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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.
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Photojournalist to present Iraq War images
Documentary photographer and photojournalist Kael Alford will present slides of her work and discuss her experiences as an unembedded photographer documenting the Iraq War at…
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UGA’s Museum of Natural History to take ownership of mound site
One of the best-preserved and most important archaeological sites in the state of Georgia and the Southeast will soon be owned and managed by the…
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Pictures and 1,000 words
When Denise Logan read an article in the Athens Banner-Herald about the need for more extracurricular programs at the Oconee Street Boys & Girls Club,…
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UGA doctoral student receives international technology education scholarship
Todd R. Kelley, a University of Georgia doctoral student in technology education, has received the Maley Technology Teacher Scholarship, the only graduate scholarship presented by…
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Old College rehabilitation project wins historic preservation award
A year-long project to modernize the University of Georgia’s oldest building, Old College, while preserving its historical integrity has earned an award from the Georgia…
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UGA Honors student Christina Faust receives 2008 Morris K. Udall Scholarship
University of Georgia Honors student Christina Faust has been named a 2008 Morris K. Udall Scholar, a prominent national award honoring outstanding sophomores and juniors…
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The Georgia Review hosts reading by David Huddle
David Huddle, novelist, short-story writer, poet, essayist and humorist, will read from his work Wednesday, April 16, at 4 p.m. on in room 214 of…
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Vandergrift receives UGA COE’s 2008 Staff Award for Excellence
Nancy Vandergrift, program coordinator for the northeast Georgia Partnership for Reform in Science and Mathematics, has received the University of Georgia College of Education’s 2008…
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Prominent figures from Atlanta interpreted in portraiture of Susan Seydel Cofer
The University of Georgia Lamar Dodd School of Art Galleries are pleased to present Learning to Love the Species, an exhibition of works by Atlanta-based…
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UGA to host conference on academic profession
The University of Georgia will host a state-of-the-art conference on the future of the academic profession, titled “Wither the American Academic Profession?
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Graduate student in UGA anthropology department wins government fellowship
A graduate student in the department of anthropology at the University of Georgia has been awarded the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship.
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UGA counseling professor Anneliese Singh receives national award
University of Georgia counseling professor Anneliese Singh will receive the 2008 ‘Ohana Award from the Counselors for Social Justice for her work in affirming diversity…
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UGA genetics professor Jeffrey Bennetzen named winner of Guggenheim Fellowship
Jeffrey L. Bennetzen, Norman and Doris Giles Professor of Molecular Biology and Functional Genomics and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar at the University of Georgia,…
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Media advisory: UGA ag headquarters celebrates 100 years April 11
The Conner Hall Centennial Celebration will take place April 11 from 2-4 p.m. on the front lawn of the building, which has served as the…
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UGA professors Cramond, Hébert recognized for work in gifted education
University of Georgia education psychology professors Bonnie Cramond and Tom Hébert each have received awards from the Georgia Association for Gifted Children for their outstanding…
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Study: Treating post-traumatic stress first helps children overcome grief
Post traumatic stress disorder is commonly thought to affect victims of major trauma and those who witness violence, but a new University of Georgia study…