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Hitting snooze on the molecular clock: Rabies evolves slower in hibernating bats
The rate at which the rabies virus evolves in bats may depend heavily upon the…
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Binge drinking increases risk of later sexual assault for first-year female college students
A new study by University of Georgia researchers demonstrates that several months before a female…
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UGA, Georgia Sea Grant help Tybee Island prepare for potentially rising seas
The University of Georgia Carl Vinson Institute of Government and Georgia Sea Grant are developing…
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Malaria discoveries could pave way for new therapies
Half the world’s population is at risk for contracting malaria. The deadly disease, spread by…
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NSF grant will help scientists uncover hidden soybean genes
Soybeans are the world’s largest single source of vegetable protein and edible oil, already used…
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UGA students use crowd funding as they compete in SciFund Challenge
Two University of Georgia doctoral students are participating in the second round of the SciFund…
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UGA study finds in extinction risk, there’s not always safety in numbers
A basic tenet underpinning scientists’ understanding of extinction is that more abundant species persist longer…
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Study suggests new approach to explain cancer growth: low oxygen levels
Low oxygen levels in cells may be a primary cause of uncontrollable tumor growth in…
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Tiny wasp may hold key to controlling kudzu bug
University of Georgia researcher John Ruberson is looking for natural enemies of the kudzu bug…
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Mad cow scare shows how well nation’s food-safety system works
While the California dairy cow that tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow…
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Marine scientists urge government to reassess oil spill response
On the second anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon blowout, a national panel of researchers including…
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UGA named to 2012 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
For the sixth consecutive year, the University of Georgia has been named to the President’s…
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UGA Solar Demonstration Project to be installed this spring
The University of Georgia is about to get a little bit greener. This spring, the…
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Minimum wage increases don’t reduce hardship
Americans are poor. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the country’s poverty rate is at…
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UGA College of Education offers workshop on teaching Spanish-speaking students
The University of Georgia College of Education is offering a one-day workshop designed to enhance…
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State Botanical Garden to host world-renowned violinist and Mercer’s string orchestra
Students and faculty from the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings at Mercer University in Macon…
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UGA dramatic media to make appearance on new National Geographic series
Athens, Ga. – Two University of Georgia alumni and the dramatic media program in the…
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UGA family, graduate housing residents ‘stake a claim’ in community garden
This year, 82 garden plots will be staked for use by residents of family and…
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Community health program graduates its first class
Athens, Ga. – The Athens Health Network Community Health Partner Program, which is housed at…
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Mohan receives National Science Foundation grant to study ‘forests of the future’
University of Georgia ecologist Jacqueline Mohan has received a $554,000 grant from the National Science…
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UGA to study black bears in central Georgia
University of Georgia researchers have received a combined $701,000 in state grants to study the…
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Goats get to work chewing up invasive plants on UGA’s campus
Athens, Ga. – The University of Georgia has some new four-legged residents, and they have…
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Performing Arts Center to present Saxton’s Cornet Band, UGA Band History Symposium
The University of Georgia Performing Arts Center invites audiences to step back in time and…
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UGA visiting professor David Trasoff to showcase the music of India
David Trasoff, an ethnomusicologist, musician and expert on the classical music of North India, has…
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