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Harvard president calls it quits
In a public letter dated Feb. 22 Lawrence Summers, president of Harvard University, resigned his post effective June 30. “I have reluctantly concluded that the…
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Alarming art
While furor builds over the satirical cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad in Danish and European newspapers, lost is the fact that his likeness has long…
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Women’s History Month at UGA will honor the ‘overlooked’
Women’s History Month kicks off across campus in March, drawing together the often-overlooked contributions women make to society. The month is peppered with lectures, conferences…
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No more mint
In a story discussing whether the 1,100-year-old and financially troubled Royal Mint should close, The London Financial Times quotes UGA economics professor George Selgin. The…
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Deborah Roberts, ABC news correspondent, will deliver this year’s Holmes-Hunter Lecture
Globetrotting news reporter Deborah Roberts of 20/20 will deliver the annual Holmes-Hunter Lecture at 2 p.m. March 7 in the Chapel. The lecture honors Charlayne…
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The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
UGA’s Performing Arts Center presents the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir at 8 p.m. March 3 in Hodgson Concert Hall. Tickets, $23 (rear balcony) and $28…
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Senior VP will direct Carl Vinson Institute of Government
Steve W. Wrigley, who has served as senior vice president for external affairs at UGA since 2002, will become director of the university’s Carl Vinson…
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Digging up the past
For generations, schoolteachers taught Georgia children that the state’s history began with the arrival of James Edward Oglethorpe near what is now Savannah in 1733.…
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Law school program heads to Far East
UGA’s School of Law is expanding its study-abroad opportunities with the addition of a three-week program in China this summer. Partnering with two of that…
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University wins 13 regional awards for its education advancement efforts
UGA garnered a total of 13 accolades at the 2006 Council for the Advancement and Support of Education District III awards competition.
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Salsa Night
The Department of Recreational Sports, the Ballroom Dance Club, the Hispanic Student Association and the Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority Inc. will present a Salsa…
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Breaking Records
The university has received a record number of applications from students seeking admission to the freshman class that will enter in 2006. More than 15,700…
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SHAWN DOONAN
JOB DESCRIPTION: “I am climber on the tree crew. “We do everything that is required to maintain the trees on campus—-including soil improvement, cabling and…
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Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet
The Performing Arts Center presents the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet on March 4 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. The quintet’s appearance at UGA…
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Political time machine
Today’s drama of the National Security Agency’s domestic eavesdropping recalls another one of decades past, reports the New York Times. In 1975, a Senate committee…
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New book chronicles river site’s history
Ecology and Management of a Forested Landscape: Fifty Years on the Savannah River Site Edited by John C. Kilgo and John I. Blake Island Press…
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New Honors Program activity aims to produce community leaders
Thirteen UGA Honors students are learning how to become engaged community members through participation in Honors Civic Leaders, a new extracurricular activity for students enrolled…
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Pre-med, pre-law advising available across campus
Growing interest among students in careers in medicine and law has prompted UGA officials to reorganize, expand and relocate the pre-medicine and pre-law advising programs.…
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Consequences for Iran
As the U.S. probes Iran’s compliance with American sanctions, and with the threat of U.N. action, some of the world’s largest finance and energy companies are cutting…
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Brave new biolab
The Scientist reports that the Department of Homeland Security is seeking locations to build a $451 million, 500,000 square-foot, high-security animal biolab to replace its…
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Kennesaw State gets new president
The University System of Georgia Board of Regents named Daniel S. Papp president of Kennesaw State University. Over the past five years Papp served as…
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Little gifts add up to big things for Veterinary Medicine faculty and staff
Jim Moore has been doing it for more than 20 years, steady and consistent. His colleague in the College of Veterinary Medicine, Chris Barker, started…
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‘A very different place’
Bruce Abbott’s mother has lived in Athens for 20 years, and his family visited many times over summer and Christmas holidays. But, this fall he…
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McPhaul summer camp registration
The McPhaul Child and Family Development Center will host its summer camp May 30-July 21, 7:30 a.m. -5:30 p.m. daily. The cost is $125 per…