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UGA leads effort to swat down major vegetable disease

In the Southeast, thrips are tomato and pepper farmers' No. 1 enemy. The tiny, plant-feeding bugs carry a disease that can devastate their crops. A $1.75 million grant will help experts with the University of Georgia and other universities in the region develop ways to stop the damage.

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Photographic Art Exhibition

The UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center will host "CHANGES — A photographic art exhibition of 27 works — Two Views of Israel: Then and Now" from September 2-16 in the John Hunt Lobby of the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center.

The artwork is on loan from the Consulate General of Israel to the Southeast, Ambassador Reda Mansour, and the Office of Academic and Cultural Affairs. Special appreciation to ABAC Arts Connection, Tifton Museum of Arts and Heritage, Wayne Jones, Syd Blackmarr, and Dr. Joe West.

About the Tifton Campus

The UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Tifton Campus provides agricultural and environmental research, outreach, and instruction for innovative farming, economic development, youth and family programs and natural resources protection.

UGA-Tifton is home to students and scientists, teachers and technicians, partners and professionals.

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