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Giselle
The Performing Arts Center will present the St. Petersburg State Ballet Theatre performing Giselle on Feb. 27 in the Fine Arts Theatre. Tickets are available ($29-$34)…
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Casimir Akoh received the Stephen S. Chang Award
Casimir Akoh, associate professor of food science and technology, received the Stephen S. Chang Award from the American Oil Chemists’ Society. The second most prestigious…
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UGA ranks in global top 20 for agricultural science citations
Over the past decade, UGA has been among the world’s 20 most cited institutions in agricultural sciences and is second among major U.S. land-grant universities…
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On a mission
Mary Stakes is ready to perform CPR. Civic CPR, that is. In her new role as state coordinator for the nationally sponsored Civic Mission in…
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Open house will provide information on degree programs in Gwinnett
Prospective students interested in learning about degree programs offered by the University of Georgia at Gwinnett will be able to attend an open house from…
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Relay for Life participants
The UGA student chapter of the American Cancer Society invites faculty and staff to participate in the 6th annual Relay for Life. The overnight event…
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Poll: Parole favored for most inmates
Georgians favor parole for most inmates, provided that they have shown good behavior and do not present a threat to the general public upon release,…
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5K Human Race
The annual 5K Human Race sponsored by the UGA Catholic Center is scheduled for Feb. 26. Registration begins at 7 a.m. with the race beginning at 9…
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Applications swell in Ivy League
Numbers released by Harvard and Dartmouth show an increase in overall applications for admission, but an even higher increase in the percentage of minority student…
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Critic and poet Benjamin Friedlander to visit UGA
Poet and critic Benjamin Friedlander will participate in several talks and classroom visits the week of Feb. 28 as part of the Lanier Series, sponsored…
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UGA cracks global top 20 in agricultural sciences
Over the past decade, the University of Georgia has been among the world’s 20 most cited institutions in agricultural sciences, according to “In-Cites,” a Web…
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Trees (yes, trees) may lower cost of health care, according to study by UGA researcher
With the costs of health care soaring and no solution in sight, we need to look hard at lower-cost alternatives, like trees. Yes, trees. Whole…
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Training and development director assumes interim directorship of Security Preparedness office
Opal D. Haley, director of training and development in UGA’s Human Resources division, will serve as interim director of the university’s Office of Security Preparedness…
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Crowning achievement
Deondra Rose, a senior who works part-time in the main library, won the 2005 Miss UGA pageant. Of her platform on youth leadership development, Rose…
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Former Dean Rusk Prof of International Relations dies
Martin J. Hillenbrand, who joined UGA’s political science department following a lengthy career as a U.S. diplomat and was the Dean Rusk Professor of International Relations…
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Law students provide free tax filing help
Students from UGA’s School of Law have again joined forces with a national program to provide free federal and state income tax preparation and electronic…
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Fee for foreign nationals
The H-lB Visa Reform Act of 2004, signed in December, includes a new “fraud prevention and detection fee” of $500 for each H-1B visa application,…
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Education prof focuses on helping teachers connect science, students
Growing up in south Louisiana as the youngest of 10 children, Malcolm Butler was encouraged not only by his parents but also by his older brothers…
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A sobering look at binge drinking
Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood By Koren Zailckas Viking Penguin $21.95 In Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood, first-time author Koren Zailckas recounts her love…
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Endowment honors late entomology professor, his wife
The entomology department in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences has received a gift of more than half a million dollars that eventually will…
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Porgy and Bess
The Performing Arts Center will present a concert version of Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess with live orchestra on Feb. 19 in Hodgson Hall. Tickets are…
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Career Center hosts nonprofit expo
The Career Center will hold its annual Nonprofit Volunteer and Career Expo Feb. 16 from noon to 5 p.m. at the Tate Student Center. With more…
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Janet Westpheling named to advisory board
Janet Westpheling, associate professor of genetics, has been named to the advisory board for the Society for Biological Engineering, a new technological community of the…
