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		<title>UGA.Today: Medical Science</title>
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		<dc:date>2013-05-23T21:01:+00:00</dc:date>
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				<title>UGA research aims to fix long&#45;held, inaccurate insect model</title>
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					In humans, a polymer called melanin determines skin, eye and hair  color&mdash;the darker the skin, the more melanin in a person's body. For  insects, melanin is a major aspect of their immune defense systems&mdash;their  blood darkens in response to pathogens.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 21:01:34 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Stroke patients respond similarly to after&#45;stroke care, despite age difference</title>
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					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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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:12:40 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA researchers develop synthetic HDL cholesterol nanoparticles</title>
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					Atherosclerosis, a buildup of cellular plaque in the arteries, remains  one of the leading causes of death globally. While high-density  lipoprotein, or HDL, the so-called good cholesterol, is transferred to  the liver for processing, low-density lipoprotein, or LDL, builds up in  the arteries in the form of plaque.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 19:41:53 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Clayton County Archway Partnership awarded Al Dohany Award for Community Service</title>
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					The Georgia Public Health Association recently recognized the University  of Georgia's Archway Partnership for the expansion of the Federally  Qualified Health Center in Clayton County with the Al Dohany Award for  Community Service.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 13:15:58 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Fagan named founding director for MCG Center for Pharmacy and Experimental Therapeutics</title>
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					Susan C. Fagan, assistant dean for the University of Georgia College of  Pharmacy campus at Georgia Regents University, has been named founding  director of the Center for Pharmacy and Experimental Therapeutics at the  Medical College of Georgia at GRU.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:44:02 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Pigment in the eye found to be key between obesity, vision loss</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/pigment&#45;eye&#45;key&#45;between&#45;obesity&#45;vision&#45;loss&#45;Hammond</link>
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					"Eat your veggies" has been an admonition of parents through the ages,  but newly published brain research from the University of Georgia  provides one of the best reasons why.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:17:18 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Game developed at UGA helps students understand neuroscience</title>
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					University of Georgia researchers are developing a video game that teaches students about the complex networks in the brain and the nervous system by challenging them to solve puzzles using music, colors and shapes.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:19:42 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA research finds sterilized dogs live longer</title>
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					Many dog owners have their pets spayed or neutered to help control the pet population, but new research from the University of Georgia suggests the procedure could add to the length of their lives and alter the risk of specific causes of death.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:20:09 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA&#8217;s &#8216;Vet School for a Day&#8217; set for September</title>
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					The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine has set Sept.  25 as the date for its annual "Vet School for a Day" program. The event  is held on the college's campus and educates high school juniors and  seniors about the wide variety of careers in veterinary medicine.  Students from throughout Georgia and South Carolina are encouraged to  attend.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:49:40 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA College of Veterinary Medicine recognizes three alumni at annual conference</title>
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					Three alumni from the University of Georgia College of Veterinary  Medicine recently were recognized for service to the college and the  veterinary profession. The awards, received by Adam C. Eichelberger of  Aiken, S.C.; John E. Hayes of Ruckersville, Va.; and Susan Lawson Fubini  of Ithaca, N.Y., were presented by the college's Veterinary Alumni  Association during its 50th Annual Veterinary Conference and Alumni  Weekend held in Athens.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:37:25 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA Honors student Smitha Ganeshan named 2013 Truman Scholar</title>
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					Smitha Ganeshan, an Honors student majoring in anthropology at the  University of Georgia, has received a 2013 Harry S. Truman Scholarship,  which recognizes juniors with exceptional leadership potential who are  committed to careers in government and elsewhere in public service.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:00:04 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>University Health Center awarded full accreditation</title>
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					The University of Georgia Health Center was awarded accreditation for  all services, the highest recognition for health care organizations. The  national health care accrediting body the Joint Commission conducted a  three-day unannounced survey on March 26-28 and found the health center  in full compliance with no recommendations for improvement.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 8 Apr 2013 13:30:23 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Multicultural Health Fair scheduled at Pendergrass Flea Market</title>
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					The University of Georgia College of Pharmacy will host the 2013  Multicultural Health Fair April 13 from noon to 4 p.m. at the  Pendergrass Flea Market. The event focuses on those in the community who  may not have access to regular health care services.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 3 Apr 2013 14:00:49 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA researchers develop universal flu vaccine</title>
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					Flu is unpredictable. Influenza viruses are constantly changing&mdash;from one  season to the next or even within the course of a flu season&mdash;making  vaccine development difficult.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 2 Apr 2013 20:34:37 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>NIH awards $1.5 million to UGA researchers studying Legionnaires&#8217; disease</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/nih&#45;awards&#45;15&#45;million&#45;researchers&#45;studying&#45;legionnaires&#45;disease</link>
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					It begins with flu-like symptoms, but within days a victim of  Legionnaires' disease may experience severe chest pain, bloody coughing  and even death. The illness, a severe type of pneumonia, affects only a  small percentage of the population, but up to 30 percent of hospitalized  cases can be fatal, and survivors often take a long time to recover.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 1 Apr 2013 15:40:04 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>NIH awards $1.5 million to UGA researchers studying Legionnaires&#8217; disease</title>
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					It begins with flu-like symptoms, but within days a victim of Legionnaires' disease may experience severe chest pain, bloody coughing, and even death. The illness, a severe type of pneumonia, affects only a small percentage of the population, but up to 30 percent of hospitalized cases can be fatal, and survivors often take a long time to recover.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 1 Apr 2013 13:07:40 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA researchers track down gene responsible for short stature of dwarf pearl millet</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/researchers&#45;track&#45;down&#45;gene&#45;responsible&#45;short&#45;stature&#45;dwarf&#45;pearl&#45;mill</link>
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					While pearl millet is a major food staple in some of the fastest growing  regions on Earth, relatively little is known about the drought-hardy  grain.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:56:18 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA grant helps students understand diabetes through virtual gaming</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;grant&#45;helps&#45;students&#45;understand&#45;diabetes&#45;through&#45;virtual&#45;gaming</link>
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					When Scott Brown thinks about the future of education, he sees his undergraduate students taking notes on tablets and looking at 3-D models while maneuvering textbook pages with the flick of a finger.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:36:18 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA&#8217;s Getzen Lecture to focus on health care reform</title>
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					Henry J. Aaron, noted health care expert and economist at The Brookings  Institution, will give the University of Georgia School of Public and  International Affairs' annual Getzen Lecture on Government  Accountability April 3 at 3 p.m. in the Chapel. His lecture, titled  "Health Reform: The Calm Between the Storms," is free and open to the  public.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:05:38 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Global health leader to speak in Voices from the Vanguard Series season finale</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/gvoices&#45;from&#45;the&#45;vanguard&#45;series&#45;Carol&#45;Etherington&#45;2013</link>
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					Carol Etherington, a nurse who has traveled the country and the world  assisting people devastated by war, natural disasters and violence for  three decades, will speak about her experiences and her perspective on  global health April 8 at 5:30 p.m. in the University of Georgia Chapel.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:49:25 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Middle&#45;aged volunteers needed: UGA to test effects of concussions received in high school</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/middle&#45;aged&#45;volunteers&#45;needed&#45;effects&#45;of&#45;concussions&#45;in&#45;high&#45;school&#45;032113</link>
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					With questions about sports concussions centered on whether and when  athletes who sustain concussions should return to on-field action,  little data exists to evaluate longer-term consequences of  sports-related concussions. A new University of Georgia study hopes to  address the issue.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:37:17 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Evidence&#45;based health professions education conference to feature U.S. Preventive Services Chair</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/evidence&#45;based&#45;health&#45;professions&#45;education&#45;conference&#45;virginia&#45;moyer&#45;</link>
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					Dr. Virginia A. Moyer, chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force  and a leading national voice against prostate cancer over-screening,  will be the keynote speaker at the fourth annual conference of the  University of Georgia's Institute for Evidence-Based Health Professions  Education April 5. The keynote is free and open to the public.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:12:22 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Expert on biotechnology and public health to lecture at UGA</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/expert&#45;on&#45;biotechnology&#45;public&#45;health&#45;to&#45;lecture&#45;032013</link>
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					The University of Georgia Franklin College of Arts and Sciences  department of microbiology will present a lecture by Obidimma Ezezika on  effective strategies for improved public health through the adoption of  biotechnology April 3 at 2 p.m. in room S175 of the Paul D. Coverdell  Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:32:29 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Athens Inclusive Recreation group seeks volunteers for first wheelchair basketball clinic</title>
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					Athens Inclusive Recreation and Sports is looking for participants&mdash;with  or without disabilities&mdash;from the University of Georgia and the  community for its first wheelchair basketball clinic March 23 at 2 p.m.  at Tuckston United Methodist Church, 4175 Lexington Road, Athens.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:45:37 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Expert in health promotion to speak at UGA on March 29</title>
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					Katherine Froehlich-Grobe, one of the leading researchers and educators  in the field of health promotion and behavioral sciences, will speak at  the University of Georgia March 29 at 3:30 p.m. in Room S175 of the  Coverdell Center.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:38:24 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA professor publishes pharmaceutical marketing book</title>
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					Matthew Perri III, a professor in the University of  Georgia College of Pharmacy, has co-authored the book "Pharmaceutical  Marketing" with former graduate student Brent Rollins, who is now a  faculty member in the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine  School of Pharmacy.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:08:36 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Inaugural State of Public Health Conference to focus on collaborative strategies</title>
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					On March 21, state leaders committed to improving the health of  Georgians will gather at the University of Georgia for the inaugural  State of Public Health Conference. Hosted by the Georgia Public Health  Training Center in the UGA College of Public Health, the conference will  begin with registration at 8 a.m. in the UGA Hotel and Conference  Center.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 8 Mar 2013 16:16:02 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Atlanta biotech leaders featured at UGA entrepreneurship events</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/atlanta&#45;biotech&#45;leaders&#45;featured&#45;at&#45;uga&#45;entrepreneurship&#45;events</link>
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					Atlanta entrepreneurs will address venture capital funding opportunities for biotech startups and the fast-growing field of glycomics during Entrepreneurial Week, March 22-29, at the University of Georgia.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 6 Mar 2013 16:22:35 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Harvard social scientist David R. Williams to speak at UGA March 18</title>
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					David R. Williams, internationally recognized as a leading social  scientist focused on social influences on health, will speak March 18  from 1:30-3 p.m. in Room 250 of the Miller Student Learning Center as  part of the Race, Class, Place and Outcomes Speaker Series at the  University of Georgia.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 6 Mar 2013 12:15:50 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA College of Education students win awards at sports medicine meeting</title>
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					Three University of Georgia College of Education graduate students were  recognized for their research at the annual meeting of the Southeast  chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine, making UGA the first  university to capture more than two awards at the SEACSM in one year.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 5 Mar 2013 14:49:38 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Studies find strong links between food insecurity, health care among elderly</title>
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					A fear of going hungry may be leading many older Georgians to skip  medications and cancel doctors' appointments as they juggle limited  incomes with prescription costs and out-of-pocket copayments required by  Medicare, according to two new studies by University of Georgia  researchers.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 4 Mar 2013 21:21:28 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA College of Veterinary Medicine sets annual open house for April 5</title>
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					The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine's annual open  house will be held April 5 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Exotic animal displays,  horseback-riding demonstrations, a parade of dog breeds and veterinary  hospital tours are just some of the activities available to young and  old alike.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 1 Mar 2013 19:21:32 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA researchers identify brain pathway triggering impulsive eating</title>
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					New research from the University of Georgia has identified the neural pathways in an insect brain tied to eating for pleasure, a discovery that sheds light on mirror impulsive eating pathways in the human brain.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:29:05 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>University of Georgia to host international symposium on One Health</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;to&#45;host&#45;international&#45;symposium&#45;on&#45;one&#45;health&#45;022713</link>
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					The University of Georgia Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute and  Faculty of Infectious Diseases along with the University of Liverpool  will host the first international One Health Symposium March 21-23 at  the UGA Center for Continuing Education.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:40:01 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA College of Pharmacy to host Utah scientist, entrepreneur</title>
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					Glenn Prestwich, Presidential Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and  special presidential assistant for faculty entrepreneurism at the  University of Utah, will present a seminar March 6 at 3:30 p.m. in Room  101 of the Pharmacy South building. His talk on "Harnessing Hyaluronic  Acid: From Cell Therapy to Reducing Inflammation" is free and open to  the public.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:33:17 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA Alumni Association supports Obesity Initiative with &#8216;Dawgs on the Move&#8217;</title>
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					The University of Georgia Alumni Association is partnering with UGA's  Obesity Initiative to present "Dawgs on the Move," a program that  promotes a healthy lifestyle.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:05:50 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>University Health Center, recreational sports to host joint health fair</title>
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					University of Georgia recreational sports and the University Health  Center will host a Spring Health Fling Feb. 26 from 3-6 p.m. at the  Ramsey Student Center for Physical Activities.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:33:55 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>CDC fungal meningitis investigator next up in Voices from the Vanguard Series</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/cdc&#45;fungal&#45;meningitis&#45;investigator&#45;next&#45;up&#45;in&#45;voices&#45;from&#45;the&#45;vanguard</link>
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					Dr. Ben Park, epidemiology team leader at the Centers for Disease Control  and Prevention's mycotic diseases branch, will talk about October's  mass outbreak of fungal meningitis as part of the "Global Diseases:  Voices from the Vanguard" lecture series March 18 at 5:30 p.m. in the  University of Georgia Chapel.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:06:48 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Minnesota&#8217;s Center for Drug Design director to give annual Chu Lecture at UGA</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/minnesotas&#45;center&#45;drug&#45;design&#45;director&#45;give&#45;annual&#45;chu&#45;lecture</link>
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					This year's Chu Lecture hosted by the University of Georgia College of  Pharmacy will explore "Acyclonucleosides to Ziagen: A Journey."  Presented by Robert Vince, director of the Center for Drug Design at the  University of Minnesota, it will be held March 6 at 11 a.m. in Room 201  of the Pharmacy South building. A reception will begin at 10 a.m., and  the public is invited to attend.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:07:30 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>New rabies vaccine could reduce cost, risk</title>
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					Researchers at the University of Georgia used a common dog disease-canine parainfluenza-to build a new vaccine to protect humans and animals from the rabies virus. Developers hope the new treatment will reduce costs and increase accessibility to a vaccine for a disease that currently kills 55,000 people a year, according to the World Health Organization.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:38:58 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Athens Inclusive Recreation group seeks participants for first Beep Baseball practice</title>
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					Athens' first Beep Baseball team is looking for participants from the  University of Georgia and the community for its practice Feb. 23 from  1-4 p.m. at Smith Field, 1570 Old Epps Bridge Road in Athens.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:57:41 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Open house scheduled for new pharmaceutical sciences program</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/open&#45;house&#45;scheduled&#45;for&#45;new&#45;pharmaceutical&#45;sciences&#45;program&#45;021113</link>
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					The University of Georgia College of Pharmacy is hosting an open house  for all students interested in its new degree program, the bachelor of  science in the pharmaceutical sciences. The event will take place on  Feb. 22 at 3 p.m. in room 101 of the Pharmacy South building.  Applications are being accepted now for classes starting in fall 2013.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 21:51:37 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Public health researcher connects rise in obesity to generational &#8216;knowledge gap&#8217;</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/obesity&#45;rise&#45;connected&#45;to&#45;generational&#45;knowledge&#45;gaps&#45;020413</link>
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					A growing generational disconnect between adults and children is putting  thousands of years of cultural tradition and culinary knowledge in  southern Arizona in jeopardy, according to a recent study by a  researcher in the University of Georgia College of Public Health. The  impact of this "knowledge gap" could help to explain the rise of  childhood obesity, Type II diabetes and cardiovascular disease in Native  American and Mexican-American populations in Arizona.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 4 Feb 2013 20:36:20 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA pharmacy students selected for Navy&#8217;s Health Services Collegiate Program</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;pharmacy&#45;students&#45;navys&#45;health&#45;services&#45;collegiate&#45;program&#45;020413</link>
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					While most University of Georgia students working toward their doctor of  pharmacy degrees begin job-hunting toward the end of the program's  third year, second-year students Sean Szad of Richmond Hill and Will  Spence of Perry are no longer worried about finding a job.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 4 Feb 2013 15:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>New drug targets found for treatment of prostate cancer</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/new&#45;drug&#45;targets&#45;found&#45;for&#45;treatment&#45;of&#45;prostate&#45;cancer</link>
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					Prostate cancer cells need certain enzymes to grow tumors, and an often overlooked enzyme-Pak1-is key for their growth, according to new research from the University of Georgia.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 1 Feb 2013 15:57:18 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Health Sciences Campus Update &#8211; January 2013</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/health&#45;sciences&#45;campus&#45;update&#45;january&#45;20131</link>
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					The University of Georgia Health Sciences Campus accommodates two primary occupants: the UGA College of Public Health and the Georgia Regents University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership. In the 2012-13 academic year, more than 800 students, faculty and staff are engaged in campus life at the HSC.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:57:30 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Expert in reducing obesity in people with disabilities to give 2013 Ramsey Lecture</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/expert&#45;in&#45;reducing&#45;obesity&#45;in&#45;people&#45;with&#45;disabilities&#45;to&#45;give&#45;2013&#45;ra</link>
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					James H. Rimmer, an expert in developing health programs to reduce  obesity in people with disabilities, will give the 2013 Ramsey Lecture  on Feb. 13 at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:39:45 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Health Sciences Campus Update &#8211; January 2013</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/health&#45;sciences&#45;campus&#45;update&#45;january&#45;2013</link>
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					The University of Georgia Health Sciences Campus accommodates two primary occupants: the UGA College of Public Health and the Georgia Regents University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership. In the 2012-13 academic year, more than 800 students, faculty and staff are engaged in campus life at the HSC.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:27:30 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>College of Veterinary Medicine to host 50th annual conference, alumni weekend</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/veterinary&#45;medicine&#45;50th&#45;annual&#45;conference&#45;alumni&#45;weekend&#45;012913</link>
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					The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine will host its  50th Annual Veterinary Conference and Alumni Weekend March 22-23 at the  Classic Center in downtown Athens. Alumni and veterinarians interested  in receiving continuing education credits are invited to attend.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:58:01 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Childhood obesity expert to speak Feb. 6 at UGA</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/childhood&#45;obesity&#45;expert&#45;to&#45;speak&#45;feb&#45;6&#45;at&#45;uga&#45;012413</link>
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					Michael Goran, a leading researcher in the field of childhood obesity  and a professor at the University of Southern California, will discuss  his work Feb. 6 from 12:20-1:30 p.m. in room 104 of Conner Hall at the  University of Georgia. His talk will cover "The Sugar &lsquo;Maize': Sugar,  High Fructose Corn Syrup, Obesity and Metabolic Risk&mdash;from Genes to  Policy."
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				<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:29:55 GMT</pubDate>
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