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November 2019
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Lending a hand with research on pest infestation in peanuts
Peanut research at Fort Valley State University continues to aid Georgia farmers who face challenges controlling a pest that is damaging peanut crops.
The peanut, the official state crop, is under threat by an insect called the burrower bug, Pangaeus …
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University System of Georgia Launches Mental Health Task Force w/FVSU’s Jacqueline Caskey-James
Fort Valley, Georgia – University System of Georgia (USG) Chancellor Steve Wrigley appointed a Mental Health Task Force to address the growing concern of mental health challenges on campuses.
It will be co-chaired by Albany State University President Marion Fedrick…
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College of Agriculture News
Lending a hand with research on pest infestation in peanuts
Fort Valley State University entomologist Dr. George Mbata gives Georgia peanut farmers a hand in reducing the burrower bug
Peanut research at Fort Valley State University continues to aid Georgia farmers who face challenges controlling a pest that is damaging …
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FVSU Master of Public Health Program CARES about serving others
By Latasha Ford
Research Communication Specialist
The devastation of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas remains a month later after the Category 5 storm made landfall on Sept. 1. On the path to become public health professionals, Fort Valley State University’s …
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October 2019
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Research and Innovation
Researchers target a destructive insect
Drs. George Mbata and Somashekhar Punnuri are on a mission to help Georgia farmers save their crop yield from whiteflies
Tiny sap-sucking insects are overtaking Georgia’s crops and leaving a trail of destruction behind them.
To combat this outbreak, Dr. …
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College of Agriculture News
Master of Public Health professor uses certification to introduce two courses
Dr. Oreta Samples earns certificate in Emerging Infectious Diseases
A professor’s latest credential is allowing Fort Valley State University students to gain new insights about diseases that threaten veterinary medicine and public health.
… Learn MoreDr. Oreta Samples, assistant professor and program
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Service
FVSU Master of Public Health Program CARES about serving others
Students give back to Hurricane Dorian survivors
The devastation of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas remains a month later after the Category 5 storm made landfall on Sept. 1. On the path to become public health professionals, Fort Valley State …
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Leadership
Fort Valley State University Announces Appointment of Tineke Battle as Chief Human Resources Officer
Learn More Fort Valley State University (FVSU) today announced the appointment of Tineke Battle as chief human resources officer. Battle has extensive experience as a leader in a wide range of human resources and workforce development operations in higher education environments, most …
Fort Valley State University (FVSU) today announced the appointment of Tineke Battle as chief human resources officer. Battle has extensive experience as a leader in a wide range of human resources and workforce development operations in higher education environments, most …