A staple food that keeps many poverty-stricken countries alive could also be killing them. The progression of HIV has now been shown to be related to two toxins within corn: aflatoxin and fumonisin, both of which are in much of the corn consumed in Africa. Jonathan Williams of the University’s College of Agricultural and Environmental [...]

Two University animal science researchers introduced to the world 13 pigs that may hold the key to new therapies to treat human diseases, including diabetes. Announced this week, the discovery marks the first time pluripotent stem cells, or cells that can turn into any type of cell in the body, have been created from adult [...]

The University Block & Bridle Club’s Great Southland Stampede Rodeo made its way back to Athens Thursday for a weekend promising to be better than any eight-second ride. Touted as the “Greatest Show on Dirt,” the 36th annual GSSR kicked off Thursday morning with Special Events Rodeo at the Livestock Teaching Arena, where University student [...]

Tate Plaza became the barnyard for a few University farm animals Tuesday as part of Ag Awareness Day, hosted by the University chapter of Sigma Alpha. “We started this a few years ago because there’s often a huge misunderstanding between North and South Campus,” said Gena Perry, first vice president of Sigma Alpha Professional Agricultural [...]

It slowly creeps in after sipping too many Jittery Joe’s mochas, studying long hours in the MLC and enjoying bits of food from  dining hall buffet lines. First-year students know it as the “freshman 15,” and though some students may change their eating habits in college, they aren’t switching to vegetarianism to lose weight. Vegetarianism [...]

These University students are not your run-of-the-mill judges. Unlike their “Law and Order” counterparts, Justin Brown, Sydney Hayter, Ali Terrell, Deana Veal, Kate Wooten and Josh Whitworth don’t sit behind a bench and evaluate criminals — they evaluate cattle, pigs and sheep as part of the Livestock Judging Team. “It’s a co-curricular activity for agricultural [...]

They call him the Chicken Man — and his plans to flip the bird to the state of Georgia are ruffling some feathers worldwide. He’s not giving Georgia the middle finger, but Augusta-native Chris Cunningham, president of Wife Saver Restaurants, is working to get the Cornish chicken named the new state bird over the brown [...]

The University’s Physical Plant faces allegations – from a report expected to air on an Atlanta news station this evening – of misusing funds for overpriced materials. The station will reportedly broadcast an exposé early this week on allegations that petty cash money within the Physical Plant was used to buy materials at inflated prices. [...]