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Director of UGA Creative Writing Program to read from new book of poetry
Ed Pavlic, associate professor and director of the University of Georgia Creative Writing Program, will read from his latest book of poems, Labors Lost Left…
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Director of African Studies Institute at University of Georgia named University Professor
Lioba Moshi, a professor of comparative literature and director of the African Studies Institute in the University of Georgia’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences,…
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Spanish artist Alvar Sunol to unveil Plentitud at the Georgia Center
The University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel will have an unveiling and dedication ceremony for Plenitud, an oil on canvas…
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Noted multicultural scholar Sonia Nieto to speak at conference Feb.16th
Sonia Nieto, one of the nation’s most recognized scholars in multicultural and bilingual education, will be the keynote speaker at a one-day conference titled, “Schools…
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WIP proposals
The Franklin College Writing Intensive Program is inviting proposals from Arts and Sciences faculty in all disciplines for innovative courses that encourage writing. The call…
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Staff Council officer nominations
To comply with University Council bylaws and pending changes to Staff Council bylaws, elections will be held at the Feb. 7 Staff Council meeting (2…
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Journal celebrates its 60th anniversary with special issue
The Georgia Review, UGA’s internationally known quarterly journal of arts and letters, highlights its 60th anniversary with the recently released 400-page double issue for fall/winter…
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University Theatre presents a modern-day Tartuffe
When Molière’s Tartuffe was first performed in 1664 at the Versailles court of Louis XIV, a subsequent hue and cry was raised by France’s most…
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Debate team wins at Fullerton competition
The UGA debate team of Brent Culpepper and Kevin Rabinowitz won the debate tournament held Jan. 2-4 at California State University in Fullerton, Calif. The…
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Saxophonist in residence at music school
One of the world’s leading saxophonists will share his talents with the UGA community Jan. 28–Feb. 2 as the Hodgson School of Music’s McKay Artist…
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Georgia Center wins Readers’ Choice Award
ConventionSouth magazine presented the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel with its annual Readers’ Choice Award in December. ConventionSouth has been the…
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Microbiology manual moves to UGA
The editorial office of Bergey’s Manual Trust is moving from Michigan State University to UGA. William B. Whitman, professor and head of microbiology in UGA’s…
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Poet Cole Swensen to raed at UGA
Cole Swensen, widely published poet and translator, will read from her work in 265 Park Hall on Feb. 7 at 4:30 p.m. This event is…
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Scholars in African-American, urban education will speak at UGA conference
Keynote addresses by two widely recognized scholars in urban and African-American education will highlight UGA’s second annual Conference on Black Issues in Higher Education on…
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Freedom Breakfast honors role of women in civil rights struggle
The female perspective took center stage Jan. 12 at the 2007 Freedom Breakfast, the annual meal that kicks off UGA’s celebration of the life of…
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Helping hands
A swarm of volunteers moved from mounds of mulch to beds of lifeless clay like a colony of worker bees.
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Professor testifies at Congressional hearing on minimum wage hike
Despite widespread support by Congress for increasing the minimum wage from $5.15 per hour to $7.25 per hour, a UGA housing and consumer economics faculty…
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Emeritus professor of geography will give Founders’ Day Lecture
In observance of the university’s 222nd anniversary, Clifton W. Pannell will present the annual Founders’ Day Lecture on Jan. 25.
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$700,000 grant will be used to study vertebrate growth
The American Cancer Society has awarded a research grant for $700,000 to a faculty member in UGA’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences to study…
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Desire Smith
Desiree Aranda Smith wants to start a revolution. Focused on the rights of minorities and women, Aranda Smith has founded the group Students for Latino/a…
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Pannell to present Founders’ Day Lecture Jan. 25
Retired University of Georgia professor Clifton W. Pannell will present the annual UGA Founders’ Day Lecture on Jan. 25 marking UGA’s 222nd anniversary.
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Terry MBA students anticipating 24-hour trek to meet the “Oracle of Omaha”
Nearly 60 Terry MBA students are set to have an audience with the “Oracle of Omaha” in the middle of the 24-hour trip to meet…
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UGA Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources holds natural resources career panel
The University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources and the UGA Career Center will be hosting a “Careers in Natural Resources” discussion…
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Elephantiasis fighter kicks off ‘07 UGA diseases lecture series
A hero in the battle against this infection, called lymphatic filariasis, kicks off the second annual “Global Diseases: Voices from the Vanguard” lecture series at…