Month: October 2014
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Professors get prestigious awards
Two Franklin College professors and the First-Year Odyssey Program are recognized for teaching excellence.
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UGA Grady College names McGill Fellows
Twelve undergraduate and graduate students have been named McGill Fellows by the University of Georgia…
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UGA study looks at alcohol abuse among newly immigrated Hispanic teens
Newly immigrated Hispanic youth who experience significant levels of bicultural stress—pressure from both their native…
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‘Peabody Decades’ to start second season Oct. 14
The George Foster Peabody Awards and the Peabody Collection at the University of Georgia will…
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SREL research team heads to Belarus to measure impact of Chernobyl on wildlife
The 1986 failure of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant spewed massive amounts of radioactive material…
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UGA researchers develop approach for early diagnosis of dementia
Researchers at the University of Georgia have developed a unique method of diagnosing the earliest…
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UGA dance department to host annual Community Dance Day Oct. 26
The University of Georgia’s department of dance will present its fifth annual Community Dance Day…
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Spotlight • Slingshot to feature orchestrated concert of Big Star’s ‘Third’ album
The streets of downtown Athens will become a prominent venue for the University of Georgia’s…
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Three UGA faculty named SEC Academic Leadership Development Program Fellow
Three University of Georgia faculty members-Melissa Harshman, L. Stephen Miller and Judith Wasserman-will gain a…
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University of Georgia Press announces Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction winners
Toni Graham and Siamak Vossoughi have been named the winners of the 2014 University of…
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UGA School of Law to host conference on children and international criminal justice
The University of Georgia School of Law will host a conference titled “Children and International…
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Count Basie Orchestra to give jazz concert at UGA Oct. 26
The University of Georgia Performing Arts Center will present the Count Basie Orchestra Oct. 26…
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UGA awarded 2014 Ford College Community Challenge Grant for prescribed grazing
The University of Georgia’s College of Environment and Design, in partnership with the College of…
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Former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Napolitano to present Sibley Lecture at UGA
Janet Napolitano, president of the University of California system and former U.S. secretary of homeland…
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UGA observatory open house Oct. 17 to feature Mars, Ring Nebula
The University of Georgia department of physics and astronomy in the Franklin College of Arts…
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UGA to study endangered Atlantic sturgeon in three Georgia rivers
University of Georgia researcher Doug Peterson will use a nearly $500,000 grant from the National…
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UGA School of Social Work marks 50th anniversary with celebration in Atlanta
The University of Georgia School of Social Work celebrates its 50th anniversary this month with…
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UGA celebrates 100th anniversary of Phi Beta Kappa with lecture by noted essayist
The University of Georgia will mark the centennial of the arrival of the Phi Beta…
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UGA announces Signature Lectures for 2014-2015
The University of Georgia has created a new Signature Lectures designation to highlight campus talks…
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EITS to offer free computer security checkups
The University of Georgia Enterprise Information Technology Services will host its fall Computer Health and…
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UGA Opera Theatre to present ‘Hansel and Gretel’
The UGA Opera Theatre will present Hansel and Gretel in a special three-night engagement Nov.…
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UGA study links declining fitness, sleep complaints
A new study from the University of Georgia finds a link between a person’s fitness…
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Russell Library celebrates 40th anniversary with scholars and policymakers symposium
The University of Georgia Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies will host…
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Sonia Altizer named UGA Athletic Association Professor in Ecology
Sonia Altizer, a professor and associate dean for academic affairs in the Odum School of…
