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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Feast and goal
Georgia's football season draws fans and foods to the stadium on game day. But without proper concern for safety, the food can leave fans sick.
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Good yields, prices
Georgia cotton farmers might have something they haven't had in years: a lot of cotton to sell for relatively good prices.
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$6.7 million grant
The National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), a component of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a five-year grant of $6.7 million to a team headed by scientists at the University of Georgia for research that could eventually help in the treatment of certain kinds of cancer and Parkinson's Disease.
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Become a Master Gardener
For people who love gardening and enjoy helping others, the chance to glean from the best gardening minds' knowledge should be intensely appealing.
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Biosensing research
UGA research team will use $1 million National Science Foundation grant to study and develop three-dimensional nanoscale structures (measured in billionths of a meter) to address problems in biosensing.
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Better fuel
Former U.S. president encourages the processing and distribution of biodiesel in Georgia.
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Advancing by degrees
Minority students who want to pursue graduate work with a cutting-edge researcher will want to take a good look at Mary Alice Smith, a University of Georgia environmental health science professor.
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Food science party
The University of Georgia Department of Food Science and Technology will mark the completion of a $4.2 million building addition and the $2.4 million renovation of its previous facilities with an open house and ribbon cutting in Athens Sept. 5.
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Landscape workshops
With the economy limping, many people are trying to make ends meet by getting into the landscape business. Or they're thinking about it. For them and others who haven't been in the business long, the University of Georgia offers the 2003 Business Skills and Practical Skills Workshops for Beginning Landscaping and Lawn Care Professionals.
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Green industry updates
If your work has anything to do with landscapes or the plants that go into them, you can benefit from 2003 Florida-Georgia Green Industry Updates in October and November.