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Media Advisory: UGA to dedicate marker honoring country music Bill Anderson
The University of Georgia will pay tribute Tuesday, March 4, to country singer and songwriter Bill Anderson by dedicating a historical marker at the Georgia…
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Former Secretaries of State Kissinger, Baker, Christopher and Albright to discuss policy issues
On March 27, four former U.S. secretaries of state will be in Athens to discuss current U.S. foreign policy issues with the goal of providing…
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Bradford appointed holder of inaugural George D. Busbee Chair in Public Policy
The University of Georgia department of public administration and policy has appointed W. David Bradford as the first holder of the George D. Busbee Chair…
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Secretaries of State at UGA
On the eve of a historic presidential election, five former U.S. secretaries of state convened in Athens to discuss foreign policy issues…
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UGA anthropologists receive Distinguished Economic Botanist Award from national society
Professors Brent Berlin and Elois Ann Berlin have been named recipients of the 2008 Distinguished Economic Botanist Award, the highest honor for professionals from the…
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Low-intensity exercise reduces fatigue symptoms by 65 percent, study finds
Sedentary people who regularly complain of fatigue can increase their energy levels by 20 percent and decrease their fatigue by 65 percent by engaging in…
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Steven Heller, author of numerous works on hisotry illustration, to present
Steven Heller, the award-winning author of many books and articles on the history of illustration, will deliver the 10th annual Jack Davis Visiting Artist Lecture…
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Tate Center screening spotlights Peabody-winning “ER” and producer-doctor Neal Baer
A unique Hollywood “hyphenate” – producer-pediatrician-activist Neal Baer – will speak about television’s capacity to educate and heal at a screening of an episode of…
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UGA students, faculty join Metropolitan Opera stars in La Traviata at the Classic Center Theater
Three Metropolitan Opera stars – soprano Maureen O’Flynn, tenor Jorge Lopez-Yanez and baritone Frederick Burchinal – will join a choral ensemble of University of Georgia…
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Grant to help UGA’s Odum School of Ecology explore building green
The University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology, the world’s first standalone school of ecology, wants to go green with a building that would showcase…
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World Bank advisor to Liberia to deliver 2008 Snyder Lecture
Emmanuel Fiadzo, the economic governance cluster leader for the World Bank in Liberia, will deliver this year’s Darl Snyder lecture on Thursday, March 6, at…
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UGA’s Grady College presents Pulitzer Prize-Winners Tucker and Wilkerson
In celebration of Women’s History Month, the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication will present “Women’s Voices: An Evening with Cynthia…
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Media Advisory: UGA to hold Digital Bootcamp event, basic training for interactive media
The University of Georgia has been chosen as the inaugural host site for Digital Bootcamp, a basic training program to teach public relations students and…
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Field trip volunteer training
Volunteers are needed to lead small student groups for the State Botanical Garden of Georgia’s Field Trip Program. Field trips are scheduled from March–May and…
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Lilly Teaching Fellows applications
The Center for Teaching and Learning is currently accepting applications for the 2008-2010 Lilly Teaching Fellows. The application deadline is March 3. Information and application…
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Conference speakers: African Americans must be resourceful to succeed in academe
Speakers at UGA’s recent 2008 Black Issues in Higher Education Conference emphasized the need to support the next generation of African-American educators and academic leaders,…
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Physical Plant site helps track accounting costs
The Physical Plant has launched a Web site that allows users to track departmental accounting costs associated with work orders. By entering a work order…
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Book compiles essays on globalization
Globalization: Universal Trends, Regional Implications Edited by Howard J. Wiarda Northeastern University Press $35 paperback $65 cloth Globalization: Universal Trends, Regional Implications explores globalization—a concept…
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Bard borrowers
A bit more than half a century ago, a musical called West Side Story opened on Broadway. The story of two warring gangs, the Sharks…
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Melissa Shivers, national lead facilitators for the LeaderShape Institute’s 2008 faculty
Melissa Shivers, director of intercultural affairs, has been named one of 23 national lead facilitators for the LeaderShape Institute’s 2008 faculty. Since 1986, more than…
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Jean-Pierre Piriou, Commandeur” in the order of the French Academic Palms
Jean-Pierre Piriou, a professor of French in the department of Romance languages, was recently elevated to the rank of “Commandeur” in the order of the…
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Richard Mullendore, editorial board of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators
Richard Mullendore, a professor in the College of Education’s department of counseling and human development services, has been appointed to the editorial board of the…
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Monique Y. Leclerc, Outstanding Achievement in Biometeorology
Monique Y. Leclerc, crop and soil sciences professor, has received the award for Outstanding Achievement in Biometeorology from the American Meteorological Society.The award recognizes pioneering…
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Ruthann Weaver Lariscy, Loren Reid Distinguished Scholar lecture
Ruthann Weaver Lariscy, a professor in the department of advertising and public relations at UGA’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, presented the University…