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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…
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Judith Ortiz Cofer, honorary doctorate
Judith Ortiz Cofer, Regents and Franklin Professor of English and creative writing, was awarded an honorary doctorate by Lehman College in New York. Cofer received…
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University of California professor to speak on UGA campus about Jewish revolt against Roman rule
rich Gruen, Gladys Rehard Wood Professor Emeritus of History and Classics at the University of California at Berkeley, will present a lecture on Monday, Sept.…
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Widely held beliefs about early Cherokee settlement patterns likely incorrect
Scientists have also studied why the society collapsed with such relative speed as the eighteenth century unfolded. Now, two new studies show for the first…
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Search committee formed for position of Senior V.P. for External Affairs at UGA
A search committee has been formed to recommend candidates for the position of senior vice president for external affairs at the University of Georgia.
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International Scholar Melinda Solmon to deliver 2007 Clifford Lewis Lecture
Melinda Solmon, a national and international scholar in physical education pedagogy, will deliver the 18th annual Clifford Lewis Scholar Lecture on Thursday, Sept. 13 at…
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Richard Roth holds first exhibition of abstract works at Lamar Dodd School of Art Main Gallery
The University of Georgia Lamar Dodd School of Art Galleries are pleased to present Cowboy Magic, a solo-exhibition by Richard Roth.
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Athletic Training Facility grand opening set for Frida, Aug. 31
The University of Georgia Athletic Association will cut the ribbon on its new $30 million Athletic Training Facility on Friday, Aug. 31, in a 4…
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UGA’s Maguerite Brickman named winner of teaching award from Regents
Marguerite “Peggy” Brickman, an associate professor of plant biology in the University of Georgia’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, has been named winner of…