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graphic illustration of COVID19

 Infectious Disease May 15, 2020

UGA scientist leads coronavirus research on Griffin campus

photo of University of Georgia food scientist Yen-Con Hung

 Awards & Honors May 06, 2020

UGA food scientist Yen-Con Hung named first Koehler-Ayers Professor

image of graduate student Ike Oguadinma in lab

 Awards & Honors January 24, 2020

Food science student awarded prestigious Food Marketing Institute Foundation Scholarship

Plant biology professor Bochra Bahri

 Agriculture December 19, 2019

Plant pathologist Bochra Bahri joins UGA turfgrass research team

UGA entomologist Michael Strand

 Leadership November 08, 2019

Entomologist Michael Strand named inaugural H.M. Pulliam Chair

Bred by University of Georgia researchers, "Orange Bulldog" is a standard Jack-o’-lantern-sized pumpkin, but it features colors ranging from salmon to burnt orange.

 Agriculture October 24, 2019

‘Orange Bulldog’ makes for great Halloween pumpkin

Produce

 Food Science October 18, 2019

Center for Produce Safety funds UGA food science research

UGA mycologist Marin Brewer is using a recent USDA NIFA grant to continue her research of Aspergillus fumigatus, a fungus that is abundant in soil, compost and other organic debris. This fungus can cause serious lung infections in immunocompromised people. Michelle Momany, a professor in the UGA Franklin College of Arts and Sciences Department of Plant Biology, is collaborating with Brewer on this study.

 Funding September 11, 2019

Grant funds UGA mycologist’s study of fungus that affects humans

Beuchat, Diez honored by International Association for Food Protection

 Awards & Honors August 07, 2019

Beuchat, Diez honored by IAFP

Scientists at UGA search for ways to control pathogens on wheat berries

 Food Science July 24, 2019

UGA scientists search for ways to control pathogens on wheat berries