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  • Artist and researcher Jondi Keane to speak as part of UGA’s Lanier Speaker Series

    Jondi Keane, artist and researcher, will present two talks on the University of Georgia campus on April 10 and 11.

  • Discount movie tickets

    Staff, faculty and students can buy $6 tickets for Carmike 12 and Beechwood cinemas in Athens. The tickets can be bought from 9 a.m.–4 p.m.…

  • UGA Night at Six Flags

    UGA Night at Six Flags Over Georgia is scheduled for April 20 from 6 p.m.–midnight. Faculty, staff, students and alumni can purchase discount tickets at…

  • Green bag lecture series

    The State Botanical Garden is starting a lunchtime lecture series to raise awareness about actions being taken in the community to aid the environment. The…

  • Reading between the lines: New Bulldog Book Club is haven for novel mavens

    Fran Teague is UGA’s answer to Oprah.

  • Providing a strong foundation

    The Arch Foundation, which provides support for the university through volunteer leadership, fundraising assistance and more, is accessible online through its own Web site linked…

  • New book takes a walk on wild (flower) side

    Wildflower lovers across the state know Hugh and Carol Nourse by their popular slide lectures. Countless other enthusiasts have seen their glorious wildflower photographs in…

  • Building goodwill

    If a man’s home is his castle, then a woman’s is. . . well, if you’re Chynitra Brown, it’s a neat, three-bedroom bungalow with a…

  • Hampton Roads, Allan Armitage

    The Hampton Roads, Va.-based Daily Press quoted Allan Armitage, a horticulture professor, in an article about unusual plants that people can plant in backyard gardens.…

  • USA Today, Michael Doyle

    In a USA Today article about the relationship between farming practices and soil contamination, Michael Doyle, director of UGA’s Center for Food Safety, is quoted.“If…

  • Washington Times, Cham Dallas

    The Washington Times quoted Cham Dallas, director of UGA’s Center for Mass Destruction Defense, in an article about national readiness for nuclear attacks. “There actually…

  • Newsweek, Phil Tomporowski

    A Newsweek article about the mental benefits of exercise quoted Phil Tomporowski, a professor of exercise science. Concerning children, Tomporowski said, exercise probably has “a…

  • Newsday, Jeff Yates

    A Newsday story about legal ramifications for fights during hockey games quoted criminal law professor Jeff Yates. “The idea is that you use discretion and…

  • Washington Post, Margie Lee

    The Washington Post printed an article about a recent finding by poultry research professor Margie Lee. Lee found that antibiotic-resistant bacteria can be found in…

  • LA Times Article, James C. Cobb

    In an L.A. Times article about states issuing apologies for participating in slavery, history professor James C. Cobb weighed in. “The value of such an…

  • April

    Twenty-seven UGA employees retired April 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and length of employment are: Betty H. Baskins, senior accountant, Terry College of Business–dean’s…

  • New fiscal director counts family, art, accounting among her passions

    Marsha O’Connor, new fiscal director in the Office of the Vice President for Research, has several passions, including family, art— especially quilting—and yes, accounting.

  • Master of fine arts degree candidates showcase their works

    The Master of Fine Arts Degree Candidates 2007 Exhibition, an opportunity to shine a spotlight on some of the most talented up-and-coming artists from the…

  • Vet College will host annual open house

    Teddy bear surgery, a dancing dog demonstration and veterinary hospital tours are just some of the activities available at the open house sponsored by students…

  • Agribusiness Council president will give this year’s Woodruff Lecture on April 5

    The 2007 J.G. Woodroof Lecture will be given at 2 p.m. April 5 by Gary W. Black, president of the Georgia Agribusiness Council Inc. Black’s…

  • Award-winning poet will give reading

    Award-winning poet Scott Cairns will read from his work at 7:30 p.m. on April 3 at Hot Corner Café (at the corner of Washington and…

  • Body of missing student found

    A body found March 25 is that of student ­Yongsheng Li, who had been missing for two weeks. According to a press release from the…

  • Room to grow

    The Georgia Museum of Natural History, housed on the UGA campus, has the largest collection of natural history specimens in Georgia.

  • Test helps prevent garden problems

    A huge number of the problems gardeners have each year could be resolved before they start by getting a good soil test and following the…