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Michael Dirr, professor emeritus of horticulture at the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, was recently inducted into the National Academy of Inventors. CAES News
Retired UGA plant breeder inducted into National Academy of Inventors 12/23/14 Terry Hastings, Merritt Melancon
The National Academy of Inventors has inducted Michael Dirr, professor emeritus of horticulture in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, into the 2014 class of NAI Fellows.
Technology gifts are on the top of many Christmas lists. If your child received one this holiday, University of Georgia Extension specialists say to review the apps on the device and police any new ones downloaded to the device to ensure that they are appropriate for children. CAES News
Tablets make great learning tools for kids, but parents should be vigilant 12/23/14 Cal Powell
So your 4-year-old got a touchscreen tablet as a gift Now what? A UGA human development specialist says the introduction of touchscreen tablets into the marketplace represented a technological “game changer” for kids.
Pictured is George Vellidis in one of his introductory precision ag classes from previous years on the UGA Tifton Campus. CAES News
UGA CAES to offer advanced agriscience and environmental systems courses 12/23/14 Clint Thompson
The addition of specialized agriscience and environmental systems courses — precision agriculture, sustainable agriculture and plant breeding/genetics — is expected to bolster already strong academic programs at the University of Georgia Athens and Tifton campuses.
Camden Lowrance, right, is pictured with his father during Lowrence's visit to Greece. CAES News
UGA Tifton grad student recounts experience of studying overseas 12/22/14 Jordan Hill
Studying overseas was an eye-opening experience for University of Georgia graduate student Camden Lowrance. Six months in Greece allowed Lowrance to work on his master’s thesis and to prove that he could more than survive — he could excel at his work — in a foreign country.
There were almost 800,000 acres of peanuts grown in Georgia in 2015. CAES News
UGA Tifton Campus to host annual Peanut Farm Show 12/22/14 Jordan Hill
The University of Georgia Tifton Campus will become the center for all things peanut for growers and industry personnel on Thursday, Jan. 15, when the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center hosts the annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show.
Nancy Hinkle CAES News
UGA entomologist's pioneering work with “invisible bugs” wins her national recognition 12/18/14 Merritt Melancon
University of Georgia entomologist Nancy Hinkle has built a career as a well-respected veterinary entomologist, but it’s her work with invisible insects that gained her notoriety outside academia.
Pictured is a tobacco field in Coffee County that was affected by black shank disease. CAES News
Georgia tobacco farmers feel sting of black shank disease 12/18/14 Clint Thompson
April showers washed away chemical treatments and provided moisture for infections in 2014, causing Georgia farmers to lose between 4 and 5 percent of the state’s 12,000-plus tobacco acres to black shank disease.
Animal and Dairy Sciences major Amy Harding offers hay to one of the UGA Dairy Teaching Dairy's new Jersey heifers. CAES News
UGA Teaching Dairy welcomes prize heifers; first Jerseys in 40 years 12/18/14 Merritt Melancon
For those who haven’t spent much time with dairy cattle, cows may seem like a pretty predictable bunch.
Songwriter and former Georgia 4-H'er Hillary Lindsey working in the recording studio. CAES News
Georgia 4-H performing arts group seeks donations through GeorgiaFunder website 12/18/14 Sharon Dowdy
Georgia 4-H’s performing arts group, Clovers and Company, is using the University of Georgia’s new crowdfunding platform, GeorgiaFunder, to collect funds to buy new equipment.