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The University of Georgia’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Sociology, in partnership with the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office and the City of Griffin Police Department, will host the 4th Annual CJDay@UGA conference on Friday, November 10, 2017, from 8:30am until 1:00 pm in the Stuckey Auditorium on the UGA Griffin Campus. The conference,…
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Friday, November 3, 2017 The University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business will host the Business Day Conference on Friday, November 3, 2017 with registration beginning at 8:30am in the Stuckey Auditorium on the UGA Griffin Campus. The conference will focus on several areas of small business, such as marketing, investing, financial planning, creative problem solving, and much…
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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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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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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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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 be raised successfully across the state of Georgia due to the state’s long growing season and relatively mild winters. University of Georgia Cooperative Extension has…
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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 in Agriculture Leadership Initiative Luncheon. Following on the heels of the UGA-led Southern Region Women’s Agricultural Leadership Summit in February, the lunch was the first…
