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KU prof wins $10.4 million grant
Gunda Georg, a medicinal chemistry professor at the University of Kansas, received a $10.4 million federal grant to support research in the battle against cancer.…
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Cortona study-abroad program expands to include science, medicine courses
For more than 25 years, UGA students have had the opportunity to take a wide range of courses in the arts and humanities through the…
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Gas prices haven’t changed behavior
Although Georgians were alarmed by the sharp rise in gas prices following Hurricane Katrina and are pessimistic about the future of prices at the pump,…
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Cook’s Holiday
Campus Catering will host its annual Cook’s Holiday Feast Dec. 15 and 16 in Georgia Hall on the lower level of the Tate Student Center.…
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Food Services dishes up its annual Taste of Home
On Dec. 7, the four dining halls across campus will offer up the 18th serving of its annual “Taste of Home” event. Open to meal-plan…
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Brenda J. Cude elected to board of directors for Insurance Marketplace Standards Association
Brenda J. Cude, professor of housing and consumer economics, has been elected to a three-year term on the board of directors for the Insurance Marketplace…
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Electronic purchasing
The responsibility of managing the Purchasing-Campus Entry System was transferred Dec. 1 from the Administrative Services Division to the Procurement Office. The new data custodian for…
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Class schedule
In order to equalize class sessions for fall semester, the university will operate on a Friday class schedule on Tuesday, Dec. 6.
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Professor immerses himself in college life both in, out of classroom
Doug Toma is so enthusiastic about the University of Georgia that he would probably make a good admissions counselor or development officer if he didn’t…
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Adviye Ergul named Fellow of American Heart Association
Adviye Ergul, an associate professor in clinical and administrative pharmacy, has been named a Fellow of the American Heart Association. Selection is based on academic…
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Search committee appointed to find next FACS dean
A 15-member search committee has been appointed to identify potential successors to Sharon Nickols, who will step down as dean of the College of Family…
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Campus Scenes
As fall semester winds down, the university community is busy welcoming visitors, tasting the fruits of its labor and preparing to say good-bye. Gresham began…
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Researchers seek volunteers for marriage, prayer study
UGA researchers are seeking volunteers for a study aimed at finding the best ways for African-American couples to keep their relationships strong and to reach…
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Kim Coder selected to receive Lifetime Achievement Award
Kim Coder, professor of community forestry, was selected by the Georgia Urban Forest Council Inc. to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award. Coder is a founding…
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Fundraiser will support film festival
Patterson Hood, of Drive By Truckers fame, will perform with several of his friends on Dec. 7 at 10 p.m. Proceeds from the concert will support…
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Asking better questions about the world
Jude Preissle didn’t set out to start one of the best qualitative research methods programs in the world, but that is what happened.
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Hunt and peck
Cornell University’s Ken Rosenberg visited UGA’s Warnell School of Forest Resources last month to give a first-hand description of the rediscovery of the ivory-billed woodpecker.…
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All in the same boat
A small class of UGA education students stood by the instructional pool in the Ramsey Student Center recently, chatting among themselves and giggling nervously as…
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Carole Henry named 2006 Distinguished Fellow by National Art Education Association
Carole Henry, an associate professor in the Lamar Dodd School of Art, has been named a 2006 Distinguished Fellow by the National Art Education Association…
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Textbook probes conservation problems
Principles of Conservation Biology By C. Ronald Carroll, Martha J. Groom and Gary K. Meffe Sinauer Associates $89.95 In Principles of Conservation Biology, C. Ronald…
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Matthew Haney
As a co-founder and vice president of community service for the Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children (FIMRC) at UGA, Matthew Haney has grown…
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Kelly Proctor
For the past three years at UGA, Kelly Proctor has been working toward her goal of becoming a foreign media correspondent in Asia. She completed…
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Mahlet Endale
Mahlet Endale has lived on 3 continents in her 25 years. She was born in Africa, moved to Europe, and finally landed in North America,…
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Jenny Trout
Senior Jenny Trout takes her work as an advocate for cancer patients seriously. Besides serving on numerous committees for her sorority, she also has participated…