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EITS launches new site for Web pages
Students, faculty and staff have a new home for their Web pages, replacing the current ARCHES system. Utilizing the convenience of MyUGA (http://my.uga.edu)-the university’s portal-MyWeb…
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Food, fun and Bulldog spirit
Incoming freshmen will enjoy music, food and Bulldog spirit at the Convocation Welcome Picnic Aug. 14, and they’ll get a gentle lesson on how they’re…
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Institute of Government will host regional public administration conference
UGA’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government is hosting this year’s Southeastern Conference for Public Administration. It will be held at the Classic Center in downtown…
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Scholarship nominations
Nominations for the James L. Carmon Scholarship must be submitted to the Office of the Vice President for Research by Sept. 19. Guidelines for this…
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Priority purchase period begins Aug. 21 for single-ticket Performing Arts Center events
Beginning Aug. 21, the Performing Arts Center will offer UGA faculty, staff and students a priority purchase period to order single tickets for the 2006-2007…
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‘Distinguished’ nominations
Nominations for Distinguished Research Professors must be submitted to the appropriate dean by Sept. 29. Guidelines for this program are available at ovpr.uga.edu/forms/reprofessor.html. For more…
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Forestry, natural resources dean will retire in December
The dean of UGA’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, Richard Porterfield, announced last week that he will retire effective Dec. 1.
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Over the top
UGA has broken the $100 million mark for private giving for the first time, receiving a total of $108.3 million in gifts and new commitments for…
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Administrative Changes
Allan Adams, interim director of UGA’s Small Business Development Center since April 2005, became SBDC state director July 1. Dale E. Gauthreaux, a former leadership…
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UGA makes short list of sites for DHS facility
Gov. Sonny Perdue, U.S. Sens. Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson, and Georgia’s congressional delegation announced on Aug. 9 that, according to initial reports, the U.S.…
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University remains strong in graduate diversity ranking
UGA ranked 13th in the nation for doctoral degrees conferred to African Americans, according to the most recent issue of the journal Diverse Issues in…
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Prof: U.S. needs new North Korean policy
When North Korea launched missiles into the Sea of Japan last month, Han Park woke with a start. The professor of international affairs and director…
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Sounds of success
Eight-year-old Lucy Zhu looks like any other child in her classroom.
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Georgia makes short list for federal R&D facility: Site in Athens would create up to 1,000 construct
Governor Sonny Perdue, U.S. Senators Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson, and Georgia’s congressional delegation announced today that according to initial reports, the U.S. Department of…
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Katie Griffith
Honors student Katie Griffith has a passion for helping others. She received a Courts Scholarship last summer and traveled to Nicaragua to work in a…
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Artists confirmed for Mountain Stage Aug. 27 at UGA
Todd Snider, Carbon Leaf, Garrison Starr, Tin Cup Prophette, Modern Skirts and Vic Chesnutt will perform at the live recording of the nationally syndicated weekly…
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WUGA-FM wins national journalism award
WUGA, 91.7/97.9 FM public radio for the Athens area, recently won first place for best commentary from Public Radio News Directors, Inc.
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Rhetorical ride
On a sweltering July day, Candace Blackburn stands at the front of the 16th Street Baptist Church sanctuary in Birmingham, Ala., on the site where…
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July
Nineteen UGA employees retired July 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and length of employment are: Mattie L. Banks, building services worker II, Marine Institute,…
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Chinese educators spend time learning and observing at UGA
Thirty members of the administration of Jilin University, the largest of China’s top 10 universities, recently completed a three-week study of American colleges and universities…
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Alum’s $1 million gift funds research on the environment
When he was young, James Butler loved to fish in Georgia’s Alcovy and Chattahoochee rivers. But the Columbus attorney fears rapid development may spoil those…
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Five to be inducted into Circle of Honor
Four former UGA All-Americans and one coach have been chosen for induction into UGA’s Circle of Honor, the university’s highest tribute to former athletes and…
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Calling all authors
The third annual UGA Faculty and Staff Authors Reception is 3:30 p.m. Sept. 27 at the UGA Bookstore. If you have published a book within the…
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Summer term enrollment remains constant
The number of students taking UGA classes this summer is almost unchanged from a year ago as 15,363 are enrolled for summer semester, down 24 from…