The Athens Clarke County Commission recently voted to deliver five hundred fifty thousand dollars to the Salvation Army to combat homelessness. Martin Matheny sat down with Commissioner Jesse Houle to discuss the controversial decision.
The University of Georgia is partnering with the Athens-Clarke County Government to launch a new project, which will turn food scraps into compost. Alexia Ridley was joined by Dr. Evan White, a research scientist at the New Materials Institute at UGA, who co-leads the initiative.
Monarch butterflies are a favorite of adults and kids alike, with their characteristic wingspan and orange and black pattern. Monarch butterflies, however, are under threat from a dangerous pathogen. Scientists at the University of Georgia are calling on people across the country to help. This week Alexia Ridley sat down with Dr. Sonia M Altizer to discuss Project Monarch Health, a community-based research project at the University of Georgia’s Odum School of Ecology.
