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Full circle: Faculty member works with foundation to help women achieve success
Laura Bierema, associate professor and program coordinator for UGA’s adult education program, is passionate about women being able to advance in society. And she sees…
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Front and center
Center for Humanities and Arts was named for Jane and Harry Willson in a ceremony earlier this month.
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Lifelong learning
The University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel, a unit of the Office of the Vice President for Public Service and…
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Salad safety
Michael Doyle, director of UGA’s Center for Food Safety, was quoted in the Miami Herald in an article concerning the safety of pre-washed packaged salads. Last…
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‘Dream’ nominations
Nominations for the third annual “Fulfilling the Dream” Award are due Nov. 30 in the Office of Institutional Diversity. The annual awards will be presented…
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Henry F. Schaefer III received two honors in China
Henry F. Schaefer III, Graham Perdue Professor of Chemistry and director of the Center for Computational Chemistry, received two honors in China. On Sept. 19,…
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Alan Watson awarded honorary Doctor of Laws from University of Stockholm
Alan Watson, Distinguished Research Professor and Ernest P. Rogers Chair of Law at the School of Law, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from…
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Patent interest
Robert Fincher is director of UGA’s technology commercialization office. Columns sat down with him to find out how the patenting and commercialization process works and…
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Doctoral grad wins dissertation award
Brian Culp, a 2005 doctoral graduate of the College of Education’s physical education and sports studies program, received a statewide award for his dissertation from…
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Karen Shetterley named to Professional Education Review Panel
Karen Shetterley, a senior public service associate with the Georgia Center for Continuing Education, has been named to the Professional Education Review Panel. Members of…
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Far & Near
The university welcomed visitors from Tunisia to campus earlier this month while faculty from the music school were performing in the Pacific Rim earlier this…
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Fellows deadline
The Office of Service Learning is accepting applications for the 2006 Service-Learning Fellows program at UGA. Applications are due Nov. 30. This year-long program provides…
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New book explores democracy in Europe
Development on the Periphery: Democratic Transitions in Southern and Eastern Europe By Howard J. Wiarda Rowman & Littlefield Publishers $80 (cloth); $34.95 (paper) In his…
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$100 million anonymous gift waives tuition for Yale music students
Thanks to the contribution of an anonymous source, Yale University School of Music students will have their tuition waived starting next fall. The donation of…
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Researchers study effects of nanoparticles on environment
A UGA research team has received funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take a close look at something 100,000 times smaller than the…
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Volunteers sought for pregnancy, back pain, exercise study
The department of kinesiology is recruiting pregnant women to participate in a study. Volunteers must have current back pain or a history of back pain,…
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Public service associate provides legal advice to local governments
Betty Hudson likes a job with variety; most days, that is not a problem.
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Grants will fund research on clean energy technologies
Incorporating nanostructures may lead to more efficient hydrogen production and storage, according to researchers from UGA and the University of California, Santa Cruz who have…
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Writing survey
Del Dunn, vice president for instruction, has distributed a survey to faculty to learn more about how writing is taught at UGA. The survey seeks…
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Enrollment in graduate programs on the rise for women and minorities
According to a report released by the Council of Graduate Schools, enrollment in graduate programs at American universities increased in 2004. The increase is attributed…
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Professor will study youth in predominately black suburb
A UGA education researcher hopes a new, four-year study of the experiences of African-American adolescents in a predominantly black Atlanta suburb will help explain the…
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Tim Burgess, state health commissioner, named budget director
Tim Burgess, a veteran state government official who is completing a term as commissioner of the Georgia Department of Community Health, will join the university…
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Golf workshops
Instructors at the UGA golf course will hold single-day golf lesson workshops for faculty, staff and spouses. Each workshop, which costs $35, includes two hours…
