In the last year, about 225 oak trees have been planted on the University of Georgia campus. The willow, shumard, overcup and nuttall oaks that now adorn all corners of campus were part of a $1 million commitment in 2009 from the Select Sustainable Tree Trust. In an effort to re-green campus with sustainable shade [...]

A team of University marine scientists conducting research on the huge underwater oil plume that was discovered in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion is posting information on its research mission to a blog, www.gulfblog.uga.edu. The blog will provide regular updates and photos throughout a two-week research mission. The team, now on [...]

Jeb Byers, associate professor in the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology, has been appointed to the National Research Council’s Committee on Assessing Numeric Limits for Living Organisms in Ballast Water. The committee will conduct a study to inform the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Coast Guard how to establish environmentally protective [...]

With the end of the semester looming large, the University is ready to make the Miller Learning Center go even more green. Kevin Kirsche, director of sustainability in the newly formed Office of Sustainablilty, plans to test a pilot program over the summer for saving money at the MLC. Kirsche is working with the MLC [...]

The people walking around campus with large antennae sticking out of their bright yellow backpacks aren’t Ghostbusters, and they aren’t trying to contact aliens. They’re inventorying trees on campus for the first time ever. The University Grounds Department has worked on the project for several years, but the bulk of the work began in 2009, [...]

In January, University President Michael Adams stepped up to a podium in the historic North Campus chapel to deliver his annual State of the University address. Looking out across the crowd, he saw the usual audience — faculty members, student government leaders, journalists — but toward the back of the room, a unique group of [...]

Arts and crafts are usually reserved for kids at summer camp — but the student-designed arts and crafts style house now being built at Cottages at Hilltop begs to differ. “They just did a really good job on it,” Jared York, president of J.W. York Homes, said of the student design team. “There was no [...]

Chinese student organizations at the University want to help with the recovery effort in western China, where on Wednesday morning an earthquake claimed the lives of at least 400 people and left more than 10,000 injured. Ning Jia, a senior from Shandong, China, and president of the Chinese Undergraduate Student Association, said he wanted to [...]

President Barack Obama recently proposed the end of oil drilling bans in parts of Alaska and the Gulf Coast — and controversy between some campus organizations is bubbling up. Environmental groups across the country have been crying foul at the announcement, but many Republican constituents call it a step toward compromise. Mark Milby, the co-chair [...]

Tree-huggers, rejoice: This month, Earth Day celebrates its 40th birthday. The University’s School of Ecology will commemorate the day by holding a program entitled “Earth Day @ 40: Where do we stand.” The program is part of GreenFest, a series of events going on the entire month of April to promote environmentalism. “The United States [...]