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UGA enters new era under Jere W. Morehead

UGA enters new era under Jere W. Morehead

The university’s 22nd president takes the reins with a sharp focus on improving the educational experience for UGA’s students. Read More

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UGA research shows some plants can remove indoor pollutants

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Some plants have the ability to drastically reduce levels of indoor pollutants, according to new research at the University of Georgia.

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Treating ich

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Researchers from the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine have made an unexpected dual discovery that could open new avenues for treating Ichthyophthirius multifiliis, or “Ich”, a single-celled protozoan parasite that commonly attacks freshwater fish.

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Making adaptations

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Parasites can decimate amphibian populations, but one University of Georgia researcher believes they might also play a role in spurring the evolution of new and sometimes bizarre breeding strategies.

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Breaking down barriers

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More than 23 million Americans age 12 or older need treatment for substance abuse and addiction, yet only a fraction – less than 10 percent – actually receive it.

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Side effects may vary

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Prescription drug ads on television first hit the airwaves just more than a decade ago, but a new UGA study finds that most of them still do not present a fair balance of information, especially when it comes to the risk of side effects.

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Saving species

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When Hazel Wetzstein holds a tiny Georgia plume plant, she’s not just tending a future shrub. She’s keeping a native species from becoming extinct.

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Building bodies, boosting brains

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Many people claim to get their best ideas while on the elliptical machine, doing laps in the pool, or jogging along a quiet road, and scientists have consistently documented that exercise provides adults with cognitive benefits. But what about children?

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Alien Invasion

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What began as a breakfast-table discussion between two UGA professors has led to a grant, from the Program in International Research and Education of the National Science Foundation, to study how various species from China have become invasive in the United States—and vice versa.

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Borrowers and Lenders

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A bit more than half a century ago, a musical called West Side Story opened on Broadway.