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And we’re off…
All UGA faculty, staff and retirees are invited to celebrate the campus kickoff of the Archway to Excellence Campaign March 21 from 3-5 p.m. at…
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Longterm care seminar
The College of Public Health’s Institute of Gerontology will offer a longterm care planning seminar on March 8, 1:30-4:30 p.m., at the Callaway Building of…
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Committee formed to find permanent public health dean
A search committee has been formed to recommend a candidate to be permanent dean of the university’s College of Public Health.
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Forum will focus on intelligence oversight in modern world
Is secrecy the enemy of democracy? Are there circumstances when the Central Intelligence Agency or the U.S. president should have the authority to bypass legal…
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Plant biology professor named inaugural GRA Distinguished Investigator
R. Kelly Dawe, a professor of plant biology and genetics at UGA, has been named the first Georgia Research Alliance Distinguished Investigator.
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Guests announced for film festival
Actresses Patricia Neal, Parker Posey and Anne Rutherford; stunt doubles Vic and Wendy Leech Armstrong; director and CEO of the American Film Institute Jean Firstenberg;…
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Celebrity of the critic: Frederic Jameson makes an impression
It was clear from the packed house at the Chapel, excessive promotion and raucous applause that Duke University’s Frederic Jameson was not just another lecturer.
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Gwynn Powell received National Honor Award
Gwynn Powell, an assistant professor in the department of counseling and human development services, received the National Honor Award from the American Camp Association in…
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Signs of their times
By the end of their week, the group of 16 visiting Croatians were literally surrounded by the signs of what they were up against.
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Men’s tennis team brings home national indoor championship
UGA’s undefeated men’s tennis team (8-0) won the ITA Team Indoor National Championship late last month in Seattle with a 4-0 victory over the fourth-ranked…
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Two schools share $4 million estate
A 92-year old resident of Somerville, Mass., split her $4 million estate between Tufts and Boston universities in her will. Doris W. York had no…
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Time and experience imprint professor’s art, design
Marguerite Koepke sees her work as a journey, a work in progress. She believes that her design has been informed by the culture and nature…
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Forest resources gets new name
The Daniel B. Warnell School of Forest Resources has received final approval from the University System of Georgia Board of Regents to formally change its…
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Patricia Bell-Scott received Marie F. Peters Ethnic Minorities Outstanding Achievement Award
Patricia Bell-Scott, professor of child and family development, received the Marie F. Peters Ethnic Minorities Outstanding Achievement Award. Established in 1983, the award recognizes distinguished…
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February
Thirteen UGA employees retired Feb. 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and length of employment are: George I. Bush Jr., procurement specialist, procurement, 9 years/11…
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Leadership applications
UGA’s Fanning Institute is accepting applications for the Latino Youth Leadership Program. The program is open to Latino youth ages 15-19 from across Georgia. Selected…
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Career conference
The UGA Alumni Association’s Multicultural Programs presents “Plotting the Course for Success” March 25 at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education. The daylong event provides…
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Marie Chisholm received 2005 Daniel B. Smith Practice Excellence Award
Marie Chisholm, associate professor of pharmacy practice, received the 2005 Daniel B. Smith Practice Excellence Award from the American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Pharmacy Practice and…
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Getting it ‘write’
There’s a disease spreading in graduate schools known as “ABD.” It affects students nearing a doctorate, targeting the overworked, the uninspired and the unsure.
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National creativity experts will speak at Torrance Lecture on March 8
Nationally recognized creativity consultant and author Robert Alan Black, and Mark Runco, editor of Creativity Research Journal, will speak at the 2006 E. Paul Torrance Lecture…
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Gene Brody and Velma McBride Murry received Reuben Hill Award
Gene Brody and Velma McBride Murry, professors of child and family development, were part of a team of researchers to receive the Reuben Hill Award.…
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Beth Shackleford Kirch named 2006 recipient of Kutulakis Student Services Award
The Association of American Law Schools named Beth Shackleford Kirch, director of legal career services at the School of Law, the 2006 recipient of the…
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New book explores ‘police power’
Theodore Roosevelt and World Order: Police Power in International Relations By James R. Holmes Potomac Books $29.95 Although Theodore Roosevelt’s philosophy and policies were developed…
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Public administration professor researches ‘Lipstick and Logarithms’
The Department of Public Administration and Policy’s graduate program in public administration is considered the nation’s third best, according to U.S. News and World Report.…