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October
Seven UGA employees retired Oct. 1. Retirees, their job classification, department, and length of employment are: Sylvia B. Eby, student affairs professional II, student financial…
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Researchers discover carb that is crucial to anthrax
A week after the 9/11 attacks in 2001, the letters began to arrive. Someone filled envelopes with a deadly strain of anthrax bacteria and mailed…
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Sam Nunn will give keynote address at Russell Symposium
Former U.S. Sen. Sam Nunn will give the keynote address at the 2006 Richard B. Russell Symposium on Oct. 17 at 9 a.m. in Masters Auditorium…
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New program gives students, their parents inside look at university
Every year, UGA’s incoming freshman class has stronger academic credentials and greater diversity than the one before. A new program was initiated on campus Sept.…
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Chinese rule
In a letter to the editor in The Christian Science Monitor, UGA agricultural and applied economics professor Chung-Liang Huang wrote, “Unfortunately, while it was once…
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Keep the lunch box safe
You pack a lunch early in the morning, but you-or your child-may not eat it until hours later. Food-borne illness can be serious, especially for…
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UGA, University of Florida team with Jacksonville for safer football weekend
UGA, the University of Florida and the city of Jacksonville have agreed to measures to improve safety for students and others who attend the annual…
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CURO travel award
The Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities has established the Honors/CURO Excellence in Undergraduate Research Award to support undergraduate travel to present research at national conferences.…
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Supreme Court justice will speak at honor society banquet
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas will be the speaker for the annual Blue Key Awards banquet at UGA on Oct. 20 at 7:30…
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Poet will give reading as part of English department’s Lanier Speaker series
Poet Ken Irby, one of the first authors published by the influential Black Sparrow Press, will give a reading Oct. 12 at 4 p.m. in 261…
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University Theatre critiques modern justice system
What if the justice system failed you personally? What would it feel like to be wrongfully convicted, sentenced to death and then released after years…
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Big Band Dance Party tickets
The Department of Recreational Sports and the UGA Ballroom Dance club will present a Big Band Dance Party featuring the 17-piece Sentimental Journey Orchestra at…
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Political utterance
In a Washington Post article about whether James Webb, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, had ever used “the N-word,” Charles Bullock, a professor…
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200th anniversary celebration set for Old College, university’s first permanent building
The university’s first permanent building, Old College, is beginning its third century of service following a year-long facelift that preserved historic features while adding modern…
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On the firing line
In a New York Times article about the editor of the Los Angeles Times defying orders from Tribune Company executives to fire staff members, Conrad…
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Eye of the tiger
The exam was part of an overall physical for the tiger, which was treated at the large animal hospital for a bone infection. Sierra is…
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History of food safety
Michael Doyle, director of UGA’s Center for Food Safety, was quoted in an Associated Press article about the safety of food over the past decade.…
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All roads lead home
Fun, food and football will highlight a week of festivities at UGA Oct. 8-14 when alumni return to campus to join students, staff and faculty…
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Student faces jail for bomb threat
An e-mailed bomb threat to officials at the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh has left one student facing a $10,000 fine and a three-and-a-half-year stint…
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Borrowing lyrics
An article in The New York Times quoted UGA English professor James Kibler about Bob Dylan borrowing lyrics from the Civil War-era poet, Henry Timrod.…
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Book examines reactions to death penalty
The Spectacle of Death: Populist Literary Responses to American Capital Cases By Kristin Boudreau Prometheus Books $20 Using the written word to voice their collective…
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UGA Student Society for Stem Cell Research to hold candlelight vigil to honor the life of Christophe
The University of Georgia chapter of the Student Society for Stem Cell Research (SSSCR) will hold a candlelight vigil honoring the life of actor and…
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College of Pharmacy students host Dawgtoberfest Health Fair
The College of Pharmacy is celebrating National Pharmacy Day Wednesday, Oct. 18 from 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. with DAWGtoberfest: Rx for Good Health! It…
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200th anniversary celebration set for UGA’s Old College Building
The University of Georgia’s first permanent building, Old College, is beginning its third century of service following a year-long facelift that preserved historic features while…