ATHENS, Ga., March 12 -- The University of Georgia issued the following news release:

Eleven new interdisciplinary research projects were selected for the University of Georgia's 2025 Presidential Interdisciplinary Seed Grant cohort and will receive boosts of up to $100,000.

The seed grant program, sponsored by UGA President Jere W. Morehead, has funded new project cohorts every other year since 2017 through a partnership between the offices of Research and Public Service and Outreach. The success of this program is reflected in the value of external grants that cohort teams have won with work started from this seed grant funding. Across all cohorts, the grants have resulted in an average five-year return of $50 for every $1 awarded.

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