University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Office of Global Programs
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Maxwell Lamptey is participating in a short-term training program supported by the Peanut & Mycotoxin Innovation Lab from March to September 2015. As a Senior Technical Officer working on legumes at the Crops Research Institute (CRI) in Kumasi, Ghana, Maxwell was nominated for the program by CRI Deputy Director Emmanuel Otoo. During his time in…
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The latest issue of Southscapes, focuses on how the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is helping feed 9 billion people by 2050. Several PMIL researchers were featured in articles in the magazine including: Lead Scientist Peggy Ozias-Akins, and collaborators Joelle Kajuga and Agnes Mwangwela.
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Director of USAID’s President’s Malaria Initiative to speak at UGA April 14 Over the six years that Rear Adm. Timothy Ziemer has led the USAID President’s Malaria Initiative, malaria deaths worldwide have fallen by nearly half. Called one of the “most quietly successful” leaders in public health today, Ziemer has aligned the efforts of aid groups…
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International crop breeders visit University of Georgia for bioinformatics training Published on Georgia FACES March 12, 2015 Author Christy Fricks, PMIL Communications Specialist When breeding a new crop variety, plant breeders often have to collect data from dozens or hundreds of seedlings to determine which plants have the traits they are looking for. Crunching all…
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CROPS 2015, hosted by HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology and the University of Georgia, will provide a discussion forum for what is the next, most difficult challenge for plant genomics: integrating and translating genomic knowledge to improve breeding and crop production. Join leading genomics researchers and plant breeders at CROPS 2015 to address genomics enabled…
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As part of the Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program, two visiting researchers are working to ensure the safety the peanut crop in Africa with the help of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. The college’s Office of Global Programs hosted the researchers, Agnes Mwangwela from Malawi…