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UGA ranks in global top 20 for agricultural science citations
Over the past decade, UGA has been among the world’s 20
most cited institutions in agricultural sciences and is second
among major U.S. land-grant universities for most papers published,
according to “In-Cites,” a Web site that keeps tabs
on the research that most catches the eye of scientists worldwide.
In agricultural sciences, UGA is the 11th most cited among institutions
worldwide, with 7,938 citations of its scientists’ research
from Jan. 1, 1994, to June 30, 2004.
In total citations, the university is fifth among U.S. universities,
behind California-Davis, Wisconsin, Cornell and Iowa State.
It’s first among universities in the South. In papers
published in peer-reviewed, scientific journals, it ranks second
in the nation behind only UC-Davis.
“In-Cites” is an editorial component of IS Essential
Science Indicators, a Web resource that enables researchers
to analyze research and track trends in science worldwide.
“I am pleased,” says Josef Broder, interim dean
of UGA College of Agricultural and -Environmental Sciences.
“This speaks well of the dedication and commitment of
our scientists and the strong support which our research -programs
have received from the public and private sectors.”
The 20 most-cited institutions in agricultural sciences emerged
from a global pool of 298 institutions. They include both government
agencies and large universities worldwide.
Grant will provide agrosecurity training
Using a grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security,
UGA’s extension service will provide statewide training
in basic agrosecurity awareness to more than 3,000 people this
year.
Awarded to the Georgia Department of Agriculture, the grant
is being directed by the Georgia Agroterrorism Committee of
the state’s Homeland Security Task Force. Don Hamilton,
UGA extension’s homeland security coordinator, will organize
the trainings.
“Our goal is to provide basic agrosecurity awareness training
to people in the state who would likely be mobilized in the
event of an agrosecurity incident,” Hamilton says. “The
extension service is in a unique position to provide educational
training, especially on issues of agrosecurity. [Its] representatives
on the front lines of food and agriculture each day serve as
expert eyes and ears across the state.”
UGA’s extension county agents will be trained in March.
The training will be ready to be offered to the public by the
summer.
Poll: Parole favored for most inmates
Georgians favor parole for most inmates, provided that they
have shown good behavior and do not present a threat to the
general public upon release, according to the latest Peach State
Poll.
A majority of Georgians (54 percent) do not believe that people
convicted of crimes should serve the entirety of their sentence.
A similar majority (57 percent) believe that the parole system
helps restore prisoners to a useful place in society. Eighty
percent of the public believes that parole should be granted
to inmates who have demonstrated that they have changed their
ways.
Conversely, Georgians generally disagree with the idea of using
parole as a means to ease the costs of housing inmates (54 percent)
or to help relieve overcrowding in state prisons
(64 percent).
The Peach State Poll is a quarterly survey of public opinion
conducted by UGA’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government. |
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