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UGA’s Krugman named president of American Academy of Advertising
Dean Krugman, professor of advertising at the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, has been named president-elect of the American Academy…
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UGA Center for Mass Destruction Defense schedules disaster exercise in Atlanta
The University of Georgia Center for Mass Destruction Defense (CMADD) will conduct simulated terrorist incidents on I-20 near Newton County and on the highways around…
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Three University of Georgia Honors students named 2007 Mid-Term Foundation Fellows
Three University of Georgia sophomores have been awarded mid-term Foundation Fellowships, UGA’s most prestigious undergraduate scholarship for academically outstanding students.
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UGA to honor Jack Davis, Tom Dyer, Hank Huckaby, Mary Virginia Terry and McWhorter Family
The University of Georgia Alumni Association will honor famed Georgia cartoonist Jack Davis, retired UGA professor Tom Dyer and retired UGA vice president Hank Huckaby…
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UGA Institute of Ecology and Cine partner to bring EarthDance environmental film festival to Athens
An artist who uses only natural materials, a boy and his robot best friend and the trap-jaw ant’s amazing predatory jaw will be among the…
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The Red & Black and The Daily Texan win national reporting awards
Student newspapers and reporters at the University of Georgia and the University of Texas at Austin are winners of the 2006 Betty Gage Holland Award…
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U.S. and European officials to address the international fight against terrorism
The University of Georgia Dean Rusk Center – International, Comparative and Graduate Legal Studies will present a two-day colloquium titled “The International Fight Against Terrorism:…
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The “failed” experiment
The experiments had gone terribly awry. Mike Adang had expected the hornworms to be ready and waiting to devour more plants. They weren’t supposed to…
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Indirect illness
In the wake of national disasters such as the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and Hurricane Katrina as well as traumas such as sexual assault, social…
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Tick tock goes the biological clock
Science has known for decades that biological clocks govern the behavior of everything from humans to lowly bread mold.
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A long distance calling
Sonia Altizer’s interest in butterflies and parasites began when she received a microscope and grow-your-own-butterfly kit at the age of 12.
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How do I love me?
A brush with a narcissist’s inflated ego often leaves one reeling with resentment.
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Noted University of Georgia plant biologist Susan Wessler named SURA Distinguished Scientist
Susan R. Wessler, Regents’ Professor of Plant Biology at the University of Georgia, will receive the first Distinguished Scientist Award from the Southeastern Universities Research…
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UGA College of Education professor Deryl Bailey receives national Anti-Opression Award
Deryl Bailey, associate professor of counseling and human development services in UGA’s College of Education, has received the 2007 Mary Smith Arnold Anti-Oppression Award from…
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Dance to be held in Founders Memorial Garden on UGA campus
“Bloom,” a dance performance that weaves through Founders Memorial Garden on UGA’s North Campus, will be held on Thursday and Friday, April 26-27, beginning at…
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UGA English professor featured in public radio series “Shakespeare in American Life” airing on WUGA
In celebration of its 75th anniversary in 2007, the Folger Shakespeare Library has produced “Shakespeare in American Life” – a series of three one-hour radio…
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UGA pharmacists offers strategies to improve medication compliance
In Patient Compliance with Medications: Issues and Opportunities (Pharmaceutical Products Press, $32.95), Jack Fincham, A.W. Jowdy Professor of Pharmacy Care at the University of Georgia…
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Service-learning fellow applications
The Office of Service-Learning is accepting applications for the 2007–08 Service-Learning Fellows Program. The deadline to register is April 30. This year-long faculty development program…
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Learning in retirement meeting
Learning in Retirement will hold its annual meeting April 13 at the Holiday Inn-Express at 513 W. Broad St. from at 10 a.m.–noon. Officers and…
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Benefit fund established
A fund has been established to provide financial assistance to the family of late graduate student Yongsheng Li, who had been missing for two weeks…
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EITS provides one-stop technology news
UGA’s Enterprise Information Technology Services has launched a weekly news site, bundling together local, national and campus-specific technology information in one place. The site provides…
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Book examines American foreign policy
American Foreign Policy: A Framework for Analysis William O. Chittick CQ Press $64.95 How can students best understand the ideas that animate U.S. foreign policy…
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Trading up: Physical Plant program offers employees a chance to learn new skills
In a first-of-its-kind program designed to fill positions at the Physical Plant and train Athens-area residents, the university recently launched an apprenticeship program.
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Gwynn Powell, American Camp Association
Gwynn Powell, an associate professor of recreation and leisure studies, has been elected to the national board of directors of the American Camp Association. She…