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Media Advisory: Symposium to address democracy in Africa
The University of Georgia’s African Studies Institute and Department of International Affairs will kick-off a 3-day international symposium entitled, “Democracy and Culture: An African Perspective”…
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Robert Osborne announces special guests for 2006 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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Media Advisory: UGA cabinet meeting and media briefing set for Feb. 9
The University of Georgia Cabinet will conduct its regular meeting Thursday, Feb. 9, at 10 a.m., in the Peabody board room of the administration building.…
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GAO chief to speak at UGA
The head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office, David M. Walker, will highlight the University of Georgia’s School of Public and International Affairs’ first annual…
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Few Georgians would turn to government for disaster relief
In the event of a major disaster in Georgia, the public is more likely to turn to such nongovernmental organizations as churches or the Red…
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UGA’s Terry College of Business makes big jump in new M.B.A. ranking released by the Financial
The University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business was ranked Monday as the 11th best public business school, 33rd best U.S. business school, and 56th…
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Setting the record straight
Patterson Hood, songwriter and frontman for Southern rock band Drive-By Truckers, looked a little nervous standing in front of a group of college students without…
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December
Nine UGA employees retired Dec. 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and years of employment are: James C. Price, professor, pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences, 37…
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‘Empowering faculty’: Group collects, shares research on undergraduates
“Like many middle-aged people, it’s easy for me to remember my own undergraduate experience, which is vastly different compared to today’s undergraduates,” says Merrily Dunn,…
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January
Thirty-two UGA employees retired Jan. 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and years of employment are: Paul W. Ammons, director, School of Social Work, 29 years;…
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Research subjects sought
The Survey Research Center seeks married couples who own their home and have a child younger than 7 to participate in a study about lead-based…
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Contemporary dance takes center stage Feb. 3
UGA’s Office of Performing Arts presents Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (above) on Feb. 3 at 8 p.m. in the Fine Arts Theatre on Baldwin Street.…
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University mourns student’s death
Sadness and concern swept across campus last week, stemming from the death of first-year student Lewis Rockwell Fish. Fish, a 19-year-old from Atlanta, died early Jan.…
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Ronald L. Carlson and David E. Shipley appointed charter members of Foundation of Freedom Commission
School of Law professors Ronald L. Carlson and David E. Shipley have been appointed charter members of the State Bar of Georgia Foundation of Freedom…
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Golf course renovation
Portions of the UGA golf course will be closed while it undergoes a major renovation beginning mid-May. With normal weather conditions, the renovation is expected…
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Two-sided conversations
Juanita Johnson–Bailey, professor of adult education and women’s studies, and Bettye P. Smith, associate professor in the department of workforce education, leadership and social foundations,…
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J. David Puett named an honorary professor at Jilin University
J. David Puett, head of the biochemistry and molecular biology department, was named an honorary professor at Jilin University in Changcuan, China. Jilin, which ranks…
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Two scholars will speak at inaugural conference on black issues in higher education
Keynote addresses by two of the most highly recognized scholars in urban and African-American education will highlight the university’s inaugural conference on black issues in…
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Peter Brosius, associate professor of anthropology, received the first Lourdes Arizpe Award
Peter Brosius, associate professor of anthropology, received the first Lourdes Arizpe Award from the American Anthropological Association for his work on conservation communities. The award…
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Native American mini-conference
The Institute of Native American Studies presents the one-day mini-conference, “Revised Lives: Early Transformations of Southeastern Indians,” from 2:30-4 p.m., Feb. 3, in room 101 of…
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Instilling a sense of unity: UGA, Athens communities gather for fifth annual Martin Luther King Day
It might have been a day off from work and school for most people, but not for those gathered earlier this month to honor the…
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Conservation biologist will speak at this year’s lecture series honoring Eugene Odum
Eminent conservation biologist and bird population biology expert William Sutherland will be the guest speaker at this year’s Odum Ecology Lecture.
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Sally J. Zepeda received Master Professor Award
Sally J. Zepeda, an associate professor and graduate coordinator in the department of lifelong education, administration and policy, received the University Council for Educational Administration’s…
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University’s chief financial officer will retire this summer
Henry M. (Hank) Huckaby, the university’s senior vice president for finance and administration, has announced that he will retire June 30, concluding nearly 40 years of…