Month: October 2012
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Maor Bar-Peled, U.S.-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund
Maor Bar-Peled received $156,000 from the U.S.-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund to investigate…
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Bram Tucker and Joseph Lanning, National Science Foundation
Bram Tucker, an associate professor of anthropology in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences,…
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Poultry science duo write avian textbook
Birds in Our Lives, Dwelling in an Avian World By Adam Davis and Mia Malloy…
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Inside tract
New research is revealing surprising connections between animal microbiomes—the communities of microbes that live inside…
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Spotlight on the Arts festival offers breadth of events, activities
When the UGA Arts Council—composed of directors and department heads from various arts units on campus—was convened by…
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David Moorhead and Chuck Bargeron, Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Piedmont
David Moorhead, professor of silviculture, and Chuck Bargeron, technology director at the Center for…
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Avoid energy-sucking ‘vampires’
Electrical devices continue to draw energy when turned off but still plugged in. Pamela Turner,…
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Angela Gibney, National Space Foundation
Angela Gibney, an assistant professor of mathematics in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences,…
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Supreme Court hears affirmative action case involving U. of Texas
The Supreme Court heard arguments this month for a case involving a white student alleging…
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U.S. Poet Laureate gives reading at alma mater
Being named U.S. Poet Laureate—officially Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for the Library of Congress—is the…
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World Food Prize laureate to give this year’s Brooks Lecture
There are areas of the planet where people rely on less than a foot of…
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Good cheer
UGA students, faculty, staff, alumni and fans will celebrate Homecoming Week with various events…
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Study: Recession drives down national park visits
A national recession doesn’t just affect Americans’ wallets. It also impacts their travel to national…
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Anne Charlotte Merrell Wetterwik, Department of State
Anne Charlotte Merrell Wetterwik, a senior research associate with the Center for International Trade and…
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GTIPI receives state grant to continue education programs
UGA’s Traffic Injury Prevention Institute was awarded a $650,000 grant from the Georgia Governor’s Office…
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Oedipus myth set on a plantation in University Theatre’s ‘The Darker Face of the Earth’
University Theatre will present Rita Dove’s The Darker Face of the Earth, directed by…
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Choreographer Liz Lerman to take part in ICE residency
Ideas for Creative Exploration will host dance choreographer and educator Liz Lerman for a weeklong…
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Committee seeks new dean for College of Engineering
Provost Jere Morehead has appointed a committee to begin a national search to fill the…
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EITS to conduct free checkups of personal laptops, computers
Enterprise Information Technology Services will hold its biannual Computer Health and Security Fair Oct. 31…
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Graduate award nominations
Nominations for the Provost’s Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award and the Graduate School’s Excellence in…
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HR launches redesigned employee site
Human Resources has launched a redesigned website to help UGA faculty and staff find information…
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Amy Wong
“Involvement in student organizations has definitely been the highlight of my time at UGA,” says…
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Top Brass!
UGA Tuba Euphonium Studio musicians who play low brass recently captured top international awards for…
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Chakaia Booker to speak at the Georgia Museum of Art
Contemporary artist Chakaia Booker will present a free lecture at the Georgia Museum of Art…
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