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UGA partners with Barrow County schools for cross-cultural teacher exchange
Two Barrow County high school teachers started back to school this year better prepared to address the unique educational needs of Latino students, thanks to…
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Terry college names two associate deans
P. George Benson, dean of UGA’s Terry College of Business, has announced two new administrative appointments.
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University will offer new doctoral degree in neuroscience
For the past three decades, modern neuroscience has expanded understanding of the brain and behavior and led to the recognition that all forms of disease,…
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Big Band Dance Party tickets
The Department of Recreational Sports and the UGA Ballroom Dance Club will present a Big Band Dance Party at the Ramsey Student Center Oct. 14…
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Additional annual leave
UGA employees received two extra days of annual leave when public schools in Georgia were closed Sept. 26-27 to conserve fuel. The extra annual leave…
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Law school appoints new associate dean
Peter J. Spiro, who holds the Dean and Virginia Rusk Professorship of International Law, has been named associate dean for faculty development at UGA’s School…
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Expert on innovation, economic growth will deliver annual Louise McBee Lecture
A University of Toronto professor who specializes in studying how innovation and commercialization of academic research foster economic growth will deliver the annual Louise McBee…
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Fond farewell
Well-wishers raised their spoons at an ice-cream social for retired research vice president Gordhan Patel.
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Global survey
Nearly 20 million people worldwide are infected with a parasitic ailment called Chagas disease, and nearly a third of those will develop severe heart trouble.…
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Nothing but ’net
Wireless Internet communication technology can allow a farmer to work his land thousands of miles away. It can give a doctor quick access to patients’…
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Horticulturist passes on passion for plants
David Knauft flipped through the brown manual he had worn thin since Michael Dirr had given it to him when they first met. As an…
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Princeton tackles grade inflation
Princeton has launched a campaign to cut the number of “easy A’s” among undergraduate students. The campaign is designed to decrease the number of A-plus,…
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WebCT 4.1 open house
Enterprise Information Technology Services and the Office of Instructional Support and Development will hold an open house Oct. 7 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in rooms 368…
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Benefits enrollment period
The annual benefits enrollment period is scheduled for Oct. 3-Nov. 4. During this time, UGA employees and retirees may enroll, change or cancel coverage in…
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Columbia dedicates $15 million to faculty diversification campaign
Columbia University trustees unanimously approved a funding commitment of $15 million to a campaign for faculty diversification. The campaign includes efforts to hire 15-20 female and…
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RE: Hurricane Relief Efforts
We in the University of Georgia community could never have been prouder than in recent weeks as hundreds, even thousands, joined together to assist our…
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Golf school
Staff at the UGA golf course are offering a discounted golf school for UGA faculty, staff and their spouses. The fee is $99, payable by…
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Media Advisory: UGA’s 21st Annual Study Abroad Fair to be held Tuesday
The University of Georgia will host the 21st Annual Study, Work and Travel Abroad Fair from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. in the Georgia Hall…
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Brunswick and Coastal Georgia among communities featured in Digital Library of Georgia
In 1915, a wooden sailing ship of the Brown Brothers American Shipping Company left the port at Brunswick only to disappear with 20-30 men aboard…
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Authors reception
The university community is invited to the second annual UGA Faculty and Staff Authors Reception on Sept. 29 at 4 p.m. in the UGA Bookstore.…
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September
Eighteen UGA employees retired Sept. 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and length of employment are: Donna M. Albea, admissions counselor I, School of Law,…
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Big spenders
A report on minority buying power released Sept. 20 by the Selig Center for Economic Growth at UGA’s Terry College of Business projects disposable income…
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Calm before the storm
Loch Johnson, a UGA political scientist who studies terrorism, is quoted in a New York Times article saying that eight years passed between the first…
