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In a split-second
UGA Police Chief Jimmy Williamson was quoted in a segment on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric about state legislatures, including Georgia’s, that debated…
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Acceptance of failure
The Irish Times, a newspaper headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, quoted Andrew Ward, assistant professor of management in the Terry College of Business, in an article…
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Is fair value fair?
Dennis Beresford, a part-time lecturer at the J.M. Tull School of Accounting in the Terry College of Business, was quoted in an American Banker article…
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A question of population
Congressional Quarterly quoted UGA political science professor Charles Bullock in an article about the likelihood of a Republican challenger unseating Georgia Congressman John Barrow. Bullock…
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The right to defend
The Daily Report quoted Erica J. Hashimoto, assistant professor of law, in an article about U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s request for more data…
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Biochemistry and molecular biology faculty member named first Mudter Professor in Cancer Research
J. Michael Pierce, Distinguished Research Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in UGA’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, has been named the first George…
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Equal Opportunity director retires after more than three decades
Len Davis’ primary official job at UGA for the past 28 years has been directing the Equal Opportunity Office.
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Male vocal group to perform April 18
The Performing Arts Center will present the acclaimed vocal ensemble Chanticleer on April 18 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. Hailed as “an orchestra…
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University Theatre to present fresh, dynamic interpretation of Shakespeare
The University Theatre’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream—one of Shakespeare’s most loved, easiest to understand and most performed plays—takes on a decidedly oceanic flavor…
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Colorful art on display at Georgia Center
The art exhibition, Creative Responses: The Colorful World of Stanley Bermudez and Ana Guzman, will be on display until April 30 in the Hill Atrium…
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UGA hosts African linguistic conference
UGA will host the 39th Annual Conference on African Linguistics April 17–20 at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel. The conference…
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International award recognizes EITS for enhancing services, reducing costs
Teamwork between the UGA administration and Enterprise Information Technology Systems has earned the 2008 SHARE Award for Excellence in Technology. UGA received the award for…
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Former CIA agent to speak at UGA
University Union will present a discussion by Valerie Plame Wilson, author and former CIA operations officer, April 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Chapel. Wilson…
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‘Dead zones’
Too much of a good thing can have disastrous effects.
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Economic stimulus checks to be mailed beginning in May
Starting in May, more than 130 million households will begin receiving economic stimulus payments from the U.S. government. As part of the Economic Stimulus Act…
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Animal cruelty videos close San Francisco Art Institute show
The San Francisco Art Institute canceled a Parisian artist’s one-man show and public forum recently after receiving complaints about videos showing animal cruelty used in…
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HHMI president to step down
Thomas R. Cech, president of one of the biggest private donors for scientific research, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, announced April 1 that he will…
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Academic symposium focuses on faculty engagement, renewal
Close to 70 faculty members and administrators gathered at the Dillard House Conference Center at the end of March for a day-and-a-half symposium addressing ways…
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UGA Alumni Association honors five at annual awards luncheon April 18
The UGA Alumni Association will honor former Gov. Joe Frank Harris, political strategist and author Hamilton Jordan and popular UGA professor William Barstow at the…
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Peabody Awards honor 35 for excellence in electronic media
Thirty-five recipients of the 67th Annual Peabody Awards were announced April 2 by the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.
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Undergraduate receives 2008 Barry Goldwater Scholarship
Vanessa del Valle, a UGA Honors student, has been selected as a 2008 Barry M. Goldwater Scholar, a prestigious national science award for sophomores and…
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Peacemaker
Martti Ahtisaari, the former president of Finland, received the 2008 Delta Prize for Global Understanding at a banquet on campus April 3.
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Pay raise, medical education funds included in budget
The $21 billion state budget approved by the Georgia General Assembly as it adjourned on April 4 includes several key provisions affecting UGA.
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Crude corral
Catastrophes like the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill off the Alaskan coast only contribute a fraction of annual petroleum contamination.