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  • Obituary: Marjorie Asmussen

    Marjorie Asmussen, 54, a UGA professor known for her work in population genetics, died Jan. 19 in a bicycling accident.

  • Prof researches parasites for new way to ‘get the bugs out’ of disease

    Prof researches parasites for new way to ‘get the bugs out’ of disease

    Jessica Kissinger is always in a hurry. An airplane may be waiting to take this expert in parasite genomics to a conference in Europe or…

  • Raw dangers

    The director of UGA’s Food Safety Center, Michael Doyle, was quoted in the New York Times (and elsewhere) in an article about the importance-and limits-of…

  • 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. 13, 9-11 a.m.…

  • Obituary: Timothy Gantz

    Timothy Gantz, 58, longtime professor of classics at UGA, eminent scholar and author of the widely used Early Greek Myth: A Guide to Literary and Artistic…

  • Creating connections

    In a story dealing with use of the Web by political candidates, the Detroit News quoted UGA political science professor Audrey Haynes. “One of the…

  • Paying for safety

    New truck industry rules limit the number of hours a day a trucker can drive. The Cincinnati Enquirer talked to Fred Stephenson of the Terry…

  • Computer hackers victimize UGA server

    The University of Georgia has discovered it recently was the victim of computer hackers who circumvented computer security to gain illegal access into a campus…

  • Ed Jackson received award from North American Vexillogical Association

    Ed Jackson, senior public service associate ­emeritus at the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, received a new award from the North American Vexillological Association in…

  • New faculty hires

    The University System of Georgia Board of Regents approved 13 new faculty hires at its January meeting. 

  • John F. “Jack” Crowley elected to College of Fellows of American Institute of Certified Planners

    John F. “Jack” Crowley, dean of the College of Environment and Design, has been elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of…

  • Spring diversity workshop

    The Office of Institutional Diversity will present a diversity workshop on Feb. 5 in rooms V and W of the Georgia Center for Continuing Education.…

  • Michael E. Lomax received national award for book

    Michael E. Lomax, an associate professor of physical education and sports studies, has received a national award for his book on the early development of…

  • Pharmacy hires associate director of development

    Elizabeth Mottern has been hired in the College of Pharmacy as associate director of ­development.

  • Five-year Ellison grant will provide international research training

    Five-year Ellison grant will provide international research training

    A new five-year grant of $275,400 from the Ellison Medical Foundation will provide international research training opportunities of two to three months for UGA undergraduates,…

  • Bush proposes more grant money

    In his State of the Union address last week, President George W. Bush proposed increasing the amount of Pell Grants for secondary-school students who take “demanding…

  • Campus Closeup: Donna Gallaher

    Campus Closeup: Donna Gallaher

    DONNA GALLAHERProgram CoordinatorSchool of Forest Resources JOB DESCRIPTION: “I’m the coordinator for the Sustainable Forestry Initiative Program, which we do for the state’s forest products…

  • Course proposals

    Proposals for writing-intensive courses for academic year 2004-05 will be accepted from arts and sciences faculty by the Franklin College Writing Intensive Program through Feb.…

  • Jeremy Kilpatrick recognized by Georgia State Senate

    Jeremy Kilpatrick, Regents Professor of Mathematics Education, was recognized by the Georgia State Senate with a resolution honoring him for his “many years of contribution…

  • Look Ma—no wires!

    Look Ma—no wires!

    Enterprise Information Technology Services has developed policies and standards to coordinate and protect wireless connectivity on campus. The airborne nature of wireless communication opens it…

  • Richard Mullendore received Outstanding Contributions to the Orientation Profession Award

    Richard Mullendore, vice president for student affairs, received the Outstanding Contributions to the Orientation Profession Award from the National Orientation Directors Association for “contributions and/or…

  • La Traviata

    The Performing Arts Center presents the Moscow State Radio Orchestra and Chorus in a full-length concert version of La Traviata on Jan. 31 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson…

  • Breaking the cycle

    Breaking the cycle

    Joe Whorton, of the Vinson Institute of Government and the School of ­Public and International Affairs, is director of UGA’s Poverty Initiative and chair of…

  • New book showcases fiction writers

    New book showcases fiction writers

    After O’Connor Edited by Hugh Ruppersburg University of Georgia Press $19.95 The state of ­Georgia has produced some of the major figures of modern literature,…