August 22, 2017
Construction begins next month within Lake Herrick watershed
After a year of intensive planning and design work, the University of Georgia will begin construction next month within...
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Lake Herrick
Lake Allyn M. Herrick is scheduled to reopen for limited public recreation in Summer 2018.
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Recycling and Compost
What goes in which bin, what you can do with old electronics, hardcover books, etc., and what you can do with food scraps.
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August 22, 2017
Learn how to compost at UGA
We’ve all had times when our eyes were bigger than our stomach, plates heavy with food that we can’t actually eat....
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August 16, 2017
UGA Programs Help Students Who Might Go Hungry
Kyle McReynolds was one of 73 UGA students awarded a food scholarship for the last academic year. College students...
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August 14, 2017
College of Environment and Design professor studies coastal Georgia
Two years ago, Brian Orland joined the faculty of UGA's College of Environment and Design, bringing with him a lifetime...
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July 24, 2017
U.S. Secretary of Education names University of Georgia a 2017 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School Postsecondary Sustainability Awardee
The U.S. Department of Education honored the University of Georgia (UGA) with the Green Ribbon Schools Postsecondary...
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July 20, 2017
Scientists calculate total amount of plastics ever produced
Humans have created 8.3 billion metric tons of plastics since large-scale production of the synthetic materials began...
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July 7, 2017
UGA J.W. Fanning Institute teams up with ACC government to provide opportunity to young offenders
28 youth offenders graduated from the YouthServe program, a leadership program offered to misdemeanor offenders between...
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June 29, 2017
Georgia Sea Grant funds project to enhance jellyfish industry
A Georgia Sea Grant-funded project will help protect turtles and enable fishermen trawling for cannonball jellyfish...
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