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Penn, UGA collaboration awarded $14.6 million to expand pathogen database
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Georgia have been awarded a five-year, $14.6 million contract from the National Institute of Allergy…
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UGA School of Law embarks on training program for Middle Eastern judges
The University of Georgia School of Law Dean Rusk Center’s International Judicial Training Program has partnered with the Dubai Judicial Institute to begin training judges,…
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UGA acquires zoysiagrass collection
The University of Georgia has received the zoysiagrass collection developed by Jack Murray, a turf breeder with the United States Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Service…
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New fellowship program draws STEM majors to teaching in public schools
Ten recent graduates or professionals in mathematics and science have returned to classes at the University of Georgia this fall to become future math and…
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Freedom Breakfast tickets
The seventh annual Freedom Breakfast honoring the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. will be held Jan. 15 at 7:30 a.m. in Grand…
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New PayFlex enrollment deadline
The deadline to enroll in PayFlex, the health flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care, has been extended to 5 p.m. on Dec. 11.…
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Housing conference focuses on returning properties to tax rolls
“Real Estate Solutions: Best Practices for Today’s Housing Market”-a daylong conference to help community leaders throughout Georgia return to the tax rolls, foreclosed and vacant…
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Honors student named 2010-2011 George Mitchell Postgrad Scholar
For the second consecutive year, a UGA undergraduate is among the nationally selected recipients of the George J. Mitchell Postgraduate Scholarship. Stephen Dorner, an Honors…
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UGA signs agreement with Nanjing Forestry University
UGA officials and representatives from China’s Nanjing Forestry University signed an agreement Nov. 24 to establish a student/faculty exchange program for different units on campus.…
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Initiative highlights research efforts funded with federal stimulus money
ScienceWorksForUS, an initiative that highlights the scientific research and related activities that have been made possible by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009,…
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Undergraduate selected for national Running Start/Wal-Mart Star Fellowship
Honors undergraduate Jill Turner is one of seven young women recently selected for the national Running Start/Wal-Mart Star Fellowship Program. The program is a new…
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Procedures announced for university operations during inclement winter weather
UGA implements the following procedures for announcing operational changes during periods of inclement winter weather. By policy, the university makes one of three announcements: UGA…
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Study finds outdoor smoking areas may be creating new health hazard
Indoor smoking bans have forced smokers at bars and restaurants onto outdoor patios, but a new UGA study in collaboration with the Centers for Disease…
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Medical campuses in Athens, Albany still on target for 2010
The accrediting body for U.S. medical schools has given its blessing for the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine to proceed with a four-year…
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VP for public service and outreach will join U. of Alabama System
Arthur N. Dunning, vice president for public service and outreach at UGA, has been named vice chancellor for international programs and outreach at the University…
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Georgia Economic Outlook series to provide detailed look at next year’s economic prospects
The annual Georgia Economic Outlook luncheon, hosted by the Terry College of Business on Dec. 15, will feature two speakers delivering state and national economic…
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The story of the statue
Although the recently approved statue of UGA’s founder and first president, Abraham Baldwin, should stand throughout the university’s lifespan, making sure it happened took about…
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“Hogaku: New Sounds of Japan 2010” on UGA campus in January
The University of Georgia Center for Asian Studies, the Japan Foundation and the Consulate General of Japan in Atlanta will present “Hogaku: New Sounds of…
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UGA education professor Peter Smagorinsky and others receive nat’l book award
Peter Smagorinsky, a professor of language and literacy education in the University of Georgia College of Education, has been awarded the 2009 Edward Fry Book…
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UGA education student Matthew Seabolt named Osborn Outstanding Senior
University of Georgia elementary education student Matthew Seabolt has been named the D. Keith Osborn Outstanding Senior for 2009-10.
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Study finds new relationship between gene duplication and alternative splicing in plants
University of Georgia scientists looking to understand the genetic mechanisms of plant defense and growth have found for the first time in plants an inverse…
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UGA professors win NASA climate change grant
University of Georgia professors in two schools have received a $447,000 grant from NASA that will offer undergraduate students a year-long combination of classroom and…
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President of India presents award to UGA School of Law’s Dean Rusk Center
The University of Georgia School of Law’s Dean Rusk Center was recently honored in India for its work in the area of international legal education…
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Water-saving technology focus of new grant
UGA is part of a national team that received a five-year $5 million U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture Specialty Crop…