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UGA Research News
- Comprehensive UGA study reveals patterns in firefighter fatalities
4.12.11 -
While the number of fires is on the decline, firefighter deaths are not —and a new University of Georgia study helps explain why.
- UGA scientists show that a home-reared African Grey parrot varies 'speech' and nonword sounds in a deliberate and socially relevant way
4.12.11 -
New research by scientists at the University of Georgia has shown, for the first time, that an African Grey parrot can develop a deeper understanding of the sounds which we hear as words than researchers previously thought.
- UGA education researchers receive $515,756 NSF grant to work with English language learners, families
4.4.11 -
University of Georgia education researchers have received a $515,756 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a model for improving science teaching and learning for middle school English language learners.
- Invasive ladybugs eat their native competition, but a shared enemy determines who survives
4.1.11 -
A University of Georgia researcher studying invasive ladybugs has developed new models that help explain how these insects have spread so quickly and their potential impacts on native species.
- UGA study finds weight training safe for pregnant women
3.25.11 -
A new University of Georgia study has found that a supervised, low-to-moderate intensity program is safe and beneficial for pregnant women.
- Research shows benefits of poverty simulation for university students
3.25.11 -
An article by two University of Georgia researchers in the latest issue of the Journal of Poverty demonstrates that students participating in a simulation “soften their attitudes” regarding those who live in poverty.
- As coastal fisheries decline, major source of nutrients for entire ecosystem is lost
3.14.11 -
A new study by researchers at the University of Georgia and Florida International University has found that the elimination of large marine predators through overfishing and habitat alteration removes a vital source of nutrients for coastal ecosystems.
- UGA research animal resources program receives full accreditation
3.9.11 -
The University of Georgia research animal resources program has received full accreditation by the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International, the organization that grants accreditation to institutions that use animals in research.
- New UGA research reveals important role for parathyroid glands and their control of calcium
3.8.11 -
A new University of Georgia study has revealed that one of the body’s most misunderstood organs, the parathyroid gland, plays a vital role in controlling the amount of calcium in the body’s blood system.
- UGA technology commercialization program consistently ranks among the best in the nation
3.4.11 -
For the third consecutive year, the University of Georgia technology commercialization program has been ranked among the nation’s best for moving technologies into the marketplace.
- UGA researchers find possible new treatment strategies for pancreatic cancer
3.3.11 -
New University of Georgia research has identified a protein that can be modified to improve the effectiveness of one of the most common drugs used to treat pancreatic cancer.
