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Federal funding seminar
Federal grant officials will discuss how to apply for federal funding on Jan. 16 from 8:30 a.m.-noon in Rooms K/L of the Georgia Center. Offered…
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Grant application deadline
The UGA Parents and Families Association is accepting applications until Jan. 16 for its 2009 grants program. The application form, guidelines and summary of 2008…
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Kellogg Award nominations
The deadline for applications for the 2009 Outreach Scholarship W.K. Kellogg Foundation Engagement Award is Jan. 15. To apply, submit a 500-word abstract that summarizes…
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Web applications Webinar
The online seminar “Mobile Web Applications in Higher Education” will be held Jan. 21 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. in the Magnolia Room of…
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Campus Scenes
The Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication kicked off its “Centennial Campaign for Grady” fundraiser with a gala celebration last semester. Gov. Sonny Perdue…
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Virtually tour campus at UGArama
The UGArama, a Web site that details UGA campuses (even those in other countries) through a virtual lens of interactive videos, maps, photos and more,…
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New book presents social history of trucking
Trucking Country: The Road to Ameica’s Wal-Mart Economy Shane Hamilton Princeton University Press $29.95 In his new book, Trucking Country: The Road to America’s Wal-Mart…
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Civic Connections
The University of Georgia is one of nine institutions (including Michigan State, North Carolina State, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue and the universities of Alabama,…
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Retirees December 2009
Eighteen UGA employees retired Dec. 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and length of employment are: John N. All, professor, entomology, 35 years/3 months; Terry…
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Eco-friendly: Adviser’s open-door policy a catalyst for student growth
Happy plants burst from the corner while bright red fish swim peacefully in their tank. Outside her office, Misha Boyd, undergraduate adviser at the Odum…
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James W. Wilson, 2009 Gladys M. Thomason Award
James W. Wilson, a professor in the department of mathematics and science education, received the 2008 Gladys M. Thomason Award for Distinguished Service from the…
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Lynne Sallot, 2008 Pathfinder Award
Lynne Sallot, a professor of public relations, received the 2008 Pathfinder Award from the Institute for Public Relations. The award was presented at IPR’s Annual…
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Robert Scott, 2008 Farrell W. Lytle Award
Robert Scott, Distinguished Research Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, received the 2008 Farrel W. Lytle Award from the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource…
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Peter B. “Bo” Rutledge, American Arbritration Association
Peter B. “Bo” Rutledge, an associate professor in the School of Law, was appointed to serve on an American Arbitration Association delegation to the United…
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Michelle Espino, Dissertation of the year Award for 2007
Michelle Espino, an assistant professor in the department of counseling and human development services, received the Association for the Study of Higher Education’s Dissertation of…
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Mary M. Atwater, Fellow of American Educational research Association
Mary M. Atwater, professor in the department of mathematics and science education, was named an inaugural Fellow of the American Educational Research Association in recognition…
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UGA’s ‘Fact Book’ wins award
UGA’s Office of Institutional Research, under the direction of Denise C. Gardner, recently won first place for the printed version of its Fact Book. Given…
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UGA signs international cooperative agreement with Mexican university
UGA and the Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro of México have entered into an International Cooperative Agreement of Good Faith. President Michael F. Adams, Noel Fallows,…
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NBAF goes to Kansas State University
A mid-January announcement from the Department of Homeland Security is expected to officially designate Kansas as the new home of the National Bio and Agro-Defense…
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The write track
Faculty support from across campus is crucial to the success of the new Interdisciplinary Writing Certificate Program for undergraduates launched last semester, according to its…
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Honors student named UGA’s first George Mitchell Scholar
Christina Faust, a UGA Honors student, is one of 12 national recipients of the 2009-2010 George J. Mitchell Postgraduate Scholarship. A senior, she will use…
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Former speaker of U.S. House teaches judicial review course at law school this semester
Newt Gingrich, former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, has joined the School of Law as a Carl E. Sanders Political Leadership Scholar this…
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University Alliance grants support outreach, recruitment, retention efforts
The University Alliance, a partnership between UGA and the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, has awarded10 University Alliance Grants for the 2008-2009 academic year. The grants, ranging…
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TV viewers may need to purchase converter box for digital switch
Television viewers whose sets use rabbit ears or antennae to receive a signal will need to change their change their tuners before Feb. 17, when…