Public Policy and Politics
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May 14, 2012 | Events on Campus
Community panel discussion to follow screening of ‘Bully’ at Ciné May 16
In coordination with this week's screening of the new documentary film "Bully" at Ciné in Athens, the Public School Risk Institute and the University of Georgia College of Education will present a community panel discussion May 16 from 7-9 p.m. to help raise awareness of the need to make schools safer for all students.
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May 11, 2012 | General News
UGA oral history recording studio named for political historian
The oral history recording studio in the University of Georgia special collections libraries will bear the name of political historian Bob Short. The UGA Cabinet approved the naming on April 26.
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May 2, 2012 | Events on Campus
UGA hosts Kenyan delegation in Washington, D.C.
The University of Georgia Center for International Trade and Security is hosting 10 delegates from the government of Kenya at its Washington, D.C. office this week for a workshop on trade security.
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April 27, 2012 | Honors & Awards
Georgia Law advocacy teams finish in top four nationally, top 10 internationally
The University of Georgia School of Law recently finished as one of the top four teams in the country at the American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition and placed as one of the top 10 teams in the world at the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot.
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April 26, 2012 | Events on Campus
UGA College of Education hosts teacher workshop for closing gaps in diverse schools
A day-long workshop that will provide K-12 teachers with strategies to better interact with students in diverse school settings will be hosted by the University of Georgia College of Education on May 18 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the UGA Hotel and Conference Center at the Georgia Center.
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April 18, 2012 | Research News
Minimum wage increases don’t reduce hardship
Americans are poor. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the country's poverty rate is at its highest point in 20 years; 15 percent of the population lives below the poverty line. A recent University of Georgia study looked at how minimum wage increases can decrease poverty in America. It turns out that they don't, according to the report.
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April 16, 2012 | Events on Campus
UGA College of Education hosts Poverty in Schools workshop at UGA-Gwinnett
The University of Georgia College of Education will host a workshop on effective teaching methods to reach students from poor and working-class families on May 4 at the UGA-Gwinnett campus. The workshop is targeted to Atlanta metro area educators, counselors and administrators.
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April 11, 2012 | Events on Campus
Citizen competence researcher to deliver UGA 2012 Parthemos Lecture
Arthur Lupia, the Hal R. Varian Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan, will deliver the University of Georgia George S. Parthemos Lecture on April 20 at 10:30 a.m. in room 214 of the Miller Learning Center. The title of his lecture is "The Trouble with Voters... and Those Who Try to Fix Them."
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April 10, 2012 | General News
UGA School of Law wins national negotiation competition
The University of Georgia School of Law recently captured first place at the Robert R. Merhige, Jr. National Environmental Negotiation Competition.
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April 9, 2012 | Events on Campus
Musician, philanthropist John Legend to speak at UGA
The University of Georgia University Union Student Programming Board will present "An Evening with John Legend," a lecture and performance by the Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter on April 17 at 8 p.m. in the Tate Student Center Grand Hall.
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April 5, 2012 | General News
UGA’s Vinson Institute releases unique assessment tool for government managers
The University of Georgia Carl Vinson Institute of Government launched a new tool in March to help government leaders identify their professional strengths and areas for growth, while setting professional development goals. GOV360TM is a 360-degree assessment tool developed by the Vinson Institute in collaboration with faculty from the UGA department of psychology that specifically addresses the needs and demands of public sector leadership.
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March 20, 2012 | Events on Campus
International conference at UGA to examine sacred sites conservation and indigenous revivals
The conservation of sites that indigenous peoples hold sacred is taking on an increased urgency as globalization and population growth increase the demand for resources in mountain areas. A three-day conference April 5-7 at the University of Georgia aims to give a global context to the revivals in indigenous advocacy for sustainability that are occurring from Canada to South America and Africa.
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March 19, 2012 | Events on Campus
World Court Judge to speak at UGA School of Law
International Court of Justice Judge Joan E. Donoghue will present "The Role of the World Court Today" as the University of Georgia School of Law's 108th Sibley Lecturer. To be held April 3 at 3:30 p.m. in the Hatton Lovejoy Courtroom of Hirsch Hall on North Campus, the event is free and open to the public.
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March 14, 2012 | General News
UGA education dean joins Lady Gaga, Oprah to raise awareness of bullying
UGA College of Education Dean and Distinguished Research Professor Arthur "Andy" Horne joined pop star Lady Gaga and Oprah Winfrey in Boston for the Symposium on Youth Meanness and Cruelty held last month on the Harvard University campus.
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March 9, 2012 | Honors & Awards
Georgia Law wins two regional tournaments, advances to nationals in three
The University of Georgia School of Law recently took home the top trophy during the regional rounds of the American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition, held in Atlanta, and at the Texas Bar Association National Trial Competition, held in Memphis, Tenn.