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New faculty hires
The University System of Georgia Board of Regents approved 13 new faculty hires at its January meeting.
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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Pharmacy hires associate director of development
Elizabeth Mottern has been hired in the College of Pharmacy as associate director of development.
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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Grave matters
As part of King Week, members of the UGA and Athens-Clarke County communities took part in a Day of Service at Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery.
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Ecologist opens symposium, delivers annual Coley Lecture
Joan Roughgarden, an evolutionary ecologist from Stanford University, will deliver the annual Andrea Carson Coley Lecture at UGA on Feb. 2. Roughgarden will also be…
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Graduate student conference
The Graduate Student Association invites members of the UGA community to attend the fourth annual Georgia Graduate Student Interdisciplinary Conference, to be held at the…
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UGA hosts gifted-education training for Korean teachers
A contingent of 25 South Korean science teachers is currently visiting the UGA campus to learn how to provide programs for gifted students.
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Duke campaign gets $72 million gift
Duke University’s eight-year fund-raising campaign ended with a $72 million gift from two alumni. The gift is the largest in the school’s history. Peter and…
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Emerita scholar will give this year’s Founders’ Day talk
The UGA Alumni Association will celebrate UGA’s 219th birthday Jan. 27 by presenting the annual Founders’ Day Lecture at 3 p.m. in the Chapel.
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Legal scholar will deliver winter Charter Lecture
Noted legal scholar Lawrence M. Friedman will deliver the winter Charter Lecture at 4 p.m. Jan. 22 in the Chapel. The title of his talk…
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Grambling’s accreditation restored
Grambling State University has had its accreditation restored after being on probation for two years because of disarray in its finances. The Southern Association of…
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Keeping track
Political science professor Loch Johnson, an expert on CIA matters, was quoted widely in an Associated Press story on the use of “hired guns” by…