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Two high school teams advance to national TEAMS competition
Teams from two Georgia high schools-The Academy of Richmond County in Augusta and Grayson High School in Loganville-who competed at the University of Georgia earlier…
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Dormant UGA fountains to flow again
Two fountains on the University of Georgia’s North Campus that have been dormant for more than a year will be gushing again soon-but not with…
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The Georgia Museum of Art at UGA launches virtual museum in Second Life
The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia recently launched a virtual museum in Second Life featuring paintings and drawings from its permanent…
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Two University of Georgia undergraduates named 2009 Morris K. Udall Scholars
For the first time, two University of Georgia students have been selected as recipients of the 2009 Morris K. Udall Undergraduate Scholarship, a national award…
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Fields Medalist David Mumford to present 15th annual James C. Cantrell Lecture Series on University
David Mumford, University Professor of Applied Mathematics at Brown University and winner of the Fields Medal (often called the Nobel Prize of mathematics) will deliver…
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UGA weather forecasting team wins national honors
A top-three finish in the national team rankings. Multiple regular-season and post-season individual honors. It sounds like another one of UGA’s stellar athletics teams.
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“Still A Wormy World” closes UGA’s 2009 Global Diseases Lecture Series
Jennifer Friedman, a pediatrician who conducts international health research out of Lifespan’s Center for International Health Research at Brown University, will deliver the final 2009…
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State Farm gift funds creation of a new sales lab in UGA’s Terry College of Business
State Farm has committed $96,000 to establish a sales lab at the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business.
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UGA’s Adams and Duncan receive state award for campus historic preservation
Dexter Adams and Janine Duncan recently were honored with the Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation Stewardship for spearheading a long-term protection strategy for the Old…
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UGA’s disability resource director wins national service award
Karen Kalivoda, director of the University of Georgia Disability Resource Center, recently received the 2009 American College Personnel Association College Student Educators International’s Disability Service…
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UGA counseling professor receives AMCD Human Rights Award
University of Georgia counseling professor Anneliese Singh has received the 2009 Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development Kitty Cole Human Rights Award.
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Walk-in help
The College of Pharmacy has developed a unique second-year residency program in ambulatory care at the Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic on Highway 29 in Athens.
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Take your recycling to next level by composting organic materials
When it comes to recycling, most people know the basics—sort out the plastic, paper and glass. But to take recycling to the next level, sort…
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Broadcasting school reopening temporarily for existing students
After coming to an agreement with its management and bankruptcy trustees, the Connecticut School of Broadcasting plans to reopen so that students can finish their…
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MIT professors approve policy of posting their journals online
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is sharing its research by adopting a policy that all faculty members will deposit their scholarly research papers in a…
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Seminar gives students taste of food science
The first-year freshman seminar class teaches every aspect of coffee, from how it’s grown, priced and promoted to the array of flavors and kinds available.
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Eyes wide open
A new study by psychologists at UGA shows for the first time that whites’ beliefs about diversity can hurt or help their minority peers. The…
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Author Michelle Cliff to give 2009 Andrea Carson Coley Lecture
Michelle Cliff, author of Abeng, No Telephone to Heaven and If I Could Write This in Fire, will give the 15th annual Andrea Carson Coley Lecture, “Everything is…
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‘Unnatural’ film series, discussions examine health disparities in U.S.
Most people believe that if they eat right and exercise, go to the doctor and are lucky enough to have “strong” genes, they will live…
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National Historic Preservation Month honors landmark resources
The College of Environment and Design’s Graduate Historic Preservation program will celebrate April as National Historic Preservation Month with campus activities including exhibitions, a barbeque,…
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Former U.S. House speaker to give 2009 Getzen Lecture
Former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich will deliver the School of Public and International Affairs’ annual Getzen Lecture on Government Accountability.
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University edges up in national rankings for federal research funding
Ending its downward drift in the national research rankings over the past four years, the University of Georgia this year rose from 103rd to 94th…
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Peanut scientists get $959,000 from state commission
At its March board meeting, the Georgia Peanut Commission awarded $1million to peanut researchers in Georgia, including $959,000 to UGA’s College of Agricultural and Environmental…