Month: May 2019
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Morehead named vice president of SEC
UGA president will remain on the SEC’s Executive Committee.
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Ready to Launch
It’s UGA’s first living-learning community focusing on innovation, entrepreneurship.
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UGA recognizes companies that hired the most grads
Top 25 employers hired 757 graduates from the Class of 2018.
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Researcher is making textile dyeing more sustainable
Her method drastically reduces the water needed and toxic dye discharge.
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In search of an efficient combustion engine
UGA researcher developing engine with low-temperature combustion technology.
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Eric Baker: Out of This World
Alumnus overseeing props and set dressing for Disney’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.
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Would you rather get $50 today or $100 next year?
Research digs into reasoning and decision-making for “time discounting.”
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Researchers ID genetic traits of modern tomatoes
They found that genes lost during domestication affected stress and flavor.
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Marsha Davis named dean of UGA College of Public Health
At UGA since 2006, Davis has served as interim dean since 2018.
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George Contini
A creative inspiration to the students engaged in performance at all levels, George Contini exemplifies…
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Women in Science supporting the next generation
The group’s mission is to pursue equality and diversity in all STEM disciplines.
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College of Education, Cooperative Extension faculty named PSO Fellows
Darris Means and Svoboda Pennisi have been named Public Service and Outreach Faculty Fellows for…
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Life in the fast lane
UGA students team up with Porsche to get real world ad agency experience.
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For military couples, different factors affect health
Both spouses’ psychological well-being was related to better reports of physical health.
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Courtney Kupets Carter named Southeast Region Coach of Year
Courtney Kupets Carter, who just finished her second year as head coach of the University…
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Collaborating with purpose
UGA researchers are using living cells to change the course of disease.
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Thirty UGA employees retired April 1, 2019
Thirty employees retired April 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and years of service are: Allan…
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Book explores impact of warming soils
As global temperatures rise, it is not only the air and water growing warmer: soils…
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Legacy employee website will be retired
On June 30, the legacy UGA employee self-service site will be retired and no longer…
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Twelve UGA employees retired March 1, 2019
Twelve employees retired March 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and years of service are:…
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Grady College faculty member appointed president of American Academy of Advertising
Karen Whitehill King, a Jim Kennedy New Media Professor and professor of advertising in Grady…
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School of Law faculty member selected to be member of Clinical Law Review
Alexander Scherr, associate professor and director of the School of Law’s Veterans Legal Clinic, was…
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Odum School of Ecology faculty member named ESA Fellow
Catherine Pringle, Distinguished Research Professor in the Odum School of Ecology, has been named a…
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College of Pharmacy dean, alumna is committed to success of others
The new dean of the College of Pharmacy is passionate about many things in her…
