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August 2016 retirees
Twenty-six UGA employees retired Aug. 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and length of employment are:Ted W. Adams, skilled trades worker, College of Veterinary Medicine-Dean’s…
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UGA researchers receive grant to study effects of public policy to curb opioid addiction
UGA researchers will use a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health, to study the effect of…
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Exploratory Center provides personal advising services
UGA dedicated on Aug. 24 the Exploratory Center, a new resource that provides personalized advising services for students who need help choosing a major, as…
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Required entrance exams boosts likelihood of college enrollment
Requiring students to take college entrance exams during high school increases their likelihood of attending a four-year college, according to an article in The Chronicle…
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Phone directory verification
All full and partial benefits-eligible faculty and staff have until Sept. 9 to review their business/home address and telephone information before the annual faculty/staff telephone…
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‘Everyone at the table’: CAES issues challenge to young entrepreneurs
From the development of the iron plow to the noble impulse to turn peanuts into a delicious sandwich spread, groundbreaking visionaries have repeatedly reshaped the…
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Full test of university’s emergency notification system scheduled for Sept. 15
A full test of UGAAlert, the university’s emergency notification system, will be conducted Sept. 15 at 10:45 a.m. Periodic tests of the system are necessary…
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University’s certificate program in entrepreneurship begins campus-wide expansion
Some children dream of becoming doctors, others of becoming world-renowned scientists or movie stars. Robert Enck was the kind of kid who thought about new…
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CTRU launches website listing resources
The Clinical and Translational Research Unit has a new website. A relatively new department at the university, CTRU is located on the Health Sciences Campus…
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Terry College of Business dean wins educator award
The American Taxation Association honored Benjamin C. Ayers, dean of UGA’s Terry College of Business, with the Ray M. Sommerfeld Outstanding Tax Educator Award during…
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Tips offered to help pedestrians walk safely to, from and across campus
With fall semester classes in session, more students and employees are walking to, from and across campus. John Lambeth, manager of industrial hygiene and occupational…
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First two weeks of football practice most dangerous for heat-related illness, incidents
As the college football season starts, a new UGA study finds players are more likely to suffer from heat-related illness during the first two weeks…
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Center for Simulational Physics director lectured in South Africa
David P. Landau, Distinguished Research Professor and director of UGA’s Center for Simulational Physics, presented an invited lecture July 12 at the XXVIII IUPAP International…
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Athena class rolls
UGA faculty, instructors and teaching assistants can now download their class rolls from Athena. Enterprise Information Technology Services and the Office of the Registrar, which…
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New inclusive post-secondary program will begin in 2017
Students with intellectual or developmental disabilities will be able to enjoy the full UGA experience with the launch of an inclusive post-secondary education program, Destination…
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College of Public Health researcher prepares hospitals to manage disasters
As a UGA undergraduate, Tawny Waltz always expected to pursue a career in government.
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Musicians, educators join UGA faculty for chamber recital
Members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and a former member of the Medici String Quartet will perform with UGA Hugh Hodgson School of Music faculty…
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Sexual transmission of Ebola likely to impact disease
Sexual transmission of the Ebola virus could have a major impact on the dynamics of the disease, potentially reigniting an outbreak that has been contained…
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Growth in donations to universities for 2015-16 less than predicted
Higher education fundraisers brought in less money than expected in the 2015-2016 academic year, according to a survey by the Council for Advancement and Support…
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OLLI@UGA, Piedmont College to produce play about Georgia author Lillian Smith
In partnership with Piedmont College, OLLI@UGA will host a one-woman show about Georgia author Lillian Smith. Atlanta actress Brenda Bynum will portray Smith in the…
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Lin Emery’s kinetic sculptures coming to Georgia Museum of Art
The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia will host the exhibition “Driving Forces: Sculpture by Lin Emery” from Oct. 1 to April…
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Welcome home, Olympians
Reception honors Bulldog student-athletes who competed in the Rio Games.
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UGA law school names inaugural Philip H. Alston, Jr. Distinguished Law Fellows
he University of Georgia School of Law has named the inaugural class of its Distinguished Law Fellows program. This elite fellowship program offers three law…
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Donor anonymously transformed the lives of UGA students
Cora Nunnally Miller anonymously gave more than $33 million to the University of Georgia Foundation throughout her lifetime and granted permission for the university to…