From an agricultural engineer in Spain to a University professor, Maria Navarro’s journey has taken her across disciplines and around the globe – but her biggest change came from within. “When I first came [to the University] in ’99 I was working on my Ph.D and I started teaching part time,” she said. “Teaching at that [...]

Agriculture was ranked as the No. 1 most useless degree, according to a Jan. 19 Yahoo article. Fashion design, theater, animal science and horticulture followed. The article has received backlash from university departments and faculties across the country. Scott Angle, dean and director of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, said the article could [...]

A study released this month has found that about 20 percent of seafood is not labeled correctly. Researchers did DNA testing on 190 pieces of seafood purchased at restaurants and retail stores in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The results, which were published in Consumer Reports, found that more than one-fifth of the seafood [...]

Two University researchers have made a discovery that could pave the way to expanded sources of renewable energy. Debra Mohnen, a faculty member in the University’s Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, and Melani Atmodjo, a postgraduate scholar in the Center, have broken new ground in research on how plant cell walls are formed. The researchers have [...]

Thomas F. Rodgers was recently named to the at the National 4-H Hall of Fame for his work establishing environmental education programs across the nation. In addition to being former UGA associative vice president of public service, Rodgers  also worked as former associate dean for outreach and extension in the College of Family and Consumer [...]

Editor’s Note: This Thursday series chronicles some of the most interesting, monumental and hilarious moments in the University’s history. In-line skating taking off in Athens as newest street sport for fun, fitness, thrills and spills For Athens drivers, bicyclists might seem to come out of nowhere sometimes, but in 1993, bikes weren’t the only form [...]

Fall is finally here and many at the University are basking in the joy of the changing leaves or about to partake in the Halloween festivities. The Athens Corn Maze is one of two owned by Rodney and Kendra Miller. The Millers have both grown up on farms and own a 1,500 acre row-crop operation [...]

Editor’s Note: This Thursday series chronicles some of the most interesting, monumental and hilarious moments in the University’s history. Alcohol tests to continue at Vandy game The Red & Black reported Oct. 14, 1982 that volunteers were providing free alcohol breath-testing for students at football games. Students who tested above 0.09 were advised not to [...]

Assistant Professor of Anthropology Julie Valásquez Runk  knows why her Anthropology of Eating class is so popular with University students. “Everyone loves eating,” she said. The class of 150 students from a variety of disciplines studies how food relates to environment, history, culture and politics. Velásquez, who has been teaching the class for five years, [...]

For Michael Doyle, becoming the director of the University’s Center for Food Safety was a labor of love. “If I had my druthers I would probably be a dairy farmer in Wisconsin,” Doyle said. “But my wife didn’t think that was a good idea. So I had my choice between dairy farming and her, and [...]