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The 2015 class of the CAES Young Scholars Program spent this summer performing research in labs and fields in Griifin, Tifton and Athens. CAES News
Young Scholars 2015 07/23/15 Merritt Melancon
This summer 83 high school students from across Georgia gained real-world research experience through the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences' (CAES) Young Scholars Program.
UGArden Manager JoHannah Biang gives a tour to USDA undersecretary Kevin Concannon during his tour of Athens on July 22, 2015. CAES News
UGArden 07/23/15 Merritt Melancon
The staff at UGArden, the University of Georgia’s student-run farm on the Athens Campus, received a federal-sized pat on the back this week when Kevin Concannon, U.S. Department of Agriculture undersecretary for food, nutrition and consumer services, visited the farm and demonstration garden.
Breanna Coursey is the academics counselor for the UGA Tifton Campus. CAES News
New Admissions Counselor 07/21/15 Clint Thompson
The new face in the academic programs office at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus is eyeing an expansion of the campus’ presence in Georgia.
Tim Coolong holds a bell pepper and tomato. Both vegetables, grown on the UGA Tifton Campus, show symptoms of blossom end rot. CAES News
Blossom End Rot 07/20/15 Clint Thompson
Georgia’s bell pepper farmers experienced a setback in production this spring. According to University of Georgia vegetable horticulturist Tim Coolong, some Georgia growers experienced losses of up to 25 percent due to blossom end rot — a calcium-related disorder.
J. Scott Angle, dean and director, UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. CAES News
Dean Angle 07/17/15 Sam Fahmy
J. Scott Angle, who has served as dean and director of the University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences for the past decade, has announced that he will step down from his position to lead a global organization that works to alleviate hunger
CAES News
Race and Ethnicity 07/16/15 Cal Powell
Never far from the surface, race relations have dominated headlines in recent months. News stories about protests in Ferguson and Baltimore, the Confederate battle flag and the shootings in Charleston, South Carolina, can cause children to ask questions that parents might not be ready to answer. However difficult or awkward these questions are, they are a starting point for important conversations about race.
The National Center for Home Food Preservation has distributed 1,300 copies of the "Put it Up! Food Preservation for Youth" curriculum since it was launched in 2014. CAES News
Put it Up! 07/16/15 Samantha Anderson
With more and more students growing their own produce through community and school gardens, it only makes sense that many students are ready to take the next step and “put up” some of those hard-earned veggies and fruits.
The 2014 UGA Radon Education Program Poster Contest first place entry. CAES News
Radon Awareness Contest 07/16/15 Merritt Melancon
Household radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States, but the hazards of this dangerous gas are still relatively unknown to many Georgia families.
Rows of cotton at a farm on the University of Georgia Tifton Campus in 2013. CAES News
Plant Growth Regulators 07/15/15 Clint Thompson
A University of Georgia Cooperative Extension agronomist says managing vegetative growth is key for cotton farmers. Yields and profits may be at risk without the use of plant growth regulators (PGRs).
CAES News
Hidden Trans Fats 07/15/15 Ivy Odum
Long known to be linked to higher levels of cholesterol and heart disease, artificial trans fats are now being slowly removed from the food supply.