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Lecture cancellation
The wilson Center’s Oct. 3 Humanities for Scientist lecture by Francis Assaf in Romance languages has been cancelled. It will be rescheduled for the spring…
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Theater scripts, ideas
The department of theatre and film studies is currently in the process of selectign plays for the 2008-2009 University Theatre season and is looking for…
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Position announcement
Applications and nominations are being accepted for the position of editor of The Georgia Review. The editor reports to the senior vice president for academic…
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New open records site open for business
Information for requesting open records at UGA is now available online. The new Web site features a request form, procedures and frequently asked questions regarding…
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New permanent exhibit honors university’s first black graduates
A permanent exhibit honoring Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Mary Frances Early and the late Hamilton Holmes, the university’s first African-American graduates, is now on display in the…
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Book details history of U.S. Supreme Court
The Supreme Court: An Essential History Peter Charles Hoffer, William James Hull Hoffer and N.E.H. Hull University of Kansas Press $34.95 For more than two…
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Breaking new ground
In August 2005, J. Scott Angle became dean and director of UGA’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. After two years on the job, Angle…
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Laugh lines
A Houston Chronicle article about Mr. Woodcock, a new comedy about a high school physical education coach, quoted Bryan McCullick, associate professor of kinesiology. “The…
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Redneck origins
A Texas Observer article about an annual event in Athens, Texas, known as the Redneck Games turned to James C. Cobb, B. Phinizy Spalding Distinguished…
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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…