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		<title>UGA.Today: Behavioral Health</title>
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		<dc:date>2012-05-16T14:00:+00:00</dc:date>
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				<title>Binge drinking increases risk of later sexual assault for first&#45;year female college students</title>
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					A new study by University of Georgia researchers demonstrates that  several months before a female victim is sexually assaulted, her pattern  of drinking alcohol influences her risk for unwanted sexual contact,  ranging from unwanted kissing to rape.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 14:45:36 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA student to host documentary, panel discussion on alcohol poisoning</title>
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					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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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:09:29 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Perception, work&#45;life balance key factors in workplace safety, says UGA study</title>
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					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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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:20:04 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>College of Education study finds exercise reduces anxiety in women</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/college&#45;of&#45;education&#45;finds&#45;exercise&#45;reduces&#45;anxiety&#45;in&#45;women</link>
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					Approximately 3 percent of the U.S. population suffers from excessive, uncontrollable worry that reduces their health and quality of life. The condition, known as Generalized Anxiety Disorder, is difficult to overcome and is accompanied by a host of physical symptoms, including fatigue, muscle tension, irritability and poor sleep. However, a new University of Georgia study shows that regular exercise can significantly reduce anxiety symptoms in patients with GAD.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:03:03 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Study shows family solution to teen troubles</title>
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					How do you keep at-risk teens off drugs and out of trouble? According to  a new University of Georgia study, family can make a difference.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 5 Jan 2012 22:20:32 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Study: African&#45;American men don&#8217;t reap same career benefits from mentoring as Caucasians</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/african&#45;american&#45;men&#45;dont&#45;reap&#45;same&#45;career&#45;benefits&#45;from&#45;mentoring</link>
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					Networking within an organization and having a mentor are widely thought to promote career success, but a new University of Georgia study finds that African-American men don't receive the same measurable benefits from these professional connections that Caucasians do.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:53:12 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA Holiday Concert will feature choral ensembles, symphony orchestra</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;holiday&#45;concert&#45;will&#45;feature&#45;choral&#45;ensembles&#45;symphony&#45;orchestra</link>
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					The University of Georgia Hugh Hodgson School of Music will present its annual Holiday Concert on Dec. 1 and 2 at 8 p.m. in Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall at the Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $25 for the general public and $5 for students and are available through the Performing Arts Center Box Office at 706/542-4400. Proceeds from the ticket sales will support the 2nd Thursday Scholarship fund in the school of music.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:00:14 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Good health, flu shots featured at annual Dawgtoberfest</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/good&#45;health&#45;flu&#45;shots&#45;featured&#45;at&#45;annual&#45;dawgtoberfest</link>
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					The University of Georgia College of Pharmacy and the American  Pharmacists Association will celebrate American Pharmacists Month with  the ninth annual Dawgtoberfest: Rx for Good Health Oct. 19 from noon to 3  p.m. at the Tate Student Center.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 6 Oct 2011 19:07:16 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA School of Social Work and College of Public Health partner in M.S.W./M.P.H. dual degree</title>
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					The University of Georgia School of Social Work and College of Public Health have partnered to offer a new dual degree program, which combines the master of social work and master of public health degrees
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				<pubDate>Thu, 6 Oct 2011 18:37:17 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Conference on navigating college life postponed until Oct. 18</title>
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					Athens, Ga. - The student conference Georgia Promoting Student  Success (GPS2): Navigating College Life, originally set for Sept. 25,  has been rescheduled for Oct. 18 from 5-9 p.m. in room 404-E of the  Biological Sciences Building.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:40:04 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Lecture to look at &#8216;concept of ideal personality&#8217;</title>
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					Athens, Ga. - The University of Georgia African Studies Institute will  hold its fall lecture and open house Sept. 29 at 4 p.m. in Adinkra Hall  on the fourth floor of Memorial Hall.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:34:04 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Conference helps new students adjust to life at UGA</title>
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					Athens, Ga. - University of Georgia Multicultural Services and Programs  is launching a new program designed to help first-year and transfer  students transition to college life. The inaugural conference-"Georgia  Promoting Student Success (GPS2): Navigating College Life"-will be held  Sept. 25 from 1 - 4:30 p.m. in the Zell B. Miller Learning Center, room  171.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:54:36 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Gulf Coast residents underestimate hurricane destructiveness, UGA study</title>
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					Three new studies led by University of Georgia weather and climate psychologist Alan Stewart suggest that people living near the U.S. Gulf Coast may systemically underestimate the damages that some hurricanes can produce when landfall occurs.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:41:17 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Voices for recovery: UGA students promote addiction recovery through website</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/voices&#45;for&#45;recovery&#45;uga&#45;students&#45;promote&#45;addiction&#45;recovery&#45;through&#45;website</link>
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					A group of students in the University of Georgia School of Social Work is making a difference in the lives of those who have been affected by addiction. Under the direction of Donna Leigh Bliss, a UGA associate professor, 14 student volunteers from her Clinical Practice with Addictive Disorders course will launch a website for the Augusta community.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:29:36 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Roman receives NIH MERIT award</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/roman&#45;receives&#45;nih&#45;merit&#45;award</link>
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					Paul Roman, a University of Georgia scholar in the field of substance abuse treatment, has received a MERIT award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, to extend his research on adoption of innovations in private alcohol and drug treatment centers.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 8 Aug 2011 14:15:43 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA&#8217;s Hurst named one of 15 national winners of inaugural Doris Duke</title>
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					Tamara Hurst, a Ph.D. student in the School of Social Work at the University of Georgia, recently was awarded the inaugural Doris Duke Fellowship for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, along with 14 other doctoral students from across the country. Beginning in September, Hurst will participate in a two-year learning experience designed to encourage researchers to seek ways to prevent child abuse. She also will receive an annual $25,000 stipend.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 8 Jun 2011 19:45:16 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA researchers find youth&#45;mentor relationships particularly helpful for those experiencing hardship</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/110511_kogan_mentoring</link>
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					In a time of transition for rural African-American young adults, natural mentors in the community help them stay focused on their goals and avoid potential difficulties associated with emerging adulthood, according to findings from an ongoing University of Georgia study.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 18:55:58 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA College of Public Health hosts week&#45;long series of events</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/college&#45;of&#45;public&#45;health&#45;week&#45;long&#45;series</link>
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					Injury is the most expensive medical problem in the United States. In a single year, $80 billion will be spent on medical care, another $326 billion on lost productivity, and an untold amount on social support for the individuals and families caring for the severely injured.In many cases, these costs are increasing because preventative measures are not being taken to prevent injuries and violence.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:35:54 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA forum to focus on human health in global societies March 31</title>
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					University of Georgia faculty from across multiple disciplines will discuss emerging health welfare issues influencing human populations of all ages during the 2011 Global Educational Forum on Human Health in Global Societies March 31 at the Tate Student Center.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 21:41:34 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Reaching 100 years of age may be more about attitude and adaptation than health history</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/reaching&#45;100&#45;years&#45;of&#45;age&#45;may&#45;be&#45;more&#45;about&#45;attitude&#45;and&#45;adaptation&#45;th</link>
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					University of Georgia research has provided new clues on surviving to be 100 years old, finding that how we feel about ourselves and our ability to adapt to an accumulation of challenging life experiences may be as or more important than health factors.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 1 Dec 2010 17:27:03 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA education researcher to explore predictors of post&#45;success for students with disabilities</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;education&#45;researcher&#45;to&#45;explore&#45;predictors&#45;of&#45;post&#45;success&#45;for&#45;stu</link>
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					Recent forecasts indicate that the fastest-growing and highest-paying jobs in the next 20 years will still require postsecondary education but they are more likely to require two-year technical education rather than four-year college degrees.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:27:30 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Voices for Recovery: UGA students to promote addiction recovery through website</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/voices&#45;for&#45;recovery&#45;uga&#45;students&#45;to&#45;promote&#45;addiction&#45;recovery&#45;through</link>
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					A group of students in the University of Georgia School of Social Work is making a difference in the lives of those who have been affected by addiction.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:11:18 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>The costs of desire: New behavioral economic behavior analysis by UGA researchers released</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/the&#45;costs&#45;of&#45;desire&#45;new&#45;behavioral&#45;economic&#45;behavior&#45;analysis&#45;by&#45;uga&#45;r</link>
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					Just-published research led by a psychologist at the University of Georgia shows that behavioral economic analysis may lead to an improved understanding of craving for alcohol and other drugs.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:27:37 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Treatment for nicotine addiction inconsistent across the country</title>
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					Researchers at the University of Georgia have received a five-year, $3.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate the disparity in available treatment programs for nicotine addiction across the country.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 7 Jul 2010 15:37:45 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA researchers find predictability and authenticity essential to helping adolescents cope</title>
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					When a parent who is in the military is deployed adolescents need to know who they can count on, according to findings by researchers at the University of Georgia and Virginia Tech.
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				<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 0:24:08 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>New psychological intervention program developed at the University of Georgia</title>
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					Teenagers with IBD, including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, often have serious trouble coping with the disorders. But a new cognitive-behavioral, skills-based treatment intervention program developed and tested by psychologists at the University of Georgia shows promise of reducing physical symptoms and increasing adaptive coping strategies.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 9 Jun 2010 23:30:38 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA prof to participate in national project on education, racial justice</title>
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					A University of Georgia education professor has been invited to participate in the Ford Foundation's Secondary Education and Racial Justice Collaborative, a national project focused on advancing racial justice and moving a progressive secondary education agenda forward.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 7 Jun 2010 23:11:03 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>WUGA to air Handle with Care series</title>
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					Public radio station WUGA (the Classic 91.7 &amp; 97.9) at the University of Georgia will air Handle with Care, a six-part series especially for people with disabilities and the parents of children with disabilities on Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m. beginning May 18 and running through June.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 13:22:42 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>International expert on populations under stress due to emergencies to give lecture</title>
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					Internationally recognized researcher, Ruvie Rogel will deliver a lecture entitled "The Art of Bouncing Back-Personal and Community Resiliency: Experience from Israel and around the Globe" at 11 a.m. on May 14 in Room 175 of the University of Georgia Paul D. Coverdell Center for Biomedical Health Sciences.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:28:17 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA professor studies link between stress, drug use vulnerability in African Americans</title>
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					University of Georgia counseling psychology professor Ezemenari M. Obasi believes that the interaction of the environment and one&rsquo;s genetic makeup can increase drug use vulnerability in rural African Americans.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 3:52:45 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Self&#45;control is contagious, study finds</title>
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					A new University of Georgia study has revealed that self-control&mdash;or the lack thereof&mdash;is contagious.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 5:09:03 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA researchers find potential new use for D&#45;Serine in treating addiction</title>
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					Researchers in the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine have found that D-Serine, an amino acid being tested for the treatment of schizophrenia and other psychotic conditions, may also be useful in treating addiction.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 6 Oct 2009 19:43:48 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA family researchers receive $5.9 million grant</title>
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					University of Georgia researchers have been awarded a five-year, $5.9 million Core Center of Excellence grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to address the ways genetic predispositions combine with family and community environments to forecast drug use, drug abuse and risky sexual behavior among children, adolescents and young adults.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:07:32 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA graduate program expands to prepare teachers to work with secondary students with autism</title>
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					An innovative University of Georgia graduate program in special education that has prepared scores of Georgia teachers to work with elementary-age students with autism over the last several years has received a new 4-year, $793,000 federal grant to train teachers to work with similarly challenged secondary-age students.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:06:37 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Women and Girls in Georgia Conference to open Oct. 24</title>
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					The Institute for Women&rsquo;s Studies is hosting the second annual Women and Girls in Georgia Conference from Oct. 24-25 at the Paul D. Coverdell Building.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 8 Jun 2009 15:05:24 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Gentic risk for substance use can be neutralized</title>
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					A genetic risk factor that increases the likelihood that youth will engage in substance use can be neutralized by high levels of involved and supportive parenting, according to a new University of Georgia study.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 4:44:11 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA Health Center recognizes Sexual Responsibility Week</title>
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					The University of Georgia Health Center is presenting a series of activities to promote Sexual Responsibility Week, Feb. 8 -12.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 5 Feb 2009 19:14:05 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Researcher studies capuchin tool selection</title>
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					In research just published in the journal Current Biology, Dorothy Fragaszy and her colleagues show for the first time that cat-sized wild bearded capuchin monkeys actually choose the most effective stone to crack hard palm nuts, a part of their natural diet.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 4 Feb 2009 19:30:44 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA program to deter youth alcohol use also reduces conduct problems, study finds</title>
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					A University of Georgia program designed to reduce alcohol use, drug use and risky sexual behavior in African-American youth also reduces the likelihood of engaging in conduct problems by up to 74 percent two years later, according to a new study.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 8 Dec 2008 18:12:01 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Black bear conservation efforts have strong support from public</title>
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					A new survey by the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources shows that Middle Georgia residents overwhelmingly support efforts to conserve black bears in their part of the state.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 5 Nov 2008 1:01:56 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA Health Center establishes new appointment system</title>
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					In effort to provide convenient, personalized care, the University of Georgia Health Center adopted a new same day appointment system.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 3:43:59 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Study: Child maltreatment victims lose two years of quality of life</title>
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					Child maltreatment is associated with reductions in quality of life even decades later, according to a new University of Georgia study that finds that-on average-victims lose at least two years of quality of life.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 20:20:26 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Study: Most female child molesters were victims of sexual abuse</title>
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					A University of Georgia study that is the first to systematically examine a large sample of female child molesters finds that many of them were themselves victims of sexual abuse as children.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 19:38:16 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Research shows high self&#45;esteem is not always what it&#8217;s cracked up to be</title>
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					Oscar Levant, a mid-century pianist, film star and wit, once watched noted keyboardist and composer George Gershwin spend an evening playing his own music at a party and clearly having a great time.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:05:05 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Study: Treating post&#45;traumatic stress first helps children overcome grief</title>
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					Post traumatic stress disorder is commonly thought to affect victims of major trauma and those who witness violence, but a new University of Georgia study finds that it also can affect children who have lost a parent expectedly to diseases such as cancer.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 8 Apr 2008 22:12:44 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA researchers receive $9 million in grants to study barriers to effective addiction treatment</title>
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					More than 23 million Americans age 12 or older need treatment for substance abuse and addiction, yet only a fraction - less than 10 percent - actually receive it. Worse, among those who do get treatment, very few have access to the treatments that are known to work.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 3 Jan 2008 23:07:16 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA study: Youth exposed to smokeless tobacco ads despite settlement</title>
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					A 1998 settlement designed to limit the marketing of smokeless tobacco to youth hasn't been effective, according to a new University of Georgia study published in the early online edition of the American Journal of Public Health.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 4 Oct 2007 19:36:33 GMT</pubDate>
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