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Media Advisory: UGA Cabinet meeting and media briefing April 23
The University of Georgia Cabinet will conduct its regular meeting Thursday, April 23, at 10 a.m., in the Peabody Board Room of the administration building.
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UGA School of Social Work receives grant to research PTSD
The National Institute on Drug Abuse-one of 27 institutes and centers that comprise the National Institutes of Health-has awarded the University of Georgia School of…
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NIH grant will strengthen fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis at UGA
Christopher Whalen, professor of epidemiology in the University of Georgia College of Public Health, will receive a $1.1 million grant to develop a program to…
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UNC nutrition expert Barry Popkin to deliver Ramsey Lecture April 27
Nationally recognized expert on nutrition Barry Popkin will discuss how shifts in dietary intake and physical activity patterns have contributed to a world-wide obesity epidemic…
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Arts, sciences intersect at CURO symposium
More than 200 UGA students showcased their academic growth and commitment to research at the annual spring undergraduate research symposium sponsored by the Honors Program’s…
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Shaw receives OIE’s 2009 Richard Reiff Award
Judy Shaw, associate provost for international education, received the 2009 Richard Reiff Award for Internationalization from UGA’s Office of International Education.
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Bittersweet ‘cheerio’
When it comes to international education, the University of Georgia is among the crème de la crème. It’s ranked fifth among all colleges and universities…
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Off the deep end
Everyone knows of volcanoes and their ability to do anything from burying cities to changing the climate. Less well-known are mud volcanoes, vents bubbling gases…
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Former EPD manager will lead Environmental Safety Division
A long-term manager in the Georgia Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources has been hired to lead UGA’s Environmental Safety Division. John…
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Man of service: Arthur Dunning’s work honored with Fulfilling Dream Award
Read between the lines of Arthur Dunning’s career, and a clear point emerges: The definition of diversity needs to change.
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Former speaker talks reform at Getzen Lecture
America needs substantial bureaucratic reform at all levels of government to remain competitive in a global economy, Newt Gingrich, former speaker of the U.S. House…
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Sophomore named 2009 Barry Goldwater Scholar
Muktha Natrajan, a sophomore in the Honors Program, is a 2009 recipient of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, a prominent national award for undergraduates in…
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Head of the class
The university will recognize top student scholars, superior teachers and outstanding faculty advisers and mentors at the annual Honors Day program April 22.
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Speakers announced for spring semester graduation exercises
Spring Commencement ceremonies for undergraduate and graduate students May 9 will feature a Congressman and a financial expert, respectively.
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Web developers lunch and learn
Eric Gervase, director of sales for Nxtbook Media, will present a lunch-and-learn seminar on “Digital Magazines, Brochures and Leveraging your Print Assets on the Web”…
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SLIG meeting
The last Service-Learning Interest Group meeting of the academic year is 2-3:30 p.m. April 23 in the Center for Teaching and Learning’s North Conference Room.…
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Promotion and tenure workshop
A promotion and tenure workshop will be held May 1 (Reading Day) from 1:30-3:30 p.m. in Mahler Auditorium of the Georgia Center for Continuing Education…
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GLOBES launches new interactive site
GLOBES, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and queer faculty and staff organization at UGA, has launched a new Web site to spread the word about…
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New book examines narcissism epidemic
The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement By Jean M. Twenge and W. Keith Campbell Free Press $26 In The Narcissism Epidemic: Living…
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Retirees April 2009
Fifty-nine UGA employees retired April 1. Due to the large number, the rest of the names will be printed in the April 27 issue. Retirees,…
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Warnell faculty member searches for ‘missing link’ to mussel survival
There may be a lot of fish in the sea, but Robert Bringolf is looking for just one.
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Pamela Paisley, received the 2009 Reese House Social Justice Advocate of the Year Award
Pamela Paisley, a professor in the department of counseling and human development services, received the 2009 Reese House Social Justice Advocate of the Year Award…
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Jeremy Kilpatrick, named inaugural Fellow of the American Educationial Research Association
Jeremy Kilpatrick, Regents Professor of Mathematics Education, has been named an inaugural Fellow of the American Educational Research Association in recognition of his outstanding accomplishments…
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Jeffrey Jordan, Southern Agriculture Economics Association Lifetime Acheivement Award
Jeffrey Jordan, a faculty member in the agricultural and applied economics on UGA’s Griffin Campus and director of the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education…