact explained by time since introduction
The time since the introduction of a non-native marine species best explains its global range,…
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UGA mobile app now includes Athens Transit bus routes
The official mobile app for the University of Georgia now includes a real-time bus tracker…
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Search committee named for dean of College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
University of Georgia Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Pamela Whitten has appointed…
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UGA researcher calls for more natural baseline data collection in world’s oceans
In the spring of 2010, the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform exploded, initiating an uncontrolled deep-water…
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UGA to honor 2015 inductees into Georgia Agricultural Hall of Fame
On Sept. 25, the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences will induct…
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Model demonstrates link between species’ traits, competitive success, environmental conditions
Researchers at Yale University and the University of Georgia have developed and experimentally tested a…
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Root radar: UGA researchers discover how parasitic plants know when to attack
An international team of researchers led by scientists at the University of Georgia has discovered…
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UGA’s Odum School of Ecology introduces new bachelor’s degree program
This fall, the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology will launch a new Bachelor…
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UGA’s Scott Angle selected to lead international agricultural organization
J. Scott Angle, who has served as dean and director of the University of Georgia’s…
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UGA study finds Southeast’s rural landscapes pose potential risk for salmonella infection
Researchers from the University of Georgia have determined that various freshwater sources in Georgia, such…
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Media advisory: UGA to hold demonstration on weather-related bounce house accidents
Eleven University of Georgia students will learn what a bounce house is-and how it is…
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Continued destruction of Earth’s plant life places humankind in jeopardy, says UGA research
Unless humans slow the destruction of Earth’s declining supply of plant life, civilization like it…
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Trial Gardens at UGA to host public open house July 18
For more than three decades, the Trial Gardens at the University of Georgia have introduced…
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