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Applications being accepted for UGA’s new Student Tour of Georgia
Applications are being accepted until Oct. 12 for the university’s inaugural Student Tour of Georgia, a week-long, expenses-paid experiential learning opportunity for UGA undergraduates.
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UGAAlert test scheduled for Sept. 27
A full test of UGAAlert, the university’s emergency notification system, will be conducted Sept. 27 at 10:45 a.m.
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UGA Sustainable Food Systems Initiative to screen ‘Food Evolution’
The UGA Sustainable Food Systems Initiative will host a free screening of the 2016 documentary Food Evolution and a panel discussion on public attitudes about…
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UGA physician tracks tuberculosis using cellphone records
Researchers get $2.6 million NIH grant to understand the local epidemiology of TB in urban Africa.
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Faculty member elected to NIH Council of Councils
Susan Sanchez, professor of infectious diseases, assistant director of the UGA Biomedical Health Science Institute and chair of One Health, was recently appointed to the…
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UGAvotes aims to register thousands of students
Sixty more University of Georgia students are registered to vote thanks to a late August initiative by UGAvotes.
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State Botanical Garden celebrates longtime donors
Six longtime supporters of the State Botanical Garden of Georgia were honored recently during the biennial “Giving Tree” celebration.
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UGA study shows bacteria change their surface to increase antibiotic resistance
A recent study by a team of researchers at the University of Georgia provides insight into how and why bacteria become resistant to commonly used…
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The long struggle to allow women at UGA
The path to coeducation at UGA was long and hard fought.
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UGA receives diversity award for fifth straight year
HEED Award is for UGA’s efforts to recruit underrepresented and first-generation students.
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Micronizing ocean plastics threaten sea turtle populations, ocean life cycle
Ingestion of degrading ocean plastics likely poses a substantial risk to the survival of post-hatchling sea turtles because the particles can lead to blockages and…
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Ahlya Branch
Ahlya Branch is a first-generation college student who has thrived through the connections and relationships she has developed at UGA with friends, mentors and faculty…
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Mary Frances Early honored at documentary premiere
“The Quiet Trailblazer” chronicles her role in opening the educational door to African Americans.
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Hurricanes can affect mental health: Strategies for coping
Advice on staying calm and clear-headed despite the uncertainties of a major storm.
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U. of Washington professor will give AIR lecture
Chadwick Allen, renowned scholar in American Indian literary studies, is the featured speaker for the fourth annual American Indian Returnings lecture.
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UGA’s commitment to rural Georgia promoted
Units across campus collaborated to launch a new page on the It Starts With Georgia website focused on the university’s commitment to supporting rural communities…
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UGA Press book explores US garden writing
Garden writing is not just a place to find advice about roses and rutabagas. It also contains hidden histories of desire, hope and frustration and…
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Extension Academy trains future leaders
A select group of University of Georgia Cooperative Extension employees has been chosen for the 2018-19 UGA Extension Academy for Professional Excellence, an internal program…
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Twelve faculty members are named 2018-2019 Service-Learning Fellows
The Office of Service-Learning has selected 12 faculty members for participation in its yearlong Service-Learning Fellows program.
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FACS doctoral student quoted in U.S. News & World Report
Megan Ford, a doctoral student in financial planning, housing and consumer economics in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, was quoted in U.S. News…
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Epidemiology and biostatistics professor quoted in The Epoch Times
Mark Ebell, a professor of epidemiology and biostatistics in the College of Public Health, was quoted in The Epoch Times about the possibility that doctors…
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Psychology professor quoted in Bicycling
Keith Campbell, a professor in the psychology department of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in Bicycling about the psychology of bike-riding…
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Fifteen UGA employees retired Aug. 31, 2018
Fifteen UGA employees retired Aug. 31, 2018.
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Associate professor uses scientific modeling as a principle for learning
With an overwhelming amount of information to learn, process and teach, science educators are faced with the challenge of creating engaging learning experiences for students…