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State budget crisis leads to layoff of 47 university employees
The university on April 8 notified 47 employees they are laid off effective June 30 due to ongoing state budget reductions and the refocusing of…
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Public affairs master’s program ranks third in magazine survey
The master’s program in public administration offered in UGA’s School of Public and International Affairs is ranked third in the nation, according to U.S. News…
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International Center for Democratic Governance helps Croatian university discover outreach
Later this month a delegation from Croatia will be visiting Georgia, with guidance from Rusty Brooks, a professor in UGA’s International Center for Democratic Governance,…
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Rose Chepyator-Thomson named 2003-2004 African Hero
Rose Chepyator-Thomson, an associate professor of physical education and sport studies, has been named 2003-2004 African Hero by Ohio University’s African Student Union for her…
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UGA holds ceremony to name life sciences building for Fred Davison
The university will hold a ceremony April 16 at 2 p.m. to formally name the life sciences building for former President Fred C. Davison.
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Brew masters
The tropics are rich repositories for most of the world’s biological diversity. Unfortunately, the rural tropics are also places of great economic disparities, where many…
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Top students, teachers will be recognized at Honors Day
The university will recognize its top student scholars and some of its best teachers and advisers at the annual Honors Day program on April 14…
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Campus Closeup: Vicki Loggins
Vicki LogginsAdministrative SecretaryGrounds DepartmentPhysical Plant JOB DESCRIPTION: “I’m primarily responsible for personnel and procurement reporting, including record keeping for petty cash and P-card purchases. “I…
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NSF funds SREL amphibian study
Researchers at UGA’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, the University of Missouri, the University of Maine and the State University of New York have received funding…
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Marketing research award
Applications are now being accepted for the first Betsy J. Peterson Marketing Research Association Award, which will cover the cost of tuition in the Principles…
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Self-defense classes
Safe Campuses Now and the UGA Police Department offer their two-part program in self-defense for women this month. The program begins with a safety awareness…
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Ruperto Perez elected Fellow of the American Psychological Association
Ruperto Perez, a former staff member at the Counseling and Testing Center, has been elected a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. Perez is now assistant…
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University of Georgia announces 47 layoffs
The University of Georgia today notified 47 employees that they are laid off effective June 30 due to ongoing state budget reductions and the refocusing…
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Laurie Fowler appointed to serve on advisory board of Georgia Land Conservation Partnership
Laurie Fowler, director of public service and outreach at the Institute of Ecology and co-director of the Center for River Basin Science and Policy, has…
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Timothy M. Dore received National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award
Timothy M. Dore, an assistant professor of chemistry, received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award entitled “Career: Controlling Biological Effectors with Light.”…
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J. Kip Matthews received Early Career Achievement Award
J. Kip Matthews, the former coordinator for both career services and information technology at the Counseling and Testing Center, received the inaugural Early Career Achievement…
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Expanding
Ideas for Creative Exploration-ICE-is an interdisciplinary program for advanced research in the arts. The first ICE project was the Web site (at www.ice.uga.edu), which launched…
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Bars sued for fixing prices
Two University of Wisconsin students have brought an anti-trust lawsuit against 24 Madison bars that, according to the lawsuit, all agreed to end Friday and Saturday night…
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Legal justice symposium
Legal professionals, social workers, advocates and self-advocates will learn strategies for achieving legal justice in both civil and criminal courts for individuals with disabilities in…
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Three undergraduates win prestigious Goldwater Scholarships
Three UGA students have been named recipients of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, one of the nation’s top academic awards for undergraduates.
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Book examines business, research ties
Buying In or Selling Out? The Commercialization of the American Research University Edited by Donald G. Stein Rutgers University Press $29.95 Eric Dahl, assistant vice…
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UGA, MCG sign enrollment agreement
The University of Georgia, on behalf of its Graduate School, and the Medical College of Georgia, on behalf of its School of Graduate Studies, have…
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J. David Puett elected president of Association of Medical and Graduate Departments of Biochemistry
J. David Puett, Regents Professor and head of the biochemistry and molecular biology department, has been elected president of the Association of Medical and Graduate…
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Wisconsin med schools get millions
The University of Wisconsin Medical School and the Medical College of Wisconsin will split an endowment of $600 million made available when Blue Cross/Blue Shield…