Day: January 30, 2012
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Frum named UGA vice president for public service and outreach
Jennifer Frum, who has served as interim vice president for public service and outreach at…
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Richard LaFleur, Post-Secondary Foreign Language Teacher of the Year
Richard LaFleur, Franklin Professor of classics and coordinator of the Elementary Latin Program, received professional…
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Performing Arts Center presents the Capitol Steps
Perfectly timed for an election year, the University of Georgia Performing Arts Center will present…
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$1.2 million USDA grant will be used to raise pecan’s image
The pecan, a Georgia crop staple, packs a much higher antioxidant punch than its nut-cousin…
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Joel Marcovitch, Hero of the Year
Joel Marcovitch, director of Hillel at UGA, was named the 2011 Jewish Federation Hero of…
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January
Thirty UGA employees retired Jan. 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and length of employment…
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Gothic ghosts inhabit Seney Stovall Chapel in University Theatre’s ‘Armitage’
University Theatre presents Armitage, Don Nigro’s twisting tale of mystery, murder and desperate love at…
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Anne Shenk, Rod Nave Award
Anne Shenk, director of educational programs at the State Botanical Garden since 1985, received the…
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Education law expert to discuss diversity
Robert A. Garda Jr., an expert in education law from Loyola University in New Orleans,…
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Broadway notables to perform favorite songs from hit musicals
Popular songs from The Phantom of the Opera, Cats and other hit musicals will fill…
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Social Work updates its Web presence
With a fresh new look and URL, the School of Social Work has updated its…
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Study documents that firefighters’ lung function declines after working at prescribed burns
After monitoring firefighters working at prescribed burns in the Southeastern U.S., UGA researchers found that…
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People person: Demographer breaks down trends in state’s population
If Matt Hauer has not already grabbed an audience’s attention during one of his presentations…
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2012 State of the University Address
I am energized today by where UGA has been, where it is and, even more…
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WUGA-TV debuts ‘UGA Performs’
UGA Performs, a new music series produced on campus, will premiere on WUGA-TV Feb. 1…
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Deborah Tippins, Mentor Award
Deborah Tippins, a professor in the department of mathematics and science education, received the first…
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Laying the groundwork: Prep under way for summer organic ag course
Winter may be a relatively quiet season for many farmers in the Georgia Piedmont, but…
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Professor named one of nation’s emerging scholars
Franklin West, an assistant professor of animal and dairy science in the College of Agricultural…
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Best-dressed performer
The UGA Performing Arts Center presented world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma in a sold-out recital Jan.…
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Dance-theater troupe to give two campus shows
The Performing Arts Center will present the Joe Goode Performance Group, a groundbreaking dance-theater troupe,…
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Dr. Mark Ebell, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Dr. Mark Ebell, an associate professor in the College of Public Health, has been appointed…
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Kalamazoo gets $23 million grant for its social justice leadership center
Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Mich., received a $23 million grant, the largest in the college’s…
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‘Dinosaur’ author to give lecture during Darwin Days celebration
World-renowned paleontologist Jack Horner, author of How to Build a Dinosaur, will discuss how he…
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Black History Month focuses on historical contributions of African-American women
Highlighting black women and their contributions to American history and culture will be the theme…
