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New academic programs for Griffin campus receive University Council approval
Several new academic programs for the University of Georgia’s Griffin campus were approved by the University Council last week at its final meeting of the…
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Finalists names in serach for dean of UGA business college
Three finalists have been chosen in the search for a new dean of the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia and they…
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Summer publication schedule
Columns begins its summer publication schedule with the April 30 issue. The next issue is May 21. Deadline to submit announcements is 5 p.m. May…
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Graduate assistant orientation
The 2007 orientation for graduate teaching assistants and laboratory assistants will be held from 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Aug. 9 in room 101 of the Student…
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Parking registration
Everyone who wants to park on campus during the 2007-2008 academic year must register online before 5 p.m. July 11 to be considered in the…
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Trail Run and Walk
The third annual Trees to Seas 5K Trail Run and Walk will take place May 19 at UGA’s Marine Extension Service on Skidaway Island near…
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Learn more about the Griffin campus
If you didn’t make it to the open house hosted by UGA’s Griffin campus April 26, you can learn more about the campus at its…
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New children’s book explores family life
The Right-Under Club Christie Hurley Deriso Delacorte Press $18.99 Alumnus Christine Hurley Deriso has written a new children’s book entitled, The Right-Under Club. On an…
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Paul Schroeder, Mid-Career Clay Scientist Award
Paul Schroeder, professor and associate head of the department of geology, has been awarded the Marion L. and Chrystie M. Jackson Mid-Career Clay Scientist Award…
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Dean Krugman, president-elect
Dean Krugman, professor of advertising, has been named president-elect of the American Academy of Advertising. The position of president is a three-year commitment, first as…
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Arthur M. Horne, Eminent Career Award
Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus Arthur M. (Andy) Horne of the department of counseling and human development services has received the Eminent Career Award from the…
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Ted Baumgartner, Honor Award
Ted Baumgartner, a faculty member in the department of kinesiology for 30 years, received the Honor Award from the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education,…
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Worth McDougald, former Peabody Awards director, dies
Worth McDougald, a UGA faculty member for more than four decades and Peabody director from 1963 to 1991, died April 19 at an Athens hospital…
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Pharmacy professor finds ways to impact his students, profession
“2006 was a really good year for me,” said Keith Herist, clinical associate professor at the College of Pharmacy, about receiving top recognition for his…
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Food Bank benefit will be held May 3 at Performing Arts Center
The Performing Arts Center is sponsoring “Food for the Spirit, Food for the Hungry,” a concert to benefit the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia on…
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Performing Arts Center announces artists for its 2007–2008 season
The Performing Arts Center has announced the roster of artists for its 2007–2008 season. It includes 30 performances in seven series: Music Series I, Music…
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Anthropology student wins fellowship
A graduate student in the department of anthropology has been awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Amber Huff will receive $122,500 over three…
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National expert on educational polices will speak at College of Education
Stanley Pogrow, a nationally recognized expert in the development of educational policies to reduce learning gaps in high-poverty schools, will speak at the College of…
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New Barrier Island Research and Learning Center will be dedicated on May 7
Georgia First District U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston, UGA President Michael F. Adams, representatives of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other dignitaries will be…
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Study: Lowering blood pressure after stroke may reduce damage
A new UGA study suggests that commonly prescribed drugs used to lower blood pressure may help reduce brain damage when given within 24 hours of…
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Quality of life
Surviving breast cancer is both a physical and an emotional ordeal, but the consensus among researchers is that life generally returns to normal for most…
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Blooms suffer late freeze damage
An early spring arrived in Georgia, coaxing blooms from their buds, but it was a cruel hoax. An Easter freeze left the beautiful blooms burned,…
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University of Colorado police find guns, knife in student’s dorm room
University of Colorado police found a shotgun, handgun and 12-inch knife in the dormitory room of a student, the university said in a press release.…
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NCAA panel considers complete ban of text messaging in recruitment
The NCAA Division I board of directors is considering a complete ban on text messaging in recruiting potential athletes, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported.…