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Senior Division.Runner Up.Faculty Mentor: Virginia Nazarea.Librarian Mentor: Caroline Barratt

Our project, “Build It and They Will Come: Building Bat Houses and Creating Habitat for Bat Conservation and Environmental Awareness”, focused on protecting local bat spe[...]

As a living learning community, the Franklin Residential College strives to provide students with new learning and personal growth opportunities outside of our academic, [...]

Aquaponics, while growing in popularity, is still a relatively new and cosists mostly small-scale amateur projects. Our research concentrated on the creation of a larger [...]

Fossil fuels are scarce, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to meet the everyday demand for fuel in modern society. As gas prices rise, people are becoming concern[...]

The keyhole garden exhibit is primarily an educational opportunity for students to learn, UGArden to grow, and the university to support creative, diverse means of creati[...]

In an effort to reduce the quantity, by volume and mass, of solid waste produced by the University of Georgia (UGA), Aaron Joslin, Holly Campbell and Greg Skupien sought [...]

The Community Crop Cache (C3) project centered on converting an in-place shipping container into a climate-controlled storage container for recovered and harvested fruits[...]

The Annual Campus Sustainbility Report summarizes UGAs accomplishments in sustainability in the areas of academics and experiential learning, research and grants, water, [...]

Leadership in sustainability research, education and service is a hallmark of The University of Georgia’s 2020 Strategic Plan. The University’s campuses serve as living, [...]

The Produce Safety rule of the Food Safety Modernization Act mandates certain practices for fresh produce growers and distributors to manage the risk of foodborne pathoge[...]

The use of medicinal plants in the United States is increasing. Holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum L. and Ocimum gratissimum L.), a medicinal herb native to India, has become[...]

Forced by ongoing government persecution to leave their homeland in Burma, Karen refugees residing in Georgia continue each day the process of remembering and reaffirming[...]

Currently, non-native sedums dominate vegetated roof landscapes in the Southeastern U.S.; however, interest in native species alternatives is escalating as citizens recog[...]

Farm to school (FTS) is a popular educational movement in the U.S. that engages students in experiential learning activities such as taste tests of local produce, food an[...]

Growing food at home is a popular way for individuals to spend time outside and eat fresh produce. This study asks whether food gardens are connected with larger issues s[...]

Cucurbit yellow vine disease (CYVD), caused by the squash bug-transmitted bacterium Serratia marcescens, causes a vascular wilt leading to plant death. The goals of this [...]

The University of Georgia as a land-grant institution has evolved with increasing community engagement and a commitment to sustainability. Working with The University of [...]

With the increased interest in urban food production and community gardens, many gardeners are constructing raised beds. Constructed raised beds offer potential for bette[...]

Squash bugs (Anasa tristis) can be a serious insect pest for organic summer squash growers. The purpose of this research was to evaluate two methods to control A. tristis[...]