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University’s Tunisia program receives international award
The University of Georgia-Tunisia Educational Partnership has been selected to receive the Andrew Heiskell Award for Innovation in International Education from the Institute of International…
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New UGA study-abroad fund to honoe slain alumna and French honor student Meredith Emerson
Meredith Emerson was, her professors and friends remember, an outstanding student of French language, literature and culture during her years as a student at the…
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CompuCredit CEO David Hanna to open spring leadership speaker series at Terry College on Feb. 1
David G. Hanna, chairman and CEO of CompuCredit Corp., will present the first spring lecture of the Terry Leadership Speaker Series on Friday, Feb. 1,…
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First Amendment Essay winners announced
Three high school students were selected from a record 129 entrants as winners in the annual First Amendment Essay Contest, sponsored by the University of…
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Albany artist donates prints to UGA Map Library
Harold R. (Huddy) Hudgens Jr., an Albany resident who holds a degree in landscape architecture from the University of Georgia, has helped brighten the walls…
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Georgians see higher education as key to success
Almost all Georgia residents (98 percent) say that a college education is either very important (83 percent) or somewhat important (15 percent) for an individual…
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Virtual peanut farms, real answers
When agricultural lobbyist Bob Redding wants to know how pending policy decisions will impact farmers in Georgia, he turns to a simulation…
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Classes and caffeine: Franklin College advisors now work out of Jittery Joe’s in UGA’s SLC
Meredith Cooper, a University of Georgia freshman from Austin, Texas, felt a bit overwhelmed as she stood in the extremely busy Student Learning Center on…
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Media Advisory: UGA to participate in Focus the Nation
University of Georgia students will participate in Focus the Nation, a national teach-in on global warming solutions, Jan. 30 – 31.
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Grant proposals
The Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach is accepting proposals for the 2008-2009 Scholarship of Engagement Grants program, which supports domestic…
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WIP proposal deadline
The Franklin College Writing Intensive Program is accepting Arts and Sciences faculty proposals for innovative courses for the 2008-2009 academic year that encourage writing. Selected…
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Grading system forum
On Jan. 30, the Office of the Vice President for Instruction will hold a forum for faculty members to provide feedback on the plus/minus grading…
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Trailblazer encourages unity on anniversary of campus desegregation
Illuminating some hidden aspects in the story of UGA’s first African-American students and urging students to work with others “beyond their comfort zone,” Georgia Labor…
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Public lecture to focus on food safety threats at home and from abroad
Although the food supply in the U.S. is one of the safest in the world, illnesses from contaminated foods, such as bagged spinach and peanut…
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CVIOG site redesigned for visitors
The Carl Vinson Institute of Government has recently redesigned its Web site to make it easier for visitors to find information and become familiar with…
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Book examines family’s divided loyalties
House of Abraham: Lincoln and the Todds, a Family Divided by War Stephen Berry Houghton Mifflin Company $28 House of Abraham: Lincoln and the Todds,…
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College of Education’s new policy center working to improve Georgia’s schools
In fall 2006, Andy Horne, Elizabeth DeBray-Pelot and Dorothy Hamish helped establish the Education Policy and Evaluation Center. They discuss their plans for the center…
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Economic lows
A Women’s Wear Daily article about limited retail gains in the Southeast before the holiday shopping season quoted Jeff Humphreys, director of UGA’s Selig Center…
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From the outside in
David Smilde, associate professor of sociology at UGA, was quoted in a Christian Science Monitor article about the rise of Pentecostal churches nationwide. Speaking about…
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On the heels of conquistadors
USA Today quoted Charles Hudson, emeritus professor of anthropology, in an article about Spanish explorer Hernando DeSoto’s trek through Georgia in the mid 16th century.…
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The violent femmes
A Windy City Times story about new insights into sexuality, relationships and violence quoted Pamela Orpinas, professor of health promotion and behavior. After studying more…
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Ozone layer
Forbes Magazine quoted Michael Doyle, director of UGA’s Center for Food Safety, in an article about new methods of disinfecting fruits and vegetables using ozone.…
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Three good reasons
A Christian Science Monitor article about Georgia’s drought troubles quoted David Stooksbury, associate professor of biological and agricultural engineering and state climatologist. “The three reasons…
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It concerns everything
An article in the Christian Science Monitor about the drought afflicting the Southeast U.S. quoted Richard Clark, a project director at UGA’s Carl Vinson Institute…