Category: Science & Technology
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UGA College of Veterinary Medicine names Tennessee veterinarian ‘Young Achiever’
A mixed-animal practitioner in rural east Tennessee was recognized recently as a “Young Achiever” by…
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Black flies may have a purpose after all
Black flies drink blood and spread disease such as river blindness-creating misery with their presence.…
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UGA Voices lecture series concludes with wildlife’s role in health pandemics
An international ecology expert with a passion for wildlife and life in the bush will…
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Exercise can help when chronic illness gets you down, UGA study finds
Suffering from a chronic illness can drain a person’s quality of life, but add in…
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UGA disability research inspires wellness course
For the past nine years, researchers and students in UGA’s Exercise Vascular Biology Laboratory have…
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UGA scientists reveal genetic mutation depicted in van Gogh’s sunflower paintings
In addition to being among his most vibrant and celebrated works, Vincent van Gogh’s series…
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Author Harriet Washington to discuss Deadly Monopolies at UGA Lecture
Acclaimed author Harriet A. Washington will visit the University of Georgia on April 4 to…
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Toxicologist to study insecticide risks to infants and children
James Bruckner, a toxicology professor in the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, received a…
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Researchers use nanoparticles, magnetic current to damage cancerous cells in mice
Using nanoparticles and alternating magnetic fields, University of Georgia scientists have found that head and…
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One Health mini-symposium to focus on climate change, infectious disease
On April 3, experts from the University of Georgia, Emory University and the University of…
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Exercise physiologist to speak on youth obesity prevention at UGA
Russell R. Pate, a nationally recognized expert and scholar on physical activity, will speak about…
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Nobel Prize winner to deliver Boyd Lecture at UGA
Bruce Beutler, 2011 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine and director of the Center for…
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UGA to hold pharmaceutical development symposium
Nine international leaders in the field of modern drug development will speak at the first…
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UGA heat study guides new GHSA rules aiming to prevent exertional heat illness, deaths
High school student-athletes need about 10-14 days to acclimate their bodies to the heat stress…
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Lecturer to discuss history of women in medicine
Women in medicine is the theme of a University of Georgia talk that will be…
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African meningitis enemy is next UGA Voices lecturer
A public health visionary who has spent the past 10 years developing an effective and…
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UGA College of Public Health cancer survival study uncovers wide racial disparities
African Americans in Georgia, especially in rural areas, have drastically poorer survival rates from cancer.…
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UGA to host national conference on evidence-based health March 30
Kendall Ho, one of the top experts in the use of information technologies to accelerate…
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Southern Research CEO Jack Secrist to give first College of Pharmacy Chu Lecture
The department of pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences in the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy…
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GIS siting of emergency vehicles improves response time
In an emergency, minutes matter. With this knowledge, University of Georgia researchers developed a new…
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UGA study reveals basic molecular ‘wiring’ of stem cells
Despite the promise associated with the therapeutic use of human stem cells, a complete understanding…
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UGA researcher working to speed blood testing
The wait for some blood test results may be reduced from weeks to hours, thanks…
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Neurodegenerative disease expert to deliver Ritter Lecture at UGA
A leading expert on misfolded proteins that play a role in neurodegenerative diseases such as…
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Live Healthy Columbus presents blueprint to combat childhood obesity
A report released this month will help Columbus address its growing childhood obesity issue, specifically…
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