Month: September 2009
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UGA Press to sell ‘dirty books’
The University of Georgia Press will sell deeply discounted books at its Dirty Book Sale.…
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Lillian Smith Book Award winners named
As part of the Decatur Book Festival on Sept. 6, the UGA Libraries and the…
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UGAAlert test planned for Sept. 22
In conjunction with National Preparedness Month, a campus-wide test of UGAAlert, the university’s mass emergency…
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New UGA study shows that the popular antioxidant quercetin does not enhance athletic performance
The antioxidant quercetin is increasingly being marketed as a supplement that boosts athletic performance, but…
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Chemistry in outer space
Interstellar clouds drifting through the unimaginable vastness of space may be the stuff dreams are…
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Health Center offers tips to avoid flu
UGA and University Health Center officials are monitoring the international H1N1 flu situation. There are…
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Private college exchanges free tuition for town’s school building
Finlandia University, a private school in Michigan’s upper peninsula, has struck a deal with the…
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Kent State to give faculty bonuses
Tenure-track faculty at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, will receive bonuses this year from…
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UGA Honors students awarded 2009-2010 Boren Scholarships
Four undergraduates in the Honors Program have been awarded National Security Education Program David L.…
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Office of Multicultural Services and Programs celebrates 20 years
In recognition of its 20th anniversary, the Office of Multicultural Services and Programs will hold…
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UGA receives nearly $6 million in stimulus funds for energy retrofits
Federal stimulus dollars will once again be flowing to the University of Georgia, this time…
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Former Franklin associate dean will head international education
Kavita Pandit, a high-level administrator and professor at the State University System of New York,…
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Family researchers receive $5.9 million grant
UGA researchers have been awarded a five-year, $5.9 million Core Center of Excellence grant from…
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Jere Morehead selected to become UGA’s next provost
Jere W. Morehead, vice president for instruction and the Meigs Professor of Legal Studies at…
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Waste Not
An innovative process for turning waste biomass-such as dead trees, agricultural waste and lumber byproducts-into…
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Study participants needed
Participants are needed for a six-week study on the health effects of low-to-moderateintensity exercise. The…
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Community Food Access Interest Group
The Community Food Access Interest Group will hold its first meeting Oct. 15 from 3-5…
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Latino mixer
The Latino Advisory Board and the Hispanic Scholarship Fund are co-hosting a faculty, staff and…
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University launches flu awareness Web site
To help potential victims and prevent as many flu cases as possible, the university recently…
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Book chronicles papers and presentations from black environmental conference
Land and Power: Sustainable Agriculture and African Americans Edited by Jeffrey L. Jordan, Edward Pennick,…
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Retirees September 2009
Eight UGA employees retired Sept. 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and length of employment…
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UGA reference librarian has the whole world right at her fingertips
Like a lot of college students, Kristin Nielsen couldn’t decide on a major. “Every class…
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Susan White, Professional Excellence at the 2009 American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Susan White, professor emerita at the College of Veterinary Medicine, received the Robert W. Kirk…
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