About UGA
Mountains of change
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The National Science Foundation has awarded $6.7 million grant to a consortium of universities headed by UGA for research on the effects of climate change and urbanization in the southern Appalachian Mountains.
Protecting preemies
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Arena N. Richardson considers the red-stained slide of a rod-shaped bacillus named Enterobacter sakazakii, or E. sakazakii.
Testing for Alzheimer’s
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Researchers have revealed a direct relationship between two specific antibodies and the severity of Alzheimer’s disease symptoms, raising hopes that a diagnostic blood test for the devastating disorder is within reach.
Obesity linked to poor bone health
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Being overweight is a known risk factor for heart disease, diabetes, and a host of other health problems.
Deep in the mud
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Everyone knows of volcanoes and their ability to do anything from burying cities to changing the climate.
Finding the missing link
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There may be a lot of fish in Georgia’s waters, but Robert Bringolf is looking for just one.
Putting a price tag on elections
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The Carl Vinson Institute of Government in collaboration with the National Association of Counties and with funding from The Pew Charitable Trusts is conducting a nationwide study to find out what it costs local governments to hold elections in the U.S.
License to invent
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Ben Franklin, Thomas Edison, Steve Jobs and ... professors at UGA?
Remains of the Day
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The sun never set. Sally Walker, a paleontologist at UGA, could walk outside the scientific research station any time, day or night, into a dazzling world of dry valleys and vistas of ice.



