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Amino acids fight addiction
Researchers in the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine have found that D-Serine, an amino acid being tested for the treatment of schizophrenia and…
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Stopping the flu
Each year, the influenza virus evolves. And each year, public health officials try to predict what the new strain will be and how it will…
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Tropics produce more baby girls
Women who want to increase their chances of giving birth to a girl should live closer to the equator, according to a University of Georgia…
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Bentley, Fisher, Nickols, Durham, Young Family to receive UGA alumni awards
The University of Georgia Alumni Association will honor former Athens mayor Upshaw Bentley, the late Vivian Fisher, former dean Sharon Nickols and former basketball coach…
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UGA professor selected for National Academies of Science and National Institute of Health committees
University of Georgia Distinguished Research Professor Noel Gregg has been selected to serve on two national committees-one focusing on adolescent and adult literacy and another…
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UGA announces speakers for spring commencement
The University of Georgia has announced speakers for its spring commencement ceremonies for undergraduate and graduate students on May 9.
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UGA College of Education professor Pamela Paisley named ACA Fellow
University of Georgia College of Education professor Pamela Paisley has been named an American Counseling Association Fellow for 2009.
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68th Annual Peabody Awards Winners announced
Thirty-six recipients of the 68th Annual Peabody Awards were announced today by the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.
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Indian Supreme Court Justice to speak on individual rights
Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan of the Supreme Court of India will lecture on “Individual Rights in India: A Perspective from the Supreme Court” on April…
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UGA had major impact on Georgia’s economy in 2008
The University of Georgia had a large economic impact on Georgia’s economy in 2008 despite challenging economic times, according to a report released today by…
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UGA professor Jennifer Graff receives national Dissertation of the Year Award
University of Georgia College of Education faculty member Jennifer M. Graff has received the 2009 Dissertation of the Year Award from the International Reading Association…
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Expert in experiential education Karen Warren to give Ramsey Lecture
Karen Warren, an expert in experiential education and outdoor leadership, will deliver the 2009 Ramsey Lecture on Monday, April 6 at 3:30 p.m. in Room…
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UGA Press receives grant for North American history series
The University of Georgia Press is one of three university presses to receive a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support “Early American…
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UGA research shows some plants can remove indoor pollutants
Some plants have the ability to drastically reduce levels of indoor pollutants, according to new research at the University of Georgia.
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Treating ich
Researchers from the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine have made an unexpected dual discovery that could open new avenues for treating Ichthyophthirius multifiliis,…
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Summer: Wide array of camps, activities being offered
From graphic design to dancing, camps at UGA have something for everyone from toddlers to teens this summer. Programs range from a few hours in…
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Invest with caution
The New York Times asked Stephen Mihm, professor of history, to weigh in on the scandal surrounding Bernard Madoff. “The sentencing of Bernard Madoff is far more…
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Baby boom
An article in the Chattanooga Times-Free Press quoted Douglas Bachtel, UGA demographer and College of Family and Consumer Sciences professor, in an article about U.S. baby births in…
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West side story
A San Francisco Business Times article about Wachovia being acquired by Wells-Fargo quoted Jim Verbrugge, banking professor emeritus at UGA. “This won’t be like the Bank of America…
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Classic kickback
Archie Carroll, Robert W. Scherer Professor Emeritus at UGA’s Terry College of Business, was quoted in an Atlanta Business Chronicle article about the upcoming sentencing of three former…
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Toxic water
News outlet CNN quoted Jim Porter, associate dean of the Eugene P. Odum School of Ecology, in an article about eroding bombs on the sea floor leaking toxic…
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TV for the kids
Donna Alvermann, Distinguished Research Professor in the department of language and literacy education, was quoted in a Business Wire story about a free online educational service for…
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PR professor pulls double duty
The comparisons between Grady College’s Kaye Sweetser and Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz are hard to ignore.
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Coca-Cola exec will give annual Woodroof Lecture
Rhona Applebaum, a food- industry leader with The Coca-Cola Co., will deliver the 2009 Woodroof Lecture April 2 at 2 p.m. in Masters Hall of…