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UGA Scientists Explore “Mars on Earth”
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In so many ways, Don Juan Pond in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica is one of the most unearthly places on the planet.
UGA marine scientists lead oil plume research mission; blog from the Gulf of Mexico
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A team of University of Georgia marine scientists conducting research on the huge underwater oil plume that was discovered in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion is posting information on its research mission to a blog, www.gulfblog.uga.edu.
Helping kids cope with parent’s deployment
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“Families that have a parent deploying are undergoing an enormous amount of change,” according to Jay A. Mancini, the Haltiwanger Distinguished Professor of Child and Family Development in the UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences, who conducted the research along with Angela Huebner…
The sorghum solution
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Most of the sorghum eaten by Americans is consumed indirectly when they eat beef or chicken that were fed the grain. In other parts of the world, though, it is eaten directly as a food staple. In some African countries,
Rabies study sheds light on cross-species transmission
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Like most infectious diseases, rabies can attack several species. However, which species are going to be infected and why turns out to be a difficult problem that represents a major gap in our knowledge of how diseases emerge.
Peer pressure? Not me!
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College students will generally agree, when asked, that peers are a powerful inspiration in buying clothing, but that response applies only to other students.



