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Do you know a high school student who is interested in science and craves a hands-on learning environment? Then check out the University of Georgia’s Young Scholars Internship Program (YSP). YSP began on the UGA Griffin Campus in 1989. It is a prestigious internship program for Georgia high school students interested in agricultural, food and environmental sciences. Selected participants conduct hands-on research with world-renowned scientists through the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. YSP is a paid six-week summer internship where students are actively engaged i...

Food for Thought Contaminated food products make tens of millions of people sick each year. More than 1,000 die annually. UGA's Center for Food Safety is dedicated to minimizing or eliminating these foodborne outbreaks of illness. (Illustration by Jackie Baxter Roberts/UGA) UGA's Center for Food Safety partners with industry and government agencies to keep your food secure. Hard-boiled eggs tainted with listeria. Romaine lettuce harboring E. coli. Ground beef laced with salmonella. Raw oysters contaminated with more disease-causing bugs than you can count. Those are just four of the thousand-...