Baffour-Awuah Research
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Dr. Keith Belk, director of the Center for Meat Safety and Quality at Colorado State University, has stated that activists opposing meat-based protein consumption are doing a disservice to society. He explained that their efforts to persuade people to reduce muscle protein intake as part of a mixed diet lead to increased consumption of carbohydrates…
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Congratulations to Dennis Baffour-Awuah who earned third place in the written communication category of the Science Storytelling Showcase! This contest is a graduate-level science communication competition, held in conjunction with the 2025 Western Region American Association for Agricultural Education (AAAE) Conference. It aims to attract graduate students working in science communication by offering a platform…
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Over the past few days, Dennis has been in Milwaukee attending the annual Plant Biology Conference organized by the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB). The 2025 conference runs from July 26 to July 30 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As a member of the African Research Network (ARN-ASPB), Dennis helped organize this year’s ARN workshop, which brings together…
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Members of the Lamm Lab are playing a critical role in the USDA Speciality Crop Research Initiative funded project titled: Cultivating Tomorrow’s Orchard: Evolving and Enhancing IPM in Eastern Tree Fruit Systems, which seeks to improve Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approaches for apple and peach growers across the Eastern United States. The initiative comes at…
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Funmi Ajiferuke and Dennis Baffour-Awuah had the chance to share research results from our USDA SCRI-funded Eastern Tree Fruit project at the Integrative Precision Agriculture Conference held in Perry, Georgia. Sponsored by Dr. Chin-Ling Lee, an assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication and a member of the UGA Integrative Precision…
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Dr. Alexa Lamm and Dennis Baffour-Awuah spent 4 days in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York speaking with wine grape growers and extension specialists. During this time they conducted interviews to discern growers’ past, current and perceived future problems with the invasive species, the Spotted Lanternfly, which first appeared in the US in 2015 and…