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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Radon month 12/21/06
As a University of Georgia Cooperative Extension radon educator, Ginger Bennett works year-round to educate Georgians on the dangers of radon exposure. January, though, is National Radon Action Month and a perfect time test your home for radon.
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Gas education 12/21/06
“It has been almost 10 years since natural gas has been deregulated,” said Cynthia Johnson, director of public affairs with the Georgia Public Service Commission. “But when asking consumers who their natural gas provider is, the answer is almost always the same: Atlanta Gas Light Company.”
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Postholiday diets 12/20/06
Many holiday overindulgers rush into fad diets, intent on shedding the pounds they've gained. Other new-year penitents simply starve themselves. Either approach is wrong, says a University of Georgia expert.
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Food contest 12/14/06
“You can produce food, but how do you get it out of your door? We work with a lot of food people who don’t have the opportunity to get their ideas in front of retailers.”
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Shoveling certification 12/14/06
Course covers erosion and sediment processes, the Georgia Erosion & Sedimentation Act, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System construction permits, field maintenance, stream buffers and vegetative and structural best management practices.
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Planning course 12/13/06
Landowners preparing forest land for the next owner need to know about heir property and clear titles, how real estate passes from one owner to another and what options are available in estate planning.
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Gift card glitches 12/12/06
Gift cards have become popular options for the holiday season and other gift-giving times. But a University of Georgia financial expert warns gift card givers to read the fine print before buying and giving gift cards.
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Changing focus 12/07/06
When Carole Brookins gives her spin on global trends, she reaches into the future to work in the present. As former U.S. executive director to the World Bank and a historian, she doesn’t look at numbers but at what they represent.
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Washington insiders 12/07/06
Each summer for the past 10 years, students from the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences have traveled to Washington as part of the CAES Congressional Agricultural Internship Program.
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Pinpointing pests 12/07/06
Lisa Ames spends her workdays getting up close and personal with insects, about 500 a year to be exact. Working in the University of Georgia’s Homeowner Insect and Weed Diagnostic Laboratory in Griffin, Ga., Ames helps UGA Cooperative Extension agents identify insect samples for Georgia homeowners.