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Pre-marriage workshop
The College of Family and Consumer Sciences is offering a one-day workshop entitled “Prepare for Marriage” for engaged couples April 9 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.…
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Arch Foundation launches redesigned site
The Arch Foundation for the University of Georgia has launched a redesigned website that supports the fundraising efforts of the university by highlighting its successes…
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IAAP meeting
The Athens chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals will meet Feb. 15 at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel.…
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E-learning book co-written by emeritus education professor wins national award
A Guide to Authentic E-Learning Jan Herrington, Thomas C. Reeves, Ron Oliver Routledge Publishing Hardback: $150 Paper or eBook: $42.95 A book co-authored by Thomas…
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Full circle: Quest to eradicate rabies takes prof from China and back again
From his humble beginnings as a barefoot doctor in China to his relentless pursuit of an education to prepare him for a career in rabies…
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Ed Risler, chair of the Board of Juvenile Justice
Ed Risler, associate professor of social work, was elected by unanimous vote Jan. 27 to serve as the chair of the Board of Juvenile Justice…
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Teresa Raetz, 2001 Lehker Outstanding Service to the Profession Award
Teresa Raetz, director of student affairs for extended campuses, has received the 2011 Lehker Outstanding Service to the Profession Award from the Commission for Graduate…
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Steve Dempsey, chairman of the Council on Engagement and Outreach
Steve Dempsey, associate vice president for public service and outreach, has been named chairman of the Council on Engagement and Outreach for the Association of…
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Jay Clark, Ninth best recruiter in college sports
Jay Clark, head gymnastics coach, has been ranked the ninth best recruiter in all of college sports by ESPNU and ESPN The Magazine. The list…
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Michael Bartlett, Research Achievement Award in Analysis and Pharmaceutical Quality
Michael Bartlett, professor of pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences, received the Research Achievement Award in Analysis and Pharmaceutical Quality, one of the highest awards conferred by…
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Author Eileen Myles to give reading
Poet and fiction writer Eileen Myles will read from her work on Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. in Athica Gallery, 160 Tracy St. in Athens.…
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Conference to explore the present and future of international trade
On Feb. 18, the School of Law’s Dean Rusk Center and the Terry College of Business will sponsor a day-long conference, entitled “The Future of…
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Help prevent the spread of the flu
The flu has arrived on campus. Symptoms include fever, malaise, headache, body aches, chest burning, cough and mild sore throat and lasts 7-9 days. During…
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Art scholar to lecture Feb. 15
Edward Shanken, a leading scholar of interdisciplinary new media art, will deliver a lecture, “From the Space Race to the Telematic Embrace and Beyond: A…
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U.S. Peace Corps releases rankings of top colleges for volunteers
The U.S. Peace Corps announced the top higher education institutions whose graduates volunteer with the program. With 117 volunteers, the University of Colorado at Boulder…
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$1 million offered to city with most improved college completion rate
A nonprofit group announced that it will award $1 million to the metropolitan area that exhibits the greatest increase in the number of post-secondary degrees…
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UGA police department celebrates banner year of accomplishments
At its annual awards recognition event Jan. 28, the UGA Police Department honored the officers and staff who helped make 2010 a record-setting year for…
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‘New perspective’
For the past several months, Eric Mueller, director of equine programs and professor of surgery in the College of Veterinary Medicine, has been working with…
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Former Department of Justice deputy attorney general teaches corporate responsibility course at law
Larry D. Thompson, former deputy attorney general for the U.S. Department of Justice and current senior vice president of government affairs, general counsel and secretary…
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New interdisciplinary study aims to better prepare college students for STEM careers
A UGA education researcher is directing a new study he hopes will lead to better methods of preparing college students for careers in science, technology,…
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Joint endeavor
Using a technique called solution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, along with enzymology, a team at UGA has uncovered new knowledge about how immunoglobulin G…
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Microbiology prof named PSO Fellow for spring semester
Anna Karls, an associate professor of microbiology, has been selected as a Public Service and Outreach Fellow for spring 2011.
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D.C. program celebrates 100-mark milestone in participant number
UGA’s Washington Semester Program celebrates a milestone this spring, passing the 100 mark in number of participants since the program began in spring 2008.
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Engineering prof named director of new First-Year Odyssey program
Timothy Foutz, a professor in the department of biological and agricultural engineering, has been named director of UGA’s new First-Year Odyssey program.