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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…
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Summer faculty mentors
The Graduate School invites UGA faculty to participate in the 2005 Summer Undergraduate Research Program. SURP offers outstanding undergraduates from historically underrepresented groups the chance…
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Karen Webber Bauer received Distinguished Service Award
Karen Webber Bauer, director of institutional research and associate professor in the Institute of Higher Education, received the Distinguished Service Award from the Northeast Association…
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Accredited colleges listed on Web
A new Web site (www.ope.ed.gov/accreditation/) lists almost 7,000 schools that take part in federal student-aid programs, which require colleges to be accredited by an education department-approved…
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Zambia offers free anti-AIDS drugs
In response to the large numbers of faculty dying from AIDS in recent years, the University of Zambia will provide free anti-AIDS drugs to HIV-positive…
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Paul Schempp named 2004 Distinguished Scholar
Paul Schempp, professor of kinesiology and director of UGA’s Sport Instruction Research Laboratory, was named the 2004 Distinguished Scholar by the International Center for Performance…
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The Importance of Being Earnest
University Theatre, the production arm of the department of theatre and film studies, will present Oscar Wilde’s masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest. Widely considered…
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Edward J. Larson received honorary doctorate in humane letters
School of Law Talmadge Professor Edward J. Larson has received an honorary doctorate in humane letters from Ohio State University. The degree, one of Ohio…