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Sara Diehl

As the saying goes, you only have one chance at a first impression. And if UGA student and campus tour guide Sara Diehl is the…

David Lowery teaches spring semester course for UGA Music Business Certificate Program

David Lowery, co-founder of rock bands Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven, is the instructor of a spring semester course for the University of Georgia Music…

UGA receives national green cleaning award and program recertification

The University of Georgia recently received the co-grand award in the College/University category of the 2010 Green Cleaning Award for Schools and Universities, sponsored by…

The Georgia Review and the Georgia Poetry Circuit present Rick Campbell

The Georgia Review and the Georgia Poetry Circuit will sponsor a reading by Rick Campbell on Monday, Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. at Ciné Bar/Café/Cinema…

UGA Grady College offers free film screening at Cine’

A free screening of the Peabody Award-winning HBO film, Something the Lord Made, will be offered at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 19, at Ciné,…

Media Advisory: UGA president to deliver 2011 State of the University address

University of Georgia President Michael F. Adams will deliver his annual report on the State of the University on Thursday, Jan. 20 at 3:30 p.m.…

Weather radio, survival kit recommended year-round

Many Georgian were surprised to start their new year with a major winter storm. But bad weather can strike the state at any time.

Media Advisory: Freedom Breakfast and reception for Early canceled

The eighth annual Freedom Breakfast, featuring Mary Frances Early as the keynote speaker and scheduled for Friday, Jan. 14, has been canceled due to inclement…

The electronic version of the official University of Georgia campus directory is available online at https://uga.dirxion.com/WebProject.asp?CodeId=7.1.7.1#. Call (706) 542-3564 with questions or for more information.…

Shared leave program changes

New guidelines for UGA’s Shared Leave Program went into effect Jan. 1. The program is designed to assist employees who have critical and life-threatening conditions…

Teaching awards nominations

Nominations for the Provost’s Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award and the Graduate School’s Excellence in Teaching Award are due Jan. 21. Nominees must have fulfilled TA…

UGA researchers receive grant to develop sustainable poultry production in Africa

UGA researchers have received more than $440,000 as part of a collaborative research, outreach and education program aimed at encouraging sustainable poultry production in the…

Jenkins, board of regents vice chairman and UGA alumnus, succumbs to cancer

A. Felton Jenkins Jr., vice chairman of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, died Jan. 1, 2011 after a short battle…

Glad grads

Approximately 2,200 undergraduate and graduate students became UGA alumni during Commencement ceremonies Dec. 17, 2010 in Stegeman Coliseum.

Law grad to clerk at U.S. Supreme Court

Brian C. Lea, a 2009 UGA School of Law graduate, will serve as a judicial clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas of the U.S. Supreme Court…

Nobel Prize winner will deliver 2011 Boyd Lectures

Thomas R. Cech, distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Colorado at Boulder and a 1989 Nobel Laureate in chemistry, will deliver…

Workshop to focus on strategies for applying for faculty research grants

The Office of the Vice President for Research will host a faculty workshop, “Grant Writing for Smarties: The Seeds of Research and Scholarship,” Jan. 20…

Offers go out to high school seniors who applied to UGA for ‘early-action’ admissions

For some 6,100 high school seniors, the holidays got off to a happy start when they learned they had been offered early admission to UGA.

Scientists develop rapid diagnostic test for common type of pneumonia

UGA researchers have developed a technique that can diagnose a common type of pneumonia within minutes, potentially replacing existing tests that can take several days…

Note-able addition

The late Fred Mills had quite a reputation-as a virtuoso trumpet player, an inspirational teacher, an enthusiastic performer and as someone whose generosity was unparalleled.…

UGA, GPB Media form partnership to rebrand TV station

The university will enter into a programming management partnership with Georgia Public Broadcasting and will rebrand its commercial television station WNEG-TV to a public television…

Media Advisory: Update of UGA 50th anniversary events

The University of Georgia is observing the 50th anniversary of its desegregation this week. However, due to inclement weather, there have been some changes in…

Media Advisory: Update of UGA 50th anniversary events for Jan. 11