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UGA hosts Tanzanian police officers as part of Global Security Exchange program
Under the auspices of UGA Global Security Exchange program, two senior police officers from Tanzania visited the university this month for training in American law…
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UGA Grady College professor warns of increased governmental pressures on broadcasters and college pr
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is inhibiting broadcasters and university administrators are threatening student press freedoms, according to UGA journalism professor Kent Middleton.
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UGA Public Service and Outreach offers Community Engagement Fellowships for study abroad
The Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach at the University of Georgia is offering Community Engagement Fellowships (CEF) for study abroad…
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Tel Aviv University professor Gershoni to speak at UGA on Israel and the PLO
Israel Gershoni, a professor in the department of Middle Eastern and African history at Tel Aviv University in Israel, will present a lecture at the…
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UGA students lead peer health education effort for Safe Spring Break
The Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC), a group of undergraduate and graduate representatives to the University Health Center at the University of Georgia, will host…
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Lecturer will discuss effect of computers on student learning
Cynthia Selfe, a professor of composition and communication at Michigan Technological University, will deliver this year’s Humanities Computing Lecture for the Center for Humanities and…
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Campus Closeup: Tony R. Stringer
TONY R. STRINGERDonor Relations CoordinatorOffice of DevelopmentTerry College of Business JOB DESCRIPTION: “As the donor relations coordinator, I am responsible for donor recognition and stewardship…
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UGA installs chemical tracking system
UGA’s environmental safety division has developed, pilot-tested and now is implementing a Web-based system to track hazardous chemicals used in research and instructional programs. The…
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Prof wins national poetry contest
Melisa Cahnmann, an assistant professor of language and literacy education in UGA’s College of Education, has received the top prize of $10,000 in a national…
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Golf instruction
The UGA golf course is offering PGA professional golf instruction on Saturday mornings (March 19, April 9 and 30, and May 7 and 28), 9 a.m.–noon, at the practice…
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Scientist accused of falsifying data
Reiner Protsch von Zieten, professor of anthropology at the University of Frankfurt since 1973, has been found guilty after a university investigation of plagiarizing others’…
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UGA law faculty member named University Professor
Longtime UGA law professor Dan T. Coenen has been awarded the title University Professor, following approval by the board of regents last month.
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Cecil A. Jennings named Fellow in the American Institute of Fishery Research Biologists
Cecil A. Jennings, leader of the Georgia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit and adjunct associate professor of fisheries in the Warnell School of Forest Resources…
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Old site, new look
This site dealing with UGA’s academic programs-both undergraduate and graduate-at the Gwinnett University Center has recently been redesigned. The site was originally launched in spring…
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Georgians favor teaching evolution but only if combined with other theories
Georgians generally are opposed to teaching evolution as the sole explanation for the origins of the human species, according to the results of the latest…
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New perspective
Unexpected findings about the genetic makeup of a marine microbe have given scientists a new perspective on how bacteria make a living in the ocean-a…
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Faculty colloquium
The first UGA Colloquium on the Integration of Research and Teaching will be held March 24 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Complex…
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Sheryl B. Vogt received 2004 Archivist of the Year Award
Sheryl B. Vogt, director of the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, received the 2004 Archivist of the Year Award from the…
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Institutional Research studies UGA records for grade inflation
Is grade inflation a problem at UGA?
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Books cover comparative politics
Comparative Politics: Critical Concepts in Political Science Edited by Howard J. Wiarda Taylor and Francis Group Routledge Publishers $1125 Howard Wiarda, Dean Rusk Professor of…
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Totally paperless: University’s job application, hiring process goes entirely on line March 14
The Human Resources office is taking the paperwork out of the job application and hiring process with a new system that will make it easier…
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Textbook kickbacks banned in Va.
Virginia’s legislature has approved a bill that will prohibit professors at the state’s public colleges from accepting payments from textbook publishers for using particular texts…
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Derrick P. Alridge named outstanding young African-American scholar
Derrick P. Alridge, an associate professor of social foundations of education, was named one of 10 outstanding young African-American scholars in the nation by the…
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Cross-college cooperation
The undergraduate program in agricultural communication, part of the department of agricultural leadership, education and communication, is building on cross-college cooperation. Columns spoke with Dick…