That’s a wrap on 2019! From developing a universal flu vaccination and gene-edited lizards to artistic deep-sea dives and the astounding economic impact brought to the state of Georgia, UGA research has had quite the year.
As a new year begins, take a look back at the top stories of the year that highlight the groundbreaking and life-changing research happening at the University of Georgia.
- NIH awards up to $130M to develop universal flu vaccine
- UGA scientists create world’s first gene-edited lizards
- Held accountable
- Abandoned Chernobyl villages could save a rare species
- A sense of the sublime
- Teens who don’t date are less depressed
- How fathers, children should spend time together
- UGA startup gateway generates $531M in economic value
- Researcher ID genetic underpinnings of modern tomatoes
- UGA researcher leverages artificial intelligence and social media to clean up recycling
- Purr-fect companion: Fostering cats may help seniors age in place
- Holly Sellers named UGA Inventor of the Year
- Long-term data reveals pollution’s toll on coral reefs
- Loggerhead turtles headed for record-breaking season
- Bromethalin is poisoning the parrots of Telegraph Hill
- Daily self-weighing can prevent holiday weight gain
- Study identifies factors associated with farmer suicide
- Existing drug could treat aggressive brain cancer
