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Looking for a cause
Fusarium wilt, a pathogen that causes damping off of young seedlings and wilting of mature plants, has become a concern for Southeastern U.S. watermelon growers.Bhabesh…
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MBA-engineering dual degree program to launch at UGA
UGA is launching a new dual degree program that will allow students to earn a bachelor’s degree in engineering and an MBA within five years.…
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Income tax prep assistance
The Georgia United Credit Union is partnering with UGA’s College of Family and Consumer Sciences and the Internal Revenue Service to provide the Volunteer Income…
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Report: Anxiety, depression increasing among college students
A new report from the Center for Collegiate Mental Health found college students continue to struggle with anxiety, depression and stress, and the number of…
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Working it out
There may be a genetic reason some people are pumped to go the gym while others avoid exercise, according to a new study of 3,000…
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Reality on screen
Virtual reality is getting a natural twist. Scientists are using immersive experiences to help people understand environmental issues by experiencing the world as a cow…
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Site details forestry impact of the South
The Southern Regional Extension Forestry office, which partners with UGA Cooperative Extension, and the Southern Group of State Foresters maintain a site containing the economic…
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Economic Outlook forecast predicts bright economy for 2017 and beyond
The Athens-area economy will continue an upward trajectory this year and beyond, according to the Georgia Economic Outlook forecast from UGA’s Terry College of Business.…
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Four ways to be healthier in 2017
Alison Berg, an assistant professor in the foods and nutrition department at the College of Family and Consumer Sciences and an extension specialist with UGA…
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Students help keep Athens beautiful
Ninety-nine UGA students participated in the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on Jan. 16. Students and other volunteers from the United Way…
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The birthplace of public higher education in America
If our newly formed nation had to pick a Founding Father to transform higher education across America—and create a critical pillar of our fledgling democracy—Abraham…
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Speaker calls for continuation of work on King’s ‘unfinished business’
Martin Luther King Jr. ended his most famous speech by talking about a dream, but he began that same speech by talking about America’s unfinished…
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First African-Americans to enroll at UGA discuss undergrad experience
The first African-Americans to enroll at UGA as freshmen, Kerry Miller, Mary Diallo and Harold Black discuss their undergraduate experience at UGA in a talk…
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Knauss fellowship
The Georgia Sea Grant College Program is taking applications for the 2018 Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship, which places graduate students for a year in various…
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Terry College of Business study: Referral networks in labor market may help perpetuate inequality
Half of all workers say they found their current jobs through a friend or social acquaintance, but “job-referral networks” may help perpetuate inequality, according to…
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UGA alumna named State Botanical Garden director
Jennifer M. Cruse-Sanders, vice president for science and conservation at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, has been named director of the State Botanical Garden of Georgia…
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Staffer helps make geography-geology building feel like home
It isn’t hard to find Margaret Bolton when walking through the geography-geology building. All you have to do is follow the sound of cheery conversation.
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Student soloists join UGA Symphony Orchestra for January concert
Five of the Hugh Hodgson School of Music’s most talented students, winners of the UGA Symphony Orchestra’s annual Concerto Competition, will perform as soloists alongside…
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Student employee recognition
The UGA Career Center, in coordination with the National Student Employment Association, is accepting nominations until Feb. 7 for the university’s Student Employee of the…
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Exhibition features works of well-known abstract expressionists
The Georgia Museum of Art at UGA showcases the work of well-known abstract expressionist artists in the exhibition Advanced and Irascible: Abstract Expressionism from the…
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2017 State of University address to be given Jan. 25
President Jere W. Morehead will deliver the 2017 State of the University address to the campus community Jan. 25 at 3:30 p.m. in the Chapel.…
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Performing Arts Center to present Vocalosity in concert Jan. 30
The UGA Performing Arts Center will present Vocalosity Jan. 30 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. Created by Deke Sharon, music director of the…
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Graduate School expands support for training grants
The University of Georgia is stepping up the support that faculty members receive as they apply for training grants that help attract the world’s most…
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Alumna chronicles history of 4-H center
Rock Eagle: Centerpiece of Georgia 4-H Ina Cook Hopkins Taylor Specialty Books $65 Rock Eagle: Centerpiece of Georgia 4-H details how the Rock Eagle 4-H…