Tag: Research

$5M grant to help reduce indoor farming energy costs

One of the steepest barriers to profitable controlled-environment agriculture is the energy cost associated with…
NSF grant to cultivate a diverse, inclusive STEM faculty

UGA partners on $10 million grant to develop bold models that broaden STEM programs.
Researchers are giving tortoises a ‘head start’

Raising the keystone species gopher tortoise in captivity may boost wild populations.
Fighting the flu: 100 years of vaccine development

UGA researchers are developing vaccines to make sure a pandemic doesn’t happen again.
UGA to help guide development of norovirus vaccine

Researchers from Emory University and the University of Georgia have received a five-year, $1.7 million…
Migrating monarchs facing increased parasite risks

A popular non-native milkweed is creating “resident” monarchs on their annual trek to Mexico.
University maintains positive research momentum in FY18

Published metrics show the University of Georgia has made remarkable progress toward its goal.
Traumatic brain injury recovery via petri dish

Researchers in the University of Georgia’s Regenerative Bioscience Center have succeeded in reproducing the effects…
UGA to test first fully biodegradable plastic straw

A research team that includes partners from the University of Georgia New Materials Institute and…
Researchers propose new theory of aging

A new theory of aging published in the journal BioEssays addresses the link between adenosine triphosphate…
Turning cells into factories

Researchers in the University of Georgia College of Engineering have developed a new genetic “smart…
Hiring initiative expands to recruit key research faculty

The faculty hiring initiative was expanded in January when $2 million was added to expand…
Parenting intervention can result in lower BMIs

An intervention designed to promote healthy growth that taught first-time moms how to respond with…
Antibiotics are being overprescribed, and that’s a problem

UGA’s Mark Ebell and collaborators at Georgetown University and the University of Wisconsin have received…
Claire de La Serre

Claire de La Serre, an assistant professor in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences,…
Study finds struggle with infant feeding in disaster

Breastfeeding is widely regarded as the healthy and safe choice for infant feeding, especially during…
Warnell students learn from the Earth

Course teaches students some essential skills required for aspiring fishery experts.
Dancing tube man protects UGA’s research blueberries

Farmers have used scarecrows to keep birds away from field crops for more than 3,000…
Ending $100 bills might have more costs than benefits

Preliminary findings from the University of Georgia show that social welfare could decline when people…
UGA turns experiential learning vision into reality

Two years ago, the University of Georgia made a daring commitment: to provide all undergraduate…
Scientists a step closer to predicting epidemics

A UGA team has created a mathematical model to identify when a population is approaching…
Researchers create way to measure human rights

A team of researchers at the University of Georgia is using a new approach to…
Scientists calculate impact of China’s ban on plastic waste imports

While recycling is often touted as the solution to the large-scale production of plastic waste,…
Study identifies factors associated with contraceptive use in Uganda

The rate of infant and child deaths is high in many developing countries, and Uganda…