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Columns::December 3, 2001

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Newly found protein in fire ants may offer control mechanism

Ken Ross

UGA scientists have discovered a protein in fire ants that may lead to a new way of using their own biology against them. The protein is linked to the senses of smell and taste in imported red fire ants. Published in the online version of Science last month, the research also will be published in the print version of the journal early next year.
“We discovered two variants of a protein found in fire ants and noticed that one was found only in multiple-queen colonies,” says Ken Ross, an entomologist with the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. “That’s what peaked our interest two and a half years ago. It made us wonder whether this protein could affect the social behavior and structure of the colony.”

Museum exhibits historic maps and works by new art school faculty

Nine recently arrived faculty members in the Lamar Dodd School of Art will be featured in an exhibition at the Georgia Museum of Art that reflects the university’s efforts to enhance its studio program by bringing in artists with national and international reputations. Impact: New Faculty in the Lamar Dodd School of Art will be on view from Dec. 15 through Feb. 3. Paintings, sculpture, drawings, photography and digital media will fill three galleries at the museum.

File photo of graduates attending Commencment

Commencing the rest of their lives: 1,400 are expected to participate in fall graduation

Some 1,400 young men and women are expected to file into Stegeman Coliseum Dec. 15 as students and walk out as alumni after the University of Georgia confers degrees on them during fall semester commencement.
Registrar Gary Moore estimates that about 2,800 students will be eligible to participate in the 9:30 a.m. combined exercises for undergraduate and graduate students who complete degree requirements at the end of fall semester.

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