Month: March 2014
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Journalist who reported Edward Snowden leaks named 2014 McGill Medal winner
Glenn Greenwald, the journalist most-associated with coverage of U.S. government surveillance records leaked by Edward…
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Media Advisory: Peabody Awards announced via national broadcast April 2
The Peabody Awards presented by the University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass…
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NSF grant allows UGA researchers to monitor deep-sea plumes
Deep-sea hydrothermal plumes—waters nearly two miles down in the ocean—are home to processes that effect…
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Broadway musical ‘Spring Awakening’ to close University Theatre season
University Theatre at the University of Georgia will present the sexually charged rock musical “Spring…
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UGA to celebrate Honors Week April 7-12
The University of Georgia will celebrate outstanding students, faculty, staff and alumni at several events…
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General Assembly’s legislative actions positive for UGA
With the end of the economic recession, the Georgia General Assembly, which adjourned March 20, passed…
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Performance to re-create tribute concert for late Argentine tango master
The Performing Arts Center will present composer-pianist Pablo Ziegler and violinist Lara St. John April…
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UGA Night at Six Flags
UGA will host the 11th annual UGA Night at Six Flags Over Georgia on April…
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Tabla player to give special performance in Hodgson Concert Hall
Internationally renowned tabla player Zakir Hussain, the 2014 Gordhan L. and Virginia B. “Jinx” Patel…
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Best-selling author to speak on print media at UGA Libraries
Esquire editor at large and best-selling author A.J. Jacobs will give the Mingledorff-Lorimer Lecture in…
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Brody’s career shaped by work with Native American children
Forty years ago, on an Native American reservation in southwest Arizona, Gene Brody’s career took…
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Faculty members honored at SGA’s recognition ceremony
The Student Government Association recognized the work of 10 faculty members at its annual Professor Recognition Ceremony March…
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Common response
A push-back against national Common Core school standards from Georgia Republicans spawns belief that the…
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Smoke-free campus policy
At its March meeting, the board of regents voted to create a policy that will…
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Researchers identify genes associated with molecules linked to diseases
Researchers led by a College of Family and Consumer Sciences faculty member have identified candidate…
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Law school speaker to address democracy and nonviolence in Iran
The School of Law’s Dean Rusk Center for International Law and Policy will host Middle…
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Two students named 2014 Goldwater Scholars
Two UGA Honors students-Tuan Nguyen and Amy Webster-have been named 2014 Barry M. Goldwater Scholars.
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‘Oklahoma!’ to be presented by Town & Gown Players
More than two dozen UGA faculty, staff, students and alumni will have roles to play-some…
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Global bullies
There are plenty of pundits and politicians trying to explain Russia’s behavior in Ukraine, including…
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Gone, not forgotten
Former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez died a year ago, but his presence still looms large…
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New UC Davis center to focus on studying popular caffeinated drink
The University of California, Davis has created a Coffee Center focused on studying the popular…
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Jazz artist Branford Marsalis to play Hodgson Concert Hall April 6
The Performing Arts Center will present Branford Marsalis April 6 at 3 p.m. in Hugh…
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Study participants sought
The kinesiology department is seeking 30- to 65-year-old non-pregnant women who perform a modest amount…
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Spring Jamboree to showcase comparative literature department
The Franklin College of Arts and Sciences’ comparative literature department will host a spring jamboree…
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