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  • Student ecology symposium

    The 12th annual Ecology Graduate Student Symposium will be held Jan. 20-21 at UGA’s Institute of Ecology. The event offers the public a peek at…

  • Safety needs

    New Latino immigrants account for the highest rate of pedestrian fatalities in the South, due to limited access to vehicles or public transportation and a…

  • Harvard money managers quit

    Several money managers who handled Harvard’s endowment recently left the school after receiving lower salaries in 2005. The company’s top six employees earned $56.8 million, down…

  • A matter of degrees

    A matter of degrees

    The board of regents approved five new degree programs at UGA late last year. Columns talked to Dale Threadgill, Faculty of Engineering director, about the…

  • Snail skeptics

    Researchers are fingering the common periwinkle snail as the culprit in disappearing salt marshes in Georgia and across the South, saying that they’ve attacked the…

  • Two faculty, one staff member receive Fulbright Scholar grants

    Two faculty, one staff member receive Fulbright Scholar grants

    Dorothy Fragaszy, Tammy Lyskowinski and Hui-Chin Hsu have recently received Fulbright Scholar grants to travel abroad for professional development and research in the 2005-2006 award…

  • Exhibit Traces Rural Electrification in Georgia

    The changes that rural electrification made in the lives of Georgians is the subject of a large-scale exhibit at UGA’s Richard B. Russell Library for…

  • Global networking

    Global networking

    UGA’s international expertise database, sponsored by the Public Service and Outreach division, is a global networking tool.  Faculty, staff and students can list their international…

  • Jackson, long-time spokesman, named public affairs VP

    Jackson, long-time spokesman, named public affairs VP

    Thomas H. Jackson Jr., who has directed the university’s media relations and public affairs efforts since 1988, has been named vice president for public affairs,…

  • Public Service and Outreach will honor ‘excellence’ at meeting

    The University will honor outstanding faculty and staff for excellence in public service and outreach Jan. 26 during the annual Public Service and Outreach meeting…

  • Cabinet adopts wireless devices policy

      The Cabinet has adopted a new policy regarding wireless communication devices. It requires that all requests for wireless communications devices such as cell phones,…

  • Meat monitoring

    The USDA’s recent suggestion to inspect fresh meat differently than heat-treated meat may risk going against the 1906 Meat Inspection Act, but Michael Doyle, director…

  • Iraqi human rights

    While some experts are growing concerned over the militant segments of the Shi’ite Muslim majority’s role in the new Iraqi government, UGA religion professor Alan…

  • Alumnus pens book from Civil War letters

    Alumnus pens book from Civil War letters

    Hell’s Broke Loose in Georgia: Survival in a Civil War Regiment Scott Walker University of Georgia Press $39.95 (cloth) “Darling, I never wanted to gow…

  • Honoring a ‘great Georgian’

    Honoring a ‘great Georgian’

    Former U.S. President George H. W. Bush will speak at the dedication of the Paul D. Coverdell Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences April 7.…

  • Football expenses questioned

    An audit of the University of Colorado’s athletic department spending for the past three years revealed $117,400 of questionable payments. According to a report, the…

  • Former swimmer wins NCAA award

    Earlier this month, former UGA swimmer Samantha Arsenault received the NCAA Today’s Top VIII Award. The award is given to eight student athletes based on…

  • Don’t panic

    As preliminary bidding began for Knight Ridder, the second-largest newspaper publisher in the U.S., the New York Times quoted UGA journalism professor Conrad Fink about…

  • Nelson Hilton appointed director of university’s Center for Teaching and Learning

    Nelson Hilton appointed director of university’s Center for Teaching and Learning

    Nelson Hilton, head of UGA’s English department, has been named the new director of the university’s Center for Teaching and Learning.

  • Summer camp counselors

    The State Botanical Garden of Georgia will have volunteer camp counselor positions for its summer programs. These positions give adolescents opportunities to build confidence in…

  • Water workout

    The Department of Recreational Sports offers water aerobics program for a fun and low impact workout. There are early morning, lunchtime and evening classes available.…

  • THE ULTIMATE MOVIE PASS

    THE ULTIMATE MOVIE PASS

    Robert Osborne (above) has selected eight films for his second annual Robert Osborne’s Classic Film Festival, scheduled for March 23-26 at the Classic Center. Passes…

  • Vinson Institute awarded grant to study how retirees manage their assets

    The National Endowment for Financial Education has awarded UGA’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government the largest grant it has ever given: $183,320 for the first…

  • UGA employee picked to head minority recruitment program

    A University of Georgia administrator was tapped to run a $5 million program designed to increase minority student involvement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics…