University News
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May 22, 2013 | General News
Ryan Nesbit named interim vice president for finance and administration at UGA
Ryan Nesbit, an administrator who has overseen the budget planning process at the University of Georgia for the past 13 years, has been named interim vice president for finance and administration.
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May 21, 2013 | Honors & Awards
UGA graduate student awarded Google scholarship
University of Georgia graduate student Jennifer Rouan recently received the 2013 Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship, an award that honors its namesake by encouraging women to excel in computing and technology.
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May 21, 2013 | Honors & Awards
UGA grad student and Wilkes County teacher Jennifer Lance receives $10,000 scholarship
Jennifer Lance, a doctoral candidate in science education and a high school science teacher in Wilkes County, has received a Berneta Minkwitz Scholarship of $10,000 for the 2013-14 academic year from the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, a professional honor society for women educators.
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May 20, 2013 | Honors & Awards
Dean Emeritus Andy Horne receives 2013 University of Florida Distinguished Alumnus Award
Arthur M. (Andy) Horne, dean emeritus and former Distinguished Research Professor in counseling psychology in the University of Georgia College of Education, has received the 2013 University of Florida Distinguished Alumnus Award.
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May 16, 2013 | Research News
Stroke patients respond similarly to after-stroke care, despite age difference
Age has little to do with how patients should be treated after suffering a stroke, according to new research from the University of Georgia.
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May 14, 2013 | General News
Stefanie Lindquist named dean of UGA School of Public and International Affairs
Stefanie A. Lindquist, an associate dean at the University of Texas at Austin and a scholar who works at the interface of law and politics, has been named dean of the University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs.
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May 14, 2013 | Research News
Ten UGA students, alumni awarded NSF fellowships
Ten University of Georgia students and alumni received graduate research fellowships from the National Science Foundation to conduct research while working on their master's and doctoral degrees. The awards provide students with up to $126,000 during a five-year period to conduct research in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Eleven students and alumni also received honorable mentions.
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May 13, 2013 | General News
UGA President-elect Morehead announces administrative restructuring
University of Georgia President-elect Jere Morehead has announced a restructuring of the university's senior administration that creates a flatter organizational structure designed to maximize the amount of communication between the president and leaders of major campus units.
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May 13, 2013 | Honors & Awards
UGA College of Veterinary Medicine presents Phi Zeta honors to faculty, students
The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine recently recognized outstanding faculty and students with honors for excellence in teaching, research and service at its annual Phi Zeta Veterinary Honor Society Induction Ceremony.
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May 13, 2013 | General News
Brown named law school associate dean of academic affairs
Lonnie T. Brown Jr., who joined the University of Georgia School of Law faculty in 2002, will become the school's associate dean of academic affairs July 1, upon the retirement of Paul M. Kurtz.
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May 10, 2013 | Honors & Awards
Nine UGA students receive foreign language scholarships
Nine University of Georgia students will enhance their language skills abroad this summer through two federally funded scholarship programs.
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May 10, 2013 | General News
Public affairs leader Carolyn Caudell Tieger establishes chair in public affairs communications
The University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication has announced the creation of the Carolyn Caudell Tieger Chair in Public Affairs Communications.
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May 9, 2013 | Honors & Awards
Grady dean names Dean’s Medalists
A trio of alumni leaders and friends were awarded the Dean's Medals for Leadership Excellence in Communication from the University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. A. Mark Smith, Gloria Ricks Taylor and Claude Williams were recognized at a reception and dinner honoring Grady College leadership held May 5 at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education.
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May 9, 2013 | General News
Donald Leo named dean of UGA College of Engineering
Donald Leo, a Virginia Tech vice president and former associate dean, has been named dean of the University of Georgia College of Engineering.
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May 8, 2013 | General News
Health Sciences Quarterly Update – May 2013
The following information is provided as part of an effort to keep the community informed about the development of the UGA Health Sciences Campus (HSC), a significant addition to the University of Georgia. The Health Sciences Campus has been established on the site of the former Navy Supply Corps School on Prince Avenue in Athens. The property was deeded to the University by the U.S. Department of Education in April 2011, and the University began holding classes there in August 2012.