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Study: Law students not prepared for job search after graduation
According to a recent study of law students across the nation, half of them feel that their school has done little to help prepare them to…
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Alumni conference registration
The UGA Alumni Association is now accepting registrations for the Multicultural Alumni Conference to be held Feb. 4-5 at the Sky Suites at Sanford Stadium. Registration…
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Georgia Farm Bureau endows lectures
The Georgia Farm Bureau has donated $100,000 to the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences to endow the Georgia Farm Bureau Land Grant University Lecture…
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Founders would be surprised
UGA calls itself the “first state-chartered university,” and on Jan. 27 the evidence will be on display. As always on Founders’ Day, the public will be…
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University’s original charter on display following restoration, conservation work
The original charter of the first state university will be displayed Jan. 27 following restoration and conservation work. The document, originally signed in Savannah in 1785,…
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BC prof accused of plagiarism
The Rev. William W. Meissner, theology professor at Boston College, committed “a serious breach of professional and scholarly standards” by plagiarizing sections of his book…
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Bryan Ruff
JOB DESCRIPTION: “I wash dishes in Snelling Dining Hall, but I do about five jobs-I take out the garbage and recycling, get the glasses and…
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Education task force schedules two discussion forums
The Task Force for General Education and Student Learning has scheduled two forums to allow faculty and students to provide ideas and suggestions for the…
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Computer service outage
From 5 p.m. Jan. 29 until 10 a.m. Jan. 30, computer services located in the Boyd Data Center will not be available. The campus network will remain available, including…
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It’s all Ludwig
The Performing Arts Center presents the Prague Symphony Orchestra Jan. 29 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Hall. The orchestra will perform an all-Beethoven program, concluding with Beethoven’s…
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Meeting of the minds
The annual Public Service and Outreach Conference will focus on academic service learning this year. The conference, to be held Jan. 27 at the Georgia Center…
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Government Accountability Office sued over cuts in men’s sports
A group called the College Sports Council has filed a lawsuit against the Government Accountability Office, an investigative branch of Congress, for allegedly overstating increases…
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Leara Rhodes received 2004 Barry Bingham Sr. Fellowship
Leara Rhodes, associate professor of journalism, received the 2004 Barry Bingham Sr. Fellowship from the National Conference of Editorial Writers. The Bingham Fellowship is presented…
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Judith H. Willis is a Fellow of the Entomological Society of America
Judith H. Willis, professor of cellular biology, is a Fellow of the Entomological Society of America. The designation of ESA Fellow recognizes individuals who have…
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University System study shows UGA has $2 billion impact on Athens-area economy
A just-released study says the University System of Georgia (USG) has a $9.7 billion annual economic impact on the state, a $1.7 billion increase since…
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UGA Terry College professor Hugh J. Watson named a Fellow of the Association for Information Systems
Hugh J. Watson has been named a Fellow of the Association for Information Systems (AIS). Watson is a longtime faculty member in the management information…
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$2.4 million DOE grant funds project on Web-based training for special education teachers
A group of researchers in the College of Education has received a $2.4 million federal grant to develop a Web-based program that will help undergraduate students,…
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Political science
The New York Times analyzed the partisan use of scientific research, quoting UGA associate professor of agriculture and applied economics Andrew G. Keeler, a former…
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January
Twenty-two UGA employees retired Jan. 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and length of employment are: S. Arnold Adcock, poultry worker II, poultry science research, 23…
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Smoking cessation class
Larry Aull from the College of Pharmacy will facilitate an eight-week class using the American Lung Association’s Freedom From Smoking program. A no-obligation information session…
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Grant will support grad teaching, research in international affairs
The Department of International Affairs in UGA’s School of Public and International Affairs has received a $50,000 grant from the Robert Bosch Foundation, based in…
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NCAA approves penalties for failure
The National Collegiate Athletic Association has given preliminary approval to a plan to take scholarships away from Division I sports teams when their players flunk…
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Poet Nikki Giovanni will deliver Holmes-Hunter Lecture
World-renowned poet, writer, commentator, activist and educator Nikki Giovanni will deliver the annual Holmes-Hunter Lecture at the university on Jan. 20 at 2 p.m. in the Chapel.…
