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Cancer killer
A United Press International story about UGA researchers discovering that pectin, which is found in fruits and vegetables and used in making jams and other…
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Early recruitment
A University Business article about recruiting and helping children get into college quoted Mimi Sodhi, assistant provost for institutional diversity, about her role in partnering…
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Gene catalog
Science Daily quoted Jeffrey Dean, professor of forest biotechnology, in an article about a project he is spearheading at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Joint…
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Honeybee hiatus
A USA Today article about a disease ravishing the nation’s honeybee population quoted Keith Delaplane, an entomology professor and world-renown bee expert. “This adds yet…
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Former Virginia Tech faculty member named Gunst Professor
Spencer A. Johnston, Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons and former professor of veterinary medicine at Virginia Tech, has been appointed as the…
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New Ramsey Student Center director hits the ground running
After visiting all 50 states, some 39 countries and all seven continents; after whitewater rafting on the Rogue River and going on a safari in…
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Folk Art
Amazing Grace: Self-Taught Artists from the Mullis Collection, an exhibition of paintings, sculptures, constructions and works on paper from the private folk art collection of…
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Multi-panel landscape painting series installed at Georgia Museum of Art
The Georgia Museum of Art recently installed Landscape Series 1-12, an arrangement of 12 paintings by Frances de La Rosa, in the museum’s main stairway.…
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Football player Kelin Johnson is named to 2007 AFCS Good Works Team
Football player Kelin Johnson is one of 11 players nationwide named to the American Football Coaches Association 2007 Good Works Team. Johnson is the 11th…
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SUNY acting president appointed new USG chief academic officer
Chancellor Erroll B. Davis Jr. announced the appointment of Susan Herbst as executive vice chancellor and chief academic officer for the University System of Georgia.…
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Study finds surge in director pay following landmark Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
A UGA study finds that the landmark Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and related rule changes of the major stock exchanges have dramatically altered the makeup…
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Filtering the message
Some anti-smoking ads are simply ineffective, while others actually make youth more likely to light up. Fortunately, some are successful, and a UGA study helps…
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Find ways to re-use ‘wasted’ water
With a complete outdoor watering ban now in effect in Clarke, Barrow, Jackson and Oconee counties, the answer to some water woes may be hiding…
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New Orleans colleges will receive millions in grants to rebuild
Two years after Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc on many of New Orleans’ colleges and universities, the Carnegie Corporation of New York plans to provide $14…
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American Council on Education revamps stance on affirmative action
Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in two cases involving race-based public school assignment policies, the American Council on Education issued a paper updating its legal…
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U.S. Navy and University of Hawaii agree to open new research lab
A new deal to open an applied research laboratory that will bring in $10 million a year in military-research projects was recently announced by the…
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Greek Life Office being restructured on Oct. 1
Supervision of UGA’s Office of Greek Life will be reassigned from Campus Life to a direct report in the Office of the Vice President for…
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Public symposium will honor Frank Golley, past ecology director
The Odum School of Ecology will host a two-day symposium memorializing past director Frank B. Golley, who died Oct. 6, 2006. To be held Oct.…
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Behind the music: Concert showcases songwriters, honors late UGA alumnus
On a recent night in Gainesville, Bruce Burch, director of the Music Business Program in the Terry College of Business, took center stage to pay…
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Hands-on experience
UGA students will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in U.S. politics and public policy-making through the new Washington Semester Program beginning in spring…
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Media Advisory: UGA cabinet meeting and media briefing Sept. 27
The University of Georgia Cabinet will conduct its regular meeting Thursday, Sept. 27, at 10 a.m., in the Peabody Board Room of the administration building
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UGA’s Whorton wins state public service award
The winners of the 2007 Georgia Excellence in Public Service awards include Joe Whorton, senior fellow at the Fanning Institute and associate professor of public…
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New use for stem cells found in war on terrorism
For more than a decade, Steve Stice has dedicated his research using embryonic stem cells to improving the lives of people with degenerative diseases and…
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Institute for Women’s Studies to host inaugural conference on Women and Girls in Georgia
The Institute for Women’s Studies at the University of Georgia is hosting the inaugural conference on Women and Girls in Georgia, October 12-14, at the…