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Michael Winship, history faculty member, named new Merton Coulter Professor
Michael Winship, a faculty member in the history department since 1993, has been named the new E. Merton Coulter Professor of History. The professorship honors…
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Student’s work graces two covers
The work of a UGA doctoral student appeared on the covers of two scientific journals recently. The latest issues of Animal Conservation and Southeastern Naturalist focused on…
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Whit Gibbons named 2005 Outdoor Book award winner
Whit Gibbons, professor of ecology at the Savannah River Ecology Lab, was named a 2005 Outdoor Book award winner in the nature guidebook category for…
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Duke updates iPod program
Heading into its second year incorporating personal technology into classrooms, Duke University is expanding its iPod program. This past spring, 280 students used school-issued iPods in…
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Four receive awards at annual Freedom Breakfast
A packed audience attended this year’s Freedom Breakfast, which jump-started a week of activities honoring Martin Luther King Jr., and awarded four community leaders the…
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UGA Redcoat Band preparing for marching tour across China
The University of Georgia Redcoat Band, recognized recently with the Sudler Trophy as one of America’s top collegiate marching bands, will make a two-week concert…
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Media advisory: UGA Observatory Jan. 20 open house cancelled
The UGA Observatory open house scheduled for Friday, Jan. 20, at 7 p.m. has been cancelled. This cancellation is due to work to upgrade the…
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‘Hidden’ knowledge
Bridging the gap between classroom and real-world situations is a challenge university professors face every day.
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‘Somebodies’ goes to Sundance
Hadjii Hand’s first name is a nickname that his father gave him as a child. There are a lot of different meanings for the word,…
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University joins community effort to address persistent poverty in Clarke County
The university will play a key role in a major new initiative to address persistent poverty in Athens-Clarke County.
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States increase funds for higher ed.
State spending for higher education increased an average of 5.3 percent in the 2005-06 fiscal year, according to a report by the Center for the…
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University of Georgia partners with community to celebrate life, legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
This week, UGA and the Athens community continue their partnership in offering several events for King Week, a celebration of the life and legacy of…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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,…
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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…