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Airing it out: Environmental health students’ pollution tests let community breathe easier
The industrial solvent trichloroethylene is classified as an animal, and possibly human, carcinogen. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, Georgia produces more TCE air pollution…
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Miami University offers free tuition
Thanks to a $10 million donation, Miami University plans to launch a program to fully fund tuition and fees for Ohio students with family incomes…
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Internet savvy
Tom Reichert, who teaches advertising at UGA, was quoted in the L.A. Times in an article highlighting the ability of Internet merchants to bypass traditional…
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Faculty research grants
Proposals from faculty for internal financial support of research projects through the Faculty Research Grants Program must be received by Oct. 3. Eligibility is limited…
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Energy conservation committee issues its recommendations
A committee studying energy conservation said the university can potentially lower energy usage and costs through such steps as auditing buildings for energy waste, closely…
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Plan for a fall garden
Want some homegrown vegetables this fall and winter? Time to plan now. First, decide what you want to grow. Georgia’s mild winters give you several…
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Magazine ranks UGA among top U.S. public universities
For the eighth consecutive year, UGA is ranked 22nd or higher among the top public universities in the nation, according to the 2007 edition of…
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‘Lasting impression’
Through exchange and collaboration, the university provides people from different parts of the world the opportunity to establish inroads where none existed and to understand…
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Spreading the law
Michael Kline and Milind Dongre, UGA law students interning in Guyana, were quoted in the Kaieteur News. “There’s so much work to be done here,…
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‘Countdown to Kickoff’ raises $100,000
The inaugural “Countdown to Kickoff,” held at the Woodruff Practice Fields last month, raised $100,000 for three Georgia organizations. Hosted by Jon and Matt Stinchcomb,…
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Changing direction
The North Carolina-based News and Observer turned to Han Park, director of the Center for the Study of Global Issues at UGA, for an expert…
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Clinical psychology program earns national ranking in two areas
UGA’s clinical psychology program received high rankings in two areas, according to a study recently released by a prestigious journal in the field.
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Don’t let ’em bite
Dan Suiter, an associate professor of entomology, told the Associated Press, “It’s no secret that bedbugs are making a comeback,” in a recent article about…
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Fund honoring Capricorn Records co-founder to benefit new music business program
Family and friends of the late music impresario and Capricorn Records co-founder Phil Walden were on campus this month to announce the creation of a…
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BYU hires lobbyist
Brigham Young University paid the brother of a Republican congressman about $70,000 to lobby on its behalf in Washington, D.C., the Associated Press reported. Joseph…
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Ecology administrator’s career merges interests from two worlds
When Dorset Trapnell was 17, she knew “beyond a shadow of a doubt” that she wanted to be a biologist.
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Tailgate update
To keep tailgating both fun and safe-and to avoid damage to campus that has occurred on past home football Saturdays-UGA has provided new gameday tailgating…
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Moving forward
During the 2004-05 academic year, a 24-member internal task force appointed by the provost examined undergraduate education. Chaired by Del Dunn, vice president for instruction,…
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Warren to serve as interim forestry and natural resources dean
Robert J. Warren, a veteran faculty member and noted researcher in UGA’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, will serve as interim dean of…
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Blueprint for the future
With its 100th anniversary approaching, the graduate education program at UGA will undergo a thorough examination aimed at ensuring that strong advanced education remains a…
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Diplomacy first
A columnist for the Salt Lake Tribune quotes Gary Bertsch, international affairs professor, in a story decrying the alleged machismo of the Bush administration leading…
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The other nuclear struggle
In an article for London’s Sunday Times, Anupam Shrivastava, director of UGA’s Center for International Trade and Security, shed light on the changing nature of…
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Telecommuting blues
The Austin, Texas American-Statesman quoted UGA housing and consumer economic professor Douglas Bachtel in an article about telecommuting in the increasingly busy American workplace. “People…
