Author: Matt Weeks
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The man behind the mouse: Walt Disney biographer Neal Gabler sheds light on an American legend
Walt Disney was two men. One was a public hero, a figure who symbolized family…
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New manager plans to become a driving force at parking services
When UGA needed someone to oversee parking services, they decided to find someone with similar…
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The site that launched a thousand hits
Type “Islam” into Google’s search bar and you’ll find a UGA address on the first…
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Seven Guilford College football players arrested for assault
Seven football players at Guilford College have been arrested and charged for beating up three…
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Michigan State University scientist exonerated in stem-cell scandal
An American scientist whose name appears on flawed research papers published in Science in 2004,…
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Symposium will explore alternate sources of energy
An upcoming international symposium at UGA in honor of Lars G. Ljungdahl, who recently retired…
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Campus and community partner for Black History Month
Groups from the University of Georgia and Athens-Clark County are celebrating Black History Month, with…
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Possible Bush library stirs controversy at Southern Methodist University
A group of Methodist ministers petitioned Southern Methodist University to remove itself from consideration as…
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Emory University replaces loans with grants for low-income students
Emory University will replace loans with grants for students from families earning less than $50,000…
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Campus, community prepare to observe Black History Month
A speech by former U.N. Ambassador and Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young will highlight the university’s…
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Freedom Breakfast honors role of women in civil rights struggle
The female perspective took center stage Jan. 12 at the 2007 Freedom Breakfast, the annual…
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Helping hands
A swarm of volunteers moved from mounds of mulch to beds of lifeless clay like…
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President Adams issues call for statewide emphasis on education over athletics
By placing a greater emphasis on afternoon sports rather than on academic performance, Georgia residents…
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King Celebration brings UGA, Athens communities together
For the King Celebration, the annual observance of the life of Martin Luther King Jr.,…
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UGA partners with community for King Celebration events
For the King Celebration, the annual observance of the life of Martin Luther King Jr.,…
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Employees can collaborate to reduce spam on UGA campus
Weird Al Yankovic once wrote a parody of R.E.M.’s “Stand.” The chorus went, “Spam in…
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‘If you want to see change, be change’
When Americans are willing to sacrifice freedom in order to preserve it, there’s something amiss…
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Well Dunn
Del Dunn, UGA’s vice president for instruction, ends nearly 40 years at the university Dec.…
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New head of new intercultural affairs recasts the diversity debate
Melissa Shivers, the director of the newly created Intercultural Affairs Department, has only been at…
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Foreign scholars get longer visas
Some foreign scholars coming to the U.S. are now eligible for five-year visas, the State…
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Ohio science profs turn political
In an unusual move, 75 science professors at Case Western Reserve University have decided to…
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Threats and promises
In a talk at the Russell Symposium on the UGA campus, former U.S. Sen. Sam…
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Turning green
Employees inside recently renovated Old College are breathing a little easier, thanks to an environmentally…
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Seeing stars
The words “popular” and “telescope” usually don’t fit in the same sentence. Even scattered among…
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