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Say what?
Scott Shamp, director of UGA’s New Media Institute, is quoted in a Knight Ridder story on social misunderstandings caused by text messaging. “With texts, we…
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‘More harm than good’
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that airbags installed in automobiles have saved some 10,000 lives as of January 2004. A study by a…
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Memorial service will celebrate life of alumnus slain in Iraq
A memorial service will be held Sept. 9 to celebrate the life of Noah Harris, a U.S. Army lieutenant and former captain of the UGA…
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Second time around
The School of Music’s 2005-2006 2nd Thursday Concert Series opens Sept. 8 with a performance by UGA faculty member Martha Thomas and Susan Teicher. The…
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Grady College establishes Holland Award
An annual award to recognize efforts by college journalists to protect the integrity of public dialogue on American campuses has been established by the James…
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Advising advisers
The art-and science-of academic advising was the focus of the Aug. 26 Fall Undergraduate Academic Adviser Workshop.
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Social work professor helps her students answer age-old questions
Stacey Kolomer treats her “Social Services for an Aging Population” class as a study-abroad course in northeast Georgia.
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Poll: Georgians still positive about state
While levels of satisfaction with the federal government and the direction of the country are falling across the nation, satisfaction with the way things are…
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Strategic planning
Stan Gatewood, chief information security officer, was featured-along with UGA’s Founders Garden-on the cover of CSO magazine. In a feature-length article discussing the five steps…
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Dianne Davison, UGA alumnus and former first lady, dead at 76
Dianne Castle Davison, widow of former UGA President Fred C. Davison, died Aug. 26 at the age of 76. She served as UGA’s first lady…
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Taxation expert appointed director of J.M. Tull School of Accounting
Benjamin C. Ayers has been appointed the new director of the J.M. Tull School of Accounting at UGA’s Terry College of Business, pending approval by…
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University will take part in security preparedness month
As the nation prepares to mark the fourth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorism attacks, UGA’s Office of Security Preparedness is hosting a month of…
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Mellon Foundation stops fellowship program in humanistic studies
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has decided to stop offering its one-year fellowship in humanistic studies, a $5 million program that pays for the first…
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Is might right?
James Holmes, a senior research associate at UGA’s Center for International Trade and Security, pens an op-ed in the Taipei Times. “Taiwan must preserve the…
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War veteran wins tuition fight
A former U.S. Marine who was initially denied in-state tuition at Austin Community College will be attending classes at the lower rate. The 27-year-old Texas…
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Doctoral student receives $24,000 grant
UGA College of Education graduate student Jennifer Hartwig is one of only five young scholars in the nation to be awarded the College Board Research…
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Just nutty
Stanley Fletcher, a UGA agricultural economist who specializes in peanuts, is quoted in national coverage on the glut of peanuts on this year’s market. In…
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End of an era
Horace Newcomb, UGA journalism professor and director of the Peabody Awards, is quoted in national news coverage on the death of ABC-TV news anchor Peter…
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Supreme proceedings
Five School of Law professors have served as clerks to justices on the U.S. Supreme Court. Associate Professor J. Randy Beck, University Professor and Hosch…
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UGA responds to aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
UGA President Michael F. Adams expressed concern for victims of Hurricane Katrina and announced several actions the university will take in response to the tragedy.
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Moneymaking makeovers
UGA demographer and College of Family and Consumer Sciences professor Doug Bachtel is quoted in a story in the Tampa Tribune about home makeovers designed…
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Media advisory: Gov. Sonny Perdue to present Georgia Excellence in Public Service Awards
Gov. Sonny Perdue will present a select group of state and local officials with 2005 Georgia Excellence in Public Service Awards at a special ceremony…
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UGA’s Terry College sponsors Sept. 8 executive lecture by Caribou Coffee CEO Michael Coles
Michael Coles, president and CEO of Caribou Coffee Co. and a member of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, will be…
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New book details role of ‘seed savers’
Heirloom Seeds and Their Keepers By Virginia D. Nazarea University of Arizona Press $35 Farmers and gardeners have long appreciated a wide variety of plants,…