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  Dr. Pistone has been awarded the Research Intensification System (RIS), Rapid Interdisciplinary Proposal (RIP), and International Research Collaboration (IRC) grants.   RIS (Research Intensification System): "Powering the high-temperature and high-pressure capabilities of MAGMA MIA Lab", Research Intensification System, Franklin College of Arts & Sciences, University of Georgia, US The MAGMA MIA Petrology & Volcanology…
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Dr. Pistone awarded three grants to advance the research conducted at the MAGMA MIA Lab.

Congratulations to Hailey Bos on being selected for the Presidential Award of Excellence—one of the University of Georgia’s most distinguished honors for undergraduate students. The Presidential Award of Excellence is awarded to undergraduate students in their final year of study who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement, strong extracurricular involvement, and/or service to and engagement within their respective school or college.…
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Hailey Bos, geology undergraduate student, selected for the Presidential Award of Excellence

UGA’s Industry Forward symposium strengthens industry-university collaboration The University of Georgia’s Industry Forward program hosted its first symposium on Feb. 23, bringing together faculty, staff, and industry partners at the UGA Georgia Center for Continuing Education and Hotel. Industry Forward is a program facilitated by Business Engagement in conjunction with other industry-facing units to empower faculty and staff to engage…
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University program aims to prepare faculty for industry partnerships

MDPI Environments: "Pulse of the Storm: 2024 Hurricane Helene’s Impact on Riverine Nutrient Fluxes Across the Oconee River Watershed in Georgia"   This work was a collaborative effort, led by undergraduate researchers from multiple departments, who played a central role in both the analysis and manuscript preparation. The study examines how intense stormwater runoff from Hurricane Helene caused substantial, watershed-scale nutrient…
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MDPI
Dutta Geomicrobiology Lab has a new publication in MDPI Environments.

"Rethinking the cosmos: UGA astronomy research shakes up the heavens”  by Michael Terrazas   The article focuses on the work of computational astrophysicist Dr. Cassandra Hall at the University of Georgia, it describes how high-resolution data from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) matched predictions Hall had made years earlier using simulations.The article further explores the growing planetary research…
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Dr. Klimczak featured in recent UGA Research article highlighting planetary research at UGA.

Dr. Adam Milewski been selected as the inaugural "John and Barbara Dowd Professorship in Hydrology".    John and Barbara Dowd Professorship in Hydrology. The Professorship Endowment provides support of the professorship and provides supplemental salary support and requisite fringe benefits; research, teaching, or service and outreach assistance needed, but not otherwise available, to support the Professorship; and covers professional…
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Dr. Milewski selected as the inaugural "John and Barbara Dowd Professorship in Hydrology"

Study casts doubt on potential for life on Jupiter's moon Europa By Will Dunham January 6, 2026   WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Jupiter's moon Europa is on the short list of places in our solar system seen as promising in the search for life beyond Earth, with a large subsurface ocean thought to be hidden under an outer shell of ice. But new research is raising questions about whether Europa in fact has what it takes for habitability.…
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Europa
Dr. Klimczak recent publication is featured in a new article on Reuters.

Nature Communications: "Little to no active faulting likely at Europa’s seafloor today."   Co-Author:  Dr. Christian Klimczak - Center for Planetary Tectonics at UGA, Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA,  Abstract Many of the outer Solar System’s icy satellites feature known or suspected subsurface oceans, at least some of which are likely situated atop rocky interiors. Water–rock interactions at and…
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Dr. Klimczak co-authored a new publication in Nature Communications

UK-Southeastern US Critical Minerals Symposium & Growing Partnership for Essential Minerals (GEMs) Please join us for the 4th Growing Partnerships for Essential Minerals (GEMs-IV) Workshop, February 4, 2026 in Atlanta, GA. The GEMs-IV Symposium will convene leaders from academia, industry, government, and innovation organizations across the Southeastern United States and the United Kingdom for a focused dialogue on strengthening secure,…
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GEMs-4 - Critical Minerals Symposium

  ACS ES&T Water - "Can Contaminated Irrigation Water Drive Pharmaceutical Uptake and Transformation in Rice Paddy? Unveiling Pathways, Natural Attenuation Mechanisms, and Health Risk Assessments."   New publication from a recent collaboration in ACS ES&T Water. The paper looks at a key question: can contaminated irrigation water drive pharmaceutical uptake and transformation in rice paddy? We conducted a field experiment…
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Dr. Duttagupta co-authors new publication in ACS Publication

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