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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…
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Faculty and staff receive 2008–2009 Fulbright Scholar grants
Six UGA faculty and staff have received Fulbright Scholar grants for the 2008-2009 academic year. Jeffrey Bennetzen, a professor in the department of genetics is…
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Study-abroad fair offers overseas learning opportunities for students
The 24th annual Study, Work and Travel Abroad Fair runs from 10 a.m.– 3 p.m. Oct. 15 and 16 in the Miller Learning Center’s (formerly…
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Women and Girls in Georgia Conference to open Oct. 24
The Institute for Women’s Studies is hosting the second annual Women and Girls in Georgia Conference from Oct. 24-25 at the Paul D. Coverdell Building.
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UGA’s water usage drops 28 percent from last year
UGA has decreased its water usage by 28 percent over the past year— saving the university more than $250,000 through conservation and cost-cutting measures and…
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Learning Center named for HOPE Scholarship creator
A ceremony will be held Oct. 17 to dedicate the Zell B. Miller Learning Center, the third of three buildings UGA is naming for former…
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Research pays off
Licensing revenues for the University of Georgia Research Foundation increased to $23.75 million in fiscal year 2008, an increase of 47 percent from the last…
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Around Academe Oct. 6, 2008
Increase in funds for Pell Grants likely to surpass 40 percentTo meet its promise of a better per-student benefit, Congress may have to bolster the…
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Kudos Oct. 6, 2008
Allan Armitage, horticulture professor who runs UGA’s trial gardens, received the Newport Flower Show International Achievement Award from the Preservation Society of Newport County in…
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Vandiver Hall Naming
Taking part in the Sept. 26 ribbon-cutting ceremony for the residence hall named for former Gov. Ernest Vandiver Jr. were (from left) UGA President Michael…
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Bulletin Board Oct. 6, 2008
Writing contestIn conjunction with its upcoming show, The Pillowman, University Theatre is holding a writing contest for dark fairy tales between 500 and 750 words…
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Blue Key Award from UGA chapter of honor society
The University of Georgia chapter of Blue Key National Honor Society will recognize two outstanding UGA alumni, Atlanta attorney Charles Campbell and Atlanta businessman Clarence…
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Band to band combat
Web surfers can watch UGA’s Redcoat Marching Band and six other college bands square-off for the best rendition of the theme song from the movie…
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Alumnus’ book decodes the dating ‘game’
Don’t Hate the Player, Hate the Game: A Girl’s Guide to Benching the Bad Boys Robert Williams Tate Publishing $10.99 Don’t Hate the Player,; Hate…