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May 10, 2012 | General News
UGA, Georgia Sea Grant help Tybee Island prepare for potentially rising seas
The University of Georgia Carl Vinson Institute of Government and Georgia Sea Grant are developing a climate adaptation plan for the barrier island community of Tybee Island through funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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May 8, 2012 | Research News
UGA study finds in extinction risk, there’s not always safety in numbers
A basic tenet underpinning scientists' understanding of extinction is that more abundant species persist longer than their less abundant counterparts, but a new University of Georgia study reveals a much more complex relationship.
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April 30, 2012 | Honors & Awards
UGA graduate student wins Singularity University scholarship to grow food indoors
University of Georgia doctoral student Erico Rolim de Mattos envisions a world where exploding human populations, global climate change and land overdevelopment has rendered mankind incapable of producing enough food to sustain humanity. This scenario is a very real possibility, and it has captured the minds of specialists from organizations like NASA and the United Nations.
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April 24, 2012 | Honors & Awards
UGA honors four for creating a more sustainable community
On April 20, four members of the University of Georgia community were recognized for their dedication to creating a more sustainable UGA.
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April 12, 2012 | Research News
UGA to study black bears in central Georgia
University of Georgia researchers have received a combined $701,000 in state grants to study the black bear population in middle Georgia-of particular concern in light of plans to widen a 15-mile stretch of road through a portion of the animal's habitat.
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April 12, 2012 | General News
Goats get to work chewing up invasive plants on UGA’s campus
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April 11, 2012 | Events on Campus
UGA, Athens-Clarke County team up for recycling happy hour
The University of Georgia Office of Sustainability and WUGA radio, along with the Athens-Clarke County Recycling Division, will host a "Recycling Happy Hour" on April 19 from 5-7 p.m. in the UGA intramural field parking lot off of College Station Road.
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April 11, 2012 | Events on Campus
UGA to celebrate Earth Week 2012 with daily events
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April 10, 2012 | Events on Campus
‘G-Day the Green Way’ to host KidFest, highlight sustainable tailgating
This year, G-Day attendees have more than the football game to look forward to.
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April 4, 2012 | General News
UGA receives grant to clean local streams
A team of University of Georgia students, faculty and staff in collaboration with Athens-Clarke County Storm Water and the Upper Oconee Watershed Network is working to make local streams cleaner.
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March 21, 2012 | Honors & Awards
UGA receives its second Tree Campus USA designation from the Arbor Day Foundation
The University of Georgia has repeated its designation as a Tree Campus USA, an honor given by the Arbor Day Foundation to universities and colleges nationwide that show a commitment to effective community forestry management. UGA received its first recognition last year.
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March 20, 2012 | General News
UGA sororities compete to green up their houses
March 19 marked the kickoff of the University of Georgia's first Sorority Green Cup, a month-long competition at UGA designed to reduce energy, water and waste and to increase recycling among 12 Panhellenic sororities and their houses.
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March 20, 2012 | Events on Campus
International conference at UGA to examine sacred sites conservation and indigenous revivals
The conservation of sites that indigenous peoples hold sacred is taking on an increased urgency as globalization and population growth increase the demand for resources in mountain areas. A three-day conference April 5-7 at the University of Georgia aims to give a global context to the revivals in indigenous advocacy for sustainability that are occurring from Canada to South America and Africa.
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March 7, 2012 | Honors & Awards
UGA residence hall Building 1516 receives honors
Building 1516, the newest residence hall at the University of Georgia and the first to be LEED certified, received two honors recently: the on campus award by Student Housing Business for best use of green and sustainable construction and a gold LEED certification.
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March 2, 2012 | Events on Campus
College of Environment and Design to host panel on environmental sciences in higher education
The University of Georgia College of Environment and Design will host a panel of scholars who will discuss "Linking Science with Action: Problems and Opportunities in Higher Education" on March 19 at 5 p.m. in room 101 of the Miller Learning Center.
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