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U.N. Climate Change Conference considers ancient soil replenishment technique in battle against global warming
Former inhabitants of the Amazon Basin enriched their fields with charred organic materials—biochar—and transformed one of the earth’s most infertile soils into one of the most productive. These early conservationists disappeared 500 years ago, but centuries later, their soil is still rich in organic matter and nutrients. Now, scientists, environmental groups and policymakers forging the next world climate agreement see biochar not only as an important tool for replenishing soils, but as a powerful tool for combating global warming.
Dec 17, 2008,
09:57
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University of Georgia notifies 'early-action' applicants of admissions status
High school seniors who applied for “early-action” admission to the University of Georgia will learn their status when decision letters arrive by mail starting next week. But those who don’t want to wait can get the news online the evening of Dec. 12 by using the password-protected status check on the Admissions Office Web site, www.admissions.uga.edu.
Dec 12, 2008,
14:06
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Georgia Economic Outlook 2009
The Selig Center forecast offered a grim assessment of the Georgia economy, predicting a recession that will be “severe rather than mild and prolonged rather than short,” according to Dean Robert T. Sumichrast of UGA’s Terry College of Business. “I believe that the first and second quarters of 2009 will be dreadful. Just how dreadful depends on when, and to what degree, the credit markets thaw.” Noting that recessionary periods historically average about 10 months, Sumichrast said he anticipates this recession lasting 18 months. “It will be the longest downturn since the Great Depression.” But he stopped short of calling the current economic cycle a depression.
Dec 3, 2008,
11:14
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UGA's newest eminent scholar to expand bioenergy research efforts
Harry Gilbert, who has worked extensively on carbohydrate enzymes, focusing primarily on how these biocatalysts contribute to plant cell wall degradation, has joined the University of Georgia’s Complex Carbohydrate Research Center as the latest Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar.
Dec 1, 2008,
10:44
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Georgia college football game goes green
When rival football teams from the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech take the field Nov. 29 in Sanford Stadium for one of the biggest games of the year, the grass in the stadium won’t be the only thing that’s green.
Nov 25, 2008,
11:14
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