Merritt Melancon

Merritt Melancon

• More than 60 Georgia HS students complete advanced research training with UGA Young Scholars Program

  Merritt Melancon

  July 19, 2016

  

  More than 60 Georgia teenagers spent the better part of their summer working in some of the most prestigious research laboratories at the University of Georgia. For more than two […]

  Posted in: Campus, Young Scholars Program

• UGA Extension hosts beekeeping basics workshop as part of “Saturday at the Rock”

  Merritt Melancon

  June 16, 2016

  

  A burgeoning interest in the benefits of delicious, local honey and increased concern for pollinator health has led more and more Americans to start keeping their own bees. Bees can […]

  Posted in: Community, Entomology, Extension

• UGA FoodPIC a valuable tool in Georgia’s economic development efforts

  Christopher James

  May 26, 2016

  

  Tucked into a corner of the University of Georgia’s campus in Griffin, Georgia, FoodPIC is an innovative research center that could be a key component in bringing business and industry […]

  Posted in: Campus, FoodPIC, Research

• CAES launches UGA Women in Agriculture Leadership Initiative

  Merritt Melancon

  May 12, 2016

  

  More than 150 women and men convened Wednesday on the University of Georgia campus in Athens, Georgia, and at satellite sites in Griffin and Tifton, Georgia, for the inaugural Women […]

  Posted in: Campus, Community, Extension

• Georgia creates guidelines to protect pollinating insects

  Sharon Dowdy

  March 23, 2016

  

  Many food items, including fresh fruits and vegetables, would never make it to grocery store or farmers market shelves without the help of beneficial insects like honeybees and butterflies. The […]

  Posted in: Entomology, Research

• Visiting scientist conducts research on peanut pathogen at UGA Griffin

  Sharon Dowdy

  August 27, 2015

  

  Maxwell Lamptey is visiting America, specifically Griffin, Georgia, in the hopes of learning new methods to fight aflatoxin — a carcinogen produced by soil fungus that can grow on peanuts […]

  Posted in: Campus, Research

• UGA apps bring expert lawn-care advice to mobile devices

  Sharon Dowdy

  June 16, 2015

  

  Summertime is synonymous with cooking outdoors, taking a dip in the pool and cranking up the lawn mower to begin the arduous task of caring for your home lawn. University […]

  Posted in: Crop and Soil Sciences, Research, Turfgrass and Weed Science

• Unmanned drone cameras help UGA scientists document research results

  Sharon Dowdy

  June 2, 2015

  

  Georgia House Resolution 744 created a committee to study the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, in the state. Created as a result of public concern, the committee will […]

  Posted in: Campus, Crop and Soil Sciences, Research, Turfgrass and Weed Science

• University of Georgia mobile app helps DOT control roadside weeds

  Sharon Dowdy

  May 18, 2015

  

  In addition to building and maintaining roads, the Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) mows grass and kills weeds that obstruct drivers’ views. A University of Georgia scientist has created an […]

  Posted in: Research, Turfgrass and Weed Science

• Planting fall vegetables in lawns opens door to homegrown food in the city

  Sharon Dowdy

  November 12, 2014

  

  A team of University of Georgia researchers is studying the use of home lawns as garden plots. If successful, suburbanites with warm-season lawns could plant fall vegetables on top of […]

  Posted in: Center for Urban Ag, Extension