Month: April 2012
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Alumni, Athletic associations to hold UGA Day in the Golden Isles
The University of Georgia Alumni Association and the UGA Athletic Association have teamed up to…
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GMOA presents summer art program for elementary aged children
The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia will present “Art Adventures: Let’s…
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UGA College of Education professor receives award from state gifted association
University of Georgia College of Education professor Tarek Grantham has received the 2012 Mary M.…
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Health Sciences Campus Update – April 2012
The following information is provided as part of an effort to keep the community informed…
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UGA graduate student wins Singularity University scholarship to grow food indoors
University of Georgia doctoral student Erico Rolim de Mattos envisions a world where exploding human…
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Follow the money
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the country’s poverty rate is at its highest point…
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Kevin McCully, Biogen Idec, Inc.
Kevin McCully, a professor of kinesiology in the College of Education, received $263,348 from Biogen…
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Social work professor studies ways to improve lives of poor children
David Okech studies how to make the lives of children living in poor households better.
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Epps named deputy director of Vinson Institute of Government
Dennis Epps was recently named deputy director at the Carl Vinson Institute of Government.
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Family, graduate housing residents ‘stake a claim’ in community garden
This year, 82 garden plots will be staked for use by residents of family and…
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Laurie Fowler and Megan Hagler, U.S. Department of Interior
Laurie Fowler, an associate dean in the Odum School of Ecology, and Megan Hagler, a…
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UGA student newspaper, three reporters win annual college journalism award
The Red & Black, an independent student newspaper serving the UGA community, and reporters Julia…
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Book details work of civil rights activist
Sport, Race, Activism and Social Change: The Impact of Dr. Harry Edwards’ Scholarship and Service…
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Horticulturist to give lecture
Noted horticulturist Allan Armitage will speak about the gardens of Western Canada in a presentation…
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Community college in Iowa reopens after natural disaster strikes campus
Four days after a tornado tore through its campus, Southwestern Community College in Creston, Iowa,…
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Adrian Wolstenholme, National Institutes of Health
Adrian Wolstenholme, an associate professor of infectious diseases in the College of Veterinary Medicine, received…
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Faculty projects receive grants to improve teaching
Twenty-two UGA faculty projects designed to improve teaching were recently funded through grants provided by…
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Pamela Orpinas, Emory Center for Injury Control
Pamela Orpinas, a professor of health promotion and behavior in the College of Public Health,…
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U.S. District Court judge will give keynote at law Commencement
Richard W. Story, U.S. District Court judge for the Northern District of Georgia, will deliver…
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Down to earth
As part of Earth Week 2012, the university hosted numerous events across campus April 16-22…
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Two faculty receive Service-Learning teaching awards
Stacey R. Kolomer, an associate professor in the School of Social Work, and Deanna W.…
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Ecologist receives NSF grant to study ‘forests of future’
UGA ecologist Jacqueline Mohan received a $554,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to help…
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Researchers: Trace element plays important role in tropical forest nitrogen cycle
A new paper by researchers from UGA and Princeton University sheds light on the critical…
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Wes Clarke, MARTA
Wes Clarke, a public service associate with the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, received $69,696…
