Month: September 2007
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Redneck origins
A Texas Observer article about an annual event in Athens, Texas, known as the Redneck…
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Cancer killer
A United Press International story about UGA researchers discovering that pectin, which is found in…
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Early recruitment
A University Business article about recruiting and helping children get into college quoted Mimi Sodhi,…
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Gene catalog
Science Daily quoted Jeffrey Dean, professor of forest biotechnology, in an article about a project…
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Honeybee hiatus
A USA Today article about a disease ravishing the nation’s honeybee population quoted Keith Delaplane,…
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Former Virginia Tech faculty member named Gunst Professor
Spencer A. Johnston, Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons and former professor of…
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New Ramsey Student Center director hits the ground running
After visiting all 50 states, some 39 countries and all seven continents; after whitewater rafting…
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Folk Art
Amazing Grace: Self-Taught Artists from the Mullis Collection, an exhibition of paintings, sculptures, constructions and…
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Multi-panel landscape painting series installed at Georgia Museum of Art
The Georgia Museum of Art recently installed Landscape Series 1-12, an arrangement of 12 paintings…
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Football player Kelin Johnson is named to 2007 AFCS Good Works Team
Football player Kelin Johnson is one of 11 players nationwide named to the American Football…
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SUNY acting president appointed new USG chief academic officer
Chancellor Erroll B. Davis Jr. announced the appointment of Susan Herbst as executive vice chancellor…
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Study finds surge in director pay following landmark Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
A UGA study finds that the landmark Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and related rule changes…
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Filtering the message
Some anti-smoking ads are simply ineffective, while others actually make youth more likely to light…
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Find ways to re-use ‘wasted’ water
With a complete outdoor watering ban now in effect in Clarke, Barrow, Jackson and Oconee…
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New Orleans colleges will receive millions in grants to rebuild
Two years after Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc on many of New Orleans’ colleges and universities,…
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American Council on Education revamps stance on affirmative action
Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in two cases involving race-based public school assignment policies, the…
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U.S. Navy and University of Hawaii agree to open new research lab
A new deal to open an applied research laboratory that will bring in $10 million…
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Greek Life Office being restructured on Oct. 1
Supervision of UGA’s Office of Greek Life will be reassigned from Campus Life to a…
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Public symposium will honor Frank Golley, past ecology director
The Odum School of Ecology will host a two-day symposium memorializing past director Frank B.…
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Behind the music: Concert showcases songwriters, honors late UGA alumnus
On a recent night in Gainesville, Bruce Burch, director of the Music Business Program in…
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Hands-on experience
UGA students will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in U.S. politics and public…
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Media Advisory: UGA cabinet meeting and media briefing Sept. 27
The University of Georgia Cabinet will conduct its regular meeting Thursday, Sept. 27, at 10…
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UGA’s Whorton wins state public service award
The winners of the 2007 Georgia Excellence in Public Service awards include Joe Whorton, senior…
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New use for stem cells found in war on terrorism
For more than a decade, Steve Stice has dedicated his research using embryonic stem cells…
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