Sustainability

There is no shortage of crises facing the planet, from plastics in our oceans to resource-depleting energy sources and more. Read about how we’re tackling them.

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Decades of Collaboration Lead to Outstanding Ecological Insights

The Savannah River Ecology Lab partners with the Department of Energy to explore a rare environmental testing ground.

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12.05.25 Sustainability Icon Sustainability

Eradicating Forever Chemicals

University of Georgia researchers are refining and developing innovative techniques to detect, track, and break down PFAS.

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02.20.25 Sustainability Icon Sustainability

Jenna Jambeck, Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Environmental Engineering

Where we track plastics, we can transform policies.

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02.03.25 Sustainability Icon Sustainability

Robin Buell, Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar Chair in Crop Genomics

“Our goal in science is ‘complete knowledge’—imagine what we could do if we truly understood how organisms work.”

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12.12.24 Sustainability Icon Sustainability

J. Marshall Shepherd, University of Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences

“Partnerships are important for crossing the valley from research to ‘so what’ within our society.”

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04.26.24 Sustainability Icon Sustainability

100% Chance of Helping Protect Communities from Extreme Weather

UGA’s J. Marshall Shepherd, PhD, is a leading climate expert and science communicator.

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04.26.24 Sustainability Icon Sustainability

Fueling a Bioenergy Industry Revolution

U.S. Dept. of Energy provides UGA with millions in funding to bring sustainable biofuels to market.

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04.22.24 Sustainability Icon Sustainability

Turning the Blue Jean-Dyeing Process Green

Making blue jeans is a dirty business. UGA has a solution to clean it up.

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01.11.24 Sustainability Icon Sustainability

Tracking a Plastic Pollution Solution

UGA’s Jenna Jambeck determines where plastic pollution comes from and how to keep it out of the water.

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RESEARCH & INNOVATION GOING FORWARD

Sustainability

There is no shortage of crises facing the planet, from plastics in our oceans to resource-depleting energy sources and more. Read about how we’re tackling them.

Decades of Collaboration Lead to Outstanding Ecological Insights

RESEARCH & INNOVATION GOING FORWARD

Decades of Collaboration Lead to Outstanding Ecological Insights

The Savannah River Ecology Lab partners with the Department of Energy to explore a rare environmental testing ground.
Eradicating Forever Chemicals

RESEARCH & INNOVATION GOING FORWARD

Eradicating Forever Chemicals

University of Georgia researchers are refining and developing innovative techniques to detect, track, and break down PFAS.
Jenna Jambeck, Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Environmental Engineering

RESEARCH & INNOVATION GOING FORWARD

Jenna Jambeck

Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Environmental Engineering
Where we track plastics, we can transform policies.
Robin Buell, Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar Chair in Crop Genomics

RESEARCH & INNOVATION GOING FORWARD

Robin Buell

Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar Chair in Crop Genomics
“Our goal in science is ‘complete knowledge’—imagine what we could do if we truly understood how organisms work.”
J. Marshall Shepherd, University of Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences

RESEARCH & INNOVATION GOING FORWARD

J. Marshall Shepherd

University of Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences
“Partnerships are important for crossing the valley from research to ‘so what’ within our society.”
100% Chance of Helping Protect Communities from Extreme Weather

RESEARCH & INNOVATION GOING FORWARD

100% Chance of Helping Protect Communities from Extreme Weather

UGA’s J. Marshall Shepherd, PhD, is a leading climate expert and science communicator.
Fueling a Bioenergy Industry Revolution

RESEARCH & INNOVATION GOING FORWARD

Fueling a Bioenergy Industry Revolution

U.S. Dept. of Energy provides UGA with millions in funding to bring sustainable biofuels to market.
Turning the Blue Jean-Dyeing Process Green

RESEARCH & INNOVATION GOING FORWARD

Turning the Blue Jean-Dyeing Process Green

Making blue jeans is a dirty business. UGA has a solution to clean it up.
Tracking a Plastic Pollution Solution

RESEARCH & INNOVATION GOING FORWARD

Tracking a Plastic Pollution Solution

UGA’s Jenna Jambeck determines where plastic pollution comes from and how to keep it out of the water.