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Darl Snyder Lecture to be held
Joanne B. Eicher, editor-in-chief of the Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion, will deliver the 17th annual Darl Snyder Lecture on Thursday, March 5,…
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School of Social Work revamps homepage
The School of Social Work has updated its Web site to include more information for current and prospective students, alumni, faculty and staff. The site…
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Mountain children’s plight highlighted in photos
Enfants des Montagnes du Monde By Jean-Michel Asselin, Sylvie Brunel, Bernard Debarbieux, Hervé Gumuchian, Valeria Pototskaya, Pana Ramakhrishnan and Fausto Sarmiento Glénat 39 € ($50.05)…
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One billion copies and counting
The Central Duplicating Service has come a long way from the typing machines and paper master copies of its 1969 inception. The service has stayed…
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Staff Council officers re-elected for second term
All the current officers of Staff Council were re-elected for another term at the council’s Feb. 4 meeting. The officers are: president, Stuart Ivy, an…
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From recruiting to nurturing: Diversity coordinator plants seeds for success
In 2007 Vivia Hill-Silcott, a diversity coordinator in the College of Pharmacy, moved to Georgia; in 2008 she had a baby; and in 2009 she’s…
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Deborah Tippins, national Outstanding Science Teacher Educator of the Year for 2009
Deborah Tippins, a College of Education professor with joint appointments to elementary and science education, has been named the national Outstanding Science Teacher Educator of…
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Mellissa Shivers, keynote address at a commemorative program at Florida State University
Melissa Shivers, director of intercultural affairs, gave the keynote address at a commemorative program as part of Florida State University’s 21st annualDr. Martin Luther King…
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Eric Houck, new member of th editorial review board for the Journal of Education Finance
Eric Houck, an assistant professor in lifelong education, administration and policy, has been selected to serve as a member of the editorial review board for…
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Dan Colley, expert in advocacy for greater U.S. Investment in global health research
Dan Colley, professor of microbiology and director of UGA’s Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases, has been selected as one of 25 health experts…
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E. Culpepper Clarke, contributions to Alabam’s “Realizing the Dream”
E. Culpepper Clark, dean of the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, was honored for his contributions to Alabama’s “Realizing the Dream” initiative in…
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Winter issue of ‘Georgia Review’ features essay on suicide, Holocaust
The recently released winter 2008 issue of The Georgia Review, UGA’s quarterly journal of arts and letters, features a new essay by Susan Gubar one…
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College of Veterinary Medicine student organization will host benefit auction
The College of Veterinary Medicine’s student chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association is hosting a benefit auction at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia…
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Regents formalize MCG/UGA partnership
The University System of Georgia Board of Regents approved a memorandum of understanding Feb. 10 that formalizes the partnership recently formed between the Medical College…
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Tribute to honor singer, songwriter Otis Redding
UGA will present a tribute to Otis Redding, the Georgia-born singer and songwriter best known for his hit “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay,”…
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Workplace workout
A workplace program that encourages employees to set exercise goals substantially increased workers’ physical activity, according to a new study by UGA exercise and health…
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New Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Program offered to doctoral students
The Graduate School has partnered with faculty in the sciences to launch the Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Program this semester. Available to graduate students who wish…
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UGA, Emory, Georgia Tech collaboration to begin with symposium
The inaugural Georgia Symposium on Nanotechnology in Infectious Disease will be hosted by UGA on Feb. 19. The symposium marks the start of a collaboration…
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University Council votes to add more engineering majors to curriculum
At its Feb. 5 meeting, the University Council voted unanimously to offer three additional majors in engineering dependent upon approval by the board of regents.…
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Walk Georgia registration now open
The UGA Cooperative Extension has a fitness program designed to help Georgians get in shape and work towards a healthier lifestyle. Walk Georgia is an…
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D.C.’s only public university to become two separate entities
Washington, D.C., plans to split its sole public university into two schools: a four-year college with admission standards and a two-year, open-enrollment community college, The…
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$100 million gift to help fight AIDS
Researchers from Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have received a pledge of $100 million to create an institute and work on an AIDS…