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University Council mulls substance education program for freshmen
The University Council will likely consider requiring first-year students to complete a mandatory substance abuse education program by the end of their first semester.
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Paul Roman named to national Blueprint for States Policy Panel
Paul Roman, director of the Center for Research on Behavioral Health and Human Services Delivery at UGA’s Institute for Behavioral Research, has been named to…
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Forest resources to celebrate centennial
UGA’s Warnell School of Forest Resources will begin its centennial anniversary celebration the week of Feb. 20-24. All scheduled events are open to the public…
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LSU System president steps down
William L. Jenkins, president of the Louisiana State University System, recently announced plans to step down as president and devote more time to fundraising and…
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Getting involved
Tre’Ross, Bodhi Roberts and Noe Recendiz recently took the stage in front of several hundred UGA faculty and staff. The middle school boys stared at…
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Chancellor shares priorities with regents
In his first formal remarks to the board of regents this month, newly appointed University System of Georgia Chancellor Erroll B. Davis Jr. said his…
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Pruitt named DiGamma Kappa honoree for distinguished achievement in broadcasting
John Pruitt, WSB-TV anchor in Atlanta, has been selected to receive the DiGamma Kappa Distinguished Achievement in Broadcasting Award.
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Documentary on Spanish artist Alvar Suñol to premiere at the Georgia Museum of Art on March 1
Alvar Suñol, a world-renowned Spanish painter, sculptor and lithographer with many ties to the University of Georgia, is the subject of a new documentary that…
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Warnell School of Forest Resources celebrates centennial anniversary
The University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forest Resources will celebrate its centennial anniversary the week of February 20-24. All scheduled events are open to…
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UGA ceramics faculty member Sunkoo Yuh receives Joan Mitchell Foundation grant for sculpture
Sunkoo Yuh, a faculty member in ceramics at the University of Georgia’s Lamar Dodd School of Art, has received a $25,000 grant in sculpture from…
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$2 million gift will create alcohol education center
Jack and Nancy Fontaine’s lives were shattered five years ago when their teenage son died in an alcohol-related car accident. But from the tragedy, the…
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Infant-feeding study volunteers
Volunteers are being sought for two studies currently under way at the Infant Feeding and Body Composition Research Laboratory of the Department of Foods and…
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arlo
The Performing Arts Center presents the legendary Arlo Guthrie on Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. Guthrie, born with a guitar in…
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UGA alum’s first novel ‘bears’ high praise
Bearfoot: A Northbounder Patrick S. Pittard Will Publishing, LLC $19.99 “Step by step, – e-mail by e-mail, readers are brought along on a marvelous…
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Cholesterol screening
The University Health Center is offering a free cholesterol screening for faculty and staff on Feb. 24, 8 a.m.-noon. This screening is by appointment and is…
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Information session
An information session for studies abroad in the South Pacific will be held Feb. 16 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in room 214 of the Student Learning…
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Committee named to conduct search for next senior VP for finance, administration
A search committee has been formed to identify candidates for the position of senior vice president for finance and administration at UGA.
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Housing director prepares to close door on his 16-year career at UGA
Just inside the door of Jim Day’s office stands a pair of tall, black boots caked in red clay. Day, executive director of university housing,…
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Encyclopedia receives top honors
The New Georgia Encyclopedia, a digital reference guide to all aspects of the Peach State, recently grabbed its third national honor in two years with…
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Stanford policy grants maternity leave to its female graduate students
Stanford University recently passed a policy granting female graduate students six weeks of maternity leave. The plan gives eligible students up to two consecutive quarters…
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Closing the gap
Workplaces across America anticipate a shortage of experienced leadership in the next five years as some 78 million baby boomers start to retire. When budget…
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After the storm: Psychologist helps UGA volunteers cope with ‘compassion fatigue’
In the critical situations that washed over the country following Hurricane Katrina, people at evacuee shelters took on one of two roles: victim or helper.…
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Legislative updates
Faculty and staff members curious to see where the Georgia General Assembly is headed on higher education issues can find regular updates concerning potential or…
