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A fine kettle of fish
With the third highest species diversity of fish in the country, Georgia has a lot of fish—and a lot of fishermen.
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The Fab Freshmen
The 4,495 freshmen expected to begin class at the University of Georgia on Thursday represent the most academically prepared entering class in UGA history, according…
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Psychologist Na’im Akbar to deliver fourth annual Mary Frances Early Lecture at UGA on March 31
Na’im Akbar, faculty member in the Department of Psychology at Florida State University in Tallahassee, will deliver the keynote address at the University of Georgia’s…
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Tunisian-UGA educational partnership highlighted by faculty visit
A group of 30 university professors from Tunisia are spending three weeks on the University of Georgia campus, engaging in training and discussions in higher…
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Three UGA students receive mid-term Foundation Fellowships
Three University of Georgia students have been selected as mid-term recipients of the Foundation Fellowship, UGA’s most prestigious undergraduate scholarship.
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Poet Bob Hicok to read at UGA April 7
ob Hicok, award-winning author of four collections of poetry and a two-time contributor to the annual Best American Poetry series, will read from his work…
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Virtual tour with international accents
Tucked neatly in the lower right-hand corner of the UGA home page is an invitation to “take a virtual tour of UGA.” A few clicks…
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Bulletin changes
The deadline for submitting changes for the Summer 2004 Online Bulletin is April 1. The Summer Bulletin will go online May 3. Deadlines and details…
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Henry County moves up
In a story on high-end residential development in Henry County, the Miami Herald quoted UGA economist Jeff Humphreys. “That’s where the available close-in land is,”…
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March
Nine UGA employees retired March 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and length of employment are: JoAnn Banks, public service assistant, Cooperative Extension Service-family and…
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Women and the city
The final episode of the HBO series Sex and the City was previewed in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch with a lengthy analysis of the show’s…
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Researchers denied travel to Cuba
The United States has decided not to grant travel visas to about 70 medical professors, doctors and researchers planning to attend a symposium on brain injury…
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CCRC training courses
The Complex Carbohydrate Research Center is now accepting registrations for two training courses to be offered this summer. A course on separation and characterization of…
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Benson on British TV
Business dean George Benson was interviewed in February by a news crew from BBC Television for a story about Georgia’s enviable economic growth over the…
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Dance marathon raises $3.5 million
The IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon held at Pennsylvania State University continues to be the largest student-run philanthropy in the world, this year raising more than $3.5 million for…
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Professor gets a ‘fix’ on training students to become counselors
Georgia Calhoun sees many students enter a counseling program with the notion that they’re going to go out and “fix” people.
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UGA Libraries conduct user survey
The UGA Libraries will be conducting a short survey called LibQUAL+. This survey, developed by the Association of Research Libraries, is currently being used to…
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Spring enrollment sets record
Total enrollment for spring semester at the university is up by 3 percent over last year, and enrollment at the Gwinnett University Center climbed 38…
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The (digital) wild, wild West
Stan Gatewood, UGA’s chief information security officer, is new to campus this year. He discussed with Columns the range of computer security concerns.
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Forest brutality
The Knoxville News quoted Bob Izlar, director of UGA’s Center for Forest Business, in a story analyzing the effects of low timber prices in recent…
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Camp reservations
The State Botanical Garden is now accepting reservations for summer camps for children. Call 542-6156 for registration information. Give Plants a Voice Conservation Camp is…
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Spanish law book breaks new ground
Una introducción a la ley in Georgia Edited by Ann Blum, Anna D. Boling and others; translated by Pablo Gil Casado Vinson Institute of Government…
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Matson, past president of Ecological Society of America, will give 20th annual Odum Lecture
Pamela Matson, Chester Naramore Dean of the School of Earth Sciences at Stanford University, will be the guest speaker at this year’s Odum Ecology Lecture.…
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Brumby gift creates First Amendment professorship
Veteran Georgia journalist Otis A. Brumby Jr. of Marietta is making a major gift to the university to establish a professorship in First Amendment law.