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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

• Georgia 4-H Getting Some Extra Help This Year, Hoping to Improve the Lives of More Children

  Merritt Melancon

  August 7, 2015

  

  Georgia 4-H clubs in 32 counties across Georgia will get some extra help this year thanks to a $439,357 AmeriCorps State grant from the federal Corporation for National and Community […]

  Posted in: 4-H, Extension

• 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 […]

  Posted in: Campus

• 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

• 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 […]

  Posted in: Campus