Earth News from the Chronicles
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 - 10:32amDebra Mohnen, Georgia Athletic Association Professor in Complex Carbohydrate Research and professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, has made internationally recognized contributions to the field of plant cell-wall glycobiology with significant impacts on biomass and…
Monday, October 11, 2021 - 2:31pmExcellent video about the work of Distinguished Research Professor Nik Heynen of the department of geography, who works to connect geography and justice.
“Geography really offers an opportunity to bring abstract theory and grounded, everyday experience together in a way that we can start to imagine…
Monday, September 27, 2021 - 1:58pmZoom fatigue, the asteroid Vesta, and Hurricane Ida led the news coverage of research stories and expert commentary around the world by Franklin College faculty during September. A sample of recent stories:
Turning cameras off during virtual meetings can reduce fatigue – research by Kristen…
Thursday, September 23, 2021 - 10:55amIncreasingly extreme heat threatens the health and comfort of city dwellers. That’s why researchers from the University of Georgia have developed a new dynamic heat exposure index that captures varying heat exposure within urban environments.
“This is the first time a dynamic heat exposure model…
Thursday, September 16, 2021 - 12:01pmThe University of Georgia, along with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, will co-lead a new National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center that will pursue and promote a deeper understanding of the microbial worlds and chemical processes that swirl throughout the Earth’s oceanic…
