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More than 160,000 children nationwide miss school every day out of fear of being bullied, according to the National Education Association. CAES News
Prevent Cyberbullying 10/07/10 April Reese Sorrow
If a child has access to the Internet, text messaging or email, they could become a victim of cyberbullying. According to recent surveys, more than 40 percent of students in fourth through eighth grades have been the victim of some form of online bullying.
Jean Kinsey, a professor at the University of Minnesota, gives the 2010 D.W. Brooks Lecture on "Feeding Billions: Local Solutions or Global Distribution" in Athens, Ga. CAES News
World hunger 10/07/10 J. Faith Peppers
Jean Kinsey suggested her 2010 D.W. Brooks Lecture might well have been titled “A Tale of Two Food Cultures.” Her talk this week in Athens, Ga., on “Feeding Billions: Local Solutions or Global Distributions” concluded that sustainably feeding the world will require both.
Yao-wen Huang, right, speaks after receiving the D.W. Brooks Award for Excellence in Global Programs. Huang is a food science and technology professor at UGA. CAES News
D.W. Brooks 2010 10/07/10 Stephanie Schupska
Five University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences faculty members were awarded the highest honor the college bestows on Tuesday, Oct. 5 in Athens, Ga., at the annual D.W. Brooks Lecture and Faculty Awards for Excellence.
Unlike many blueberry plants, Blue Suede holds on to its foilage throughout the year. It is brightly colored in the fall and green in the winter. CAES News
New berrry bred for home gardens 10/06/10 Sharon Dowdy
For years, University of Georgia plant breeder Scott NeSmith has created new blueberry varieties for the commercial market. Now, he has bred one just for home gardeners.
The Waycross College Swamp Fox greets University of Georgia Tifton Campus student ambassadors at an event Sept. 30 to celebrate academic agreements that will ease the transfer path for WC students who want to attend the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. From left to right, Tom Lanier, Micheal Barnes, the Swamp Fox, Chrissa Tatum Johns and Brock Ward. CAES News
Waycross + UGA degree 09/30/10
Waycross College students who wish to one day attend the University of Georgia now have a clear academic path to follow. The institutions recently signed two agreements that will ease the transfer of WC students into the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
Mosquitoes feed on sugar water in Mark Brown's endocrinology lab on UGA's Athens campus. CAES News
Mosquito Control 09/30/10 April Reese Sorrow
Mosquitoes fly, drink blood, and can live for days without a head. Mosquitoes may seem very different from humans, but one University of Georgia researcher says people have a lot in common with the notorious insect.
"I am Georgia 4-H" logo CAES News
Students start 4-H awareness movement 09/30/10 Stephanie Schupska
What started out as a marketing campaign last summer has turned into a rally cry for Georgia 4-H. Students, 4-H alumni and staff working with the program are now declaring “I am Georgia 4-H” with bumper stickers, T-shirts and floods of comments on the 4-H Facebook page.
Female golden garden spider CAES News
Fall spiders 09/29/10 Sharon Dowdy
Whether you are an arachnophobe, or you just don’t like the creepy feeling of walking face first into a spider web, most people cringe when they see a spider. A University of Georgia expert says most spiders are actually helpful to keep around.
Dr. M.K. "Curly" Cook - retired CAES animal scientist CAES News
Georgia 4-H honors Cook 09/29/10 Sarah Lewis
M.K. “Curly” Cook, who served 31 years at the University of Georgia, was awarded the prestigious Georgia 4-H Lifetime Achievement Award at the Georgia 4-H Gala in Atlanta in August.