All News
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Dark water
A Science Daily story about contaminated water reaching Florida’s offshore keys quoted Erin Lipp, associate professor of environmental health sciences. “The widespread use of in-ground…
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Growing pains
An L.A. Times article about new cities springing up in Fulton County quoted Douglas C. Bachtel, professor of housing and consumer science. “With phenomenal growth…
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Memorable negativity
A Washington Post article about civil versus negative political campaigns turned to Ruth Ann Weaver Laricsy, professor of advertising and public relations, for a key…
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Playing it safe
An Associated Press story about the importance of teaching young football players about serious injuries quoted Ron Courson, UGA athletic trainer. “What we are concerned…
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The decider
An article about President George W. Bush’s longtime loyalty to former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales in the Kansas City Star, the newspaper out of Kansas…
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Professor named senior adviser to Franklin dean
Kecia Thomas, a faculty member in the department of psychology since 1993, has been named to a newly created diversity position in the Franklin College…
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Professor prepares educators to help students with special needs
Students with special needs require teachers with special understanding to help them achieve their goals, and fostering that understanding has long been the focal point…
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Collective Vision opens Oct. 12 at Broad Street Gallery
Collective Vision: The Lamar Dodd School of Art Board of Visitors Exhibition will be on display at the art school from Oct. 12–Nov. 9. This…
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64th annual Southeastern Renaissance Conference will be held on campus
The university will host the 64th annual meeting of the Southeastern Renaissance Conference on Oct. 12-13. This year’s meeting features 15 presentations on a variety…
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Robert Woodruff will lecture on Oct. 11
Renowned stage director Robert Woodruff will conduct a lecture entitled “Classics in Contemporary Performance” Oct. 11 at 4:30 p.m. in Room 101 of the Student…
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Learning Technologies Showcase features local, national experts in education
The 2007 Learning Technologies Showcase will be held Oct. 9 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Tate Student Center. It includes faculty presentations…
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NSF grant will be used to study West Nile virus in New York City
When West Nile virus first struck New York City in 1999, news of the potentially fatal illness alarmed citizens and public health officials alike, showing…
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Detective WORK
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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Plea bargains reached in hazing death at U. of Texas at Austin
Three students charged in connection with the alcohol poisoning death of a member in the Asian-focused Lambda Phi Epsilon fraternity at the University of Texas…
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Three selected for finance and administration Fellows program
Three employees in Finance and Administration have been selected as participants in the F&A Fellows Program and are in the midst of their first assignments,…
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U.S. Air Force judge advocate general to speak at law school
Maj. Gen. Jack L. Rives, the judge advocate general of the U.S. Air Force, will speak at the School of Law on Oct. 11.
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University Council endorses living wage proposal for full-time employees
A report proposing to pay living wages to all of the university’s full-time employees received overwhelming support at the University Council meeting Sept. 27.
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Scientists receive $865,000 NSF grant to study organic sulfur cycling in oceans
Last year, a team of UGA researchers led by marine microbial ecologist Mary Ann Moran discovered a bacterial “switch gene” in two groups of plankton…
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‘Legitimate need’
Approximately 300 people filled the Tate Student Center Plaza on Sept. 27, rallying in support of improved childcare at UGA.
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Poet Adrienne Rich to read from her work on Oct. 11
Renowned poet Adrienne Rich will read from her work Oct. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the Griffith Auditorium of the Georgia Museum of Art.
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Geriatric education center receives $1.26 million grant
UGA’s Institute of Gerontology in the College of Public Health has received a $1.26 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration for the…
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Arch Foundation study abroad scholarship fund honors Michael, Mary Adams
The University of Georgia Arch Foundation has established a scholarship fund to help UGA students study in other countries and has named the fund in…
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Southeastern Renaissance Conference to be held on UGA campus
The University of Georgia will host the 64th annual meeting of the Southeastern Renaissance Conference on Oct. 12-13.
