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Diane Samdahl, elected to Society for Park and Recreation Educators
Diane Samdahl, a professor in the College of Education, was elected to the board of directors for the Society for Park and Recreation Educators. Samdahl,…
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Christopher Morphew, elected on the Association for the Study of Higher Education
Christopher Morphew, an associate professor and graduate program coordinator at the Institute of Higher Education, was elected to the board of directors for the Association…
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Annette Evans, elected to board of directors for Educationial Procurement
Annette Evans, UGA procurement officer, was elected to the board of directors for the National Association of Educational Procurement for District III for the 2008-2009…
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College of Education alumnus wins Dissertation of the Year award
College of Education alumnus C. Ryan Akers received the Southern Association for College Student Affairs Dissertation of the Year award for 2008. This is the…
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Former gymnast to get Hartman Award
Dr. Kathy McMinn, the former gymnast who was the first UGA athlete to be named All-American four consecutive years, is the 2008 recipient of the…
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Human skin expert to give Ritter Lecture
Elaine Fuchs, one of the world’s top experts on the science of human skin, will be the featured speaker in the Ritter Lecture Series on…
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Prepare emergency supplies for later
With hurricane season in full swing, UGA experts suggest having a three-day emergency food supply on hand. “Flash floods, tropical storms, blizzards, whatever the disaster,…
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GMAT scores canceled for cheating
Eighty-four people who paid a Web site to get a sneak peek at questions on the Graduate Management Admission Test, a standardized test for graduate…
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Fewer college students smoking
Smoking is being snuffed out on college campuses, according a report released Sept. 9 by the American Lung Association and reported in The Chronicle of…
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Grad School seminar examines Web sites as recruitment, retention tool
Departmental Web sites are an essential tool in the recruitment and retention of top graduate students, according to a faculty panel at a recent seminar…
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Fall participants in Washington Semester Program head to D.C
Against the backdrop of the presidential election this fall, UGA junior Lucas Puente serves as an intern in the office of U.S. Sen. Barack Obama…
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UGA leads multi-state effort to swat down vegetable disease
In the Southeast, thrips are the No. 1 enemy of tomato and pepper farmers. The tiny, plant-feeding bugs carry a disease that can devastate their…
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UGA announces plan to move 3 units to new quarters
The University of Georgia will relocate the College of Environment and Design, the Institute for Women’s Studies and the offices of The Georgia Review literary…
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September 2008
Twelve UGA employees retired Sept. 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and length of employment are: Lisa G. Boone, police lieutenant, police services, 24 years/10…
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Study: Facebook profiles can be used to detect narcissism
A new University of Georgia study suggests that online social networking sites such as Facebook might be useful tools for detecting whether someone is a…
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UGA to host Vet School for a Day
The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine will welcome more 200 participants to the fourth annual Vet School for a Day event on Wednesday,…
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Chandler to present Frankling Visiting Scholar lecture at UGA
Mario André Chandler, an associate professor of Spanish at Oglethorpe University, will deliver the Franklin Visiting Scholar Lecture on the University of Georgia campus Oct.…
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UGA Press presents From Mounds to Megachurches
David S. Williams, director of the Honors Program and Meigs Professor of Religion at the University of Georgia, offers a sweeping overview of the role…
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University of Georgia graduate enrollment reaches record high
The University of Georgia Graduate School expects graduate enrollment for fall 2008 to be the highest ever for the institution. As of mid-September, preliminary figures…
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Dawgtoberfest: Rx for Good Health scheduled for Oct. 15
The University of Georgia College of Pharmacy is celebrating American Pharmacists Month with the 6th annual Dawgtoberfest: Rx for Good Health on Wednesday, Oct.15, from…
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Media Advisory: UGA Cabinet meeting and media briefing Sept. 25
The University of Georgia Cabinet will conduct its regular meeting Thursday, Sept. 25, at 9 a.m., in the Peabody Board Room of the administration building.
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Shallow-water corals more resistant to bleaching than deeper corals
Stressed corals lose the symbiotic algae that help them survive in a process known as bleaching, but University of Georgia researchers have discovered that one…
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UGA Enlglish department to host symposium on Literary Translation
Several internationally known translators will visit the University of Georgia campus on Oct. 2-3 for a Symposium on Literary Translation. The two-day event, held at…