UGA students are helping to build a sustainable campus.
Bombs away!
During a research trip to Puerto Rico, ecologist James Porter took samples from underwater nuclear bomb target USS Killen, expecting to find evidence of radioactive matter – instead he found a link to cancer.
Rethinking groundwater contamination
A new University of Georgia study suggests that health agencies investigating Salmonella illnesses should consider untreated surface water as a possible source of contamination.
Mountains of change
The National Science Foundation has awarded $6.7 million grant to a consortium of universities headed by UGA for research on the effects of climate change and urbanization in the southern Appalachian Mountains.
Protecting preemies
Arena N. Richardson considers the red-stained slide of a rod-shaped bacillus named Enterobacter sakazakii, or E. sakazakii.
Testing for Alzheimer’s
Researchers have revealed a direct relationship between two specific antibodies and the severity of Alzheimer’s disease symptoms, raising hopes that a diagnostic blood test for the devastating disorder is within reach.
Obesity linked to poor bone health
Being overweight is a known risk factor for heart disease, diabetes, and a host of other health problems.
Deep in the mud
Everyone knows of volcanoes and their ability to do anything from burying cities to changing the climate.
Finding the missing link
There may be a lot of fish in Georgia’s waters, but Robert Bringolf is looking for just one.
Putting a price tag on elections
The Carl Vinson Institute of Government in collaboration with the National Association of Counties and with funding from The Pew Charitable Trusts is conducting a nationwide study to find out what it costs local governments to hold elections in the…