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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…
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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…