Tag: Research
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Ecologists detect warning signals of malaria outbreak
An early warning system for disease resurgence could be valuable tool.
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Professor challenges students on diet culture
Weight stigma can be harmful to many, including marginalized identities.
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Ramping Up Research
Dozens of UGA researchers have pivoted their work to battle the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Promising path found for COVID-19 therapeutics
Team of UGA scientists building on previous SARS research.
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Protecting the solar energy grid from cyberattacks
Two UGA engineering professors work to secure access points from hackers.
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Cameras reveal possible uptick in urban wildlife
As humans stayed home, early research hints at increased animal movement.
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Operation optics
Mable Fok uses the science of light to make communication technologies better.
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Study reveals birth defects caused by flame retardant
Research focuses on man’s exposure prior to contraception.
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Research explores safer routes for logging trucks
Allowing interstate travel would provide many benefits for timber industry.
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Repeated anecdotes can make speakers less authentic
Research on storytelling has implications for marketing, speeches and more.
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Smarter energy usage is key to a greener future
Energy informatics is lighting the way to higher efficiency.
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Social media can play role in hotel decisions
Researchers find many travelers are looking for an ‘experience.’
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Researchers say sustainability requires lower energy use
We have to ‘do less with less’ to keep the Earth healthy.
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Researchers discover clues to the opioid epidemic
UGA health economist headed several key studies in Georgia.
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Early intervention is cure for pigs and crop damage
Wild pigs cause millions of dollars of damage to agriculture industry.
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Emotion coaching can help in anorexia nervosa treatment
A “five-minute speech sample” can help therapists determine course of action.
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Growing back the lymph system
The study provides hope for cancer-related lymphedema.
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Does more outdoor time increase risk of ticks?
With more people hiking during pandemic, ticks are hitching rides home.
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Are we speaking the same mental health language?
Study finds African Americans, mental health groups use different terms.
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Obese adults facing Medicaid expansion gap
Research shows their coverage is increasing but at a slower rate.
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Advancing diversity in engineering research labs
NSF grant to fund study of factors that help underrepresented students.
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Puneet Dwivedi
Puneet Dwivedi, an associate professor in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, motivates…
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Study to analyze pandemic’s impact on teaching
Research could help universities respond during times of a crisis.
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Researchers develop sleep and health monitor
BedDot can alert loved ones and caregivers to falls and other emergencies.
