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Total fall enrollments at Canadian universities up more than 4 percent
The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada reported that enrollments at many Canadian universities saw their largest increase is six years this fall, according…
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Three universities make AARP’s list of 10 best places to work
A recent issue of AARP: The Magazine, a publication by the American Association of Retired Persons, ranked Cornell University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and…
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New course designation will help identify service-learning classes
A new designation for courses is helping students not only identify which classes contain elements of community engagement, but how pervasive those elements are.
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Disease experts headline Conference on Drug Discovery Nov. 5 at Georgia Center
UGA’s Center for Drug Discovery will host its second Conference on Drug Discovery on Nov. 5.
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University to host national conference on water, drought and environmental justice
UGA will host the “Water-Ecosystem Services, Drought and Environmental Justice” conference Nov. 9-12.
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Former law dean appointed faculty athletics representative
David E. Shipley, a law professor and former dean of the law school, will succeed Jere W. Morehead, vice president for instruction, as faculty athletics…
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Top shot: Health Center’s travel nurse helps vaccinate campus
Joanne Davies, a travel nurse at the UGA Health Center, gives flu and travel shots to faculty, staff and students.
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President of Lumina Foundation to give 21st McBee Lecture
A prominent advocate of expanding access to higher education will be the speaker for the 21st annual Louise McBee Lecture on Nov. 12 at 11…
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Libraries receive grant to preserve films
UGA Libraries have received a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation. Given to 22 archives, libraries, historical societies and museums across the U.S., the…
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Nobel Prize-winner to speak Nov. 10
Mario Capecchi, co-winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, will deliver a lecture Nov. 10 at 11 a.m. in Room 404D of…
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Noted researcher will deliver second annual Marquee Alumnus seminar
James Ihle of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. will present the second annual Marquee Alumnus seminar Nov. 6 at 3:30 p.m in…
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Holbrook Lecture to be held Nov. 4
The 26th annual Alfred Heber Holbrook Memorial Lecture will be held Nov. 4 at 6:30 p.m. in the Chapel. Hosted by the Friends of the…
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From atoms to ecosystems
A $2.6 million federal stimulus grant from the U.S. Department of Energy will bring new jobs to the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, the UGA research…
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UGA exhibits ag research at Sunbelt Expo
Visitors to the 32nd annual Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition learned about the latest agricultural equipment, technology and information firsthand Oct. 20-22.
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‘Burst’ of good news
Bits of movable DNA called transposable elements or TEs fill up the genomes of plants and animals, but it has remained unclear how a genome…
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Prospective graduate students visit campus
The Future Scholars Visitation Program will bring a select group of prospective students to UGA Nov. 8-10.
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Symposium commemorates fall of Berlin Wall on 20th anniversary
A series of events commemorating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall will be held on campus Nov. 5-11.
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Black History Month programming
The Office of Multicultural Services and Programs and the African American Cultural Center are compiling a comprehensive calendar that will highlight events taking place around…
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Gardenside Café
The Gardenside Café at the State Botanical Garden is now open. Located in the Visitor Center and Conservatory, the café is open Tuesday through Sunday…
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University Women’s Club
The University Woman’s Club will meet Nov. 10 at 10 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Central Presbyterian Church, 380 Alps Road. Nash Boney, emeritus…
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A day in the life
A digital short film by UGA photographers Dot Paul and Andrew Davis Tucker chronicles a ‘typical’ football game day of mascot Hairy Dawg.
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Campaign for Charities form now online
Thanks to a new Web site, UGA employees can choose to contribute to this year’s Campaign for Charities online. The Web site, which needs a…
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Book details American foreign policy crisis
Divided America on the World Stage: Broken Government and Foreign Policy Howard J. Wiarda Potomac Books, Inc. $60 cloth, $29.95 paper In his new book,…
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Dropping out
In the struggle to keep students from dropping out of school, UGA researchers are finding that how students view time and rewards plays a role…