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China withdraws student ban
The Chinese government has announced it will end its current policy of banning university students from marrying or having children. The policy has been in…
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A global disease
LifeNews.com quoted UGA’s Steve Stice in a discussion of the political pressure to ease limits on stem cell research in hopes of finding a treatment…
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Honors student receives fellowship
Peter Courtney, a senior Honors student from Alpharetta, has been awarded a 2005 Foreign Policy and National Security Fellowship. Courtney is working in Sen. Saxby…
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On the Outside
A team of experts in assessment and reading education in the College of Education has begun a three-year project to determine whether Georgia’s Reading First…
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Florida rejects chiropractic college
The Florida Board of Governors has shot down a proposal to create the first chiropractic college at a North American public university. The creation of…
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Essays examine ‘globalized’ South
Globalization and the American South Edited by James C. Cobb and William Stueck Jr. University of Georgia Press $19.95 In 1955 Fortune magazine’s list of…
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Music school will be named for Hodgson, former professor
The School of Music will be named for Hugh Hodgson, a renowned Athens resident and UGA professor who founded the music department and championed music…
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Don’t do it
UGA food scientist Mark Harrison was quoted in the Ottawa Citizen in an article about the vulnerability of homemade “refrigerator dill pickles” to bacterial contamination.…
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Elevated crime
The Chicago Sun-Times reported on the murder charges against Atlanta dentist Barton Corbin, and quoted UGA law professor Ron Carlson about the media’s interest in…
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A tribute to Duke
In observance of Black History Month, the 2nd Thursday Concert Series will present an evening of Duke Ellington’s music on Feb. 10 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson…
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Writing-intensive course proposals
The Franklin College Writing-Intensive Program invites proposals from Arts and Sciences faculty in all disciplines for innovative courses that encourage writing. Writing-intensive courses vary across…
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UGA researchers say amphibians are potentially affected by global mercury pollution
Global decline of amphibians has been a hot issue in recent years. A new paper by UGA scientists in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry suggests that…
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Poet will give reading at UGA
Poet Bin Ramke will visit campus and read from his work on Feb. 14 at 4 p.m. in room 265 of Park Hall. Ramke has…
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Chancellor delivers annual state of system address to board of regents
As the University System of Georgia prepares to turn the corner from “some very challenging budget years,” Chancellor Thomas C. Meredith used his annual State…
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Story plus music
The Miami Herald questioned Horace Newcomb, director of the Peabody Awards, about the popularity of Miami Vice 20 years ago, and the effect of that…
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Speeding up research
The Chicago Tribune reported on the work of a team of scientists from UGA working at the Advanced Photon Source, the X-ray research facility at…
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UGA Students and nonprofits to meet during expo on Feb. 16
The UGA Career Center will hold its annual Nonprofit Volunteer and Career Expo on Wednesday, Feb. 16, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the…
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UGA School of Music to be named for Hugh Hodgson
The University of Georgia’s School of Music will be named for Hugh Hodgson, a renowned Athens resident and UGA professor who founded UGA’s music department…
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Amphitheater at UGA honors late Alan Jaworski
An amphitheater on UGA’s South Campus will be named for the late Alan Jaworski, a popular university professor who was head of the botany department.
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UGA Black History Month celebration to feature wide range of events from lectures to a multicultural
The African American Cultural Center, in conjunction with a number of units at UGA, will celebrate Black History Month throughout February with a wide range…
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Cholesterol screening
February is “Love Your Heart” month and the University Health Center is offering free total cholesterol screenings for faculty and staff on Feb. 11 from 9…
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Scholarship paper proposals
Proposals for papers and presentations are being sought for the National Outreach Scholarship Conference 2005, scheduled for Oct. 2-4, at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education.…
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Karen H. Jones named outstanding educator
Karen H. Jones, a professor of occupational studies, has been named outstanding educator for the region by the Association for Career and Technical Education. She…
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Documentary wins Eastman Kodak award
A film documentary directed and shot by Jim Virga, photojournalism lecturer in UGA’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, has won the Eastman Kodak…