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June 21, 2018

Scientists calculate impact of China’s ban on plastic waste imports

Over 100 million metric tons of plastic waste will be displaced because of the policyWhile recycling is often touted...

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June 19, 2018

UGA partners with food bank to promote healthy eating

Teaching people to grow, cook and eat healthy foods is the key goal of a partnership between the State Botanical Garden...

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June 14, 2018

Research focuses on CO2 in streams

As global temperatures rise, streams are becoming less capable of storing carbon and are instead releasing greater amounts...

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June 14, 2018

The plastic bag predicament: Potential law discouraging plastic bags creates controversy

A controversial proposal to enact a fee or ban on plastic bags has renewed momentum after the May election — exciting...

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May 31, 2018

University of Georgia Wins the Ted Turner Drive Resilience Corridor Challenge

One of Atlanta’s most historic corridors, named after one of its most prominent citizens, will undergo a redesign...

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May 30, 2018

In time for BBQ season, UGA helps create environmentally friendly lighter fluid

Whether they call it a “barbecue” or a “cookout,” Americans love backyard cooking, especially on Memorial Day...

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May 23, 2018

Educational and Community Empowerment at UGArden

Sunlight fills greenhouses and illumes a flatbed truck hauling sylvan debris on a crisp February morning in Athens....

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May 23, 2018

Historic preservation plan to be implemented at UGA

The Office of University Architects at the University of Georgia unveiled a historic preservation plan to document...

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ICYMI: @JambeckResearch's message for the UN https://t.co/eMQKigQ7VU
— UGA Research (@UGAResearch) June 11, 2018

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Weather can be a factor associated with suicide, @DrShepherd2013 explains https://t.co/KE9nG6fEDX
— UGA Research (@UGAResearch) June 11, 2018

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RT @universityofga: Today, #UGA’s Jenna Jambeck will address the United Nations and discuss her research on the crisis of plastic waste in our oceans. #WorldOceansDay #BeatPlasticPollution @JambeckResearch https://t.co/aBi7aA4oZJ
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We love seeing @UniversityofGA students & alumni succeed through service - & we're not alone - @StateFarm recently awarded The Backpack Project a Neighborhood Assist grant to continue work breaking barriers and helping to curb homelessness! #GODAWGS! …

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Great #downtowns are at the heart of strong communities. @cviog_UGA's work with the Georgia Downtown Renaissance Partnership is revitalizing town squares and main streets across our state. #UGAServes https://t.co/2H64cgH9FU https://t.co/zUrSUtJxhB
— Jennifer Fru…

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Janet Geddis, #UGACOE alumna & @AvidBookshop owner, discusses the challenges of migraine and more in her @TEDxUGA talk, Why Vulnerability Sits at the Heart of Community. https://t.co/UXx8JZf1kL https://t.co/UWN7N2pcWG
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Congrats to our graduating interns! 3 comments 77 likes

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A Mobile Mission: Jaiko Celka’s “Market on the Move” Grant Project Meet Jaiko Celka, a third-year environmental economics major who is breaking down the barriers of food insecurity. After receiving a Campus Sustainability Grant from the University of Georgia Office of Sustainability, Celka has been working on implementing a mobile grocery ...

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Sustaining futures: Office of Sustainability recognizes students, faculty https://t.co/WrkCYq1UzI via @redandblack

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Saving a Species: Kristen Lear’s Bat House Habitat Grant Project Meet Kristen Lear, a PhD student whose lifelong passion of bat conservation has taken her from her home in Ohio to Mexico and finally the University of Georgia. After receiving a Campus Sustainability Grant from the University of Georgia Office ...

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Restore and Reevaluate: William Fox’s UGAfforestation Grant Project Meet William Fox, a third-year water and soil resources major who is helping restore and reevaluate our carbon intake through trees. After receiving a Campus Sustainability Grant from the University of Georgia Office of Sustainability, Fox has been working on ...

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Semester in Review was a success! Thank you to everyone who came help us celebrate sustainability around Athens. 0 comments 59 likes

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Meet Kristen Lear, a PhD student whose lifelong passion of bat conservation has taken her from her home in Ohio to Mexico and finally the University of Georgia. Our video intern, Rebecca Wong, made this on Kristen's grant project "Bat... Sustainability Cert Retweeted

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Thanks @petersontoscano for your great work! You put on an amazing show! 1 comments 33 likes

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A big thank you to everyone who came out to Yoga Under the Stars last week! We relaxed and unwinded with a free community yoga class led by instructors from Fuel Hot Yoga. 0 comments 48 likes

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Come watch the UGA Ecotones perform "Ecopella VII" on April 29th. They donate a significant portion of their proceeds to the Upper Oconee Watershed Network! 0 comments 24 likes

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Scientists calculate impact of China’s ban on plastic waste imports

UGA partners with food bank to promote healthy eating

Research focuses on CO2 in streams

The plastic bag predicament: Potential law discouraging plastic bags creates controversy

University of Georgia Wins the Ted Turner Drive Resilience Corridor Challenge

In time for BBQ season, UGA helps create environmentally friendly lighter fluid

Educational and Community Empowerment at UGArden

Historic preservation plan to be implemented at UGA

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