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		<title>UGA.Today: Public Policy and Politics</title>
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		<dc:date>2013-05-24T13:41:+00:00</dc:date>
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				<title>Russell Library opens new exhibit, &#8216;Now and Then: 1973&#8217;</title>
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					The Russell Library for Political Research and Studies at the University  of Georgia will look back at 1973, a pivotal year in modern American  history with the new exhibition, "Now and Then: 1973," on display in the  Harrison Feature Gallery of the Russell Library gallery through Dec.  15.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:30:55 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Autism specialist Dena Gassner to speak at UGA College of Education&#8217;s CSSE Summer Institute June 6</title>
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					Speech language pathologists, audiologists, educators and students from  across the state will have the opportunity to hear about the latest  research and best practices in their fields at the University of  Georgia's fifth annual Communication Sciences and Special Education  Summer Institute at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education June  6-7.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 15:30:11 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Brown named law school associate dean of academic affairs</title>
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					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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				<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 12:10:38 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Public affairs leader Carolyn Caudell Tieger establishes chair in public affairs communications</title>
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					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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				<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 12:15:43 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA service&#45;learning class helps bring documentary on hunger in America to Cin&#233; May 11</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;service&#45;learning&#45;hunger&#45;documentary&#45;may&#45;11&#45;2013</link>
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					A group of University of Georgia students taking a service-learning  course worked collaboratively with community members to bring a panel  discussion and documentary film focusing on hunger in America to Cin&eacute; on  May 11 beginning at 7:30 p.m.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 9 May 2013 15:33:08 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Athens Peer Court receives 2013 Liberty Bell Award</title>
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					On May 7, the Western Circuit Bar Association presented the 2013 Liberty  Bell Award to the Athens Peer Court-an innovation in juvenile justice  developed by University of Georgia outreach and local juvenile justice  units.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 8 May 2013 17:30:02 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Mandela&#45;era ambassador to South Africa to speak at UGA Chapel</title>
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					James A. Joseph, the U.S. ambassador to South Africa from 1995 to 1999,  will speak May 16 at 4 p.m. in the UGA Chapel. His talk will be on  "Leadership as a Way of Being: Reflections on Nelson Mandela, Servant  Leadership and Personal Renewal."
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				<pubDate>Mon, 6 May 2013 14:57:51 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Archway Partnership announces Candler County as newest location</title>
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					The University of Georgia Archway Partnership has announced Candler County  as the newest community to partner with UGA and the University System  of Georgia to enhance local community economic development.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 2 May 2013 13:30:44 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Maggie Potter hired as Sumter Archway Professional</title>
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					The University of Georgia announced that Maggie Potter will be the new  Archway Professional in Sumter County effective June 1. In her position,  Potter will serve as liaison between Sumter County and the university,  according to UGA Archway Partnership Director Mel Garber.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 2 May 2013 13:15:47 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Beverly Martin to deliver law school Commencement address</title>
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					On May 18, Judge Beverly B. Martin of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the  11th Circuit will serve as the keynote speaker at the University of  Georgia School of Law's graduation.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 2 May 2013 12:15:46 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Katy Green hired as Whitfield County Archway Education Professional</title>
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					The University of Georgia announced that Katherine "Katy" Green will be  the new Archway Education Professional in Whitfield County, effective  June 1.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 13:20:30 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>UGA President&#45;elect Morehead announces increased emphasis on economic development</title>
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					resident-elect Jere Morehead has announced that he will reorganize the  University of Georgia's economic development activities and programs to  make economic development a key priority under his administration.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:00:22 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Georgia Museum of Art expands outreach programming with Adopt&#45;a&#45;Bus</title>
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					The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia has recently  developed and implemented Adopt-a-Bus, a program that allows students  attending schools within driving distance to visit the official state  museum of art.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:42:31 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Talarico lecturer to discuss Iraq and the crimes of war</title>
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					John Hagan, the John D. MacArthur Professor of Sociology and Law at  Northwestern University, will deliver the Susette M. Talarico Lecture at  the University of Georgia April 26 at 3:30 p.m. in Dean Rusk Hall's  Larry Walker Room. His lecture, titled "Who Are the Criminals? Iraq and  the Crimes of Pre-Emptive War," is free and open to the public.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:31:15 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Georgia Law advocacy teams sweep intrastate competition and finish strong in three other</title>
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					University of Georgia School of Law students recently  captured all of the top positions at the Intrastate Moot Court  Competition, which pits two teams from each of the state's five law  schools against each other. This is the eighth consecutive year Georgia  Law has won this tournament and the 10th its students have authored the  best brief.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:17:48 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA to host service&#45;learning workshop for area educators May 6</title>
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					An introductory, interactive workshop on service-learning for area  educators will be held May 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the University of  Georgia Center for Continuing Education. The workshop will offer ways to  make curriculum more relevant and engaging to students and help  students make a difference in the community.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:30:03 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA College of Education to hold teacher workshops on poverty, reading at UGA Gwinnett</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;education&#45;teacher&#45;workshops&#45;on&#45;poverty&#45;reading&#45;gwinnett&#45;may&#45;2013</link>
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					Two workshops for area educators-one focusing on effective teaching  methods to reach students from poor and working-class families and the  other on high-quality reading instruction and literacy contexts for all  children-will be hosted by the University of Georgia College of  Education May 2-3 at the UGA Gwinnett Campus in Lawrenceville.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:24:30 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Economic development commissioner to deliver keynote address at Public Service and Outreach Meeting</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/public&#45;service&#45;outreach&#45;meeting&#45;chris&#45;cummiskey&#45;2013</link>
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					Chris Cummiskey, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic  Development, will deliver the keynote address at the 22nd Public Service  and Outreach Annual Meeting on April 15 at 10:30 a.m. in Mahler Hall at  the University of Georgia Hotel and Conference Center. His presentation  will focus on higher education's role in economic development.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 9 Apr 2013 12:20:04 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA named to 2013 President&#8217;s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll</title>
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					For the seventh consecutive year, the University of Georgia has been  named to the 2013 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor  Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service. This honor  is the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive  for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic  engagement.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 1 Apr 2013 14:46:23 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Sixth UGA School of Law grad selected to clerk for U.S. Supreme Court in nine years</title>
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					University of Georgia School of Law graduate Andrew A. Pinson has been  selected to serve as a judicial clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice  Clarence Thomas for the October 2013 term. Pinson's appointment makes  him the sixth Georgia Law graduate in nine years to be selected for this  prestigious post.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:37:06 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Georgia Law secures win at regional round of ABA Appellate Advocacy Competition</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/georgia&#45;law&#45;win&#45;regional&#45;round&#45;aba&#45;appellate&#45;advocacy&#45;competition&#45;2013</link>
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					The University of Georgia School of Law captured first place at the  regional level of the American Bar Association Law Student Division  National Appellate Advocacy Competition, which took place in Boston  earlier this month.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:17:22 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Native Canadian novelist Joseph Boyden to speak at UGA</title>
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					The University of Georgia Franklin College of Arts and Sciences  Institute for Native American Studies will present a lecture and reading  by Native Canadian novelist Joseph Boyden April 11 at 4:30 p.m. in Room  125 of the Jackson Street Building. The lecture, part of the Franklin  Visiting Scholars series, is free and open to the public.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:51:13 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>Princeton University scholar to lecture on modernism, photography at UGA</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/princeton&#45;university&#45;scholar&#45;to&#45;lecture&#45;on&#45;modernism&#45;photography&#45;032613</link>
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					Michael Jennings of Princeton University will visit the University of  Georgia to discuss German-Jewish cultural philosopher Walter Benjamin's  "Berlin Childhood around 1900" on April 8 from 3:30-6:35 p.m. in Room  144 of Park Hall. Part of the Seminars on Modernism series organized and  hosted by Jed Rasula in the department of English, the lecture is open  to the UGA community.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:54:55 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA doctoral students awarded prize at national policy competition</title>
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					A team of doctoral students from the University of Georgia School of  Public and International Affairs was selected as a semi-finalist at the  University of Pennsylvania's annual National Invitational Public Policy  Challenge held March 16-17 in Philadelphia's National Constitution  Center. Danielle Atkins, of Seymour, Tenn.; Grace Bagwell, of Boiling  Springs, S.C.; and Justin Bullock, of Dallas, Ga., made up UGA's Team  PATCH and received a $5,000 prize to assist with the implementation of  their proposed policy.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:32:13 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>Pulitzer Prize&#45;winning author Hank Klibanoff to deliver annual Mary Frances Early Lecture</title>
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					Hank Klibanoff, a Pulitzer Prize winner and the James M. Cox, Jr.  Professor of Journalism at Emory University, will deliver the 13th  annual Mary Frances Early Lecture April 2 at 4 p.m. in the University of  Georgia Chapel.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:30:46 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Documentary and discussion with filmmaker will explore the roots of hate and conflict</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/documentary&#45;discussion&#45;filmmaker&#45;explore&#45;roots&#45;hate&#45;conflict&#45;2013</link>
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					The University of Georgia Office of the Dean of Students will host a  showing of the documentary "The Anatomy of Hate: A Dialogue to Hope" on  March 27 at 6:30 p.m. in Room 102 of the Miller Learning Center. A  discussion with the filmmaker will follow the film.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:52:39 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>U.S. State Department Director General to deliver second annual Hollowell Lecture</title>
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					Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, director general of the foreign  service and director of human resources at the U.S. State Department  will deliver the second annual University of Georgia Donald L. Hollowell  Lecture April 3 at 7 p.m. at the Richard B. Russell Building Special  Collections Libraries.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:06:44 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA School of Law wins top honors in negotiation competitions</title>
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					The University of Georgia School of Law finished as one of the top four  teams in the country at the American Bar Association Law Student  Division National Negotiation Competition last month.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:10:09 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Students to weigh pros and cons of gun control in upcoming debate</title>
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					The University Union Student Programming Board at the University of  Georgia will present a gun control debate on March 19 at 7:30 p.m. in  the Tate Student Center Grand Hall.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:02:55 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA School of Law Sibley Lecture to address social justice</title>
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					Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice  Initiative in Montgomery, Ala., will present "Social Justice Lawyering:  Confronting Power, Racial and Economic Injustice and Hopelessness Within  the Law" at the University of Georgia School of Law's 109th Sibley  Lecture March 27 at 3:30 p.m. in the Hatton Lovejoy Courtroom of Hirsch  Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:04:28 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Law conference to focus on impact and future of the Cuban embargo</title>
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					The University of Georgia School of Law's Dean Rusk  Center will present "The Cuban Embargo: Policy Outlook After Fifty  Years" on March 22 beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Larry Walker Room of  Dean Rusk Hall.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:30:58 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Edith Jones to speak at Georgia Law</title>
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					Judge Edith Hollan Jones of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th  Circuit will present "Why the Constitution Matters and Why Women Should  Care" as the University of Georgia School of Law's Edith House Lecturer  on March 20 at 3:30 p.m. in the school's Hatton Lovejoy Courtroom. A  brief reception will follow.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 7 Mar 2013 13:00:40 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 researchers discover a new way the housing market affects the economy</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 4 Mar 2013 16:56:57 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA&#8217;s Office of Service&#45;Learning brings four service workers to Athens community</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/ugas&#45;office&#45;service&#45;learning&#45;4&#45;service&#45;workers&#45;athens&#45;community&#45;2013</link>
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					The University of Georgia's Office of Service-Learning has helped bring  four members of AmeriCorps VISTA, a national service program designed  specifically to fight poverty, to the Athens-Clarke County community.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 4 Mar 2013 13:47:58 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA students to participate in community service projects over spring break</title>
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					A group of 360 University of Georgia students will forego typical spring  break trips like the beach and amusement parks to spend the week of  March 9 participating in nearly 14,000 hours of community service work  at 19 sites across the U.S.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 1 Mar 2013 20:16:35 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>African&#45;American studies director Valerie Babb to discuss legacy of slaver ship Wanderer</title>
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					Valerie Babb, director of the University of Georgia Institute for  African American Studies, will give a lecture on "In the Footfalls of  Diaspora: Reflections on the Wanderer" March 5 at 5:30 p.m. in the Cin&eacute;  Lab, 234 W. Hancock Ave. The lecture is free and open to the public.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:44:30 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Darl Snyder Lecture at UGA to focus on African immigrants in the US</title>
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					The University of Georgia African Studies Institute will present the  2013 Darl Snyder Lecture March 5 at 10 a.m. in the UGA Chapel. African  historian Toyin Falola will present this year's lecture on "African  Immigrants in the United States and Subatomic Agents of Culture." The  talk is free and open to the public.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:48:22 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Discussion of &#8216;Lincoln&#8217; will evaluate film&#8217;s historical, political, cultural aspects</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/lincoln&#45;discussion&#45;historical&#45;political&#45;cultural&#45;aspects&#45;022113</link>
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					A public conversation on "Lincoln," an Academy Award-nominated 2012  film, will be held March 1 at 4 p.m. in Room 248 of the University of  Georgia's Miller Learning Center. The roundtable will bring together  four UGA experts&mdash;on the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln and representations  of the South&mdash;for a discussion of the movie and its implications.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:11:05 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA School of Law conference to focus on social justice issues</title>
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					Gun control, homelessness, affirmative action and alternative courts as  well as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights are among the  issues to be addressed at the University of Georgia School of Law's  Eighth Annual Working in the Public Interest Law Conference. The daylong  event will take place March 2 beginning at 9 a.m. in Harold Hirsch  Hall.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:51:49 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Media Advisory: Ralston and Shafer to discuss current legislative session</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/media&#45;advisory&#45;ralston&#45;and&#45;shafer&#45;to&#45;discuss&#45;current&#45;legislative&#45;sessi</link>
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					The University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs  will host 2013 Georgia Legislative Outlook, a discussion with Speaker of  the House David Ralston (R, Blue Ridge) and Senate President Pro  Tempore David Shafer (R, Duluth). The event will be held on Feb. 20 at  5:30 p.m. at the Commerce Club, 191 Peachtree Tower, Atlanta.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:24:19 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA School of Law conference to explore sustainability in Georgia</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;school&#45;of&#45;law&#45;conference&#45;to&#45;explore&#45;sustainability&#45;in&#45;georgia</link>
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					The University of Georgia School of Law's 25th Annual Red Clay  Conference will be held March 1 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Larry  Walker Room of Dean Rusk Hall.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:43:12 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA Cinema Roundtable on &#8216;Django Unchained&#8217; to be held Feb. 22</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;cinema&#45;roundtable&#45;on&#45;django&#45;unchained&#45;feb&#45;22</link>
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					A panel discussion on Quentin Tarantino's controversial 2012 film  "Django Unchained" will take place Feb. 22 at 4 p.m. in room 248 of the  University of Georgia's Miller Learning Center.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:52:06 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>School of Law to host music industry conference and free legal clinic</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/school&#45;of&#45;law&#45;to&#45;host&#45;music&#45;industry&#45;conference&#45;and&#45;free&#45;legal&#45;clinic</link>
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					The Third Annual Protect Athens Music Conference will be held Feb. 27  beginning at 3 p.m. at the Melting Point in downtown Athens. It will  address issues such as copyright and licensing, touring, how to run a  record label, merchandising and a myriad of legal matters surrounding  the music industry. Organized by the University of Georgia School of  Law's Sports and Entertainment Law Society and the Terry College of  Business' Music Business Program, this event is free and open to the  public.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:53:34 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA School of Law places second at National Moot Court Competition</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;school&#45;of&#45;law&#45;places&#45;second&#45;national&#45;moot&#45;court&#45;competition&#45;13</link>
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					The University of Georgia School of Law recently captured second place  out of more than 150 teams from across the country at the 63rd Annual  National Moot Court Competition, which was held in New York City last  month.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:28:37 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Public conversation with R.E.M. adviser Bertis Downs to be held in UGA Chapel</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/public&#45;conversation&#45;rem&#45;adviser&#45;bertis&#45;downs&#45;uga&#45;chapel&#45;020713</link>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 7 Feb 2013 17:45:08 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>SEC Symposium to address role of Southeast in renewable energy</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/sec&#45;symposium&#45;to&#45;address&#45;role&#45;of&#45;southeast&#45;in&#45;renewable&#45;energy</link>
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					In late January, just days after a federal appeals court ruled that the 2012 EPA mandate for cellulosic biofuels was overly optimistic, the EPA issued a new renewable fuel production requirement for 2013. The new standard, 14 million gallons, almost doubles the 2012 standard of 8.7 million gallons of biofuels made from grasses and woody material.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 6 Feb 2013 14:41:22 GMT</pubDate>
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