Category: Science & Technology
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Healthy foods missing from stores in low-income black neighborhoods, UGA study finds
Most convenience stores have a wide variety of chips, colorful candies and bottles of sugar-sweetened…
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UGA College of Veterinary Medicine sets annual open house for April 6
The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine’s annual open house will be held April…
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UGA animal vaccine may slow deadly spread of Chagas disease
Chagas disease is the single most common cause of congestive heart failure and sudden death…
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Leading cause of blindness topic of next UGA Voices Lecture
Trachoma starts off looking like ordinary pink eye or conjunctivitis. But left untreated, this bacterial…
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UGA nutrition experts available
Proper nutrition is essential for the body to function. A nutritious diet provides the nutrients…
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UGA discovery uses ‘fracture putty’ to repair broken bone in days
Broken bones in humans and animals are painful and often take months to heal. Studies…
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Roundworm research reviewed at UGA
There are 16,000 types of parasitic roundworms causing illnesses in humans and animals. Controlling their…
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Study offers new information for flu fight
Influenza virus can rapidly evolve from one form to another, complicating the effectiveness of vaccines…
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UGA grant to help government workers manage weight and reduce type II diabetes
Mark Wilson, head of the department of health promotion and behavior in the University of…
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How to Build a Dinosaur author to speak Feb. 6 during Darwin Days at UGA
World-renowned paleontologist Jack Horner, author of How to Build a Dinosaur, will discuss how he…
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UGA launches statewide initiative to address obesity
The University of Georgia has launched a major campus-wide initiative to help the state address…
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UGA researcher named emerging scholar by Diverse magazine
Athens, Ga. – Franklin West, a University of Georgia assistant professor of animal and dairy…
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UGA College of Public Health professor appointed to U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Athens, Ga. – Dr. Mark Ebell, an associate professor in the College of Public Health…
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CDC’s Tauxe to kick off 2012 global diseases lecture series
Dr. Robert Tauxe, a physician and public health expert who has spent his career battling…
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UGA College of Veterinary Medicine to host annual shelter medicine seminar
The fourth annual Shelter Medicine Seminar will be held Jan. 29 at the University of…
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UGA scientists ‘hijack’ bacterial immune system
A team of University of Georgia researchers has discovered how to harness this bacterial immune…
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Scientists develop vaccine that attacks breast cancer in mice
Researchers from the University of Georgia and the Mayo Clinic in Arizona have developed a…
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Pig-induced pluripotent stem cells may be safer than previously thought
Pig stem cell research conducted by two animal scientists at the University of Georgia reveals…
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Genetics Professor Jonathan Arnold named AAAS Fellow
University of Georgia geneticist Jonathan Arnold has been named a Fellow of the American Association…
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UGA College of Veterinary Medicine opens registration for VetCAMP 2012
Registration for VetCAMP 2012 gets underway Dec. 12 and continues through Feb. 17.
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UGA study documents lung function declines in firefighters working at prescribed burns
After monitoring firefighters working at prescribed burns in the southeastern U.S., University of Georgia researchers…
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UGA pharmacy researcher continues work on melanoma treatment
A research scientist in the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy is continuing her work…
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New strategy could lead to dose reduction in X-ray imaging
For more than a century, the use of X-rays has been a prime diagnostic tool…
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UGA scientists invent long-lasting, near infrared-emitting material
University of Georgia scientists describe a new material that emits a long-lasting, near-infrared glow after…
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