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Rutgers offers free tuition to low-income students in New Jersey
Rutgers University announced that it has implemented a new program that will allow minority and low-income students in New Jersey to enroll at one of…
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Essay: Drug companies found to influence writing in medical journals
Drug companies may have a more influential role in how professors publish articles in medical journals, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported. In an essay…
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Four innovative faculty members receive 2007 D.W. Brooks Awards
The College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences presented its annual D.W. Brooks Faculty Awards for Excellence on Oct. 2. The 2007 winners are Adam J.…
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Political consultant will speak about 2008 political race
On Oct. 22, Paul E. Begala, political contributor on CNN’s The Situation Room and former counselor to President Bill Clinton, will comment on the 2008…
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Interdisciplinary artist Elliott Earls to visit campus for week-long residency
Renowned designer, performance artist and filmmaker Elliott Earls will spend Oct. 15-19 in residence at UGA.
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UGA undergraduates give good marks to their overall educational experience in survey
UGA students who participated in the 2007 National Survey of Student Engagement have again evaluated their overall educational experience more positively than students from selected…
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‘Permanent tribute’
The Arch Foundation for the University of Georgia has established a scholarship fund to help students study in other countries and has named the fund…
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$1.18 million NIH grant will help to develop rabies vaccines
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health has awarded the College of Veterinary Medicine a $1.18 million grant…
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Task force formed to study water use, conservation efforts
A task force has been formed to recommend ways the university can immediately reduce water use during the current drought, and actions that can be…
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Ginter named director of UGA’s Division of Academic Enhancement
Earl J. Ginter, who has served as assistant director and interim director of the Division of Academic Enhancement at the University of Georgia, has been…
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Go Green Alliance hosts 8 Days to Go Green
The University of Georgia’s student-led Go Green Alliance will host 8 Days to Go Green, Oct. 14-21, with activities every day to raise awareness for…
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Criminalization of children subject of faculty symposium
Research shows that in many cases, once children enter the juvenile justice system they never leave it. Instead, when they turn 17, they transition into…
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Children sought for study on effects of zinc on bone health
University of Georgia researchers in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences are seeking girls between the ages of 9 and 10 to participate in…
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National authority on higher education to deliver Louise McBee at UGA Oct. 31
Patrick M. Callan, an authority on the quality of higher education in America and issues such as access and accountability in higher education, will deliver…
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Vinson Institute receives State Department grant for Kenyan Women’s Exchange
The Carl Vinson Institute of Government’s International Center for Democratic Governance (ICDG) has received a grant from the U.S. Department of State to develop and…
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UGA president says polot was loyal alumnus and staunch supporter
University of Georgia President Michael F. Adams issued the following statement on the death of Howard (Mac) McWhorter Jr. of Athens:
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New class of drug offers hope to treatment-resistant AIDS patients
For the estimated millions of AIDS patients worldwide who are resistant or are developing resistance to currently available medicines, a discovery by a University of…
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Anthropology Society at UGA brings well-known forensic anthropologist Frederick Snow to campus
Frederick Snow, forensic anthropologist for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, will speak on “The Tri-State Crematory Incident: a Mass Disaster of Negligence” on Thursday, Oct.18,…
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The Georgia Review presents two Pulitzer Price winners together on stage
The Georgia Review will present a reading by two Pulitzer Prize-winning poets, together on stage for the first time, on Wednesday, Oct. 17. Stephen Dunn…
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College of Education Professor Kevin McCully named AAKPE Fellow
University of Georgia professor Kevin McCully, who studies effects of aging and disease on muscle metabolism and functional capacity, has been named a Fellow of…
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Keith Mason, Stan Shelton elected trustees of UGA Arch Foundation
The University of Georgia Arch Foundation has added two members to its board of trustees.
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Research volunteers
Researchers in the department of foods and nutrition are conducting a study to investigate the effects of zinc on bone health. Healthy female children ages…
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Professional development seminar on ethics
Archie Carroll, director of the Nonprofit Management and Community Service Program in the Terry College of Business, will present a professional development seminar entitled “Ethics…
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Woman’s Club program
Cliff Baile, UGA Distinguished Professor of animal science and foods and nutrition as well as the GRA Eminent Scholar in agricultural biotechnology, will give a…