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Director’s love of outdoors shines through in his work 3 days ago Mike Hunter manages lands and facilities for the Warnell School Mike Hunter just wants to be outside. As a forester registered in the state of Georgia, his love for the outdoors led him down a path to become the lands and facilities director at the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. “That’s the reason I went into the forestry and natural resource field,” Hunter said. From student to employee Hunter grew up in Wilkes County, Georgia, and for the first 10 years he worked as a UGA employee, he commuted back ...

Backyard Chickens Risk Pathogen Spread Keeping backyard chickens was already on the rise, and the hobby has become even more popular during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, a University of Georgia researcher cautions that the practice has risks not just for chickens, but for wildlife and people as well. “As a researcher who studies pathogen movement along different groups, I see backyard chickens as a potential interface where pathogens can spill over into wild birds, or vice versa, and even into people,” said Sonia Hernandez, professor of wildlife disease at the Warnell School of Forestry and...

Backyard chickens risk pathogen spread March 2, 2021 Chickens roam a backyard in Athens. (Photo by Chad Osborn/UGA) Keeping backyard chickens was already on the rise, and the hobby has become even more popular during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, a University of Georgia researcher cautions that the practice has risks not just for chickens, but for wildlife and people as well. “As a researcher who studies pathogen movement along different groups, I see backyard chickens as a potential interface where pathogens can spill over into wild birds, or vice versa, and even into people,” said Sonia H...

University of Georgia graduates will get a spring commencement ceremony — but with COVID-19 modifications. UGA president Jere W. Morehead announced Friday that the university will have not one, but four ceremonies for the spring 2021 graduates, including three undergraduate ceremonies and one ceremony for the master’s, specialists, and doctoral degrees. The decision to split up commencement into multiple days would be to comply with social distancing guidelines. Additionally, this year's graduates will sit in the stands with their guests, and there will not be a formal processional. The...

UGA announces plan for spring Commencement February 26, 2021 UGA's spring Commencement, above, was held in fall 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA) In-person events will occur in Sanford Stadium in May The University of Georgia has announced Commencement ceremonies for its spring 2021 graduates, inviting them to join together and celebrate their accomplishments inside Sanford Stadium–provided these gatherings are declared safe by state and local health officials, university President Jere W. Morehead announced Friday. In a letter to graduates, Morehead shar...