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Baine Lecture Series presents “Meeting the Monarch: Johnson, Boswell, and the Anatomy of a Genre”
The University of Georgia’s Rodney M. Baine Lecture Series in the English Department presents internationally renowned scholar Howard D. Weinbrot, Ricardo Quintana Professor of English…
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Former Chronicle editor named assistant to the president
Welch Suggs, a senior editor for the Chronicle of Higher Education from 2002 to 2005, who since has served as associate director of the Knight…
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UGA to create new school of ecology
The University of Georgia plans to create a new school of ecology that would be named for the late Eugene P. Odum, the founder of…
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Excellence awards honor state, regional and local officials
Individuals and organizations throughout the state are encouraged to submit nominations now for the 2007 Georgia Excellence in Public Service Awards.
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Web site keeps community up to date on Georgia’s NBAF proposal
The University of Georgia has launched a Web site to keep the public informed of the state’s progress in bringing the National Bio and Agro-Defense…
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Before wells run dry
In summer 2000, farmers were losing crops, strict outdoor watering bans were in effect, and many businesses took extreme measures to save water.
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Picture of health
The College of Public Health held an open house and information session about its undergraduate and degree programs earlier this month.
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Caregiving fair
A Family Caregiving Fair will be held Feb. 17 from 10 a.m.–1 p.m. at Milledge Avenue Baptist Church. The fair will provide information about resources…
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Career fair
The Career Center will hold a Government and Nonprofit Career Fair Feb. 21 from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. in Georgia Hall of the Tate Student Center.…
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Friends of Fanning
The Fanning Institute will honor its friends and supporters during a special event Feb. 23 from 2–4 p.m. The screening of Vision, Legacy and Action,…
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Exporting jazz
David Lambert, assistant director of bands at UGA’s Hugh Hodgson School of Music, will perform as a guest artist with the Wind Ensemble at the…
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Extra benefits for UGA employees
Looking for discounts on tax preparation, pet insurance, car rentals, movie tickets, vacation planning or a variety of other services? At the UGA Extras Web…
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Head of creative writing pens poetry book
Labors Lost Left Unfinished Ed Pavlic Sheep Meadow Press $17.95 Writing about Labors Lost Left Unfinished, the new collection of poetry from Ed Pavlic, director…
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Help students write to learn and learn to write
Students can learn about new subjects by writing about them. Faculty, as well as students, recognize the situation: I start to write something—a report, a…
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Kim D. Coder, Meritorious Contribution and Service in Arboriculture
The Georgia Arborist Association presented Kim D. Coder, professor of community forestry and tree health care in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources,…
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Melissa Shivers, Bobby E. Leach Award
Melissa Shivers, director of the Intercultural Affairs Department, received the Bobby E. Leach Award from the Southern Association for College Student Affairs. She was honored…
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Elissa R. Henken, Fellow by the American Folklore Society
English professor Elissa R. Henken was recently selected as a Fellow by the American Folklore Society. Henken teaches folklore and Celtic studies; her published work…
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Dave Hartman, Coach of the Year
Cross country coach Dave Hartman was named the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s South Region Women’s Coach of the Year. Hartman,…
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Stephen E. Condrey, editor-in-chief
Stephen E. Condrey, senior public service associate with the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, is the new editor-in-chief of the Reviewof Public Personnel Administration, a…
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Dennis Beresford, Financial Executives International Hall of Fame
Dennis Beresford, an accounting professor in the Terry College of Business, was among an inaugural group of five honorees inducted into the new Financial Executives…
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February
Eight UGA employees retired on Feb. 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and length of employment are: Barbara R. Dobbyn, health records supervisor, University Health…
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Former Chronicle senior editor named assistant to president
Welch Suggs, a senior editor for The Chronicle of Higher Education from 2002 to 2005, who since has served as associate director of the Knight…
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New manager plans to become a driving force at parking services
When UGA needed someone to oversee parking services, they decided to find someone with similar job experience, so they called Mark Craig.
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Hungarian State Folk Ensemble will perform in Hodgson Concert Hall
The Performing Arts Center presents the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble on Feb. 17 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. Tickets are $25 (orchestra/front balcony)…