Power plants: UGA researchers explore how to harvest electricity directly from plants
Tweet Special to the Journal Athens, Ga. – The sun provides the most abundant source of energy on the planet. However, only a tiny fraction of the solar radiation on Earth is converted into useful energy. To help solve this problem, researchers at the University of Georgia looked to nature for inspiration, and they are [...]
Read More →Saxby Chambliss to headline UGA’s spring undergraduate commencement
Tweet Special to the Journal Athens, Ga. – U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., will take the podium May 10 in Sanford Stadium for the University of Georgia’s undergraduate Commencement. The spring ceremony will begin at 7 p.m. and will recognize Mary Frances Early, UGA’s first African-American graduate, with an honorary doctor of laws degree.
Read More →Dating in middle school leads to higher dropout, drug-use rates
Tweet Written by April Sorrow Athens, Ga. – Students who date in middle school have significantly worse study skills, are four times more likely to drop out of school and report twice as much alcohol, tobacco and marijuana use than their single classmates, according to new research from the University of Georgia.
Read More →Using Facebook, researchers analyze debris after tornadoes
Tweet Special to the Journal Athens, Ga. – After tornadoes touched down in the Southeast on April 27, 2011, many people in the storm’s path did the most logical thing they could—they posted images of the aftermath on Facebook.
Read More →UGA to host 2013 Georgia Water Resources Conference
Tweet Special to the Journal Athens, Ga. – The University of Georgia will host the 2013 Georgia Water Resources Conference April 10-11 at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel in Athens.
Read More →One-third of dating teens report violence in their relationships
Tweet Special to the Journal Athens, Ga. – Nearly a third of those dating in middle and high school report abusive relationships, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. The dating violence, which the researchers first measured in sixth grade, is a cycle that increases over time.
Read More →New UGA research helps explain why girls do better in school
Tweet Athens, Ga. – Why do girls get better grades in elementary school than boys—even when they perform worse on standardized tests? New research from the University of Georgia and Columbia University published in the current issue of Journal of Human Resources suggests that it’s because of their classroom behavior, which may lead teachers to [...]
Read More →Georgia collections sought for nationwide digital library
Tweet Staff Reports Athens, Ga. – The Digital Library of Georgia is accepting applications for original, unpublished historic materials significant to Georgia to be digitized and included in a nationwide digital library.
Read More →Bulldogs Win Scrimmage In Overtime
Tweet Special to the Journal Athens, Ga – Sixth-ranked Georgia conducted its third scrimmage of the preseason Wednesday at Sanford Stadium, and the Bulldogs rallied past “Buffalo” in overtime. “It was a barn burner; a 49-48 overtime victory for Georgia,” said Bulldog coach Mark Richt. “We were down late in the fourth quarter and scored [...]
Read More →Bulldogs Prep For Wednesday Scrimmage
Tweet Special to the Journal ATHENS, Ga. — The No. 6-ranked Georgia Bulldogs practiced for just over an hour in jerseys and shorts on Tuesday afternoon in Athens with an eye on Wednesday’s scrimmage at Sanford Stadium. The third scrimmage of the preseason will serve as a “practice game” for the season opener against Buffalo, [...]
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