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Book traces changes wrought by migration
The Southern Diaspora: How the Great Migrations of Black and White Southerners Transformed America James N. Gregory University of North Carolina Press $59.95 cloth; $19.95…
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Author, scholar Michael Eric Dyson will deliver sixth annual Mary Frances Early Lecture on April 4
Best-selling author and scholar Michael Eric Dyson will deliver the keynote address at the sixth annual Mary Frances Early Lecture on April 4 at Charlie…
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March
Nine UGA employees retired on March 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and length of employment are: Lucy A. Brooks, associate accountant, assistant dean’s office-Coastal Plain…
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‘Stellar Record’
Four UGA Honors students have been awarded the 2006-2007 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, one of the most prestigious scholarships in the country for undergraduates in…
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Be prepared
Many credit the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 with starting a trend toward disaster readiness in America. After the attacks, the federal government started a…
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Search committee identifies three candidates for art school directorship
Three candidates for the directorship of the Lamar Dodd School of Art at UGA have been selected by a university search committee. Two of the…
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ASO will perform works of American composers on April 9
UGA’s Performing Arts Center presents the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra on April 9 at 3 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. Robert Spano, music director, will conduct…
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UGA veterinarian helps diagnose bird flu in Afghanistan
Just back from Afghanistan, where she helped diagnose that country’s first case of bird flu, University of Georgia veterinarian Corrie Brown has a new perspective…
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Pat Griffin to deliver the 12th annual Andrea Carson Coley Lecture at UGA
Pat Griffin, professor emerita of Social Justice Education at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst will speak at the 12th annual Andrea Carson Coley Lecture in…
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Housing launches online roommate search
University Housing has launched the DAWG House, an online roommate search program for use by incoming first-year students.
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Giving Back: Painter and Professor Radcliffe Bailey
“There’s a certain time in your career when you have the desire to give back — to share what you may know,” says Radcliffe Bailey,…
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Healthy choices
Wellness is based on making healthy choices, according to clinical assistant professor Chris Cook.
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Smart art
During the summer of 1970, John D. (Jack) Kehoe, a sculptor and University of Georgia professor of art, took a small group of UGA students…
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Teaching that teems with life
UGA professor James “Jim” Porter has never put teaching second, despite a busy research schedule. The Institute of Ecology professor has consistently gotten rave reviews…
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Smitten not Bitten
Wasp wrangling may sound like risky business, especially for children. But it’s actually quite safe, according to UGA entomologist Robert Matthews, as long as the…
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Camping in Russia
Serving as a summer camp counselor is a common experience for many college students, yet for three recreation and leisure studies majors in UGA’s College…
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Lending a hand, not a handout
It didn’t seem like much to ask. Rosemary Bonner* only wanted to read bedtime stories to her new baby granddaughter.
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Alumna wins top honor for thesis
Jennifer McMahon was awarded the Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award by the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools at its 35th annual meeting in Little Rock, Ark.…
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‘Silver Streak’: Library employee prepares to mark 41 years at UGA
Working is a way of life for Merdelle Stepp. Anyone needing proof need only know that this spring she will mark the 41st anniversary of…
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Memphis U. law prof bans laptops
A law professor at Memphis University prohibited students from taking notes with laptops during her class earlier this month, USA Today reported. June Entman said…
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Administrative Changes
Appointments • Patrick Winter has been hired to fill the vacancy of senior associate director of admissions for marketing and recruitment. Winter comes to UGA…
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Bringing history to life
Randy Groomes, director of multicultural programming for the UGA Alumni Association, scanned a sea of 66 fifth graders with their arms stretched upward. A smile…
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UGA to start plus/minus grading policy
Starting this summer, UGA students could find something extra on their transcripts: Plus signs. That’s because the University System of Georgia Board of Regents recently…
