Covid and Spring Semester
Spring Semester will soon begin and in the wake of the Omicron COVID variant surge, officials with the school are again emphasizing the importance of being fully vaccinated, receiving a booster shot, and wearing face masks when inside campus buildings.
In an email sent on Tuesday, UGA officials called the situation similar to the "uptick in cases due to the Delta variant at the start of the Fall Semester," but said that in-person instruction and research were maintained" in spite of that challenge. They said that UGA is "well prepared to handle the next potential wave of cases, but we will need to rally together once again to persevere."
For further information and for a list of COVID-19 resources, please visit https://coronavirus.uga.edu/resources/.
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Gene that causes antimicrobial resistance in bacteria discovered in Georgia
A gene that causes bacteria to be resistant to one of the world’s most important antibiotics, colistin, has been detected in sewer water in Georgia. The presence of the MCR-9 gene is a major concern for public health because it causes antimicrobial resistance, a problem that the World Health Organization has declared “one of the top 10 global public health threats facing humanity.”
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UGA food scientist sets global food safety standards on joint FAO/WHO panel
During her final year as a student at Washington State University, Faith Critzer found that she needed one elective to complete her bachelor’s degree in animal science. Critzer was required to take a course outside the animal science department, so she selected an introductory food science course that fit her schedule. That one elective course changed the entire course of her education and career.
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Announcing Cultivate
Cultivate is a place to share stories about how CAES is working to feed the world, protect the environment and innovate industry. Each month we will be adding new content featuring faculty, students, alumni and more. If you have a story idea for Cultivate, please contact Jennifer Reynolds at jennifer.reynolds@uga.edu.
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New CAES Job Board
CAES has created a new job board featuring employment opportunities in agricultural and environmental sciences. Students wishing to search for jobs may do so at this link. They can also find job search resources here. Employers and alumni who wish to post a job may do so here. |
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Webinars
Past: In December, Dr. Manan Sharma, Lead Scientist and Research Microbiologist with the United States Department of Agriculture, gave a talk titled "Romaine was not built in a day: Agricultural inputs and produce safety."
To view a recording of his presentation, please visit this link.
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