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UGA’s DiGamma Kappa to honor broadcast news veteran Blitzer
Wolf Blitzer, CNN’s lead political anchor and anchor of The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, has been named recipient of the 2010 DiGamma Kappa Distinguished…
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Corporate restructuring expert Al Koch, at the center of GM’s 2009 bankruptcy filing, to speak Feb.
Al Koch, the veteran turnaround specialist who was named last year to help guide GM’s management through the automaker’s bankruptcy filing, will speak at the…
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Education student Lisa Harrison receives Osborn Scholarship
University of Georgia education student Lisa Harrison has been awarded the D. Keith Osborn Scholarship after being named Outstanding Graduate Student in early childhood, middle…
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UGA’s Institute for African American Studies hosts African Diaspora Film Festival
The University of Georgia’s Institute for African American Studies is hosting the fourth annual African Diaspora Film Festival with films Feb. 18 through March 4.…
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Georgia Law places as national quarterfinalist in moot court competition
The University of Georgia School of Law recently finished as quarterfinalist in the National Moot Court Competition in New York City.
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Poet Susan Howe and musician David Grubbs to visit UGA
Poet Susan Howe and musician/composer David Grubbs, who have collaborated on the recordings Thiefth (Blue Chopsticks, 2005) and Souls of the Labadie Tract (Blue Chopsticks,…
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Widening horizons
Undergraduate research opportunities on campus are being expanded through a partnership between the Honors Program’s Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities and the Faculty of Engineering.
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Lilly Fellow applications
The Center for Teaching and Learning is now accepting applications for the 2010-2012 Lilly Teaching Fellows Program. The application deadline is March 1, and applications…
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Study participants needed
Participants are needed for a six-week study on the health effects of low-to-moderate intensity exercise. The study is recruiting women 18-39 years old who have…
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GIFT Program fellowships
UGA faculty members are being sought to lead a four to seven week-long summer research opportunity for K-12 science, technology, engineering and mathematics teachers. Information…
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Visitors Center revamps Web site
The UGA Visitors Center has a brand new Web site designed to make seeing the university, both in person and online, a better experience. The…
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New book of essays explores Southern environmental history over past decade
Environmental History and the American South University of Georgia Press Cloth: $69.95 Paper: $26.95 Compiled by Paul S. Sutter, an associate professor of history at…
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Building Bridges: Alumna returns to help shape law school’s future
As the assistant director of admissions for the School of Law, Ramsey Bridges plays a huge role in determining the students who will comprise the…
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Sheryl Vogt, named a Fellow of the Scoeity of American Archivists
Sheryl Vogt, director of the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, was named a Fellow of the Society of American Archivists at…
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Mary Alice Smith, elected secretary of the Teratology Socociety
Mary Alice Smith, an associate professor of environmental health science in the College of Public Health, has been elected secretary of the Teratology Society. In…
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Don Rubin, Fulbright Specialists project
Don Rubin, professor emeritus, was selected for a Fulbright Specialists project in Israel at Tel Aviv University in December. Rubin will lecture and teach about…
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Steven Holland, presented plenary lecture at Palentological Association meeting
Steven Holland, a professor in the geology department, gave the plenary lecture at the Paleontological Association meeting in Birmingham, England, on Dec 13. His presentation…
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Walter Hellerstein, named to State Tax Notes ” All-Decade Tax Team”
Walter Hellerstein, Shackelford Distinguished Professor in the School of Law, was recently named to State Tax Notes “All-Decade Tax Team.” Only 15 individuals nationwide were…
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Biochemistry and molecular biology professor achieves dual publication feat
Lance Wells, an assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, recently had studies simultaneously appearing in the journals Science and Nature. In the Jan. 7…
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Campaign for Charities surges past goal
With the arrival of two packets of contribution forms in the budget office Feb. 3-4, UGA’s Campaign for Charities surged past its goal of $425,000,…
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Dawgs for Haiti expands its efforts
Dawgs for Haiti has passed its fundraising goal of $50,000 for earthquake relief in Haiti. And now the group plans to expand its efforts to…
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National two-day conference on Southeastern Indians will open Feb. 19
UGA will be the site of a major conference sponsored by the Institute for Native American Studies on Feb. 19-20. Open free to the public,…
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Check cooking staples for freshness
Should old sugar, baking soda or paprika be thrown out? Elizabeth Andress, UGA food safety specialist, said that dry ingredients like sugar, most flours and…
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New Orleans teaching hospital gets $475 million from federal agency
A federal arbitration panel ordered the Federal Emergency Management Agency to give $475 million toward helping rebuild Charity Hospital in New Orleans, The Chronicle of…