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New organization fosters training, support for postdoctoral associates
Postdoctoral research associates at UGA supply critical support for the university’s research mission. They help write grant proposals, generate data, provide insight and sometimes even…
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‘Diverse’ thoughts
The word “diversity” is thrown around a lot on college campuses, but when Georgia Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond used it in a talk at UGA…
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Film festival will explore broad spectrum of environmental issues
A world premiere and a U.S. premiere will be among the 22 feature and 24 short films to be screened at the third annual EcoFocus…
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UGA files compliance report with SACS
The two-year process of preparing for reaffirmation of UGA’s accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools hit a significant milestone Sept. 10, the…
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UGA counseling professor Anneliese Singh receives APA division awards for work
University of Georgia counseling professor Anneliese Singh has received awards from two divisions of the American Psychological Association for her work in the area of…
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UGA College of Public Health receives training grant
The University of Georgia College of Public Health is the recipient of a five-year $3.2 million award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human…
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Juanita Johnson-Bailey named new director of women’s studies
Juanita Johnson-Bailey, a professor in the department of lifelong education, administration and policy and a 2010 Distinguished Meigs Teaching Professor, was named director of the…
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Research funding at UGA sets record for second straight year
For the second year running, UGA set a record for research funding. Research awards received from external-mostly federal-sources totaled almost $176 million
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Observatory open houses
The UGA Observatory atop the Physics and Astronomy Building will be open for public viewing on Oct. 1 at 8:30 p.m., Nov. 1 at 7…
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Walk participants sought
The Saint Vincent de Paul Society at UGA, a new student organization, will participate in the third annual national Friends of the Poor Walk Sept.…
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Authors’ reception
The seventh annual Faculty and Staff Authors Reception will take place at 3 p.m. Oct. 27 at the UGA Bookstore. Faculty and staff who have…
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Open house
The Center for Community Design and Preservation will hold an open house Sept. 27 from 4-6 p.m. at its new location in the College of…
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IAAP meeting
The Athens chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals will meet Sept. 21 at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel.…
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New GGF site offers info about its services
The Georgia Genomics Facility, UGA’s premier DNA core sequencing and genotyping laboratory, has a new website that informs customers from UGA and the nation about…
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Book details how high-performing principals create productive schools
Handbook of School Improvement: How High-Performing Principals Create High-Performing Schools By Jo Blase, Joseph Blase and Dana Yon Phillips Sage Publications $35.95 The Handbook of…
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Life-long learning
Nine months after taking the reins as director of the UGA Performing Arts Center, George Foreman speaks with Columns about the facility and his plans…
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Retirees August 2010
Twenty-seven UGA employees retired Aug. 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and length of employment are:Joseph J. Blase, professor, workforce education, leadership and social foundations,…
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Public service associate pieces together digital information for disaster relief, aid
Karen Payne must like jigsaw puzzles.
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Matthew Winston, elected to serve as District III trustee
Matthew Winston, an assistant to UGA President Michael F. Adams, was elected to serve as District III trustee to the Council for Advancement and Support…
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Amitabh Verma, award for Excellence in Research
Amitabh Verma, an assistant professor in the School of Environmental Design, received an award for Excellence in Research and Creative Works at the 2010 conference…
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Robert Vandenberg,2010 Distinguished Career Award
Robert Vandenberg, a professor in the Terry College of Business’ management department, received the 2010 Distinguished Career Award from the Research Methods Division of the…
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Martha Carr, president elect of American Psychological Association
Martha Carr, a professor in the department of educational psychology and instructional technology, is president-elect of the educational psychology division of the American Psychological Association.…
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Noted American curator and collector to lecture at Lamar Dodd School of Art
John Wilmerding, an influential curator and collector of American art, will give the 2010 Shouky Shaheen Lecture at the Lamar Dodd School of Art on…
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Ruth Bettandorff, named Outstanding Adult Educator
Ruth Bettandorff, assistant vice president for academic affairs and director of the UGA Gwinnett Campus, has been named an Outstanding Adult Educator in Georgia by…