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Trio of SPIA colleagues contribute to university’s advancement efforts
Faculty, staff and retiree donors are all around you, giving back to the University of Georgia, contributing more than $20 million to the Archway to…
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New director works to raise profile of environmental ethics program
Earlier this year, a 23-year-old interdisciplinary program welcomed a new director and an old friend when Dorinda Dallmeyer became head of the Environmental Ethics Certificate…
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Flower power
Cincinnati’s Business Courier reports that Procter and Gamble Co. is investing in cuphea, a flower that produces an oil necessary for making detergents, shampoos and…
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Advertising professor studies ‘beefcake’ and ‘cheesecake’
When Tom Reichert picks up a magazine or sits in front of the TV, the researcher in him can’t help but take over. Advertising is…
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Agricultural and environmental college dean announces administrative changes
In an effort to streamline administration, J. Scott Angle, dean and director of the university’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, announced major changes in…
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Plans approved for a $249 million football stadium at U. of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota’s board of regents recently voted 11-1 to build a new $249 million stadium for Gopher football, according to the Associated Press.…
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The wait is over
Students awaiting word on their admissions status to UGA’s class of 2010 received news last week when final notices were sent by mail and also…
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John Inscoe, Southern historian, has been named a University Professor
John Inscoe, a professor of Southern history at UGA, has been named a University Professor. His appointment was confirmed recently by the University System of…
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Battlestar Galactica, The Shield, House among this year’s Peabody winners
The winners of the 65th Annual Peabody Awards were announced April 5 by UGA’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. The winners, chosen by…
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Larger than life
Bread & Puppet Theater, one of the nation’s oldest activist theater companies, will offer a series of performances and workshops April 10-15. The Bread &…
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Graduate programs remain strong in magazine’s ranking
Several of the university’s graduate programs are once again ranked in the top 50 according to the latest issue of “America’s Best Graduate Schools” published…
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State, UGA bid to house new bio and ag defense facility
Gov. Sonny Perdue announced late last month that the state of Georgia has submitted two potential UGA sites to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security…
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Six awarded mid-term fellowships
Six undergraduates have been selected as mid-term recipients of the Foundation Fellowship, the university’s most prestigious undergraduate scholarship. Their fellowships will cover the final two…
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Alumna’s book helps with settling estates
The Settlement Game: How to Settle an Estate Peacefully and Fairly By Angie Epting Morris Voyanges Press Inc. $14.95 Coping with the death of a…
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Survey finds more students are seeking mental-health treatment
Eighty-six percent of college counselors reported an increase in students with severe psychological problems, according to a survey published by the International Association of Counseling…
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Talking over breakfast
Mickey Rooney, who played Mr. Yunioshi in the movie Breakfast at Tiffany’s, addresses the audience after a screening of the film and a short interview at…
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Catching the flu
Just back from Afghanistan, where she helped diagnose that country’s first case of bird flu, UGA veterinarian Corrie Brown has a new perspective on the…
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Volunteers sought for research study in pregnancy, back pain and exercise
The department of kinesiology is recruiting pregnant women to participate in a study. Volunteers must have current back pain or a history of back pain,…
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Billboards vs. trees
North Carolina allows billboard owners to cut down publicly owned trees to keep their signs in view, according to the Associated Press. Even so, the…
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Red meat
That ruby red hue of meat in grocery store cases is more likely the deceptive work of food companies’s “modified atmosphere packaging”-or packaging meat in a…
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Business models, idle minds
Greg Topp, UGA’s information technology planning and decision support director, was recently featured in EDTech Magazine in an article on project management. “IT always has…
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Poet Robert Adamson to read at UGA
Award-winning poet Robert Adamson will read from his work on Tuesday, April 11 at 4:30 p.m. in Room 261 of Park Hall. The event is…
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UGA’s Cox Institute bestows national journalism award on student reporter and newspaper
Washington State University’s student newspaper, The Daily Evergreen, and one of its reporters have been selected as winners of the inaugural Betty Gage Holland Award.…
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Survey: Private institutions spend more on recruiting than public ones
Private schools spend about four times as much to recruit new students compared to their public counterparts, according to a survey by Noel-Levitz. Private four-year…