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Youngstown faculty vote to strike
Faculty at Youngstown State University in northeastern Ohio voted early last month to go on strike only days before the start of fall semester classes.…
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Taking inventory
The GPS signal bounced from Earth to space to Earth in a matter of seconds. And when enough satellites had lined up the coordinates, David…
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Ron Courson received Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award
Ron Courson, director of sports medicine for the Athletic Association, received the Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award from the National Athletic Trainers Association. The award…
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Grant proposal deadline
The deadline to submit proposals for Learning Technologies grants is Sept. 21. The grants are administered by the Committee for Applied Learning Technologies. LTG…
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Dorinda G. Dallmeyer received recognition from Southern Environmental Law Center
The University of Georgia Press and Dorinda G. Dallmeyer, associate director of UGA’s Dean Rusk Center-International, Comparative and Graduate Legal Studies, received special recognition from…
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Designer prepares to close the book on 25-year career at UGA
When a book is well designed and beautifully packaged, the object itself can be elevated to a work of art complementing and even enhancing an…
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Researcher receives $52,000 grant
Chandra Orrill, a research scientist in the College of Education’s Learning and Performance Support Laboratory, has received a federal grant to work with a group…
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Michael J. Padilla began serving as president of National Science Teachers Association
Michael J. Padilla, a retired professor of science education and director of the College of Education’s Center for Educator Partnerships, began serving a one-year term…
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Turtle study finds continued decline
Scientists studying diamondback terrapins, a type of salt-marsh turtle found along the eastern coast of the U.S., have documented a pattern of decline again this…
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Call for publication information
The Center for Humanities and Arts publishes in its spring newsletter a list of books, catalogues and compact disks published by scholars in the humanities…
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Steve “Chickenhawk” Bryant named Assistant Athletic Trainer of the Year
Assistant athletic trainer Steve “Chickenhawk” Bryant was named the Assistant Athletic Trainer of the Year for Division I by the College and University Athletic Trainers…
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Learning in Retirement meeting
The Learning in Retirement group for Athens is holding registration on Sept. 12 at the Athens Holiday Inn from 9:30-11:30 a.m. In addition to the…
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Long-time faculty member named director of program in Cortona
Rick Johnson has been named the new director of the Lamar Dodd School of Art’s Studies Abroad Program in Cortona, Italy. He will assume the…
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Book examines democracy dilemmas
Dilemmas of Democracy in Latin America By Howard J. Wiarda Rowman and Littlefield $27.95 Democracy is in big trouble in Latin America, and so is…
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Helping out
A number of relief efforts are underway at UGA to help residents who were displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
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Marching on: New Web site showcases civil rights project
Research including more than 60 video interviews with civil rights figures and leading public officials from Georgia and around the country is showcased on a new…
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‘Lasting tribute’: Music school being renamed for Hugh Hodgson
A ceremony will be held Sept. 16 to formally name the University of Georgia’s School of Music in honor of the late Hugh Hodgson, who…
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Professor receives formal reprimand
The former head of UGA’s institutional diversity office has been formally reprimanded for his “lack of judgment” during a trip to Washington, D.C., with a…
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‘Tupperware’ filmmaker will take part in CHA-Peabody Conversation on Sept. 30
Filmmaker Laurie Kahn-Leavitt will discuss her Peabody Award-winning film “Tupperware” with Peabody Director Horace Newcomb on Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. in the theater of…
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UGA administrator Charles Dobbins Jr. honored with 2005 J.T. Mercer Lifetime Achievement Award
Alumnus and former administrator of the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine Charles Dobbins Jr. has received the 2005 J.T. Mercer Lifetime Achievement Award…
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UGA pharmacy professor William Spruill named fellow of clinical pharmacy association
William Spruill of the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy was among 21 ACCP members to be elected fellows of the American College of Clinical…
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UGA student-athletes to collect for hurricane relief fund inside stadium at Saturday’s UGA-South Car
The University of Georgia and the UGA Athletic Association will conduct a coordinated collection for hurricane relief in connection with the Georgia-South Carolina football game…
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Memorial service Sept. 9 to honor UGA graduate Noah Harris
A memorial service will be held Friday, Sept. 9, at the University of Georgia to celebrate the life of Noah Harris, a U.S. Army lieutenant…
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Program, policy evaluation expert named UGA’s first Berger Professor
An expert in program and policy evaluation has been named the first Pauline M. Berger Professor in Family and Child Welfare in the School of…