Socioeconomic factors like poor access to health care, globalization drive disease outbreaks Socioeconomic factors may be a driving force behind the emergence and spread of animal-borne disease outbreaks, according to new research from the University of Georgia and Oklahoma State University. The study found that outbreaks of bacterial diseases, such as tuberculosis, plague and salmonella, were caused by … Continue reading "Could poverty trigger the next pandemic?" The post Could poverty trigger the next pandemic? appeared first on UGA Research News.

Larissa McPherson has a bone to pick. Literally. While most people ignore rotting roadkill alongside the highway, McPherson seeks it out. If it’s decayed enough, she’ll collect the unsightly artifacts and transport them to a makeshift burial ground in her friends’ yards. Why? McPherson is a master’s student in the Lamar Dodd School of Art … Continue reading "Wearing what’s left: Larissa McPherson resurrects bones into timeless art" The post Wearing what’s left: Larissa McPherson resurrects bones into timeless art appeared first on UGA Research News.