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Alumna receives MacArthur Fellowship
UGA alumna Beth Shapiro, a Rhodes Scholar who is currently Shaffer Career Development assistant professor of biology at Penn State, has been selected as one…
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Mold, mildew may follow recent rains
Following the recent record rainfall, mold and mildew may be a problem, according to Pamela Turner, a Cooperative Extension housing specialist with the College of…
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M.B.A. applications on the rise
Applications to full-time M.B.A. programs are way up, with more than two-thirds of U.S. programs receiving more applications this year than last year, according to…
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Retired U. of North Carolina professors offer to teach for free
To help ease the burdens of a $60 million loss to the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill’s operating budget, an association of retired professors has…
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All the small things: Chemistry professor studies microscopic systems
Lay deals with understanding and manipulating systems at the nanometer scale-that’s a billionth of a meter. But while his research world is small, Lay’s enthusiasm…
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BFSO speaker: Increasing diversity at UGA needs to begin in grade school
If UGA wants a more diverse student body, it needs to start working with elementary school children, said Janice Mathis, vice president of the charitable…
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‘Above and beyond’
University System of Georgia Chancellor Erroll B. Davis Jr. recently recognized three UGA teams and two individual staff members with customer service awards for going…
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Female monarch butterflies becoming scarce in U.S.
Female monarch butterflies in eastern North America have significantly declined throughout the past 30 years, a new UGA study reveals.
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When breast cancer strikes young
“I’m too young to worry about breast cancer” is the most common myth about the deadly disease and one about which Stephanie Burwell is spreading…
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Senior Teaching Fellows announced
The Center for Teaching and Learning has announced its 2009-2010 Senior Teaching Fellows. They are (front row, from left) Audrey Haynes, political science; Melissa Harshman,…
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Khan, Indian sitar virtuoso, will visit campus as inaugural Patel Professor
Internationally recognized Indian musician and sitar virtuoso Shujaat Husain Khan will be on campus Oct. 9-11 as the first Gordhan L. and Virginia B. “Jinx”…
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Power down: University’s efforts to save energy are beginning to pay off
A three-year effort to conserve energy on the Athens campus is beginning to pay off.
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Two from UGA will be inducted into Georgia Writers Hall of Fame
Four writers, including two UGA faculty members, have been selected for induction into the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame.
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GCC symposium will showcase recent cancer research findings
UGA will host “Connecting Point,” the 2009 Georgia Cancer Coalition Research Symposium on Nov. 5 and 6 at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference…
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Rita Dove, former U.S. poet laureate, will visit campus
The Georgia Review, UGA’s prize-winning quarterly journal of arts and letters, marks its long association with Pulitzer Prize winner and former U.S. poet laureate Rita…
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Record high
Research funding at UGA reached a record high last year, with researchers receiving more than $173 million from external sources.
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Travel funds
The president has allocated $150,000 from the President’s Venture Fund to support mission-critical faculty and staff travel in fiscal year 2010, both out-of-state and international…
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Award nominations
The Graduate School is seeking departmental nominations for its Excellence in Research by Graduate Students awards. The annual research awards recognize students who have conducted…
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Boss’ Day breakfast
Members of the UGA community are invited to celebrate Boss’ Day at a breakfast hosted by the Athens chapter of the International Association of Administrative…
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Computer help is one click away
The new EITS Help Desk Web site, designed to help UGA faculty, staff and students with computer troubles, incorporates a new look, new features and…
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Assistant dean pens new novel about trio of brothers who entertain Civil War camps
The Campfire Boys Philip Lee Williams Mercer University Press $26 Philip Lee Williams, assistant dean for public information in the Franklin College of Arts and…
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Retirees October 2009
Twenty-five UGA employees retired Oct. 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and length of employment are:Stephen P. Brady, senior public service associate, Cooperative Extension-Northwest District,…
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Aw, rats!
The Times of India quoted UGA kinesiology professor Kirk Cureton in an article about his research findings that the popular antioxidant supplement quercetin does not…
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Retrosexual tendencies
An article in Time magazine about how social networking Web sites like Facebook are reconnecting old flames and former lovers in a phenomenon labeled “retrosexual”…