Science for Georgia and Georgia State University are proud to have convened the Georgia Campus Food and Nutrition Security Summit on October 24, 2024. Facilitated by Dr. Amy Sharma of Science for Georgia and Dr. Nida Shaikh of the Department…
Learn how we use information about a person’s lifestyle, environment, and genes to tailor medical treatment - something that began with Homer.
2024 is half over! We really packed a lot into the first six months. As we jump into the potentially frought second half of the year, let's conjure up some good images in our heads.
I can’t believe I am writing the end-of-month blog again. The pools are open, the kids are out of school, we all survived graduations, award ceremonies, and everything else. This May we had four fantastic events. And I wish I…
by Julia Singer Escherichia coli (E. coli) are a category of rod-shaped bacteria that exist naturally in the intestines of nearly 90% of humans[1]. E. coli are some of the most common types of bacteria found in our intestines. Within…
Science for Georgia was recently in the news as part of a press release from the Atlanta City Council. On May 6, 2024 the Atlanta City Council unanimously adopted an ordinance authored establishing the Atlanta Community Energy Fund. This fund…
Working with Southside Environmental Justice Alliance (SEJA), Sci4Ga analyzed data around SEJA's local environmental risks and created a pamphlet that they are using to advocate for change.
OMG it’s already May? The legislative session has ended but at Science for Georgia, we just can’t stop the rockin’ In case you don’t want to read all the way to the end of this blog. TL;DR: We did too…
SciTober 2020: Breaking the Cycle of Environmental Health Disparities SciTober Fest 2020 had 5 amazing breakout topics this year, stemming from one of our partner organizations, Break the Cycle of Health Disparities, Inc. BCHD's Break the Cycle of Children's Environmental…
Gender Affirming Care for gender dysmorphia has recently been in the spotlight due to multiple proposed laws and multiple lawsuits. Care for gender dysmorphia is misunderstood, in part because it is new to most of society, and in part because…