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Building excellence: Green cleaning program wins two national honors
The green cleaning program, implemented by the Physical Plant’s building services’ department five years ago, has been recognized by two national organizations.
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Recent graduate is one of 12 national recipients of 2011-2012 George J. Mitchell Scholarship
Betsy Katz of Thomasville, a 2009 graduate of UGA’s Honors Program, is one of 12 national recipients of a 2011-2012 George J. Mitchell Scholarship, sponsored…
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Senior becomes UGA’s 22nd Rhodes Scholar, plans to earn master’s at Oxford University
Honors student Tracy Yang of Macon has been awarded a 2011 Rhodes Scholarship to attend England’s Oxford University. She plans to pursue a master’s of…
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State relations director to join new governor’s administration
Chris Cummiskey, director of state relations at UGA, has been chosen to become commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development in the administration of…
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Lindsey Griffin
Lindsey Griffin is putting her business talents to use helping others. She is an honors student and Leonard Leadership Scholar, and she is active in…
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‘Early-action’ applicants to University of Georgia receive admissions decisions
For some 6,100 high school seniors, the holidays will be off to a happy start when they learn they have been offered early admission to…
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Media Advisory: UGA McGill Symposium report now online
Athens, Ga. – The complete report from the October 2010 McGill Symposium, held at the University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication,…
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UGA astronomer available to comment on NASA announcement of new life form
A University of Georgia astronomer said today’s announcement that NASA-funded researchers have discovered the first known organism that apparently does not require phosphorus in its…
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Fraser Fir May Soon Be a Georgia Gift
When it comes to Christmas trees, Fraser firs top the list. But Georgia Christmas tree farmers can’t grow the tree due to the state’s mild…
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Media Advisory: UGA Cabinet meeting and media briefing Dec. 2
Athens, Ga. – The University of Georgia Cabinet will conduct its regular meeting Thursday, Dec. 2, at 10 a.m., in the Peabody Board Room of…
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Reaching 100 years of age may be more about attitude and adaptation than health history
University of Georgia research has provided new clues on surviving to be 100 years old, finding that how we feel about ourselves and our ability…
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UGA professor to release research glossary with smart phone application
Michael Holosko, the Pauline M. Berger Professor of Family and Child Welfare in the University of Georgia School of Social Work, is releasing a glossary…
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Atlanta ARCS Foundation awards $55,000 to support seven UGA graduate students in biomedical sciences
The Atlanta chapter of the Achievement Rewards for College Students Foundation recently awarded $55,000 to seven outstanding University of Georgia doctoral students in the biomedical…
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UGA’s Grady College Tribute Features 2010 Grady Fellowship Inductees, Peabody Awards Salute
Nine distinguished communicators were inducted into The Grady Fellowship during a tribute ceremony Thursday, Nov. 18, in the Mahler Auditorium at the University of Georgia’s…
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Civil Rights Digital Library honored with national award
The Civil Rights Digital Library, hosted by the University of Georgia Libraries and GALILEO, was recently awarded the 2010 Schwartz Prize for excellence in the…
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Giants among us: Paper explores evolution of the world’s largest mammals
In a paper just published in the journal Science, an international team of researchers has compiled and analyzed an enormous database of information about the…
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UGA education professors publish book on place-based, indigenous focus in science education
Two University of Georgia science education professors have written the first authoritative guide on the convergence of three emerging fields of study-ecojustice, place-based education and…
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UGA Alumni Association announces 2nd annual Bulldog 100 list
The University of Georgia Alumni Association’s second annual Bulldog 100: Fastest Growing Bulldog Businesses class of 2011 has been announced from a nominated list of…
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UGA’s Black Theatrical Ensemble presents Sweet Mama Stringbean
The University of Georgia Black Theatrical Ensemble will present Sweet Mama Stringbean, a musical based on the life of entertainer Ethel Waters, as its fall…
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State Botanical Garden hosts annual holiday open house
Botanically-themed holiday décor will highlight an afternoon of festivities as The State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia will host its annual…
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UGA Pharmacy students conduct free smoking cessation clinics in 2011
The University of Georgia College of Pharmacy will offer two six-week smoking cessation classes to UGA employees beginning in January.Conducted by second- and third-year pharmacy…
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NSF awards $5 million grant to team of maize researchers led by UGA plant geneticist
The National Science Foundation has awarded $5 million to a team of researchers led by a University of Georgia plant scientist to further studies that…
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UGA Honors graduate named 2011-2012 Mitchell Scholar
Betsy Katz of Thomasville, a 2009 graduate of the University of Georgia Honors Program, is one of 12 national recipients of a 2011-2012 George J.…
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UGA Honors student named 2011 Rhodes Scholar
University of Georgia Honors student Tracy Yang of Macon has been awarded a 2011 Rhodes Scholarship to attend England’s Oxford University. She plans to pursue…