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GE exec to speak Nov. 20 at UGA’s Terry Leadership Speaker Series
Peter N. Foss, a senior executive with GE who oversees the corporate giant’s sales force effectiveness, as well as GE’s Olympic sponsorship deal, is the…
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UGA Child Development Lab earns national accreditation
The Child Development Lab at the McPhaul Center of the University of Georgia College of Family and Consumer Sciences is one of the first in…
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WebCT service ending
WebCT service ends on Dec. 31 and will no longer be available for teaching. Support for WebCT ends Dec. 23. The service will be replaced…
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Publication break
Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, Columns will not be published Nov. 30. The final issue for the semester will be published Dec. 7. Submit news…
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Library hours
The main library will have limited hours for the week of Thanksgiving. The library will be closed Nov. 21–22 and Nov. 25–26. Hours will be…
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Strategic planning forums
The 2010-2020 Strategic Planning Committee will hold a series of forums to gather input for the university’s next strategic plan. All forums will take place…
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Free vehicle inspections
In conjunction with the start of the holiday travel season, Parking Services and Campus Transit are sponsoring free vehicle inspections Nov. 17 from 10 a.m.-2…
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Community connectedness key to future of journalism
An editor who is leading the nation’s journalists through turbulent times delivered a message of hope, tempered with a dose of realism at the 2009…
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Major league giving
The Office of Development’s major gifts Web site has gotten a facelift. The newly redesigned site is a completely interactive U.S. map that allows potential…
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Book details ‘journey’ with Southern author
With Walker Percy at the Tupperware Party in Company with Flannery O’Connor, T.S. Eliot and Others Marion Montgomery St. Augustine’s Press $45 Marion Montgomery, a…
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Virtual visits
Melinda DeMaria, associate director of undergraduate admissions, had a busy October, visiting with high school students in Pennsylvania and Atlanta. But she did not have…
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Radio host named local favorite
Robb Holmes, the station’s program director, is the voice behind the show that hosts all kinds of musicians—from local rock bands to visiting marimba players—as…
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John Shores, Georgia Center
John Snow Shores, a 22-year employee at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel, died Oct. 31.
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Sports journalism legacy will be highlighted at Grady College tribute
The Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication will spotlight its sports journalism legacy Nov. 19 at the Grady Fellows Tribute Evening at the Classic…
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College of Public Health will host community forum on influenza viruses
The College of Public Health will host a community forum about the current flu pandemic, the upcoming seasonal flu season, vaccination and tips to stay…
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University Council OKs new statue of Abraham Baldwin on North Campus
A bronze statue of Abraham Baldwin, UGA’s founder and first president, will soon stand at the foot of the Presidents Garden Club, the University Council…
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The family that pays together
Work by College of Family and Consumer Sciences faculty members Joseph Goetz, Jerry Gale and Maria Bermudez on relational family therapy was referenced in a…
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Ac-cell-erated research
The Charlotte Business Journal, in an article about his research into stem cells, quoted Stephen Dalton, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology and Georgia Research…
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Sick of ads
Matthew Perri III, a professor of clinical and administrative pharmacy, was quoted in a Redbook article about the oversaturation of medical information such as ads…
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Clearing the air
The Times of India, in an article about how common indoor plants have been found to help eliminate harmful air pollutants quoted Stanley J. Kays,…
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‘Retooling for the future’
The Center for Teaching and Learning invites the university community to celebrate its 30th anniversary at a drop-in reception at 4 p.m. Nov. 19 at…
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More UGA students study abroad than ever before
The University of Georgia remained a national leader in study abroad, ranked 10th among doctoral/research institutions with 2,058 total study abroad participants in 2007-2008, according…
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Keep the money and run
Kathleen Kahle, an associate professor of banking and finance, was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article about how companies are keeping more cash on…
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Bands on the run
An article in the San Francisco Business Times about new methods of tracking bands’ popularity as they begin to lean heavily on less-traditional selling and…