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		<title>UGA.Today: State and Local Politics</title>
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		<dc:date>2013-06-19T20:44:+00:00</dc:date>
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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&#8217;s Getzen Lecture to focus on health care reform</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/getzen&#45;lecture&#45;healthcare&#45;reform&#45;2013</link>
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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>UGA researchers discover a new way the housing market affects the economy</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;researchers&#45;discover&#45;new&#45;way&#45;housing&#45;market&#45;affects&#45;the&#45;economy201</link>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 4 Mar 2013 16:56:57 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>First lady Sandra Deal visits Athens Peer Court</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/first&#45;lady&#45;sandra&#45;deal&#45;visits&#45;athens&#45;peer&#45;court011713</link>
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					Georgia's first lady, Sandra Deal, observed hearings at  the Athens Peer Court recently at the Athens-Clarke County Juvenile  Court.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:29:55 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>State lawmakers explore 2013 legislative agenda during 28th Biennial Institute</title>
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					Members of Georgia's General Assembly convened Dec. 9-11  in Athens for the Biennial Institute for Georgia Legislators, marking  the 28th such gathering of lawmakers at the University of Georgia. The  Biennial Institute, coordinated by UGA's Carl Vinson Institute of  Government since its inception in 1958, continues to be an anticipated  event on the Georgia political calendar.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:15:54 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA offers new purchasing course for local governments</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/new&#45;purchasing&#45;course&#45;for&#45;local&#45;governments&#45;112612</link>
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					The Carl Vinson Institute of Government, in cooperation with the  University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education, has expanded its  portfolio of governmental finance courses. Purchasing, a self-paced  online course, is the latest addition to the course portfolio following  the July launch of introductory budget and revenue administration  courses.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:09:51 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA School of Law to host conference on political and legal issues in Georgia</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/school&#45;of&#45;law&#45;to&#45;host&#45;conference&#45;on&#45;political&#45;and&#45;legal&#45;issues</link>
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					The University of Georgia School of Law's Georgia Association of Law and Politics will host its second annual symposium on political and legal issues in Georgia Oct. 19 at the Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries on the UGA campus. Open to the public, the event will begin with lunch and opening remarks at 11:30 a.m., followed by the first panel session at 12:30 p.m.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 8 Oct 2012 17:37:31 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>&#8216;Ready, Steady, Vote!&#8217; to educate and entertain citizenry during election season</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/ready&#45;steady&#45;vote&#45;to&#45;educate&#45;and&#45;entertain&#45;citizenry&#45;during&#45;election&#45;season</link>
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					This election season, the University of Georgia Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies will host a series of non-partisan film screenings, community forums, debate viewings, stump speeches and even a few entertainment features in a series of programs titled "Ready, Steady, Vote!"
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				<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:52:54 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA&#8217;s Vinson Institute releases unique assessment tool for government managers</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/vinson&#45;institute&#45;government&#45;assessment&#45;tool040512</link>
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					The University of Georgia Carl Vinson Institute of Government launched a new tool in March to help government leaders identify their professional strengths and areas for growth, while setting professional development goals. GOV360TM is a 360-degree assessment tool developed by the Vinson Institute in collaboration with faculty from the UGA department of psychology that specifically addresses the needs and demands of public sector leadership.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 5 Apr 2012 22:37:09 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>GIS siting of emergency vehicles improves response time</title>
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					In an emergency, minutes matter. With this knowledge, University of Georgia researchers developed a new method for determining where emergency vehicle stations should be located. The results of their work could improve ambulance response time for the 200 million Americans who dial 911 each year, according to the Federal Communications Commission.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 2 Mar 2012 18:21:16 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA College of Education to host immigration forum Oct. 26</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;college&#45;of&#45;education&#45;to&#45;host&#45;immigration&#45;forum&#45;oct.&#45;26</link>
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					Six undocumented immigrant students from Cedar Shoals and Clarke Central  high schools will discuss how recent Georgia immigration laws and  policies are affecting them. The forum, hosted by the University of  Georgia College of Education, will be held Oct. 26 from 5:30-7 p.m. in  room 481 of the Tate Student Center.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:05:04 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Huckaby, Levine to speak at UGA&#8217;s State of Education Conference Sept. 15&#45;16</title>
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					Hank Huckaby, the new chancellor of the University System of Georgia, and Arthur Levine, former president of Teachers College, Columbia University, are among the speakers at the University of Georgia College of Education&rsquo;s fourth annual State of Education Conference, Sept. 15-16.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:58:46 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA to mark 10th anniversary of 9/11 attacks</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;to&#45;mark&#45;10th&#45;anniversary&#45;of&#45;9&#45;11&#45;attacks</link>
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					To mark the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the University of Georgia will host and participate in events across campus and the community, including a lecture from an FBI agent who responded to the attacks a decade ago and a community-wide musical celebration conducted by a UGA choral director.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:46:05 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Huckaby, Levine to speak at UGA conference</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/huckaby&#45;levine&#45;to&#45;speak&#45;at&#45;uga&#45;conference</link>
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					Hank Huckaby, the new chancellor of the University System of Georgia, and Arthur Levine, former president of Teachers College, Columbia University, are among the speakers at the University of Georgia College of Education's fourth annual State of Education Conference, to be held Sept. 15-16 at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Hotel and Conference Center.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:57:12 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA dean appointed to board of newly created state Department of Public Health</title>
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					Phillip L. Williams, dean of the University of Georgia College of Public Health, has been appointed by Gov. Nathan Deal to serve on the state Board of Public Health, which will oversee the newly created Department of Public Health.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:04:32 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Laura Meadows named interim director of the Carl Vinson Institute of Government</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/laura&#45;meadows&#45;named&#45;interim&#45;director&#45;of&#45;the&#45;carl&#45;vinson&#45;institute&#45;of&#45;govern</link>
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					University of Georgia Interim Vice President for Public Service and Outreach Jennifer Frum recently announced the appointment of Laura Meadows as interim director of the Carl Vinson Institute of Government. The appointment takes effect immediately.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed to deliver UGA law commencement address</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/atlanta&#45;mayor&#45;kasim&#45;reed&#45;to&#45;deliver&#45;uga&#45;law&#45;commencement&#45;address</link>
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					Kasim Reed, the mayor of Atlanta, will deliver the keynote address at the University of Georgia School of Law's commencement on May 21. The processional will begin at 10 a.m. on the quadrangle in front of the law school on UGA's North Campus. In the event of rain, the ceremony will be moved to Stegeman Coliseum.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 4 May 2011 14:10:27 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Isakson to deliver SPIA&#8217;s Getzen Lecture</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/isakson&#45;to&#45;deliver&#45;spias&#45;getzen&#45;lecture</link>
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					U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson will deliver the University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs' 2010 Getzen Lecture on Government Accountability.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 1 Nov 2010 14:11:54 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Media Advisory: Sens. Chambliss, Nelson, others to discuss new media and politics at UGA symposium</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/media&#45;advisory&#45;sens.&#45;chambliss&#45;nelson&#45;others&#45;to&#45;discuss&#45;new&#45;media&#45;and&#45;</link>
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					U.S. Senators Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) and Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), today announced they will be participating in a panel discussion hosted by the University of Georgia in Athens entitled, "New Media: How Technology Has Influenced American Politics."The event will take place on Sept. 20 from 1-3 p.m. in the UGA Chapel, located on North Campus in Athens.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 7 Sep 2010 17:09:48 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA President Adams, Mayor Davison, EPA to highlight air quality improvements in Georgia</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;president&#45;adams&#45;mayor&#45;davison&#45;epa&#45;to&#45;highlight&#45;air&#45;quality&#45;improvements</link>
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					University of Georgia President Michael F. Adams will be joined by Athens-Clarke County Mayor Heidi Davison and  EPA Acting Regional Administrator Stan Meiburg in an event that highlights how funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act are being used to improve air quality and create jobs in Georgia.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:36:44 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Learning Center named for HOPE Scholarship creator</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/learning&#45;center&#45;named&#45;for&#45;hope&#45;scholarship&#45;creator</link>
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					A ceremony will be held Oct. 17 to dedicate the Zell B. Miller Learning Center, the third of three buildings UGA is naming for former Georgia governors.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 8 Jun 2009 14:51:15 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA Terry College of Business students organize New Orleans reconstruction service project</title>
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					A group of 30 students from the Leonard Leadership Scholars Program in the University of Georgia's Terry College of Business leave for New Orleans on Thursday, Jan. 10, to assist in the city's ongoing recovery from Hurricane Katrina.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 3 Jan 2008 19:39:52 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA study finds that violence costs nation $70 billion annually</title>
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					Phaedra Corso, lead author of study and associate professor of health policy at the University of Georgia College of Public Health and health economist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said the study illustrates how much money can be saved by investing in programs that decrease interpersonal violence and self-inflicted violence such as suicide.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 5 Jun 2007 19:14:47 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Georgians report growing dissatisfaction with federal government</title>
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					While Georgians continue to feel positive about their state, their dissatisfaction with the federal government is up from previous polls. In August 2005, 13 percent of Georgians indicated dissatisfaction with government when asked what is the most important problem in the nation; in November 2005, 17 percent referenced dissatisfaction with government-the highest percentage since the Peach State Poll began in September 2001. National security, including the war in Iraq, remains the most often cited problem facing the nation (25 percent) followed by the economy (17 percent) and dissatisfaction with government.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2005 18:45:51 GMT</pubDate>
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