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Arnett Mace Jr. inducted into Georgia Foresters Hall of Fame
Arnett Mace Jr., senior vice president for academic affairs and provost, has been inducted into the Georgia Foresters Hall of Fame for his “outstanding performance…
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UGA to host East African entrepreneurs, trade representatives
The Office of International Public Service and Outreach will host a delegation of eight entrepreneurs and trade association representatives from Kenya as the first phase…
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In a class of its own
When Kole Smith found out he was required to meet with a writing instructor for two assignments in his forest ecology class, he was less…
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UGA to host East African entrepreneurs
UGA will host a delegation of eight entrepreneurs and trade association representatives from Kenya, Feb. 20 through March 10, as the first phase of “U.S.-Africa…
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UGA president to make budget presentation on ongoing effects of state budget reductions
President Michael F. Adams will make a presentation to the University community regarding the effects of ongoing state budget reductions at UGA. The presentation is…
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UGA raingarden is showcase for popular stormwater management technique
When it’s dry, the rock-filled swale in front of UGA’s physical plant grounds department office looks like it might be leftovers from a construction project.…
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Looking for AVM
The Charlotte Observer, in a story also carried by the Kansas City Star and elsewhere, reported extensively on the attempt to find the cause of…
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Negative impact
Advertising and public relations professor Spencer Tinkham was interviewed by the Christian Science Monitor for a story on media coverage of the current presidential campaign.…
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New faculty colloquium
The date for this year’s Colloquium for New Faculty is Aug. 12. Since the colloquium requires a commitment of one full day from each participant, it…
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UGA celebrates South African democracy
South Africa celebrates a decade of democracy and freedom in 2004, following its first all-inclusive elections on April 27, 1994. The elections ushered in a…
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Texas converts loans to grants
To encourage students to graduate from college on time, Texas plans to forgive students’ loans, although the program received only 25 percent of its estimated…
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Grant helps evaluate highway safety
A team of researchers in the College of Education’s department of health promotion and behavior has received a $75,900 grant from the Georgia Governor’s Office…
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Popular ‘Vanishing Georgia’ photos now accessible electronically
Beginning in the mid-1970s, employees of the Georgia Archives traveled the state in a converted school bus in an effort to save Georgia’s photographic history.…
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Senior administration meets with university community
Throughout fall semester, President Michael F. Adams and Provost Arnett Mace held a series of meetings with small groups of faculty to discuss issues of…
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February
Thirteen UGA employees retired Feb. 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and length of employment are: Cindy Ann Fouche, scientific administrative specialist, biochemistry and molecular…
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That rainy-day
When it’s dry, the rock-filled swale in front of the physical plant grounds department office looks like leftovers from a construction project. But when rain…
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Symposium focuses on human rights and globalization in Africa
The Center for Humanities and Arts will host its 10th annual Program for Global Understanding Feb. 18-20. The international symposium will focus on “Globalization and…
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There are alternatives to layoffs
In a letter dated Jan. 15, the UGA Staff Council’s Pay and Classification Committee expressed their concerns about potential layoffs to Arnett C. Mace Jr.,…
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Changing the language
The proposed (and now rejected) deletion of the word “evolution” from the Georgia state biology curriculum was reported around the country. The New York Times…
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‘Major’ change in college led archivist to different career choice
Ruta Abolins is the daughter of Latvian parents who immigrated to America as children from a displaced persons camp in Germany after World War II.…
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Fruit of their labor
Research has uncovered sex chromosomes-which are rare in the plant world-in papaya plants. The study was published in the journal Nature in January.
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Prof details Soviet ‘unveiling’ campaign
Veiled Empire: Gender and Power in Stalinist Central Asia By Douglas Northrop Cornell University Press $57.50 (cloth); $29.95 (paper) Veiled Empire reconstructs the turbulent history…
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University Council approves creation of interdisciplinary Cancer Center
Plans to strengthen the university’s role in cancer research and education will move forward following the University Council’s unanimous approval to create an interdisciplinary Cancer…
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Overestimating the canine touch
Fortune magazine reported on the controversial use of dogs in police work, where they are sometimes used to identify a criminal, by scent, weeks after…