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The best-laid plans
It wasn’t part of Tom Dyer’s plan to spend 36 years-five as a graduate student and 31 as a professor and administrator-at the University of…
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Annual health, insurance enrollment period opens for eligible faculty, staff, retirees
Now through Dec. 15 is the annual period for eligible UGA faculty, staff and retirees to request changes in health and other insurance options. Eligible…
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Security awareness training, education
This Web site supports the Office of Information Security’s initiative to provide security awareness, training and education. Under “InfoSec News,” one can read campus advisories…
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Arthur M. Horne received Outstanding Advocate for Boys Award
Arthur M. (Andy) Horne, Distinguished Research Professor of counseling psychology, received the Outstanding Advocate for Boys Award from Division 51 of the American Psychological Association.…
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University employees volunteer to record textbooks for blind, dyslexic
It began right after World War II.
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James Nagel elected president of the international Stephen Crane Society
James Nagel, J. O. Eidson Distinguished Professor of American literature in the English department, has been elected president of the international Stephen Crane Society, which…
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Events coordinator helps plan, carry out executive programs for business college
Every year, the Terry College of Business puts on a program that rivals the Peabody Awards in attendance. It’s called the Georgia Economic Outlook Series.…
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Claudio Saunt won 2006 William P. Clements Book Prize
Claudio Saunt, an associate professor of history, won the 2006 William P. Clements Book Prize for the Best Non-Fiction Book on Southwestern America. Saunt’s award-winning…
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Book casts adult education as a global asset
Global Issues and Adult Education: Perspectives from Latin America, Southern Africa and the United States Edited by Sharan B. Merriam, Bradley C. Courtenay and Ronald…
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Silver bullet: UGA researchers use laser, nanotechnology to rapidly detect viruses
Waiting a day or more to get lab results back from the doctor’s office soon could become a thing of a past. Using nanotechnology, a…
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Liz Hebbard
Liz Hebbard is a rare combination of someone who is both artistically and intellectually gifted. She is a triple major in German, French and music…
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Mountain Stage recorded at UGA to air Nov. 19
On Sunday, Nov. 19, local radio audiences will be able to hear the broadcast of Mountain Stage which was recorded live in Athens at the…
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Moscow State Symphony Orchestra will perform in Hodgson Concert Hall
The Performing Arts Center presents the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra in concert on Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. The internationally acclaimed…
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UGA ecologists work on conservation strategies study
A new study of almost 20,000 species, published recently in Nature, may determine more effective conservation strategies by dispelling myths concerning rare and threatened species.
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Undergraduates gain research experience from apprenticeships
UGA’s Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities awarded 32 freshmen and sophomores $2,000 apprenticeships to engage in year-long research projects guided by faculty mentors.
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University Council OKs core curriculum changes
The University Council has approved changes to the core curriculum designed to strengthen student academic rigor by focusing more heavily on sciences, quantitative reasoning and…
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Flexing your muscles
Forget so-called “energy drinks.” A new analysis by UGA researchers finds overwhelming evidence that regular exercise plays a significant role in increasing energy levels and…
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‘Wage slaves’ will screen in SLC
The national documentary Wage Slaves: Not Getting by in America will be screened Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. in Room 171 of the Student Learning…
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Lanier Series to host music critic; Georgia Review to present poetry reading
The Lanier Speaker Series in the English department and the Creative Writing Program will host Craig Werner, professor of Afro-American Studies at the University of…
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Gauri S. Datta named Fellow of the American Statistical Association
Gauri S. Datta, professor of statistics, has been named a Fellow of the American Statistical Association. The designation of Fellow is a superlative honor in the…
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UGA police officers honored by governor
UGA Police Cpl. Derrick Gregory (right) and Officer James Simmons (center) risked their personal safety to enter the Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity house on Dec.…
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Marie Chisholm-Burns named distinguished practitioner
Marie Chisholm-Burns, professor of clinical pharmacy and a clinical professor of medicine at the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine, was named a distinguished…
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Professor pledges $1 million to UWF
A faculty member at the University of West Florida has pledged $1 million to the UWF Foundation for the university’s College of Business Scholastic Excellence…
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Well Dunn
Del Dunn, UGA’s vice president for instruction, ends nearly 40 years at the university Dec. 1. He recently sat down with Columns to discuss what’s…