Tag: Newsmakers
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Pokemon Go just the latest augmented reality game, says professor
The instant popularity of the video game Pokemon Go changed the way many people thought…
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Researchers develop model to predict virus-carrying bats
Using machine learning methods developed for artificial intelligence, a team of researchers, including some from…
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Monkeys have used tools for generations
Oxford University researchers believe they have discovered evidence that bearded capuchin monkeys have been using…
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Terry College prof represents Georgia at Democratic National Convention
Dawn Bennett-Alexander, associate professor of law and legal studies at UGA’s Terry College of Business,…
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Rinsing pre-washed salads may introduce contaminants
As pre-packaged, pre-washed salads have made life a little easier for consumers, it also has…
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Background noise impairs toddler speech development
Background speech, such as from an unwatched TV, can make it harder for toddlers to…
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Measuring threat
Wind speed is the primary judge for classifying a typhoon’s strength, but that classification doesn’t…
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‘Cannonball king’
Although cannonball jellyfish may not appear on many American plates, Georgia fishermen are catching it…
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Canadian exceptionalism?
As other Western nations are seeing a surge in nativism and Islamophobia, Canada and its…
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Scavenger hunt
Medium-sized carnivores like coyotes, foxes, badgers and jackals are often viewed as threats in urban…
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‘Fighting for education’
A Christian Science Monitor story examined the growing and diverse homeschooling movement in the U.S.…
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#CrossofGold
UGA historians and Georgia Tech data scientists tracked what “going viral” was like 120 years…
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Know your ingredients
A recent Chicago Tribune article explored the latest housekeeping fad of homemade cleaning products. Pamela…
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‘Constitutional significance’
The death of Justice Antonin Scalia will have significant impacts on cases before the U.S.…
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‘Ultimate wet blanket’
Tim Samples, an assistant professor of legal studies in the Terry College of Business, blamed…
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Costs of loneliness
Loneliness is a “public health hazard” with long-term consequences for those who suffer from it,…
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Twice a day
Jeffrey Dorfman, a professor of agricultural and applied economics in the College of Agricultural and…
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No challenge
A Miami Herald article explored the lack of a Democratic challenger to contest the seat…
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Produce problems
The recent E. coli outbreak with Chipotle restaurants highlights the dangers of fresh ingredients, according…
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Early prevention
A recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that both boys…
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The fracas continues
A recent landmark study by the Environmental Protection Agency concluded that fracking, a controversial method…
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Over-kale
Kale has grown increasingly popular as a “superfood.” That surge in demand has put a…
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To screen or not to screen
In a Reuters article, Dr. Mark H. Ebell, a professor of epidemiology in UGA’s College…
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Southern spat
National Public Radio reported that an “oyster renaissance in the Southeastern U.S. is underway,” and…
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