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• 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 CAES Young Scholars Spend Summer Conducting Research With Faculty Mentors

  Merritt Melancon

  July 23, 2015

  

  This summer 83 high school students from across Georgia gained real-world research experience through the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences’ (CAES) Young Scholars Program For more […]

  Posted in: Young Scholars Program

• UGA’s Scott Angle Selected to Lead International Agricultural Organization

  Sam Fahmy

  July 17, 2015

  

  J. Scott Angle, who has served as dean and director of the University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences for the past decade, has announced that he will […]

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• 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

• Young Scholars Program celebrates 25 years, opens applications for summer 2015

  Maggie Dudacek

  October 30, 2014

  For the past 25 summers, high school students from across Georgia have worked side by side with scientists at the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences through […]

  Posted in: Campus, STEM Students, Young Scholars Program

• Congressman Lynn Westmoreland Holds Town Hall Meeting at UGA Griffin

  Kayla Manns

  October 30, 2014

  

  On October 29, Congressman Lynn Westmoreland held an hour-long Town Hall Meeting on the UGA Griffin campus. The meeting was open to the public and the Congressman fielded questions and […]

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• STEM Students Visit

  Kayla Manns

  October 29, 2014

  

  Students from the East Coweta High School STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) academy toured UGA Griffin yesterday. They learned about degree opportunities at UGA’s CAES and got to see various […]

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• UGA Griffin Breaks Ground on Food Technology Center

  Michele Hatcher

  October 20, 2014

  

  A neat, long pile of soil anchored with red handled shovels standing at attention waited under blue skies and perfect fall temperatures as a crowd gathered to witness the long […]

  Posted in: Campus, FoodPIC

• CAES Assistant Dean Jerry Arkin Retires

  Be-Atrice Cunningham

  October 6, 2014

  

  On September 30, UGA administration, faculty, staff and students joined CAES Assistant Dean Jerry Arkin as he celebrated his retirement after 27 years of service. He was touted for all […]

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• UGA Griffin Team Wins United Way Cardboard Boat Race – Again

  Kayla Manns

  September 15, 2014

  

  The “Sparkin’ Arkin” pulled our UGA team to victory once again at the 7th Annual United Way Cardboard Boat Race. This made six wins for the Griffin campus team. A […]

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