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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…
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Weaver,Institute of Native American Studies Program director, named Franklin Professor
Jace Weaver, a professor of religion and law and director of the Institute of Native American Studies Program at UGA, has been named Franklin Professor…
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University Health Center opens new entrance, addition
The new entrance and addition to the University of Georgia Health Center (pictured above) opened March 30. Completed ahead of schedule, the new facility features…
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Edith House lecture moved
Felice J. Batlan, a specialist in feminist legal theory, will deliver the School of Law’s 27th Edith House Lecture, which has been rescheduled for April…
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FBI general counsel to deliver UGA’s inaugural Talarico Lecture
Valerie E. Caproni, general counsel of the FBI, will highlight the inaugural Susette M. Talarico Lecture at the University of Georgia. Caproni’s lecture, “Current Challenges…
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Individual rights in India
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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Social work dean to deliver University of Georgia’s annual Mary Frances Early Lecture
The University of Georgia’s ninth annual Mary Frances Early Lecture will be held April 15 at 4 p.m. in the Chapel.
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UGA licenses invention that kills food-borne pathogens in minutes
A new technology that kills dangerous pathogens on food at home and in restaurants, grocery stores, beverage-manufacturing and food-processing facilities has been licensed to the…
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Seafloor mud volcanoes and brine pools reveal info on their microbial processes
A new study by a biogeochemist at the University of Georgia and her colleagues has shown for the first time distinct and unexpected patterns of…
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Renowned author Michelle Cliff to deliver 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…