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• EPA awards UGA’s Huang nearly $1.6 million for PFAS research

  Ashley Biles

  September 17, 2020

  

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded nearly $1.6 million in research funding to University of Georgia’s Jack Huang to research cost-effective treatments to remove per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances […]

  Posted in: Crop and Soil Sciences, Research

• UGA’s Ellen Bauske receives national horticulture outreach honor

  Josh Paine

  August 14, 2020

  

  Ellen Bauske is a boundary spanner — she’s known as a person who brings people and organizations together on national, regional and local levels. It’s one of the many reasons […]

  Posted in: Center for Urban Ag, Extension

• UGA researchers comb through reviewed papers to find best methods to mitigate COVID-19

  Maria M. Lameiras

  August 11, 2020

  

  A literature review by University of Georgia researchers has helped identify the most effective antimicrobial agents for preventing the spread of COVID-19 within the food supply chain. As COVID-19 began […]

  Posted in: Center for Food Safety, Research

• UGA Griffin Campus Updates

  UGA Griffin Campus

  August 10, 2020

  Effective July 15, the UGA Griffin campus will require all faculty, staff, students, and visitors to wear an appropriate face covering while inside campus facilities/buildings where six feet social distancing may not […]

  Posted in: Campus, Community

• UGA’s Dario Chavez spotlighted in Fruit Growers News 40 Under 40 class

  Sean J Montgomery

  August 10, 2020

  

  University of Georgia researcher Dario Chavez has been named to the Fruit and Vegetable 40 Under 40 Class of 2020 by Fruit Growers News. The prestigious honor places Chavez within […]

  Posted in: Horticulture, Research

• Great Georgia Pollinator Census returns this August

  Josh Paine

  July 10, 2020

  

  Students and families are encouraged to participate in the second annual Great Georgia Pollinator Census on August 21-22 coordinated by University of Georgia Cooperative Extension. About 4,500 participants documented more […]

  Posted in: Community, Extension

• UGA Griffin to return to campus in phases throughout the summer

  Ashley Biles

  July 8, 2020

  The University of Georgia Griffin Campus is instituting a phased return of faculty, staff, and students to campus throughout the summer. With guidance from the University System of Georgia (USG), […]

  Posted in: Campus, Community

• Suiter to be featured on Georgia Farm Monitor TV show July 18

  Ashley Biles

  July 7, 2020

  

  If you’ve ever wondered how to protect your home from termites, tune in to your local Georgia Public Broadcasting station this weekend when two University of Georgia professors will join […]

  Posted in: Center for Urban Ag, Entomology, Extension

• Free online school garden workshop for educators

  Josh Paine

  June 5, 2020

  

  University of Georgia Cooperative Extension will be offering a free, online school garden symposium for educators starting at 10 a.m. June 16. Four one-hour presentations will be presented on the […]

  Posted in: Campus, Extension

• UGA agriculture faculty produce COVID-19 video, materials for farm workers

  Maria M. Lameiras

  May 29, 2020

  

  As the spring harvest approached, members of the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association knew they would need assistance to provide important information about COVID-19 safety measures and food handling […]

  Posted in: Center for Food Safety, Community, Extension