New Composite Fabrics Show Potential for Medical Use

University of Georgia researchers have developed a new material with properties ideal for medical products such as masks and bandages. It’s also better for the environment than the materials in current use.
26-Jul-2021 11:55 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Grass in the Olympic Stadium developed in Tifton, Georgia

The Japan National Stadium’s field is currently sodded with TifSport Bermudagrass, developed in South Georgia.
23-Jul-2021 10:30 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Using Snakes to Monitor Fukushima Radiation

Ten years after one of the largest nuclear accidents in history spewed radioactive contamination over the landscape in Fukushima, Japan, a University of Georgia study has shown that radioactive contamination in the Fukushima Exclusion Zone can be...
20-Jul-2021 1:25 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Renewable Energy OK, but Not Too Close to Home

When it comes to transitioning from carbon-based to renewable source energy systems, Americans are on board. They’re less keen, however, having these new energy infrastructures—wind turbines or solar farms—built close to their homes, which...
19-Jul-2021 11:25 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Language Isolation Affects Health of Mexican Americans

New research from the University of Georgia finds that older Mexican Americans who live in low English-speaking neighborhoods are at greater risk for poor health and even an early death.
13-Jul-2021 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Found in Cattle

New research from the University of Georgia shows that there may be more antimicrobial-resistant salmonella in our food animals than scientists previously thought.
30-Jun-2021 1:40 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Antelope’s Fate Shrouded by Social, Political Forces

The story of efforts to conserve the endangered oribi in South Africa represent a diaspora of issues as varied as the people who live there.
22-Jun-2021 11:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

UGA Part of $40M Grant for NMR Network

Researchers all over the world will have access to the University of Georgia’s expertise in nuclear magnetic resonance, or NMR, thanks to a new infrastructure funded by a $40 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
16-Jun-2021 2:45 PM EDT Add to Favorites