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New research shows how gene function drives natural selection in important class of genetic elements
For years, researchers thought that most of this DNA was passive “junk” and knew little about it. New findings, however, are peeling back the odd…
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Georgia Mseum of Art curator receives 2009 Georgia Museum Educator of the Year Award
The Georgia Art Education Association has selected Georgia Museum of Art curator Carissa DiCindio to receive the Georgia Museum Educator of the Year Award for…
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Study first to how that RNA interference can facilitate vaccine development
Pharmaceutical companies and universities are racing to develop drugs that use the gene silencing mechanism known as RNA interference to treat a host of diseases.…
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UGA professor elected to directorate of national college student affairs group
University of Georgia College of Education faculty member Laura Dean has been elected to the directorate of the American College Personnel Association Commission for Professional…
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Houck to serve on Journal of Education Finance Editorial board
University of Georgia education professor Eric Houck has been selected to serve as a member of the editorial review board for the Journal of Education…
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AccessText Network created in collaboration with UGA will improve student access to textbooks
The Association of American Publishers has signed an agreement with the Alternative Media Access Center, an initiative of the Georgia Board of Regents and the…
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Department of anthropology graduate student at UGA wins national writing award
A University of Georgia department of anthropology graduate student has won the American Anthropological Association’s annual award for writing on anthropology and the environment.
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Institutional progress report online
The 2007-08 Annual Report of Institutional Progress prepared by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness will not be published as a special insert in Columns this…
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Freedom Breakfast tickets
The sixth annual Freedom Breakfast, which honors the life and work of the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., will be held at 7:30 a.m.…
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Publication break
The Dec. 8 issue of Columns is the final one to be published for fall semester. Regular weekly publication will resume Jan. 12. Submit news…
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Cook’s holiday
Food Services’ annual luncheon feast, “A Cook’s Holiday,” will run Dec. 18-19 at the Village Summit in Joe Frank Harris Commons. The meal is a…
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Libraries holiday hours
The holiday schedule for the main and science libraries will begin Dec. 17 with reduced hours. The libraries will be closed Dec. 21, Dec. 25…
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Winter weather closing procedures
By policy, the university makes one of three announcements during inclement winter weather: UGA is open and operating on a regular schedule; UGA is closed;…
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Alternative Media Access Center honored
The Alternative Media Access Center, an initiative of the University System of Georgia and housed at UGA, has received the White Cane Award from the…
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Housing diverts tons of carpet from landfill
University Housing recently was recognized by InterfaceFLOR, the world’s largest modular carpet manufacturer, for the diversion of 47,500 pounds of carpet from the landfill for…
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Elegant Salute raises nearly $100,000 for Georgia Museum of Art programming
The Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art raised nearly $100,000 from ticket sales and event sponsors at its 11th biennial Elegant Salute on Nov.…
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Equestrian team gets permanent home
The Athletic Association has signed a contract to purchase an existing horse farm near Athens that will soon serve as the permanent home for UGA’s…
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Eleven UGA students present their research at national biomedical conference in Orlando
For the second year in a row, a UGA undergraduate student won an outstanding presentation award at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students,…
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First two apprentices graduate from Physical Plant program
The first two graduates of the Physical Plant’s apprenticeship program were recently certified by the U.S. Department of Labor and now have been promoted to…
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Food for thought and hunger
More than 10 years ago a friend at Covenant Presbyterian Church asked Jonathan Arnold to volunteer at the Athens Area Homeless Shelter. The request was…
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Dooley Complex dedicated
Former UGA head football coach and director of athletics Vince Dooley and wife, Barbara, (center), react to the statue unveiling during the Nov. 29 dedication…
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Adding up to success
Experts have for some years worried that a national shortage of scientists, mathematicians and engineers has jeopardized the competitive edge the U.S. needs in an…
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Faculty, staff give their input on Student Learning Initiative
More than 100 UGA faculty and staff attended the three public forums held on campus last month to learn about and provide input on the…
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Grim outlook
Attendees at the Dec. 3 Economic Outlook luncheon in Atlanta received a grim forecast for the state of the Georgia and the U.S.