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University of Georgia to offer child care for employees and students
The University of Georgia will offer a new child care center for its faculty, staff and students, possibly as early as January 2012.
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Atlanta Union Mission CEO Jim Reese to speak April 2 as part of the Terry Leadership Speaker Series
Jim Reese, the president and CEO of Atlanta Union Mission, will speak at the University of Georgia on Friday, April 2, as part of the…
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Two UGA Honors students named 2010 Truman Scholars
Two University of Georgia undergraduates have been chosen to receive Harry S. Truman Scholarships, a national award recognizing outstanding juniors who are planning careers in…
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69th Annual Peabody Awards winners announced
Thirty-six recipients of the 69th Annual Peabody Awards were announced today by the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.
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UGA counseling professor Deryl Bailey receives national award
University of Georgia counseling professor Deryl Bailey has been named 2010 Reese House Social Justice Advocate of the Year by the Counselors for Social Justice, a…
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Fighting bacteria
Bacteria don’t have easy lives. In addition to mammalian immune systems that besiege the bugs, they have natural enemies called bacteriophages, viruses that kill half…
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Monkey see, monkey do
Before patting yourself on the back for resisting that cookie or kicking yourself for giving in to temptation, look around. A new UGA study has…
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The heat is on
University of Georgia researcher Gary Hawkins looks at rotting fruits and vegetables differently than most people. Where they may see useless balls of moldy fuzz,…
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Understanding the roots of drug use
A new UGA study is exploring how the interaction of the environment and one’s genetic makeup can influence drug use vulnerability in rural African Americans.
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Administrative Professionals Day conference to be held at the Georgia Center
The University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel has planned a day of practical tips and timely ideas for successful job…
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Big step toward tiny biological “batteries”
By growing nanoscale wire brushes—built of the body’s own molecules—that conduct electrical charges, University of Georgia researchers have taken a first step toward developing biological…
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TV Surgery for Pets
Macy couldn’t stop sneezing. Even after several blades of grass were flushed from the two-year-old’s nose, something still tickled her nasal cavity.
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Regular exercise reduces patient anxiety by 20 percent, study finds
The anxiety that often accompanies a chronic illness can chip away at quality of life and make patients less likely to follow their treatment plan.
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The Neuroeconomics of Addiction
Why do people make bad decisions, even when they are aware of the negative consequences of their choices?
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Onion X-rays
The Vidalia onion is Georgia’s official state vegetable and No. 1 fresh vegetable crop. But like any major crop, it has its fair share of…
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UGA discovery holds promise
Two University of Georgia animal science researchers introduced to the world 13 pigs that may hold the key to new therapies to treat human diseases,…
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UGA Takes on Global Diseases
Somewhere in the world, perhaps a place near you, a once-harmless virus, bacterium or fungus may be undergoing a genetic makeover in an animal’s gut,…
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UGA Scientists Explore “Mars on Earth”
In so many ways, Don Juan Pond in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica is one of the most unearthly places on the planet.
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UGA marine scientists lead oil plume research mission; blog from the Gulf of Mexico
A team of University of Georgia marine scientists conducting research on the huge underwater oil plume that was discovered in the aftermath of the Deepwater…
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Helping kids cope with parent’s deployment
“Families that have a parent deploying are undergoing an enormous amount of change,” according to Jay A. Mancini, the Haltiwanger Distinguished Professor of Child and…
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The sorghum solution
Most of the sorghum eaten by Americans is consumed indirectly when they eat beef or chicken that were fed the grain. In other parts of…
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Rabies study sheds light on cross-species transmission
Like most infectious diseases, rabies can attack several species. However, which species are going to be infected and why turns out to be a difficult…
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Peer pressure? Not me!
College students will generally agree, when asked, that peers are a powerful inspiration in buying clothing, but that response applies only to other students.
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Saying ‘No’ to Norovirus
A hand sanitizer created by University of Georgia scientists could soon help vacationers on cruise ships spend more time having fun on the lido deck…