2016
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Seventeen UGA employees retired Dec. 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and years of service are: Gregory A. Ashley, IT associate director, COE Centers, 26 years; Robert Earl Bell, public service assistant, UGA Extension Service-Southeast District, 29 years; Ronald M. Cervero, associate dean, College of Education, 30 years; Lynn C. Clapp, ADS Eatonton Beef Farm, 32 years; Kevin D.…
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The University of Georgia Alumni Association has released the 2017 Bulldog 100. This annual program recognizes the fastest-growing businesses owned or operated by UGA alumni. More than 500 nominations were submitted for the 2017 list. The 2017 Bulldog 100 includes businesses of all sizes and from industries such as veterinary medicine, IT consulting and pest…
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After months of abnormally dry and warm conditions, 52 north Georgia counties are now facing water use restrictions in accordance with Gov. Nathan Deal’s Level 2 drought response designation. Fifty-eight other counties are being required to implement Level 1 drought responses. Homeowners and businesses in the affected counties must limit their landscape irrigation to two…
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If you’ve walked outside during the last week, you’ve probably noticed the smell of smoke in the air. The current exceptional drought covering much of northern Georgia and surrounding states has created perfect conditions for the growth of wildfires, which can be caused by careless trash burning, sparks from chains dragging behind trailers, or in…
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University of Georgia senior Mariana Ozier looked like a professional engineer, scribbling notes as she walked a site pegged for redevelopment in Griffin. She and Spalding County Community Development Director Chad Jacobs discussed zoning, building plans and possible locations for a storm water detention pond. It was exciting, Ozier said, to be part of a…
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For millennia, farmers used compost to return nutrients to depleted soil. Now researchers are searching for a way composting can help battle aflatoxin. Ghana native Esther Yeboah Akoto, who is currently pursuing her master’s degree in food science and technology at the University of Georgia, is working to help farmers diminish aflatoxin contamination in their…
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Fall is the perfect time to admire blooming shrubs and trees. In many areas of the state, people take great pride in adorning their landscape with spectacular shrubs that exhibit color, shape and texture. Some people would love to have a better-looking landscape, but are fearful of picking out the proper plants. By making careful…
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University of Georgia President Jere W. Morehead and other university administrators celebrated the opening of the 2016 Sunbelt Agricultural Expo by visiting the opening day of the three-day trade show Oct. 18 in Moultrie. This is the fourth consecutive year Morehead has taken part in the Expo festivities since becoming president of UGA in 2013. As…
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Like most college students, David Jespersen was unsure of what he wanted to study. At first, he was intrigued by psychology, but the required biology and science classes drew him to plant sciences. As a result, he’s now the newest member of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences’ turfgrass research team. “Something about the…
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Seventeen UGA employees retired Oct. 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and years of service are: Ramona Welmaker Adams, public service assistant, UGA Cooperative Extension-Northeast district, 22 years; John M. Brewer, professor, biochemistry and molecular biology, 50 years; Edith Labau Bryan, business manager II, anthropology, 22 years; Stephen H. Bryant, associate director, athletics, 34 years; Doreen P. Cooper, building services worker II, FMD-Building Services,…
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