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Remembering 9/11
Living in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, reminders have been as inescapable as they are painful. Constant references-from U.S. flags posted on…
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Doctoral student awarded Fulbright research scholarship
UGA Ph.D. candidate Laura Jen Shaffer has been awarded a Fulbright research scholarship to Mozambique for the 2006-2007 academic year. She will begin her dissertation…
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Hispanics will top all U.S. minority groups’ purchasing power by 2007
Hispanic buying power in the U.S. will draw even with African-American buying power in 2006-at just under $800 billion-and is projected to exceed it in…
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Son of Alabama ex-chancellor took money from a firm with school ties
The son of Alabama’s recently fired chancellor of two-year colleges received $3,000 a month for about a year from an architectural firm, in addition to…
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Book traces forces that shaped New Orleans
Creating the Big Easy: New Orleans and the Emergence of Modern Tourism 1918–1945 By Anthony J. Stations University of Georgia Press $22.95 It’s refreshing to…
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School of Law professor takes part in ‘supreme’ legal research project
When Supreme Court justices speak, people listen. And when Supreme Court justices disagree, people listen more closely.
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Student audit of engineering center could save energy costs
This semester, seven students armed with sensors, data loggers and other monitoring devices will poke around the Driftmier Engineering Center searching for evidence of energy…
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CHA publication deadline
In its spring newsletter, the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts publishes a list of books, catalogs and CDs created by scholars in the humanities…
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Parent-teacher communication helps students succeed in and outside class
As elementary, middle and high school teachers and administrators search for ways to engage their students, sometimes the one missing element is parental involvement. Eighth-grade…
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Roy P. Martin received Distinguished Alumni Award
Roy P. Martin, professor emeritus of educational psychology and instructional technology, recently received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the School Psychology program of the University…
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Football pay-per-view
Comcast Sports Southeast/Charter Sports Southeast will produce UGA’s Sept. 16 game against the University of Alabama-Birmingham as a pay-per-view broadcast. The game will be made…
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P. Toby Graham appointed to Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board
P. Toby Graham, director of the Digital Library of Georgia at the UGA Libraries, has been appointed by Gov. Sonny Perdue to the Georgia Historical…
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Foundation Fellows: UGA trumps other options for higher education
It’s been a heady few months for Foundation Fellow Chloe Thompson, who in May shared the speaker’s platform at undergraduate Commencement with Time Inc. editor-in-chief…
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Intercultural Affairs open house
The newly created Department of Intercultural Affairs will host an open house from 4-6 p.m. Sept. 18 in Memorial Hall. The open house is a…
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Ira Aaron named one of 100 Distinguished Alumni by University of Minnesota
Ira Aaron, professor emeritus of reading education, was named one of 100 Distinguished Alumni by the University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development.…
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Humane Society CEO to lecture about animal cruelty
Wayne Pacelle, president and chief executive officer of the Humane Society of the United States, will give a lecture entitled “Celebrating Animals, Confronting Cruelty” at…
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Sandra Gustavson honored by Board of Regents
In June, Sandra Gustavson of the Terry College of Business ended seven years of service as a trustee of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia.…
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Athletic Association face-lift
The official Web site of the Georgia Bulldogs got a face-lift in July. UGA’s Athletic Association re-launched its Web site, as well as a premium…
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Bookstore sells Apples
The UGA Bookstore is now authorized to sell Apple computer products. With academic discounts for anyone connected to the university (including faculty and staff), the…
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‘Cortona by the Dozen’
Cortona by the Dozen is an exhibition of work created by 12 undergraduate landscape architecture students enrolled in UGA’s Summer 2006 Study-Abroad Program in Cortona,…
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Personal readiness plays a big role in emergency situations
When the topic of emergency preparedness arises, Opal Haley remembers a cartoon of an ostrich with its head in the sand.
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Learning In Retirement registration
Learning in Retirement is holding fall registration for classes from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Sept. 11 at the Holiday Inn Express at 513 W. Broad St. This…
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Scientists in training
Standing on the bank of a salt marsh on Georgia’s Sapelo Island wearing shin-high rubber boots, Mary Ann Moran encouraged a group of high school…
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Students win language scholarships
Two current UGA students and two recent graduates were awarded national scholarships to travel abroad and study foreign languages deemed essential to the U.S. in…