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Libraries’ exhibits mark 10-year anniversary of Olympic games
Vibrantly colorful exhibits await visitors to the main and science libraries through Aug. 12. UGA Welcomes the World focuses on the role of volunteers during…
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Computerworld’s Honors Program recognizes New Media Institute at UGA
UGA’s New Media Institute, an interdisciplinary unit of the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, was recognized as a laureate by Computerworld‘s Honors Program.…
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Reserving campus space
Due to a reorganization of the Department of Campus Life, two offices now control booking campus facilities. The Campus Reservations Office, located in suite 325…
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UGA documentary wins indie film award
A documentary on the Spanish artist Alvar Suñol that was written, produced and directed by UGA faculty members took first place in the short documentary…
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New faculty colloquium
The Center for Teaching and Learning will conduct a day-long orientation for new UGA faculty beginning at 8 a.m. Aug. 10 in room 150 of…
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Hill Awards nominations
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2007 Walter Barnard Hill Awards and Walter Barnard Hill Distinguished Public Service Fellow. These honors recognize distinguished achievement…
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Harvard researcher: Controversial stem cells the key to new advances
Despite ethical concerns, stem cell therapy could usher in the birth of a new research field known as regenerative medicine, said Dr. George Q. Daley,…
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Former senior VP Hank Huckaby will address summer graduates
Although Hank Huckaby retired June 30 as the UGA’s senior vice president for finance and administration, his service to the university isn’t over-at least not…
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Orientation for new graduate teachers and lab assistants
New graduate students with teaching or laboratory responsibilities are required to attend the workshop and orientation session conducted by the Center for Teaching and Learning…
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2006 Foundation Fellows, Ramsey Scholars named
Thirty-seven academically outstanding students will enter the university this fall as the recipients of one of two major scholarships awarded by the institution.
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Ready-to-retire volunteers wanted
The Carl Vinson Institute of Government’s Retirement Transition Project seeks individuals who are within one year of retirement to participate in a panel studying how…
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Volunteers can ‘hunker down’
“Hunker Down with Housing” is looking for faculty and staff volunteers. As an early move-in initiative sponsored by the Department of University Housing, the program…
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Weinberg named interim dean of College of Environment and Design
Scott S. Weinberg, a professor and long-time administrator in the College of Environment and Design, will become interim dean of the college Sept. 1.
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UGA study explains peaks and troughs of dengue epidemics
Scientists have long known that epidemics of dengue fever wax and wane over a period of several years, but they’ve never been quite sure why.…
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UGA tops $100 million in private support with gifts totalling $108.3 million
The University of Georgia has broken the $100 million mark for private giving for the first time, receiving a total of $108.3 million in gifts…
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UGA Department of University Housing builds habitat house
In celebration of 200 years of on-campus student living at the University of Georgia, the Department of University Housing, in partnership with Athens Area Habitat…
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UGA College of Education student one of only 10 receiving national scholarship
Jennifer McElwaney, a student in the University of Georgia College of Education, is one of only 10 students in the nation to receive a President’s…
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University of Georgia supports Governor’s initiative to improve customer service
The University of Georgia Bookstore is initiating a new program to support Gov. Sonny Perdue’s launch of Georgia’s “Customer Service Improvement Initiative” announced today. The…
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Media advisory: Summer Undergraduate Research Program participants to display work
Students of the Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) will present posters of their research projects from 9 a.m. until noon Monday, July 31 in the…
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New Alternative Media Access Center, housed at UGA, to help college students across state with recog
More than 6,000 students challenged by learning disabilities, visual impairments and mobility may have to work a little harder than the average student every day…
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Breathing easy
Trichloroethylene (TCE), an industrial solvent, is classified as an animal, and possibly a human, carcinogen. Georgia is the eighth largest industrial producer of TCE.
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Noted University of Georgia Emeritus Professor of English publishes new two-volume work on Flannery
Marion Montgomery, one of Georgia’s most honored writers and an emeritus professor of English from the University of Georgia, has just published a new two-volume…
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UGA graduate wins Leonard White award for best dissertation
David W. Pitts, a 2005 Ph.D. graduate in public administration at UGA’s School of Public and International Affairs has been awarded the American Political Science…
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Vice president for instruction will retire after nearly 40 years
Del Dunn, vice president for instruction at UGA, will retire Dec. 1, concluding nearly four decades as a UGA faculty member and administrator.