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‘All-around good spirit’ honored at Appreciation Day
Since joining the faculty of the College of Family and Consumer Sciences more than a decade ago, William P. Flatt has contributed his time, energy…
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Physical Plant goes green
UGA’s Physical Plant division has a new Web site dedicated to environmental sustainability and the Go Green initiative. Launched during Energy Awareness Month, which is…
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Book updates advice for next U.S. president
Letters to the Next President Carl Glickman Teacher’s College Press $18.95 Letters to the Next President: What We Can Do About the Real Crisis in…
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Jumping in head first
With more than 20 alumni events set for this fall, meetings with each of the College of Family and Consumer Sciences departments, a weekend retreat…
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Nuclear ‘breakdown’
In an interview with the CBS Evening News, retired Gen. Eugene Habiger, Distinguished Fellow with UGA’S Center for International Trade and Security, described as “a…
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When leaves won’t leave
The Lexington, Ky., Herald-Leader quoted Kim Coder, professor of community forestry and tree health, in an article about the unlikeliness that fall will bring a…
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Drought gets ‘no respect’
The New York Times quoted David E. Stooksbury, state climatologist and an associate professor of biological and agricultural engineering, in an article about Georgia’s drought.…
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Risky business
In an article about how the Tennessee and Georgia lotteries tend to compete for cross-the-border lotto players’ business, Lottery Post quoted Douglas E. Bachtel, professor…
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What’s bugging the deer?
An article in New Jersey newspaper The Star-Ledger about a breed of bug that infects deer with a lethal virus through its bite, quoted David…
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Where’s the beef?
A CBS News story about a recent recall of tainted beef quoted Michael Doyle, director of the Center for Food Safety. “We are seeing more…
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Modern-day war
An Associated Press article about the live Oct. 13 War of the Worlds radio performance by UGA theatre students, quoted John Kundert-Gibbs, an associate professor…
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Ginter named permanent director of Division of Academic Enhancement
Earl J. Ginter, who has served as assistant director and interim director of the Division of Academic Enhancement at UGA, has been named permanent director,…
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College of Education adviser lets the cat out of the bag about her art
When Helen Rogers graduated from UGA 29 years ago, she bid Athens farewell, thinking that she would never return to the Classic City.
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Violinist to perform in Hodgson Concert Hall
The UGA Performing Arts Center presents world-renowned violinist Midori (above) on Nov. 1 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. Tickets are $34 and $29…
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‘Bulldog Pride Worldwide’
The university will serve up a week of fun, food and football as students, alumni and Bulldog fans celebrate Homecoming through Nov. 3. “Bulldog Pride…
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Henry Kamen to give Fawkes Lecture
Was 1588 Queen Elizabeth’s greatest moment of triumph? Or have we been misled by royal propagandists—not to mention the new Cate Blanchett film? At 4:30…
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Oxford University lecturer to speak
Susan Gillingham, lecturer at Worcester College of Oxford University, will lecture Nov. 1 at 4 p.m. in Room 265 of Park Hall. Sponsored by the…
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‘Civil Gideon’ moot court to examine legal aid for poor people in civil cases
The School of Law’s Civil Clinics will sponsor a moot court on “Civil Gideon,” which will examine whether the Constitution requires a lawyer for poor…
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College of Pharmacy will hold Nov. 2 groundbreaking for new addition
The formal groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction on the $29.7 million, 88,000-square-foot addition to the College of Pharmacy will be held Nov.…
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Grant will be used to explore exposure at waste sites
Jeffrey Fisher, professor of environmental health science in the College of Public Health, has received a $550,000 grant to support translational research to create a…
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The ‘write’ solution
Reading and writing are two of the surest ways toward learning and retention, but they don’t come cheap.
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More water conservation tips
With Athens and the surrounding counties under Level 4 water restrictions and around-the-clock bans on outdoor residential water use, conserving water at UGA and in…
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Colorado State University editor won’t be fired for using the ‘F-word’
After sparking a national debate by using the “F-word” in an editorial about President George W. Bush, the editor of Colorado State University’s student newspaper…
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University of California receives $450,000 fine for anthrax leak
The University of California will have to pay $450,000 in fines after a shipment of anthrax from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory leaked, the Chronicle of…