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Forest genetics researcher effort to sequence and catalog conifer genes for future biofuels research
Jeffrey Dean, professor of forest biotechnology in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, is spearheading a project with the U.S. Department of Energy’s…
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Learning styles impact education
Knowing how your child learns is key to selecting meaningful after-school activities that reinforce classroom lessons, UGA experts say. “Most children have some combination of…
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Ecosystem engineers
Research by UGA ecologists has determined that the introduction of the North American beaver (Castor cannadensis) into Cape Horn, Chile, changes the functioning of stream…
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Pentagon to close database used to monitor campus protests
The Defense Department promised to close down an anti-terrorism database that at one point contained information on anti-war protests on college campuses and elsewhere, according…
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Community college ordered to pay $3,000 per day fine for not paying up
A federal judge ordered Bishop State Community College in Mobile, Ala., to pay $511,000 to a history instructor who won a lawsuit alleging she was…
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Senior external affairs VP search committee formed
A committee has been formed to recommend candidates for the position of senior vice president for external affairs.
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Legal studies professor named to Scherer Chair in Public Affairs
Legal studies professor O. Lee Reed has been appointed to the Robert W. Scherer Chair in Public Affairs in the Terry College of Business.
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President pro tem of state senate to speak at Blue Key Awards banquet
State Sen. Eric Johnson of Savannah will be the speaker for UGA’s annual Blue Key Awards banquet Sept. 7.
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$2.1 million grant will be used to help detect cancer early
Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers, but work being conducted by a team of UGA researchers aims to help physicians diagnose the disease…
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Alumna’s $1 million gift establishes endowment for equine studies in vet medicine
One of Marguerite Hodgson’s earliest memories is when her parents put her on a horse for the first time. From there her love for horses…
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The Second Life span
“We all need to refrain from flying. For this class, we should all stay on the ground,” Scott Shamp says to his students from a…
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Research participants sought
The Maternal and Child Nutrition Research Laboratory is currently conducting studies to evaluate how the type of infant feeding affects body composition. Pregnant test subjects,…
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Fitness programs offered
The Fitness Center is accepting new applications for participation in its Adult Fitness and Cardiac Rehabilitation programs. Each week three one-hour cardiac rehabilitation exercise sessions…
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Research professor nominations
Nominations for Distinguished Research Professorships are due to the appropriate dean no later than Sept. 28. Up to five individuals may be appointed each year…
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Learning in Retirement
The Learning in Retirement Group in this area starts fall semester activities Sept. 10 at the Holiday Inn Express (513 West Broad St.). A half-hour…
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Grants application deadline
The deadline to apply for the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts grants for invited lecturers, graduate student research and performance, visiting scholar/artist and subvention…
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New DLG Web site chronicles 1936 Gainesville tornado disaster, recovery
A new Web site, The 1936 Gainesville Tornado: Disaster and Recovery, at the Digital Library of Georgia provides a vivid portrayal of the ill-fated morning…
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COE helps bring technology in K-12 classroom
The College of Education recently unveiled the Teacher’s Corner Web site, which is dedicated to helping K-12 teachers integrate the latest technology into their classrooms.…
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New book explores religion in Latin America
Reason to Believe: Cultural Agency in Latin American Evangelicalism David Smilde University of California Press $21.95 Evangelical Protestantism has arguably become the fastest-growing religion in…
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Taking care of business
“Conversation with the Dean” is a new series in which UGA deans will discuss their respective school or college. The series opens with Robert T.…
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Vasu Nair, Volwiler Research Achievement Award
Vasu Nair, William H. Terry Senior Professor and head of the pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences department, received the Volwiler Research Achievement Award from the American…
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William Flatt, Fellow of the American Society for Nutrition
William Flatt, D.W. Brooks Distinguished Professor Emeritus, has been named a Fellow of the American Society for Nutrition. This fellowship is open to scientists who…
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Manuel Diaz, National Coach of the Year
Manuel Diaz, head men’s tennis coach, was recently named Wilson/Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Coach of the Year for NCAA Division I. The honor comes after…
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Jeffrey H. Dorfman, editor of The American Journal of Agricultural Economics
Jeffrey H. Dorfman, professor and interim head of the department of agricultural and applied economics has been named to a four-year term (2008-2011) as editor…