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Microsoft Information Technology Academy brings online learning to UGA
UGA’s Training and Development, the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and EITS have collaborated to bring the Microsoft Information Technology Academy to the university.…
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Bail out your household budget
After Christmas spending, Michael Rupured, a financial specialist with the UGA Cooperative Extension, has a few suggestions on how to get your household budget back…
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Cancer institute receives $150 million gift from United Arab Emirates leader
The charity foundation of Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nayhan, president of the United Arab Emirates, has pledged to donate $150 million to the M.D. Anderson…
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Historically black universities get aid to internationalize campus, curricula
Seven historically black colleges and universities have been selected by the American Council on Education to receive assistance on internationalizing their campuses and curricula, The…
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Real troupers
The UGA student troupe Improv Athens saved its best performance for last in the South Regional Competition of the College Improv Tournament this past November,…
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Obituary: John Reid Parker
John Reid Parker, a UGA alumnus and former faculty member in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, died Jan. 13.
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Study suggests vitamin therapy may promote disease progression in tumors of breast cancer patients
A UGA study indicates that a common vitamin used to treat breast cancer victims might actually be harmful to patients. The study, by Jason Zastre,…
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The big picture
The largest mammal that ever walked the Earth —Indricotherium transouralicum, a hornless rhinoceros-like herbivore that weighed approximately 17 tons and stood about 18 feet high…
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PSO seeking proposals for fellowship
The Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach is accepting proposals from tenure-track and tenured faculty members to immerse themselves in the…
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Six grad students receive SREB Doctoral Scholar Fellowships
Six graduate students in the College of Education have received Doctoral Scholars Fellowships from the Southern Regional Education Board.
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Employees brave snow, ice to keep university running during storm
Although it may look different to outsiders, the University of Georgia never, in fact, closes.
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Forecast: Economic recovery will be ‘self-sustaining’ in 2011
Dean Robert Sumichrast traveled the state delivering the Terry College’s economic forecast for 2011, which included a warning to business leaders against an overabundance of…
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Freedom Breakfast, reception for Mary Frances Early will now take place on Feb. 14
The eighth annual Freedom Breakfast featuring Mary Frances Early, UGA’s first African-American graduate, has been rescheduled for Feb. 14 at 7:30 a.m. in the Grand…
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Biologist appointed Georgia Research Alliance Investigator
Boris Striepen, a cellular biologist who studies AIDS-associated parasites, has been named a Georgia Research Alliance Distinguished Investigator.
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National winner
The Graduate School recently received the 2010-2011 Award for Excellence and Innovation in Graduate Admissions from the Council of Historically Black Graduate Schools and the Educational…
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Deadline extended for UGA student life grant proposals
The University of Georgia Parents and Families Association has extended its deadline for grant proposals for the 2011-2012 academic year.
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Media Advisory: Music by UGA faculty, student and alumnus to be featured at Super Bowl
The Declaration of Independence, a film created for broadcast before Super Bowl XLV on Feb. 6, features a score by Steve Dancz, University of Georgia…
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UGA School of Social Work Schiele releases book
Jerome H. Schiele, associate dean and professor in the University of Georgia School of Social Work, released Social Welfare Policy: Regulation and Resistance Among People of…
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UGA researchers awarded $880,000 USDA biofuels grant
Researchers at the University of Georgia have been awarded an $880,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to…
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New UGA study aims to better prepare college students for STEM careers
A University of Georgia education researcher is directing a new study he hopes will lead to better methods of preparing college students for careers in…
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State Botanical Garden announces winners of statewide art competition
he State Botanical Garden of Georgia recently announced the winners of its 2010 art competition, which was sponsored by the J.A. and H.G. Woodruff, Jr.…
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UGA to exhibit selected works by 2011 Dodd Chair David Humphrey
The University of Georgia Lamar Dodd School of Art will exhibit selected works by 2011 Lamar Dodd Professorial Chair David Humphrey Friday, Feb. 4 through…
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Forged from Nature: An Exhibition of Garden Gates to be the State Botanical Garden of Georgia’s firs
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia will feature the work of Atlanta artist Andrew T. Crawford in an upcoming exhibition of garden gates. Five gates…