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Civic Contributions
The UGA chapter of the Blue Key National Honor Society will recognize three Georgians for their civic contributions at its annual awards banquet Oct. 2.…
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Dean inducted into Georgia Foresters Hall of Fame
Mike Clutter, dean of the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, has been inducted into the Georgia Foresters Hall of Fame by the Georgia…
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‘Infectious’ curiosity leads scientist to job at vet medicine
It all started with a case of parasites. Bob Storey, a former scientist, engineer and manager in the high-tech industry who kept dairy goats for…
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Georgia Debate Union reaches quarterfinals in season-opener
The Georgia Debate Union from the University of Georgia reached the quarterfinals of the National Season Opening Tournament held Sept. 18-21 at Georgia State University…
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Sheryl B. Vogt, Association of Centers for the Study of Congress
Sheryl B. Vogt, director of the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, has been elected to a two-year term as president of…
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Henry F. Schaefer, received the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa
Henry F. Schaefer, Graham Perdue Professor of Chemistry, received the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa from the Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, in May. During…
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William A. Mann, American Society of Landscape Architect inductee
William A. Mann, professor emeritus at the College of Environment and Design, was inducted into the Council of Fellows for the American Society of Landscape…
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David Landau, keynote lecture speaker
David P. Landau, Distinguished Research Professor of Physics and director of the Center for Simulational Physics, presented an invited keynote lecture at the Ninth International…
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Linda Bamber, 2009 Otstanding Accounting Educator Award
Linda Bamber, a professor of accounting, received the 2009 Outstanding Accounting Educator Award from the American Accounting Association.Bamber received the award at the association’s annual…
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Residence halls compete to conserve
Students living in the Hill Community (Boggs, Church, Mell, Lipscomb and Hill halls) are competing in the inaugural UGA Green Cup competition until Oct. 11…
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Arch Foundation elects new member
The Arch Foundation for the University of Georgia has elected Susan C. Waltman of Pelham, New York, to its board of trustees. Waltman is executive…
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Community Health Fair set for Oct. 5
Public radio station WUGA-FM 91.7/97.9 FM will sponsor a community health fair Oct. 5 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in Mahler Auditorium of the…
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Garden variety: Researchers find no overall loss of vegetable diversity occurred during 20th century
Two UGA scholars argue against the conventional wisdom that the 20th century was a disaster for vegetable crop diversity by showing that there was no…
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Lost in Translation
Parents of healthy newborns often remark on the miracle of life. The joining of egg and sperm to create such delightful creatures can seem dazzlingly…
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UGA students awarded record number of Fulbright scholarships
A record number of UGA students-10-have been selected to receive scholarships from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for research, study or teaching abroad during the…
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Diversity Days encourage new dialogues among UGA community
The Office of Institutional Diversity kicked off its third annual Diversity Days celebration with speeches, awards and dance Sept. 14 in the Chapel. In keeping…
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Teach children new dinner table skills
Mealtimes are some of the best opportunities to help children grow and learn. Families can share conversation and time together, while teaching healthy eating habits…
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Arizona Board of Regents will study benefits of intercollegiate athletics
As part of a gubernatorial mandate, the Arizona Board of Regents will review the state’s intercollegiate athletics programs to pinpoint how students, the state and…
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Legendary novelist Chinua Achebe joins faculty at Brown University
Acclaimed novelist Chinua Achebe, who wrote Things Fall Apart, has accepted the position of David and Marianna Fisher University Professor and professor of Africana studies…
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UGA research funding reaches record high
UGA research funding reached a record high last year with University of Georgia researchers receiving more than $173 million from external sources.
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World Food Prize laureate to deliver 2009 Brooks Lecture
Philip Nelson, World Food Prize laureate and Scholle Chair professor at Purdue University, will deliver the 2009 D.W. Brooks Lecture. The annual lecture isOct. 6…
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First-year experience is focus of Quality Enhancement Plan
Starting in fall semester 2011, the first-year experience for new students at UGA will undergo a significant transformation. That’s when a new integrated program for…
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Michigan president emeritus will give Distinguished Lecture in Engineering
James J. Duderstadt, one of the nation’s foremost proponents of American higher education and its evolving role in shaping society, will deliver UGA’s 2009 Distinguished…
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NIH awards geneticist $2 million stimulus grant for reserach on thymus
The National Institutes of Health have awarded, as part of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, a two-year,$2 million grant to a UGA genetics researcher…