Author: allen-ann
-
Public service associate pieces together digital information for disaster relief, aid
Karen Payne must like jigsaw puzzles.
-
Vinson Institute expands public service with new Fellows program
The Carl Vinson Institute of Government has expanded its public service program to involve UGA…
-
Athens-Clarke manager shares experience with future leaders
Alan Reddish, manager of the Athens-Clarke County Unified Government, recently shared his insights into local…
-
Decatur city manager shares experience with future leaders
Peggy Merriss, city manager of Decatur, recently shared her insights into local government first-hand with…
-
Canton city manager shares experience with future leaders
Scott Wood, city manager of Canton, recently shared his insights into local government first-hand with…
-
National Academy of Sciences appoints UGA expert to census study panel
The National Academy of Sciences Committee on National Statistics has appointed University of Georgia senior…
-
Demographer mines data for policymakers
When Warren Brown thinks of an action photo featuring a demographer, he envisions saving a…
-
New water resources policy professor named
Mark Risse has been named Georgia Power Company Professor of Water Resources Policy at UGA,…
-
New demographics program helps government leaders plan for the future
Georgia leaders at all levels of government will now be able to make more informed…
-
Making government more efficient: How Eric McRae uses GIS technology
The next time you are trying to fold a new Georgia highway map or check…
-
Carl Vinson Institute of Government takes on all state agency training and development
he University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government is assuming all state agency training…
-
Georgians facor reducing traffic volume over more roads
Georgians are more likely to favor proposals that target reducing the overall volume of traffic…
-
Georgians see higher education as key to success
Almost all Georgia residents (98 percent) say that a college education is either very important…
-
Georgians say drought is the state’s biggest problem
A substantial plurality of Georgians believes that the drought is the most important problem facing…
-
ICDG receives State Department grant to carry out Kenyan exchange program
The International Center for Democratic Governance at UGA’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government has received…
-
Joe Whorton, senior Fanning Fellow, wins public service award
The winners of the 2007 Georgia Excellence in Public Service Awards include Joe Whorton, senior…
-
UGA’s Whorton wins state public service award
The winners of the 2007 Georgia Excellence in Public Service awards include Joe Whorton, senior…
-
Georgians express high levels of satisfaction with their health care services
Despite the national debate on health care reform, Georgians generally express a high level of…
-
Georgians pessimistic about eliminating poverty
Georgians see poverty as an intractable problem; more than half of all Georgians (54 percent)…
-
Georgian’s confidence level in touch-screen voting machines still high
Eighty-nine percent of Georgians who voted in the 2006 general election are either very confident…
-
Excellence awards honor state, regional and local officials
Individuals and organizations throughout the state are encouraged to submit nominations now for the 2007…
-
Education still top issue on Georgian’s minds
Education remains the issue that Georgians most want their state government to address, according to…
-
Peach State Poll respondents: Immigration is good for country
Fifty-three percent of the state’s adult population believes that immigration is generally a good thing…
-
Young African immigrants, refugees take part in new summer camp
A summer camp for African immigrant and refugee youth is one of several activities that…
)