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Beyond good taste
Herbs and spices are rich in antioxidants, and a new UGA study suggests they are also potent inhibitors of tissue damage and inflammation caused by…
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Prepare emergency supplies for later
Prepare emergency supplies for laterWith hurricane season in full swing, UGA experts suggest having a three-day emergency food supply on hand. “Flash floods, tropical storms,…
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Around Academe Sept. 22, 2008
Fewer college students smokingSmoking is being snuffed out on college campuses, according a report released Sept. 9 by the American Lung Association and reported in…
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UGA leads effort to swat down major vegetable disease
In the Southeast, thrips are the No. 1 enemy of tomato and pepper farmers. The tiny, plant-feeding bugs carry a disease that can devastate their…
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Fall participants in Washington Semester Program head to D.C
Against the backdrop of the presidential election this fall, UGA junior Lucas Puente serves as an intern in the office of U.S. Sen. Barack Obama…
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Student residence hall will be named for Ernest Vandiver, former governor
A dedication ceremony will be held Sept. 26 to officially name a student residence hall at the University of Georgia in honor of former Gov.…
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Return the favor
It’s time to return the favor to the people who fought for civil rights by helping the next generation to reach higher, Judge Steven Jones…
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Science in 3D
After using three-dimensional models and animation successfully for years to help veterinary students understand complicated biological processes, UGA researchers now want to take the user-friendly…
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UGA Guide Oct. 13, 2008
Ongoing‘Homecoming Week:A Lasting Legacy’ begins Oct. 13 at Tate Center UGA celebrates Homecoming with a jam-packed week of activities including reunions, parties, a hip-hop concert,…
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Homecoming celebrates ‘lasting legacy’
The University of Georgia celebrates Homecoming Oct. 12-18 with a jam-packed week of activities including reunions, parties, a hip-hop concert, a carnival, a parade and…
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Engaging displays
Zoe Minor and Karen Larson will always remember the rings in the Georgia Museum of Art’s exhibition The Ring Shows. In addition to browsing quirky…
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Bulletin Board Oct. 13, 2008
Dawgtoberfest health fairThe College of Pharmacy is celebrating American Pharmacists Month with the sixth annual “Dawgtoberfest: Rx for Good Health” on Oct. 15 from noon-3…
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New book details history of coinage
Good Money: Birmingham Button Makers, the Royal Mint and the Beginnings of Modern Coinage, 1775-1821 George Selgin U. of Michigan Press and the Independent Institute…
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‘Creating young Latin Americanists’
The new major in Ibero-American Comparative Studies adds to an already intensely active Portuguese program focusing on the rich language used by more than half…
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Inaugural Kroger Professor in Community Pharmacy appointed
William “Bill” Wade has been named the first Kroger Professor in Community Pharmacy in the College of Pharmacy.
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Anthropologist documents history of semi-nomadic forest dwellers
Julie Velàsquez Runk hops out of the desk chair in her Baldwin Hall office and reaches into a niche on her book-lined wall and grabs…
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Digest Oct. 13, 2008
Campaign for Charities kicks off Oct. 16UGA’s annual Campaign for Charities will begin Oct. 16 with a kickoff breakfast in the Magnolia Ballroom of the…
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News to Use Oct. 13, 2008
Help detect breast cancer earlyOctober is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In Georgia, 5,235 women are diagnosed each year with breast cancer. Of those, 1,062 die…
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‘Bumpy’ forecast
It comes blasting out of the blue on your airplane flight: sudden bumpiness and sometimes even a violent plummeting. It arrives without warning, and it…
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Around Academe Oct. 13, 2008
University of Memphis offers buyout plan to 115 of its employeesFollowing approval from the Tennessee Board of Regents, the University of Memphis will offer 115…
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Correspondent for Iraq War to give 30th McGill Lecture
A young woman who’s been dragged from her room by police and pinned down by gunfire in a shrine will present the 30th annual McGill…
