Author: Matt Weeks

Memphis U. law prof bans laptops

A law professor at Memphis University prohibited students from taking notes with laptops during her…
Bringing history to life

Randy Groomes, director of multicultural programming for the UGA Alumni Association, scanned a sea of…
Penn State steps up safety

Penn State President Amy Guttmann recently announced a plan by the university to increase its…
Press on

It was a lecture 45 years in the making.
Crossing over: CDD brings scientists together to help state of Georgia

Seinfeld had Larry David. Apple Computer Inc. had Steve Jobs. UGA’s new Center for Drug…
Celebrity of the critic: Frederic Jameson makes an impression

It was clear from the packed house at the Chapel, excessive promotion and raucous applause…
Getting it ‘write’

There’s a disease spreading in graduate schools known as “ABD.” It affects students nearing a…
Women’s History Month at UGA will honor the ‘overlooked’

Women’s History Month kicks off across campus in March, drawing together the often-overlooked contributions women…
Deborah Roberts, ABC news correspondent, will deliver this year’s Holmes-Hunter Lecture

Globetrotting news reporter Deborah Roberts of 20/20 will deliver the annual Holmes-Hunter Lecture at 2…
Lecturer: Zero tolerance needed with federal gov’t.

David Walker, the U.S. Comptroller General, used the inaugural Getzen Lecture in Government Accountability earlier…
Experts will discuss global problems of having ‘two Koreas’

Korea is a nation sliced into separate but unequal portions. As one side’s economy grows,…
After the storm: Psychologist helps UGA volunteers cope with ‘compassion fatigue’

In the critical situations that washed over the country following Hurricane Katrina, people at evacuee…
The better part of valor

For UGA police officers, going beyond the call of duty is a tall order. On…
Nothing ventured: Fund helps faculty members finance one-time projects

Four years of planning could’ve gone down the drain.
Put on your dancing shoes: Marathon kicks off to help children

Sometimes the journey is just as important as the destination.