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UGA and Emory to establish Center for Excellence in Influenza Research and Surveillance
The National Institutes of Health has awarded the University of Georgia a $7.4 million contract to collaborate with Emory University through its new Regional Center…
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Gates Foundation gives $122 million
Broadening its reach, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation pledged to contribute $122 million to needy students in Washington, D.C., through college scholarships, The Chronicle…
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UGA Honors students named 2007 Goldwater Scholars
Two University of Georgia Honors students have been awarded 2007-2008 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships, one of the most prominent national awards for undergraduates pursuing degrees…
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Professor loses classroom privileges
A University of Central Arkansas professor will no longer be teaching after throwing a marker at a student in January, according to the Associated Press.…
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Newsweek editor issues call for understanding in religion, politics
The role of religion in American government is complicated, controversial and absolutely essential, Jon Meacham, editor of Newsweek, said in the 18th annual Ferdinand Phinizy…
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Conference to explore African-American, Latino race relations
A major policy conference dealing with the new realities of African-American and Latino ethnic relations in the Southeast, jointly sponsored by the Latin American and…
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University Council approves new leave recommendations for faculty
The University Council passed three recommendations designed to help faculty members who want to take a leave of absence for research, study or other professional…
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Reinhart named first Steer Professor in Goethe Studies
Max Reinhart, a faculty member in the department of Germanic and Slavic languages, has been named the first A.G. Steer Professor in Goethe Studies, pending…
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Chris Cuomo to deliver the 13th annual Andrea Carson Coley Lecture at UGA
Chris Cuomo, director of the Institute for Women’s Studies and professor of philosophy and women’s studies at the University of Georgia, will present the 13th…
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CDD will convene its first drug discovery conference April 4
The Center for Drug Discovery is sponsoring its inaugural UGA Conference on Drug Discovery April 4 at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center…
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Breaking the cycle
Proclaiming March 19 “the day we start to solve poverty,” leaders of Partners for a Prosperous Athens, the community’s anti-poverty initiative, presented 10 strategies Athens…
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John A, Maltese appointed Albert B. Saye Professor
The School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia has appointed John A. Maltese as the Albert Berry Saye Professor of American…
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International Stree Festival brings cultural variety to downtown Athens
The University of Georgia Office of International Student Life will host the ninth annual International Street Festival, “Bringing the World to Athens,” on College Square…
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Family and Consumer Sciences professorships named
A former dean and a textiles professional each with more than 40 years of experience in industry have been named to the College of Family…
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Finalists named for two UGA dean’s posts; Campus visits set
Finalists have been chosen for two vacant dean’s positions at the University of Georgia and candidates will be visiting the university over the next several…
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University of Georgia notifies students of admissions decisions for class of 2011
fter a second record-breaking year of applications to the University of Georgia, final offers of admission for the incoming freshman class are going in the…
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UGA faculty and graduate students honored for outstanding research and creativity
University of Georgia faculty were recognized for outstanding research and creativity at the university’s 28th annual Research Awards Banquet yesterday. The program is sponsored by…
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Media Advisory: 66th Annual Peabody Awards winners to be announced on April 4 at UGA
The Peabody Awards recognize distinguished achievement and meritorious public service by stations, networks, producing organizations and individuals. They perpetuate the memory of the banker-philanthropist whose…
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UGA programs remain strong in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools for 2008
Several of the University of Georgia’s graduate programs are once again ranked in the top 50 according to the latest issue of “America’s Best Graduate…
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OVPR announcesTechnology Commercialization Office appointments
David Lee, University of Georgia vice president for research, has announced two appointments in the Technology Commercialization Office (TCO) in the Office of the Vice…
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UGA symposum explores the role of climate and ecology on infectious disease
The University of Georgia Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute (BHSI) will host its fourth annual spring symposium titled “Climate, Ecology and Infectious Disease” on April…
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Four-day conference on algebraic geometry to be held on UGA campus
The department of mathematics in UGA’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences will host an international conference on algebraic geometry March 30-April 1.
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Uganda: finding its niche
Cotton is known across Africa as “white gold.” In Uganda, it is a cash crop that puts money in the pockets of small-scale farmers.
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No need to thank dinosaur-killing asteroid for mammalian success
The asteroid part of the story may still hold true, but a new study published in the March 29 issue of the journal Nature challenges…