Tag: Research
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CAREER research program to focus on active learning
Tessa Andrews to lead five-year, national scale research and education project.
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Scientists develop technology to capture tumor cells
The device could be “transformative” in the treatment of breast cancer.
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Study identifies factors associated with farmer suicide
It might help health providers develop strategies to reduce suicide risk.
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Study links lifestyle factors and hardened arteries
The mechanisms that contribute to arterial stiffening are not well understood.
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UGA professor to co-lead female Nat Geo expedition
They will study the plastic pollution crisis in the Ganges River.
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UGA scientists trace the origins of the peanut
New genome map sheds light on ancestry, diversity of today’s peanuts.
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Glenn Burton: A leader of the ‘Green Revolution’
He was one of the world’s most prolific agricultural scientists.
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Athens mayor tours UGA startup incubator
Athens-Clarke County Mayor Kelly Girtz stopped by the Center for Applied Genetics Technologies (CAGT) on…
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College of Pharmacy, CDC develop vaccine for virus
The single-dose vaccine protects against the deadly CCHF virus.
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Engineering students showcase design solutions
It will feature the creative designs of hundreds of students.
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An ecological tale of two scavengers
Two species of vultures are able to coexist because of their respective traits.
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Ecologist dissects the science of de-extinction
Spoiler alert: It is not possible to clone a wooly mammoth.
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Database offers tool for global health collaborations
As the big data revolution continues to evolve, access to data that cut across many…
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Muscles struggle to fully recover after losing tissue
The College of Education study could mean new approaches to rehabilitation.
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Professor takes on role as a resistance fighter
Stephen Trent and his lab are waging a war against antibiotic resistance.
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Entomologists uncover Florida fire ant matriarchy
Researchers find colonies of tropical fire ants that thrive with multiple queens.
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Daniel Nakano
Daniel Nakano, a Distinguished Research Professor of mathematics in the Franklin College of Arts and…
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Scientists create the world’s first gene-edited lizards
They used the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool to genetically modify a reptile.
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Study uses genomic tools to illuminate bird evolution
It is the most comprehensive work to date on passerine evolution.
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Ginseng in decline in the eastern United States
Overharvesting is the culprit, but that trend could potentially be reversed.
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Bromethalin is poisoning the parrots of Telegraph Hill
Study caps a multi-year effort to determine cause of a neurological disease.
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Walmart Foundation grant aimed at reducing plastic waste
It will help New Materials Institute researchers work on plastic packaging.
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Toxic toads can tolerate environmental contaminants
About 40 percent of the world’s amphibian populations are threatened with extinction.
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Animal carcasses were source of river nutrients
Research suggests that current models of freshwater ecosystems are incomplete.
