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Essay by UGA student Laura Stone published in online magazine
University of Georgia senior Laura Stone, a speech communications major from Waynesboro, was selected by The National Society of Collegiate Scholars to have her essay,…
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All smoking banned at Sanford Stadium
The Athletic Association’s board of directors has banned all smoking at Sanford Stadium beginning this football season. Before the total ban, smoking was permitted at…
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Graduate wins Javits Fellowship
Honors graduate Daniel Gough has been awarded a Jacob K. Javits Fellowship from the U.S. Department of Education to support his doctoral studies in ethnomusicology…
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UGA Press receives Governor’s Award
The University of Georgia Press received a 2008 Governor’s Award in the Humanities for its distinguished publishing program. The press, nine Georgians from across the…
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UGA-Mexico TIES symposium highlights new sustainable development strategie
The need for new sources of bioenergy, the potential for rural economic development and threats of environmental degradation are uniting educators across North America.
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‘Red’ and ‘blue’ viewers
Television news audiences are divided along party lines like never before, according to a UGA study that warns the trend may have damaging consequences for…
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Promotion, tenure review committees are announced
In accordance with the University of Georgia guidelines for appointment, promotion and tenure, the membership of the University Review Committees are being announced. “These faculty…
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University maintains five-month decline in its water usage
UGA is maintaining a sharp reduction in water usage that began last November and is now saving water at a rate more than twice than…
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Supreme advice
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas offered UGA’s spring 2008 graduates a message of hope and wisdom at the May 10 Commencement ceremony in…
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Two UGA departments receive regional best practices awards
UGA’s efforts to streamline bill payment and to monitor its energy use are among the best business practices in the region, according to the Southern…
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University steps up its recycling
UGA has increased its campus recycling efforts with a focus on sustainability. As part of a pilot program, nine bottle and can recycling bins have…
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Some Florida universities plan for fewer faculty, staff and students
The University of Florida announced plans to lay off 20 faculty members and 118 staffers as part of a plan to slash $47 million from…
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UGA to host second annual conference on Women, Rock! and Politics
The Institute for Women’s Studies at the University of Georgia is hosting its second annual conference, Women, Rock! and Politics, from Friday, May 30 to…
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Two UGA education professors named top reviewers for academic journal
Two University of Georgia education professors have been recognized among the top reviewers for the most prestigious academic journal in the field, the Educational Researcher,…
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Dance faculty member named to first Jane Willson Professorship in Arts
Bala Sarasvati, a professor of dance in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, has been named to the first Jane Willson Professorship in Arts.
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UGA Career Center hosts alumni career fair in Atlanta
The University of Georgia Career Center, in partnership with the UGA Alumni Association and the Terry College of Business, will host a career fair for…
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Donors pledge more than $4 million to FACS as part of planned giving campaign
More than $4 million has been committed to the College of Family and Consumer Sciences as part of the “100 Legacies in the Making” planned…
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New initiative tackles global health education
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas offered UGA’s spring 2008 graduates a message of hope and wisdom at the May 10 Commencement ceremony in…
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Adele Handy
Senior Adele Handy has big plans for the future. She is a Foundation Fellow and CURO 2006 Summer Fellow working with professor Greg Robinson to…
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Nekeisha Randall
Nekeisha Lynne Randall likes that UGA has given her the opportunity to become more well-rounded, to enhance her leadership characteristics and to find her niche…
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Franklin College Academic Advising Programs win national honor
The Orientation Academic Advising Programs in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Georgia have been selected as recipient of an…
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UGA, Georgia Tech researchers receive first Inter-Institutional Collaborative Grant
Ying Xu, director of the University of Georgia’s Institute of Bioinformatics, an authority on microbial genomic structures and pathway prediction, and Eberhard Voit, director of…
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Monarch butterflies help explain why parasites harm hosts
A new University of Georgia and Emory University study of monarch butterflies and the microscopic parasites that hitch a ride on them finds that the…
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UGA professor emeritus Roger Winston receives national award
Roger B. Winston Jr., professor emeritus of the University of Georgia’s College of Education, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American College Personnel…