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Identity theft 10/22/09
In a single day you might write a check for daycare, charge a lunch bill, rent a car, change cable providers and apply for a credit card. These everyday transactions can give a con artist all the tools he needs to assume your identity and wreck your credit.
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Dropouts 10/22/09
In the struggle to keep students from dropping out of school, UGA researchers are finding that how a student views time and rewards play key roles in why some students quit on their educations.
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Breast Cancer 10/15/09 April Reese Sorrow
After lung cancer, breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States. One in eight American women will be diagnosed at some point in her life. Some risk factors associated with breast cancer cannot be controlled, such as family history, genetics and age, but diet and lifestyle habits are risk factors that can be modified.
Orange Bulldog is an improved pumpkin variety developed from germplasm collected in the jungles of South America with greater levels of resistance to viruses than conventional pumpkins. Those original seeds yielded a long flat pumpkin, not one that lends itself to jack-o'-lanterns. So, George Boyhan, Gerald Krewer and retired UGA horticulturist Darbie Granberry made improved selections for adaptation to Georgia conditions. Orange Bulldog made its debut in 2004. Orange Bulldog consistently produced yields of 13,000 to 20,000 pound per acre in north and South Georgia. Photo George Boyhan holding immature pumpkin taken October 2009. CAES News
Orange Bulldog 10/15/09 April Reese Sorrow
Heading to a local pumpkin patch to pick the season’s best is a time-honored fall family activity. Thanks to University of Georgia researchers, a better, Georgia-specific pumpkin is available for carving or baking.
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Master Gardeners 10/15/09
This fall marks the 30th anniversary of the Master Gardener program in Georgia, and Master Gardeners gathered recently to celebrate the occasion by volunteering their skills at the Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center, located near Buford.
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Plant people 10/15/09
On Nov. 17, Georgia green industry professionals can learn the latest on their industry via a video conference workshop at five locations across the state.
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Pickin' up pawpaws 10/14/09
Pawpaws (Asimina triloba) are more likely to grow in bottomland with deep soil than on higher and drier sites. They send up suckers and form a small colony of trees, or a “patch.” It’s is the largest fruit native to temperate North America and has a soft consistency.
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Ag stewards 10/13/09
Nominees are currently being sought for the 5th annual Governor's Environmental Stewardship Award. For the past four years, Gov. Sonny Perdue has recognized those that are not only making a living from their lands, but also using the latest, innovative techniques to protect it for future generations.
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Peanut update 10/09/09
Peanut harvest is underway in Georgia, and farmers are on track to set record-breaking yields for the state, say University of Georgia peanut experts.
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D.W. Brooks Awards 10/08/09
A University of Georgia horticulturist, weed specialist, atmospheric scientist and county agent were honored for their work Oct. 6 in Athens, Ga., during the annual D.W. Brooks Lecture and Faculty Awards for Excellence ceremony.