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Foreign scholar visas
The Student Exchange Visitor Program recently notified SEVIS users, including UGA, that the implementation of SEVIS 5.4, which provides five-year visas for some foreign scholars…
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Waste not, want not
Anyone who has ever dropped a piece of food on the floor has certainly pondered the five-second rule, which states-rather dubiously-that food that lands on…
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Paul Sutter featured in ‘The Greatest Good’
Paul Sutter, associate professor of history, was featured in The Greatest Good, a U.S. Forest Service documentary that aired on Georgia Public Broadcasting. The documentary…
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Williams is named permanent dean of public health college
Phillip L. Williams, who has been interim dean of UGA’s College of Public Health, will be permanent dean of the college.
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Conference student discount
A discount for UGA students has been made available for “The Carter Presidency: Lessons for the 21st Century” conference which takes place Jan. 19-21 at…
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UGA properties designated as state ‘Important Bird Area’
The Georgia Important Bird Area Technical Committee recently designated the State Botanical Garden of Georgia and Whitehall Forest, both owned by UGA, as an IBA.
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Dorothy Y. White one of 11 delegates
Dorothy Y. White, an associate professor in the department of mathematics and science education, was one of 11 delegates from the U.S. invited to participate…
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UGA Opera Ensemble will premiere under new director
The Hugh Hodgson School of Music will present the premier concert of the UGA Opera Ensemble under its new director, Frederick Burchinal, above, Nov. 20…
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Study finds UGA female faculty salaries better than counterparts
A new national study shows that female faculty members at the University of Georgia fare significantly better than their counterparts around the country in a…
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November
Seven UGA employees retired Nov. 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and length of employment are: Linda Meyer Edwards, academic adviser I, elementary and social…
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UGA observes International Education Month with events throughout November
The International Student Life Office invites everyone to attend festivities and events as part of International Education Month through Nov. 30. IEM will include an…
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Health Center’s clinical lab manager makes big decisions on a small scale
Ruth Ann Tesanovich has a big job, even though the specimens she examines in her laboratory are small enough to require a microscope.
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Support for Macintosh issues
For basic Mac support issues, turn to this Web site, provided by Enterprise Information Technology Services. When Apple introduced OS X, a variety of applications…
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Evergreen State faculty form a union
Faculty at Evergreen State University, a four-year public university in Washington, voted recently to form a union according to The Olympian, a Washington paper. Fifty-five…
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David W. Sommer received Robert I. Mehr Award
David W. Sommer, associate professor of risk management and insurance, received the American Risk and Insurance Association’s Robert I. Mehr Award. Sommer received the award…
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New novel is flashback to earlier times
Memory’s Keep By James Everett Kibler Pelican Publishing Company $22 UGA Professor of English James Everett Kibler is known for his lyrical and poignant tales…
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Avoid mulch ‘volcano’ in landscape
In many manicured landscapes, plants often seem to grow out of little mulch volcanoes. But piling mulch 1 to 3 feet deep around trees is…
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SEGUE grant deadline
The deadline for proposal submission for the 2006-2007 Scholarship of Engagement Grants for Enhanced University Engagement program is Dec. 1. SEGUE grants support faculty members…
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Atlanta Steeplechase names UGA College of Veterinary Medicine one of two beneficiaries for April eve
The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine has been named one of two new non-profit beneficiaries for the 2007 Atlanta Steeplechase. The Atlanta Steeplechase…
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Joseph Corn named member of federal Invasive Species Advisory Committee for second term
Joseph Corn, a public service associate in the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, once again has been named to the Invasive Species Advisory Committee (ISAC),…
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Web site chronicles upcoming conference
Planning for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s visit to UGA for the conference, “Lessons for the 21st Century,” is growing by the minute, and a…
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Talking points
Members of the UGA and Athens communities attended the recent roundtable discussion, “How Can the United States Ethically Extricate Itself from the War in Iraq?”…
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Working hard for the money
Roger B. Hill, an associate professor in UGA’s workforce education program, commented on the out-dated notion of Protestant minister’s spurring the economy by preaching salvation…
