Tag: Research
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UGA part of $10M weather and climate project
The project will enhance one of the world’s most sophisticated computer models.
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Six UGA faculty members named AAAS Fellows
It’s an honor bestowed by their peers for “distinguished efforts to advance science.”
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Ben Davis
Ben Davis, an assistant professor in the College of Engineering, conducts research that helps predict,…
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Model predicts which animal viruses may spread among humans
Research identifies several viruses that have the potential to spread illnesses.
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Mandi Murph
Mandi Murph, an associate professor in the College of Pharmacy, educates future pharmacists and also…
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The stress caused by work interrupting life
Work-life balance can come down to how you communicate with the office after hours.
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Elizabeth King
Elizabeth King, an assistant professor with a joint appointment in the Odum School of Ecology…
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Researchers discover genes that give vegetables their shape
One genetic mechanism controls shape of tomatoes, length of potato tubers.
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Artist, professor combine arts and sciences in deep sea
They are working together to shine light on literal darkness.
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Houjian Cai
Houjian Cai, an assistant professor in the College of Pharmacy, is exploring the cellular mechanisms…
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Depression, anxiety, family death linked to preterm births
Psychological stress during pregnancy associated with pregnancy loss, low birth weight.
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Study links cottonseed oil with lower cholesterol
Participants showed significant reductions in cholesterol and triglycerides in the trial.
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Elizabeth Wright
Elizabeth Wright, professor of Spanish in the Franklin College, gives students research opportunities that help…
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Alligators and timing shed light on reproductive disorders
Results may help scientists understand causes of disorders in wildlife and women.
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Jenay Beer
As an assistant professor in the Institute of Gerontology and director of the university’s Assistive…
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Do mobile messages about HPV work?
Health care providers shouldn’t place too much faith in smartphones alone.
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Why venting at work just makes you angrier
New research shows that complaining can make workers less hopeful.
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UGA researcher receives NIH New Innovator Award
Project focuses on stressful experiences and the effect on children’s health.
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Researchers seek vaccine for ‘traveler’s diarrhea’
A joint effort between the University of Georgia and the University of Texas at Austin…
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UGA physician tracks tuberculosis using cellphone records
Researchers get $2.6 million NIH grant to understand the local epidemiology of TB in urban Africa.
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UGA study shows bacteria change their surface to increase antibiotic resistance
A recent study by a team of researchers at the University of Georgia provides insight…
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Micronizing ocean plastics threaten sea turtle populations, ocean life cycle
Ingestion of degrading ocean plastics likely poses a substantial risk to the survival of post-hatchling…
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UGA researchers battling the destructive whitefly
Last year, the tiny silverleaf whitefly decimated vulnerable crops throughout south Georgia.
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Where have all the turtles gone, and why does it matter?
61 percent of the world’s 356 turtle species are threatened or already extinct, with consequences.
