Culture / Living
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February 22, 2012 | Events on Campus
UGA student to host documentary, panel discussion on alcohol poisoning
Caroline Wingate, a second-year pre-journalism student at the University of Georgia, will host a screening of the documentary "Death by Alcohol: The Sam Spady Story" on March 5 at 7 p.m. in the Tate Student Center Theater. A panel discussion on binge drinking and the warning signs of alcohol poisoning will follow the film.
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February 22, 2012 | Events on Campus
Georgia Safe Schools Coalition Workshop to be hosted by College of Education
A Georgia Safe Schools Coalition Workshop, offering local educators training and up-to-date information specific to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth in Georgia schools, will be hosted by the University of Georgia College of Education on March 30 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel.
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February 21, 2012 | Events on Campus
Poet David Wojahn to read at UGA
The University of Georgia is hosting a reading by poet David Wojahn on March 7 at 6 p.m. at Ciné, located at 235 West Hancock Ave. As part of the English department's Helen Spencer Lanier Lecture Series, the event is free and open to the public.
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February 21, 2012 | Events on Campus
Interdisciplinary artist Amy Franceschini to visit UGA
The University of Georgia Ideas for Creative Exploration will host artist, educator and award-winning Web designer Amy Franceschini on March 6 at 4 p.m. in room 101 of the Miller Learning Center. Franceschini's visit to campus and lecture is sponsored by the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts and the Lamar Dodd School of Art.
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February 21, 2012 | Events on Campus
UGA College of Education offers workshop for special education teachers, therapists
The University of Georgia College of Education's Institute for Interdisciplinary Research in Education and Human Development will host Single Subject Research Methodology in Behavioral Sciences, a workshop for educators and therapists on April 5 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel.
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February 20, 2012 | Events on Campus
Media advisory: Expert on language change to speak at UGA
Gabriele Diewald, vice president for teaching and academic programs and continuing education at Leibniz University in Hannover, Germany, will give a talk at the University of Georgia on March 21 at 4:30 p.m. in room 350 of the Miller Learning Center.
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February 20, 2012 | Events on Campus
UGA professor to speak on his role in ‘Red Tails’ companion documentary
The Tuskegee Airmen's role in World War II has received increased attention since the release of the movie Red Tails. The film's educational companion piece Double Victory features interviews with John Morrow, head of the University of Georgia department of history. Hosted by the UGA Institute for African American Studies, the documentary will screen Feb. 24 at 6 p.m. in room 171 of the Miller Learning Center.
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February 20, 2012 | Events on Campus
UGA College of Education offers workshop on leading class-sensitive schools
The University of Georgia College of Education is offering a one-day workshop designed for district-level administrators, building principals and assistant principals, counselors, instructional coaches and teacher leaders to discuss issues related to social class and poverty on March 21 at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel.
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February 20, 2012 | Events on Campus
UGA College of Education to offer workshop on reading instruction
The University of Georgia College of Education is offering a one-day workshop on reading instruction designed for teachers in the elementary grades, instructional coaches, literacy coaches, administrators, after-school specialists and tutors on March 21 at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel.
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February 17, 2012 | Events on Campus
Performing Arts Center presents Christina and Michelle Naughton
The UGA Performing Arts Center will present the internationally acclaimed piano duo Christina and Michelle Naughton on March 6 at 8 p.m. in Ramsey Concert Hall. The twin sisters have been hailed by the San Francisco Examiner for their "...stellar musicianship, technical mastery and awe-inspiring artistry."
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February 17, 2012 | Events on Campus
UGA College of Veterinary Medicine sets annual open house for April 6
The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine's annual open house will be held April 6 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Exotic animal displays, horseback-riding demonstrations, a parade of dog breeds and veterinary hospital tours are some of the many activities that will be available.
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February 17, 2012 | Research News
Perception, work-life balance key factors in workplace safety, says UGA study
Six thousand workers die on the job in the U.S. each year, and millions more are injured. According to a recent University of Georgia study, a worker's perception of safety in the workplace and the work-life balance established by businesses has a significant effect on on-the-job injury.
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February 16, 2012 | Events on Campus
Georgia Sea Grant to host panel discussion on art and science
Georgia Sea Grant, housed at the University of Georgia, will present a panel discussion on "Art: Connecting the Heart, Mind and Soul of Science" Feb. 19 from 2-4 p.m. in the Myers Gallery at Athens Academy. The talk accompanies the exhibit "Keeping Watch: Recent Work by Georgia Sea Grant Artists," which has been on display in the gallery since early January.
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February 16, 2012 | Events on Campus
UGA’s CORE Dance Company to present its contemporary, aerial dance concert
The University of Georgia department of dance CORE Concert Dance Company will present its contemporary and aerial dance concert "AWE-WAKENING!" Feb. 29 to March 3 at 8 p.m. in the New Dance Theatre located between Soule and Green streets across the South Campus parking garage.
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February 16, 2012 | Research News
UGA animal vaccine may slow deadly spread of Chagas disease
Chagas disease is the single most common cause of congestive heart failure and sudden death in the world. The devastating parasitic infection affects millions of people throughout Central and South America. But as global travel increases, it's becoming a greater threat in the United States and Europe as well.