Month: August 2012
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Governance group seeks more involvement from staff members
Staff Council is looking ahead to a new year. Issues such as salary compression, raises…
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‘Forward movement’
In a parade-themed speech, Commencement speaker Pat Mitchell, president and chief executive officer of the…
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Daniel Colley received Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation Distinguished Life Sciences Award
Daniel Colley, Distinguished Research Professor of Microbiology and director of the UGA Center for Tropical…
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New fitness classes, programs
The Ramsey Student Center will hold Fitness Free Week Aug. 13-19 for members to try…
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‘Continuing education’
When Alan T. Dorsey became dean of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences on July…
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July, August
July Nineteen UGA employees retired July 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and length of…
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Nearly 6,400 new students arrive for start of fall semester classes
UGA is expecting approximately 6,400 new students this fall, including 4,970 freshmen and almost 1,400…
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Consumption boom fuels professor’s fascination with credit and borrowing
Berrak Bahadir developed a fascination for credit long before she became an economics professor.
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GLOBES reception
GLOBES, the university’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender organization for faculty and staff, will hold a…
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Cynthia Dillard received Distinguished Contributions to Gender Equity in Education Research Award
Cynthia Dillard, the Mary Frances Early Professor of Teacher Education, received the American Educational Research…
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University System of Georgia names vice chancellor for student affairs
Joyce Jones, a former administrator at Augusta State University, has been named the University System…
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UGA to celebrate 50th anniversary of Mary France Early’s graduation
UGA will celebrate a milestone in desegregation when it commemorates the 50th anniversary of the…
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Barbara McCaskill
McCaskill conducts archival research about 19th- and early 20th-century African American writers and has developed…
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Brian Chernoff
Brian Chernoff has studied in Australia, lived in Guatemala and volunteered in Mexico and New…
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Cigarette tax could mean better health, more revenue
A UGA researcher finds that a $1 tax increase on cigarettes would enhance personal health…
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University and contractor seek cause of breakage of four glass panes at Stegeman Coliseum
The University of Georgia and Choate Construction Company are examining the breakage of glass panes…
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UGA alums selected as 2012 Georgia Forester’s Hall of Fame inductees
Three University of Georgia alumni have been selected for induction into the Georgia Forester’s Hall…
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UGA Health Sciences Campus open house set for Aug. 22
The public is invited to attend an open house at the new University of Georgia…
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Job market for journalism graduates shows improvement
The job market for graduates of the nation’s journalism and mass communication programs showed signs…
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Archway Partnership, CED celebrate student work with exhibit, reception
The University of Georgia Archway Partnership and the College of Environment and Design will hold…
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UGA College of Education Dean Andy Horne receives Lifetime Contributions Award
Arthur M. (Andy) Horne, dean of the University of Georgia College of Education and Distinguished…
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Researchers combine remote sensing technologies for highly detailed look at coastal change
Shifting sands and tides make it difficult to measure accurately the amount of beach that’s…


