| $1
million grant supports research on IPM for peaches
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| Dan Horton (left), Harald Scherm
and Phil Brannen look over the trial plot of peach trees
at the university’s horticulture farm in Watkinsville.
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A new $1 million grant from the U.S. Department
of Agriculture will make it possible for researchers to document
pest problems in peaches, study the biology of key pest species
and develop integrated pest management strategies. The project
director is Harald Scherm, associate professor of plant pathology
at UGA.
He will be working with professor Dan Horton of entomology
and Phil Brannen, assistant professor of plant pathology,
as well as collaborators from New Jersey to Florida.
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The kindness of strangers:
Couple’s $2 million bequest surprises vet college
When officials of the College of Veterinary Medicine learned
earlier this year the college would receive $2 million
from a deceased Florida couple, they were obviously pleased—but
also puzzled. |
Experience is the best
teacher: Science learning is enhanced by course taught in Costa
Rica
A steamy jungle in Costa Rica may seem an unlikely place to
find Georgia high school teachers and graduate student teaching
fellows. But 20 Georgians journeyed there this past July
to study the agriculture and ecology of tropical America. |
Warm welcome
Lioba Moshi, director of the African Studies Institute and associate
professor in comparative literature, talks with Pat Del Rey,
former director of the Institute for Women’s Studies.
Now retired, Del Rey was co-recipient with Heather Kleiner of
the Women’s Studies Faculty Award presented Sept. 10 at
the institute’s reception for new women faculty. |
| First Friday
The UGA Alumni Association was host of its third annual football
pep rally Sept. 3 at Stegeman Coliseum. |
