Tag: Sustainability
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2015 UGA Earth Week to celebrate green initiatives, volunteer opportunities
Each spring, the University of Georgia hosts UGA Earth Week to encourage sustainable living. The…
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UGA hopes to break records with year-end recycling event for move-out
Athens, Ga. – The University of Georgia aims to break a record with this year’s…
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UGA researchers create fast-growing trees that are easier to turn into fuel
Researchers at the University of Georgia have discovered that manipulation of a specific gene in…
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UGA awards sustainability grants to fund student projects
The University of Georgia Office of Sustainability has awarded $43,000 to fund 11 interdisciplinary student…
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Nutrient pollution damages streams in ways previously unknown, ecologists find
An important food resource has been disappearing from streams without anyone noticing until now.
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UGA study finds high marine debris, need for standardized reporting along Georgia coast
University of Georgia researchers are hoping to find a consistent way to record the marine…
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UGA’s House the Herd Student Design Challenge to announce winners Feb. 13
Over the past three months, 52 University of Georgia students on a total of 13…
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UGA Parking Services expands electric vehicle charging on campus
Due to the popularity of the University of Georgia’s first electric vehicle charger and recent…
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UGA research reveals public servants individually motivated to help environment
New University of Georgia research shows that while on the job, public servants contribute not…
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University of Georgia releases 2014 Campus Sustainability Report
The University of Georgia’s Office of Sustainability has released its 2014 Campus Sustainability Report highlighting…
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UGA cost savings being reinvested in sustainability initiatives
The University of Georgia continues to provide sustainability leadership through reinvestment in student engagement and…
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UGA awarded 2014 Ford College Community Challenge Grant for prescribed grazing
The University of Georgia’s College of Environment and Design, in partnership with the College of…
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UGA organic research farm to host expanded Twilight Tour July 10
Athens, Ga. – Organic and sustainable agriculture experts with the University of Georgia will host…
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UGA installs first public level 2 electric vehicle charger in Athens area
Automobile owners looking for a place to plug in instead of gas up now have…
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UGA Earth Week 2014 to celebrate green opportunities
The University of Georgia will kick off UGA Earth Week 2014 on April 22 with…
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UGA study: Southern wood pellets boosting European efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions
European power plants that burn wood pellets imported from the Southern United States to generate…
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Poison-breathing bacteria may be boon to industry, environment
Buried deep in the mud along the banks of a remote salt lake near Yosemite…
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Students, staff use creativity, innovation to reduce waste at UGA
The University of Georgia has simple goals when it comes to waste management—drastically reduce waste…
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EcoFocus Film Festival brings documentary ‘Trashed’ to Athens Nov. 12
EcoFocus Film Festival, an initiative of the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology, will…
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Skidaway open house 92 percent ‘landfill-free’
The effort to make Skidaway Marine Science Day a ‘landfill-free’ event was largely successful, according…
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UGA and Clarke County School District launch Experience UGA partnership
The University of Georgia and the Clarke County School District have launched Experience UGA, a…
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Goats to help UGA students learn about environmental responsibility
The University of Georgia’s semi-resident goat herd, the Tanyard Creek Chew Crew, has returned to…
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Private-public partnership to grow local agriculture, economy in Fulton County
A diverse agricultural hub is thriving just minutes from downtown Atlanta in the area surrounding…
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UGA Extension, Athens Land Trust team up for sustainable agriculture conference Oct. 3
University of Georgia Extension and the Athens Land Trust are taking registrations for its Sustainable…
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