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UGA awards 2008 Foundation Fellowships
The class of 2012 at the University of Georgia includes 22 Foundation Fellows who exemplify the qualities of outstanding future leaders and scholars.
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Banister and Edenfield receive UGA Law School Association’s highest honor
The University of Georgia School of Law’s alumni association recently presented its highest honor, the Distinguished Service Scroll Award, to Eleanor F. Banister of Atlanta,…
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Maxine Clark, founder of Build-A-Bear Workshop® to speak at summer commencement
Maxine Clark, a 1971 graduate of the University of Georgia and founder, chief executive and chairman of Build-A-Bear Workshop, will be the speaker for the…
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Georgia mascot Uga VI passes away in Savannah
Uga VI, the winningest mascot in the University of Georgia’s history, died on Friday evening from congestive heart failure in his hometown of Savannah, Ga.,…
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UGA awards 2008 Ramsey Honors Scholarships
Thirteen high-achieving incoming freshmen at the University of Georgia have been awarded 2008 Bernard Ramsey Honors Scholarships, one of the university’s most prestigious academic awards.
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Chicken fat? Really?
UGA is among 13 winners of the Grand Challenge of the second annual BioEnergy Awareness Days held in Washington D.C, an honor that allowed them…
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UGA Research Foundation to acquire WNEG-TV
The University of Georgia Research Foundation has reached an agreement to acquire WNEG-TV, channel 32, from its current owner, Media General, Inc.
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Arthur Horne named dean of UGA College of Education
Arthur M. (Andy) Horne, who has served as interim dean of the University of Georgia College of Education since Jan. 1, has been named permanent…
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UGA research may lead to safer, more effective gene therapy
The potential of gene therapy has long been hampered by the risks associated with using viruses as vectors to deliver healthy genes, but a new…
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New UGA invention kills foodborne pathogens in minutes
University of Georgia researchers have developed an effective technology for reducing contamination of dangerous bacteria on food.
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CURO exposes undergraduate summer fellows to research community
Thirty-three undergraduates have received 2008 CURO summer fellowships to engage in eight weeks of intensive research activity with faculty from a variety of fields, including…
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Thrasher, former faculty member, dies
Col. Warren Atticus Thrasher, 94, a former faculty member at UGA, died June 8 at his home in Athens.
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$4.1 million grant will be used to study bee colony collapse disorder
Almost half the bee colonies in the U.S. died this winter. Many were the result of a disorder that causes the colony to literally collapse.…
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UGA’s Arch Foundation adds two trustees
Two new advisory trustees were chosen by the Arch Foundation for the University of Georgia at the organization’s May meeting in Athens. Elizabeth J. “Betty”…
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Advising programs win national honor
The Orientation Academic Advising Programs in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences have been selected as recipient of an outstanding Institutional Advising Program Certificate…
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Researchers awarded collaborative grant
One scientist at UGA and another at Georgia Tech have been awarded the first University System of Georgia Inter-institutional Collaborative Research Grant. Ying Xu, director…
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Regents approve initial MCG/UGA site
The University System of Georgia Board of Regents approved at its June 11 meeting a 20-year lease-purchase agreement for the initial home for the Medical…
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State of Georgia toughens fiscal accountability for its employees
UGA’s demonstrated commitment to strong internal controls makes it well positioned to manage the stringent new accountability rules enacted by the state, according to Tim…
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Old IV antibiotic may find new life as a stroke treatment
An old intravenous antibiotic may have new life as a stroke treatment, according to a team of researchers from the Medical College of Georgia and…
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New study: UGA has at least $2.1 billion impact on economy
UGA pumped at least $2.1 billion into the Athens-area economy in fiscal year 2007, according to a new study that measures the economic impact of…
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Sustainable oasis
Students working in a printmaking studio in the new Lamar Dodd School of Art building will be able to see something out the window that’s…
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Course reserve deadlines
The UGA Libraries are continuing to accept course reserve lists for fall semester. Information on using course reserves, including the full course reserve letter, guidelines,…
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Gift-giving policy
All state employees, which includes those at UGA, are encouraged to review the law pertaining to the acceptance of gifts from outside parties. The boundaries…