Month: August 2012
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UGA public health researcher receives $2.5 million grant to combat childhood obesity
Marsha Davis, an associate professor in the University of Georgia College of Public Health’s department…
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Listening to crops: UGA researcher is developing a sensor to detect when plants are under attack
The smell of freshly cut grass may stir memories of baseball parks, cookouts or lazy…
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Nearly 6,400 new undergraduates ready to start UGA classes Aug. 13
The University of Georgia is expecting approximately 6,400 new students this fall, including 4,970 freshmen…
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UGA instructor creates monument to African-American patriots
The city of Washington, Ga., will unveil a new monument featuring a sculpture by University…
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DegreeWorks web-based advising tool implemented in UGA undergraduate programs
The University of Georgia Office of the Registrar has fully implemented DegreeWorks, a web-based tool…
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Insect Olympians: Students ask what makes horned passalus beetles so strong
All eyes are turned to London as the world’s top athletes compete for Olympic glory,…
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UGA offers Strategic Instruction Model® Workshop on theme writing strategy
A two-day professional development workshop to introduce teachers to the foundations of the Strategic Instructional…
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MAREX serves Georgia’s Coast for 40 years
This year, UGA’s Marine Education Center and Aquarium on Skidaway Island—the education branch of the…
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Lonnie Brown
Brown holds the Cleveland Distinguished Chair of Legal Ethics and Professionalism in the School of…
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UGA to commemorate 50th anniversary of its first African-American graduate
The University of Georgia will celebrate a milestone in desegregation when it commemorates the 50th…
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UGA sends 38 faculty, student presenters to Ecological Society of America meeting
What drives rabies virus transmission in vampire bats? What is the current status of isolated…
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Georgia Museum of Art to connect arts and sciences in Lunch and Learn fall exhibition
The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia will present a lunch and…
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Registration opens Aug. 8 for UGA’s ‘Vet School for a Day’
Registration opens Aug. 8 for the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine’s “Vet School…
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University of Georgia Food Services names Jeanne Fry executive director
Jeanne Fry has been promoted to executive director of the University of Georgia Food Services,…
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UGA Performing Arts Center wins Interactive Media Award for new website
The University of Georgia Performing Arts Center has received the Interactive Media Award for outstanding…
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UGA offers guaranteed game day parking on campus for $140
University of Georgia Parking Services is selling season-long parking permits in the Carlton Street Parking…
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UGA Alumni Association announces 2012 40 Under 40 class
The University of Georgia Alumni Association has announced the 40 Under 40 Class of 2012.…
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Tybee government begins planning for rising seas
Tybee Island city councilmembers and officials, with assistance from environmental policy experts at the University…
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UGA Office of Undergraduate Admissions announces update to iPhone app
The University of Georgia Office of Undergraduate Admissions recently updated the UGA Admissions iPhone app…
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UGA College of Education professor emerita receives DAR award
Claire Clements, associate professor emerita of the University of Georgia College of Education, recently received…
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Big Dawg Welcome Week 2012 features comedy, magic and a simulated trip to Las Vegas
An outdoor showing of the film The Hunger Games, comedian Cristela Alonzo, magician Justin Willman…
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