Month: August 2016
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Childhood obesity: UGA experts are on the front line
In the U.S., 17 percent of children are obese with certain groups more affected than…
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UGA students to cover 2016 Paralympic Games for The Associated Press
Nine students from the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication will…
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Nominations sought for Fulfilling the Dream Award
Nominations are being sought for the President’s Fulfilling the Dream Award, which recognizes individuals in…
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Study: Rural location, race influence students’ access to college
Students from rural communities who want to attend college face challenges on their pathways to…
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UGA researchers discover a drug for a tropical disease
Researchers at the University of Georgia are working to find the fastest way possible to…
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Media advisory: UGA to rededicate Tift Building
The University of Georgia will hold a rededication ceremony for the newly renovated H.H. Tift…
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Talk about the weather
New WeatherStem stations at UGA offer real-time data and warnings.
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First two weeks of football practice the most dangerous for heat-related illness
As the college football season heats up, a new University of Georgia study finds players…
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Twenty-five UGA employees retire July 2016
Twenty-five UGA employees retired July 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and length of employment…
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‘Welcome Home’ reception to be held for UGA Olympians, Paralympians
UGA athletes and coaches who participated in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games—as well as those…
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Thursday Scholarship Series concert to feature legends, history, superstition
The UGA Symphony Orchestra will begin its season with a concert in the Hugh Hodgson…
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Study: Ultrasound reliable in measuring health
To explore the relationship between the percentage of fat in muscle and overall health, UGA…
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Researchers develop model to predict virus-carrying bats
Using machine learning methods developed for artificial intelligence, a team of researchers, including some from…
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Former LSU administrator to open CTL’s National Speaker Series
Three nationally recognized experts on student learning will visit UGA this fall as part of…
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For this former professional golfer, course is about more than the game
For those who love golf, the golf course is a place to compete or to…
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Student Conduct website undergoes redesign
Student Conduct educates students about their rights, responsibilities and expectations as members of the university…
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UGA mourns passing of two staff members
UGA is mourning the recent deaths of two longtime staff members.
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Congressional staff members get taste of UGA’s coastline research
At UGA’s special collections libraries—about a four-hour drive from the Atlantic Ocean—a group of federal…
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New UGAAlert desktop app
An updated version of UGAAlert desktop notification software is available on the EITS software page…
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Country music’s Bill Anderson to read from new autobiography
Country music star “Whisperin’ Bill” Anderson will return to Athens Sept. 7 to perform specially…
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Collection meditates on language, literacy
Imperfect Tense By Melisa Cahnmann-Taylor Whitepoint Press $15 Imperfect Tense is a meditation on language…
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As summer ends, take steps to limit your family’s exposure to mosquitoes
Although school is back in session, Georgians won’t be giving up on summer fun just…
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Two faculty members named associate dean in Franklin College; new development director joins staff
The Franklin College of Arts and Sciences welcomed two new associate deans in August.
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