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Four UGA scientists selected as Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Scholars
Four cancer researchers at the University of Georgia are among the 18 selected as Distinguished Cancer Clinicians and Scientists by the Georgia Cancer Coalition for…
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UGA professor to give first-hand account of release of journalists from N. Korea
Professor Han S. Park, the director of the University of Georgia Center for the Study of Global Issues, will give a lecture entitled “Conflict Mediation-Personal…
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The Monte Carlo two-step
Most parts of living organisms come packaged with proteins-chains of amino acids that must fold into three-dimensional structures to work. But when the proteins fold…
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Diversity Days will spotlight dialogues
The third annual Diversity Days celebration, a university-wide series of events highlighting the differences and connections among members of the UGA community, will kick off…
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Griffin student learning center opens
A sizeable crowd from the local community joined UGA President Michael F. Adams as well as other UGA faculty, staff and students from UGA’s Griffin…
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Survey participants needed
Individuals who have participated in a UGA /Athens-Clarke County partnership during the last two years are invited to take a 10-minute survey. Contact Lori Tiller…
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Pre-marriage workshop
The College of Family and Consumer Sciences is offering a one-day workshop entitled “Prepare for Marriage” for engaged couples on Oct. 10 from 9 a.m.–5…
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Columns readers sought
Columns is seeking current employees to participate in separate 60-minute focus group sessions about the newspaper. Separate sessions will be held for faculty, staff and…
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IAAP meeting
Members of the UGA community are invited to the next monthly meeting of the Athens chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals. The meeting…
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‘G Book’ unveiling
The UGA Alumni Association is reintroducing the G Book to campus. As the official traditions handbook for UGA students, the book was popular on campus…
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Alumna wins two fellowships for doctoral studies at Columbia
Jessica Van Parys, who earned combined bachelor’s/master’s degrees in economics and a bachelor’s degree in political science from UGA in May, has been awarded a…
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Fall is the best time to treat fire ants
Fire ants can ruin picnics and football games year-round, but treating fire ant colonies in the fall can help edge out future colonies.“Fire ant colonies…
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Archway Partnership goes online
The Archway Partnership has a new Web site. Established in 2005, the partnership connects six communities in Georgia with UGA higher education resources. The Web…
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Colleges begin loaning e-books
Users of the Sony Reader, an electronic book-reading device, can now check out digital books from some college and public libraries, The Chronicle of Higher…
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Fish eggs and football games
An article in the Wall Street Journal about Doug Peterson’s research into sustainable caviar farming quoted Peterson, an associate professor in the Warnell School of…
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Mother of pearls
A Discovery.com story about the finding of two new proteins essential for producing pearls in clams quoted Nils Kroger, a scientist at UGA. “This is…
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Book describes domestic violence problem
Death by Domestic Violence: Preventing the Murders and Murder-Suicides Katherine van Wormer and A.R. Roberts Praeger Publishers $31.95 Death by Domestic Violence, is a new…
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Rain, rain goes away
A Philadelphia Inquirer article about how cities may create conditions that could lead to more rain in the suburbs quoted J. Marshall Shepherd, professor of…
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Former nursing student receives $450K in whistle-blower case
A Georgia jury awarded a former nursing student at Appalachian Technical College in Woodstock $450,000 after she was expelled from the institution for blowing the…
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The negotiator
Political science professor Han Park was quoted in a Washington Times article about President Bill Clinton’s recent trip to North Korea, during which Clinton secured…
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Talking shop
A Washington Times article about academics’ views on Wal-Mart quoted Bethany Moreton,assistant professor of history and women’s studies. “Family values are an indispensable element of…
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New tricks for old dogs
DVM360.com, a Web site devoted to covering veterinary medicine, quoted Steven Budsberg, director of clinical research at the College of Veterinary Medicine and professor of…
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It’s business time
A CNN story about UGA students who have started successful businesses quoted Christopher Hanks, director of the Entrepreneurship Program in the Terry College of Business.…