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UGA dance group chosen to perform at Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
A dance troupe from the University of Georgia has been invited to perform at Washington’s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in May.…
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University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine faculty and students honored at college’s
Karen Cornell, associate professor of small animal surgery, received the Norden Distinguished Teacher Award, the highest honor for teaching in the University of Georgia College…
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University of California system ranked first in number of patents granted
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently released a list of the top 13 universities and colleges receiving the most patents for 2005. The office…
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Faculty discuss academic rigor at annual symposium
More than 60 junior and senior faculty headed to Unicoi State Park in April to discuss academic rigor in the classroom and beyond at the…
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Towering issue
The Chapel bell is a familiar landmark on North Campus-almost.
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Perfect ending
The gymnastics team completed a perfect, undefeated season at the Women’s Gymnastics Championships late last month in Oregon with a score of 197.75, the team’s…
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Stephen E. Condrey won 2005 award for best public sector human resource management book
The Handbook of Human Resource Management in Government, edited by Stephen E. Condrey, faculty member with the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, has won the…
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Early lecturer discusses African-American leadership
There wasn’t much he didn’t cover. Racism, the Bible, misogyny, hip-hop, Fat Albert. Each got a few words from Michael Eric Dyson, the celebrated author,…
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Kim D. Coder appointed to world Nominations and Elections Committee
Kim D. Coder, professor of community forestry and arboriculture at the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, has been appointed to the world Nominations…
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Awards
• Don Tadlock, construction director, and Jay Austin, project superintendent, received the Dwight Douglas Service Award. Given to an individual or individuals outside University Housing…
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Final run-through
In anticipation of their 16-day tour of China starting May 14, the Redcoat Band invites the UGA and Athens communities to a free send-off concert…
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Public Policy Institute
As part of the 25th anniversary year of National Issues Forums, UGA’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, the Honors Program and Albany State University’s…
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Family and Consumer Sciences dean plans to step in new direction
Sharon Nickols is not retiring. And, she’s not stepping down as dean of the College of Family and Consumer Sciences.
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Businesswoman will receive honorary doctoral degree at Commencement
The university will award an honorary degree to Jane Seddon Willson, an Albany businesswoman who, along with her late husband Harry, has provided significant financial…
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Help yourself to some art
The Performing Arts Center has announced the roster of artists for the 2006-2007 season. The upcoming season will include 30 performances in seven series: Music…
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University will add degree programs at its Griffin campus
The university will offer two new bachelor’s degree programs at its Griffin campus, as well as a “math leaders” graduate degree program aimed at elementary…
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UGA again increases minimum salary
The minimum wage paid to salaried employees will be increased to $19,000 per year as part of the pay increases that will be effective Jan.…
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Poet’s book of essays ‘born of trouble’
The Muse in the Machine: Essays on Poetry and the Anatomy of the Body Politic T.R. Hummer University of Georgia Press $18.95 T.R. Hummer’s collection…
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Rodney Garner selected to participate in Minority Football Coaches Forum
Rodney Garner, assistant head coach and defensive line coach for the football team, was one of three Southeastern Conference coaches selected to participate in the…
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Libraries operating hours
The Main and Science libraries will be open as follows during the intersession: 7:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. May 9; 8 a.m.-6 p.m. May 10-12; 10 a.m.- 6…
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Civil rights historian warns that democracy is in danger
“We speak like Martin Luther King but govern like Caesar,” said Taylor Branch, addressing the audience crowding the Chapel. “This is because our history is…
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University of Virginia offers guaranteed admission plan
The University of Virginia will guarantee admission to all qualified students from the state’s 23 community colleges, according to a recent article in the Chronicle…
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Teresa Pérez-Gamboa named as outstanding teacher at the university level
The Georgia chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese has named Teresa Pérez-Gamboa, an academic professional in Romance languages, as an…
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Back from the brink
Along with the American dream of going to school, maintaining a home and growing a family comes the American nightmare: financial debt.