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Phaedra S. Corso, 2008 Kaafee Billah memorial Award recipient
Phaedra S. Corso, associate professor in the department of health policy and management in the College of Public Health, was awarded the 2008 Kaafee Billah…
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Dan Colley, Piraga da Silva Medal recipient
Dan Colley, professor of microbiology and director of UGA’s Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases, in August received the Piraja da Silva Medal from…
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UGA Residence Hall Association planning for historic election
The University of Georgia Residence Hall Association and Department of University Housing will sponsor “Housing Rocks the Vote,” a two-part program aimed at involving the…
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Audiologist gives sound advice to clients in speech and hearing clinic
For Alice Sanderson, an audiologist in UGA’s Speech and Hearing Clinic, a rewarding day at work might include helping a 3-month-old hear her name for…
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Engineering project wins Global Development Marketplace competition
A UGA project is one of 22 winners of the 2008 Global Development Marketplace on Sustainable Agriculture, a competition to award grants to small-scale development…
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Delta Prize winner gets Nobel Peace Prize
Martti Ahtisaari, the former president of Finland, received the Nobel Peace Prize onOct. 10 for his efforts to resolve international conflicts. Ahtisaari also won the…
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Grant to improve biologists’ computing
A new grant from the National Science Foundation will more than quadruple the computing power available to UGA biologists. The $796,822 grant from the NSF,…
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Help reduce cancer risks
In conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the American Cancer Society recommends the following healthy life changes to help reduce the risk of cancer:• Weight…
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Report outlines steps for managing disputes in higher education
Ombudspersons programs can save higher education institutions time, money and their reputations, according to a report released this month by the Higher Education Funding Council…
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Pollock painting may stay at Iowa
Officials at the University of Iowa issued a report arguing against selling a Jackson Pollack painting from the institution’s museum, a proposal that was offered…
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Mark Bullard
Fifth-year landscape architecture student Mark Bullard is a leader, and he feels much gratitude for his time at UGA. As a participant at LeaderShape 2007,…
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UGA Homecoming Parade cancelled due to inclement weather
Due to heavy rain expected to continue moving through the Athens area until this evening, the 2008 University of Georgia Homecoming Parade scheduled for tonight…
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UGA faculty member Jenny Oliver elected secretary of state multicultural education group
Jenny Penney Oliver, chair of the Dean’s Council for Diversity in the University of Georgia College of Education, has been elected as secretary of the…
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Social studies education researcher Walter Parker to deliver inaugural Mary Hepburn Lecture
alter Parker, a professor of social studies education and political science at the University of Washington in Seattle, will be the inaugural speaker for the…
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UGA to begin state’s first major in Arabic next spring semester
The University of Georgia for the first time is adding a major in the Arabic language beginning spring semester 2009. Interest has been so strong…
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National environmental activist to speak at UGA Odum School
Environmental activist Scott Seydel, will speak on “The Founding of Global Green,” the national non-profit organization where he serves as board chairman, on Thursday, Oct.…
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UGA study reveals ecosystem-level consequences of frog extinctions
A University of Georgia study that is the first to comprehensively examine an ecosystem before and after an amphibian population decline has found that tadpoles…
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UGA receives awards for excellence in customer service
The University of Georgia has received several awards for outstanding customer service from the Governor’s Office of Customer Service and the University System of Georgia…
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University of Georgia announces 2008-2009 Fulbright student travel awards
Six University of Georgia students were awarded scholarships from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for international travel and study for the 2008-2009 academic year.
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UGA has largest student body in history with fall enrollment of 34,180
Spurred by growth at two of its extended campuses, the University of Georgia has its largest student body in history this fall with an enrollment…
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UGA sponsors reading by poet Bernadette Mayer on Oct. 21
Author Bernadette Mayer will read from her poetry on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at 7:30 p.m. at Ciné, 234 W. Hancock in downtown Athens.
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New grant to improve computing power of UGA biologists
A new grant from the National Science Foundation will more than quadruple the computing power available to University of Georgia biologists.
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Dean selected for MCG/UGA Medical Partnership Campus in Athens
Dr. Barbara L. Schuster, an internist and seasoned medical educator who chaired the Department of Internal Medicine at Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine…
