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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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Big step toward tiny biological “batteries”

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By growing nanoscale wire brushes—built of the body’s own molecules—that conduct electrical charges, University of Georgia researchers have taken a first step toward developing biological fuel cells that could ultimately power pacemakers, cochlear implants, and prosthetic…

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TV Surgery for Pets

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Macy couldn’t stop sneezing. Even after several blades of grass were flushed from the two-year-old’s nose, something still tickled her nasal cavity.

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Regular exercise reduces patient anxiety by 20 percent, study finds

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The anxiety that often accompanies a chronic illness can chip away at quality of life and make patients less likely to follow their treatment plan.

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The Neuroeconomics of Addiction

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Why do people make bad decisions, even when they are aware of the negative consequences of their choices?

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Beetle mania

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A pest survey led by researchers at the University of Georgia and the Georgia Forestry Commission has found that an exotic wood-boring ambrosia beetle that can attack living trees and has the potential to cause economic damage across the country has established a population in the state.…

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Onion X-rays

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The Vidalia onion is Georgia’s official state vegetable and No. 1 fresh vegetable crop. But like any major crop, it has its fair share of problems—ones UGA researchers want to fix.

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Big Science on a Small Scale

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UGA physicist Yiping Zhao says nanoscience is big science—the kind that will change lives. Its nearly invisible scale is precisely what makes its potential so tremendous.

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UGA Takes on Global Diseases

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Somewhere in the world, perhaps a place near you, a once-harmless virus, bacterium or fungus may be undergoing a genetic makeover in an animal’s gut, transforming into an infectious pathogen capable of causing illness, disability or even death.

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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.