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Savannah Peat

@savpeat

GA✈️ NM✈️GA • Media Relations Specialist at UGA • Past lives at UNM & KOAT

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I’m a BAT excited to share this story. Check out the new research from UGA on forest management…and how it supports a pretty cute flying creature. 🦇 news.uga.edu/uga-research-e…

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Winter in the South can bring about a change in conditions that impact forests and their many inhabitants. However, new research from the University of Georgia UGA's Warnell School finds that, despite these seasonal shifts, forest management efforts are supporting healthy bat populations.

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“There’s nothing really we can do about that disease. All we can do is continue to provide proper habitats." - Steven Castleberry, UGA's Warnell School professor t.uga.edu/4iJyp1O

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“People who have lower wages were much less satisfied with their jobs. People who face higher risks were less satisfied with their jobs. People who face worse conditions were less satisfied with their jobs." - Susana Ferreira, professor of agricultural and applied economics in

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As artificial intelligence and its related technologies grow in prominence, UGA researchers are working to stay one step ahead. Recent studies from the UGA Grady College suggest some of the possible risks and rewards that go along with the emerging technology. t.uga.edu/3YMCPgH

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Kind of surreal to have a story of mine picked up by a station I’ve been watching my whole life. Anyway! Full study on the role humor has in science communication found here : news.uga.edu/using-humor-in…

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If you didn’t get a chance to hear the awesome speech from undergraduate commencement speaker Kate Hall, you can still read all about her here: news.uga.edu/graduate-comes…

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Another one of my research stories is getting some attention! It’s an important one too, showing that cardiovascular health could increase risk factors for dementia. Full study: news.uga.edu/poor-heart-hea…

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Talking to my all time favorite player from my all time favorite show as part of my job was pretty amazing. Check out my story on UGA Grady College alum and SURVIVOR legend Parvati Shallow: news.uga.edu/parvati-shallo…

Talking to my all time favorite player from my all time favorite show as part of my job was pretty amazing. Check out my story on <a href="/UGAGrady/">UGA Grady College</a> alum and <a href="/survivorcbs/">SURVIVOR</a> legend Parvati Shallow:

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Beyond thrilled to have this piece I worked on get such top notch coverage. Take a look at why Dan Suiter, UGA Orkin Entomologist, is warning people about the infamous Asian needle ant. news.uga.edu/are-asian-need…

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Asian needle ants with a potentially fatal sting have spread across multiple states. Here's what to know. cbsn.ws/3HBhxNr

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Check out Dan Suiter, professor of urban entomology, in the news talking about why you should be on the lookout for Asian needle ants! 🐜

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Make room, Joro spiders. There’s another invasive species taking over Georgia yards this summer. The Asian needle ant is becoming infamous as a “medical pest.” That means the ant is not only capable of disrupting the environments they’re occupying but also the people who live in

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Asian needle ants, an invasive species capable of causing life-threatening allergic reactions, have been detected in at least 21 states. newsweek.com/map-states-ant…

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It was a pleasure working with Inside Edition to get new video turned around of the Asian needle ant for their story. Check out the creepy crawly sensation here: insideedition.com/media/videos/t…