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Columns::September 2, 2003

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The new addition houses four state-of-the-art microbiology laboratories: three biocontainment level-2 labs will allow researchers to work with foodborne pathogens like listeria, while the biocontainment level-3 lab will allow scientists to work with more restricted foodborne hazards like botulism.

Open wide: Food science building renovation, addition dedication scheduled

The department of food science and technology will celebrate the completion of a new $4.2 million building addition and the $2.4 million renovation of its previously existing facilities with an open house and ribbon cutting Sept. 5.
“The addition and renovations will enhance food science research and extension outreach capabilities,” says Gale Buchanan, dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

Magazine ranks UGA as top 20 public university for fourth consecutive year

For the fourth consecutive year, UGA has been recognized as one of America’s top 20 public universities by U.S. News and World Report. The rankings are available online at www.usnews.com and in the magazine’s 2004 “Best Colleges” issue, now on newsstands.
UGA is tied for 20th with Purdue University, and is also tied with Purdue for 58th in a ranking of all universities, public and private. In 1998, the university was 83rd on the overall list of colleges and universities. UGA was ranked 18th in the 2003 and 2002 rankings of public universities and 20th in the 2001 rankings.

UGA scientists lead international study of hot springs in Russia

Juergen Wiegel

An international microbial and biogeochemical research program led by Juergen Wiegel of UGA’s microbiology department has begun this month in Kamchatka, Russia. In a unique collaborative and interdisciplinary effort, the project will address questions related to understanding the role of micro-organisms in hot springs. The findings may be as mundane as discovering novel enzymes for manufacturing processes or as esoteric as a better understanding of how life began.

UGA scientists (from left) William Kisaalita, Guigen Zhang and Yiping Zhao have been awarded a $1 million grant to develop nanoscale biosensors.

$1 million NSF grant will support biosensor research

The National Science Foundation has awarded $1 million to a team of UGA researchers to develop 3-D nanoscale structures to address problems in biosensing. The increasing interest in developing implantable glucose sensors for treating diabetes has led to notable progress in this area, and the team plans to refine key issues of long-term calibration and other aging effects on the sensors.

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