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Prof gives students proverbs for living
Knox’s lecture, “Specialization is for Insects, Serendipity is for Human Beings” traced the arc of his career from college to the present, showcasing his exposure…
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Testing Web site made more user friendly
The University Testing Services Web site has been redesigned to be more user friendly. Now, faculty, staff and students looking to learn more about the…
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Guidebook features regional frogs and toads
Frogs and Toads of the Southeast Mike Dorcas and Whit Gibbons University of Georgia Press $24.95 Renowned herpetologists Mike Dorcas, Davidson College, and Whit Gibbons,…
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Living the American dream
Sylvia Mendez gave the opening keynote address to an audience of nearly 300 Latino educators, scholars, elected officials, community members and university students from across…
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Family’s ‘can-do’ attitude helps food bank
Every Friday about 220 Athens-area school children go home with 8-pound bags of food, something they may not get otherwise.
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Professor teaches business side of law
With an English professor as a father and a research pathologist as a mother, Usha Rodrigues, an associate professor in the School of Law, always…
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Richard Siegesmund, Distinguished Service Award
Richard Siegesmund, associate professor and co-chair of the department of art education in the Lamar Dodd School of Art, has been selected by the Georgia…
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Marshall Shepherd, U.S. Naval Forces
Marshall Shepherd, associate professor of geography, has been appointed to the Committee on National Security Implications of Climate Change on U.S. Naval Forces. This committee…
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Stacey Neuharth-Pritchett, president of Georgia Association on Young Children
Stacey Neuharth-Pritchett, an educational psychology professor, has been elected president of the Georgia Association on Young Children, a nonprofit membership organization that promotes quality early…
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Mark Jordan, video Award of Excellence
Mark Jordan, a digital media professional principal in the Enterprise Information Technology Services Communications Office, produced a video that received an Award of Excellence from…
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Kelly Hester, 2009 Coach of the Year
Kelley Hester, women’s golf coach, has been named 2009 Coach of the Year by Teaching and Club Professional membership of the Ladies Professional Golf Association.…
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Damon Evans, BGCA’s Alumni Hall of Fame
Damon Evans, director of athletics, was inducted into the Boys and Girls Clubs of America’s Alumni Hall of Fame Oct. 8, for his years of…
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Alumnus to give King/Mandela Lecture
Chérif Keita, professor and chair of the French and Francophone studies department at Carleton College, will present the 2009 King/Mandela Lecture Nov. 17 at 4…
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‘Georgia Review,’ Georgia Poetry Circuit to present reading by Dorianne Laux
Poet Dorianne Laux will give a free, public reading at 7 p.m. Nov. 13 at Athens Ciné, 234 West Hancock St. The reading is sponsored…
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Purdue prof to give Fanning Lecture
Thomas Hertel, a Distinguished Professor from Purdue University, will present the 25th J.W. Fanning Lecture on Nov. 13 at 10:30 a.m. in Rooms K/L of…
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Former VP to sign copies of new book
S. Eugene Younts, the former vice president for public service and outreach who initiated the university’s New Faculty Tour, will have a book signing Nov.…
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Breaking news
A milestone was reached Oct. 27 when WNEG-TV broadcast its first full newscast from the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.
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Plan now for easy Thanksgiving meal
As the holiday season approaches, homes will soon be filled with family and friends. Thanksgiving is a few weeks away, but planning now can make…
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Report concludes university-industry partnerships vital to economy
Inventions developed at universities and licensed to businesses contributed $187 billion dollars to the gross national product from 1996 to 2007, a new study from…
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U.S. to give Pakistan $45 million for higher education initiatives
In an effort to bolster relations and encourage educational opportunities, the U.S. plans to contribute $45 million to the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, a…
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Law school presents one-man show about attorney Clarence Darrow
The School of Law will host live theatrical performances by award-winning actor Gary Anderson titled “Clarence Darrow’s Search for Justice” on Nov. 18 in the…
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Experts to discuss childhood obesity
Georgia ranks as the third worst state in the nation for overweight or obese children.
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Colleges, universities share diversity, inclusion strategies
Last month, UGA hosted the first-ever University System of Georgia Diversity Summit, a conference that brought representatives from all 35 USG institutions and other Georgia…
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GRA Scholar wins stimulus funding for stem cell research that may lead to new therapies
Stephen Dalton, UGA professor and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar of Molecular Biology, has received a $600,000 federal stimulus grant to accelerate research into a…