Month: December 2008
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Gamble receives 55th Paul Tappan Harwell Scholarship
Suzanna Gamble, a junior in early childhood education from Cumming, has been awarded the 55th…
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New research shows how gene function drives natural selection in important class of genetic elements
For years, researchers thought that most of this DNA was passive “junk” and knew little…
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Georgia Mseum of Art curator receives 2009 Georgia Museum Educator of the Year Award
The Georgia Art Education Association has selected Georgia Museum of Art curator Carissa DiCindio to…
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Study first to how that RNA interference can facilitate vaccine development
Pharmaceutical companies and universities are racing to develop drugs that use the gene silencing mechanism…
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UGA professor elected to directorate of national college student affairs group
University of Georgia College of Education faculty member Laura Dean has been elected to the…
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Houck to serve on Journal of Education Finance Editorial board
University of Georgia education professor Eric Houck has been selected to serve as a member…
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AccessText Network created in collaboration with UGA will improve student access to textbooks
The Association of American Publishers has signed an agreement with the Alternative Media Access Center,…
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Department of anthropology graduate student at UGA wins national writing award
A University of Georgia department of anthropology graduate student has won the American Anthropological Association’s…
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Institutional progress report online
The 2007-08 Annual Report of Institutional Progress prepared by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness will…
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Freedom Breakfast tickets
The sixth annual Freedom Breakfast, which honors the life and work of the late Rev.…
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Publication break
The Dec. 8 issue of Columns is the final one to be published for fall…
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Cook’s holiday
Food Services’ annual luncheon feast, “A Cook’s Holiday,” will run Dec. 18-19 at the Village…
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Libraries holiday hours
The holiday schedule for the main and science libraries will begin Dec. 17 with reduced…
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Winter weather closing procedures
By policy, the university makes one of three announcements during inclement winter weather: UGA is…
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Alternative Media Access Center honored
The Alternative Media Access Center, an initiative of the University System of Georgia and housed…
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Housing diverts tons of carpet from landfill
University Housing recently was recognized by InterfaceFLOR, the world’s largest modular carpet manufacturer, for the…
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Elegant Salute raises nearly $100,000 for Georgia Museum of Art programming
The Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art raised nearly $100,000 from ticket sales and…
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Equestrian team gets permanent home
The Athletic Association has signed a contract to purchase an existing horse farm near Athens…
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Eleven UGA students present their research at national biomedical conference in Orlando
For the second year in a row, a UGA undergraduate student won an outstanding presentation…
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First two apprentices graduate from Physical Plant program
The first two graduates of the Physical Plant’s apprenticeship program were recently certified by the…
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Food for thought and hunger
More than 10 years ago a friend at Covenant Presbyterian Church asked Jonathan Arnold to…
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Dooley Complex dedicated
Former UGA head football coach and director of athletics Vince Dooley and wife, Barbara, (center),…
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Adding up to success
Experts have for some years worried that a national shortage of scientists, mathematicians and engineers…
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Faculty, staff give their input on Student Learning Initiative
More than 100 UGA faculty and staff attended the three public forums held on campus…
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