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Study finds ultrasound is reliable, inexpensive way to measure health
To explore the relationship between the percentage of fat in muscle and overall health, University of Georgia graduate student Hui-Ju Young began looking into ways…
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University Woman’s Club membership
The University Woman’s Club is a social/service organization open to anyone who through their own or their family’s affiliation, past or present, is associated with…
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Housing residents donate more than 73,000 pounds of material to charities
On-campus UGA residents donated an estimated 73,660 pounds of material—a weight comparable to three UGA buses—to eight nonprofit organizations during residence hall move-out. The Athens-Clarke…
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ARCS Foundation applications
The Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute is accepting applications until June 22 for the 2016-2017 ARCS Foundation Awards for doctoral students in the biomedical and…
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Plant Center marks 30th anniversary with symposium
UGA’s Plant Center marked its 30th anniversary in May with a two-day symposium honoring Joe L. Key, Professor Emeritus of Plant Biology and a former…
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NSF grant will fund study of how plants respond to climate change
Jill Anderson, an assistant professor of genetics in UGA’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, has received a $1.1 million grant from the National Science…
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Much appreciated
Hosted by the Office of the President, Staff Appreciation Day at UGA offered food, live music, door prizes and activities as a sign of appreciation…
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Sunflower Series will return to State Botanical Garden for three concerts
The State Botanical Garden will host three performances during the 16th season of its Sunflower Concert Series. Held from 7-9 p.m. on a Tuesday in…
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Defense Department renews Portuguese Flagship Program
UGA’s Portuguese Flagship Program, the first Portuguese program of its kind in the nation, has been renewed for an additional four years. The program, which…
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UGA team wins international chemistry challenge
A team of scientists from UGA’s College of Family and Consumer Sciences has won first prize in the inaugural Green and Sustainable Chemistry Challenge for…
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Parking registration
Register for 2016-2017 parking permits at www.parking.uga.edu. The deadline to be considered in the first and largest round of permit assignments is July 1 at…
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Animal and dairy science major named UGA’s student employee of year
Kayla Alward, a rising fourth-year student at UGA, is the 2016 Student Employee of the Year.
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Flutissimo workshop to bring flute performers, professors, students to School of Music
Talented young musicians from far and wide will converge on the UGA Hugh Hodgson School of Music June 20-24 when the school hosts Flutissimo, an…
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Nomination deadline extension
The deadline to submit nominations for the 2016 Chancellor’s Service Excellence Awards has been extended to June 15. The awards are part of a program…
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New UGA TOPS chapter
UGA now has its own chapter of the weight-loss program TOPS (Take Pounds Off Sensibly). Annual membership is $32, and the first visit is free.…
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Twelve faculty named 2016-2017 Willson Center Research Fellows
The Willson Center for Humanities and Arts has awarded its 2016-2017 Research Fellowships to 12 members of the UGA faculty in the humanities and arts.
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Ogeechee Technical College president named director of Georgia Center
Dawn Hall Cartee, president of Ogeechee Technical College in Statesboro, has been named director of the Georgia Center for Continuing Education at UGA, effective July…
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Honors student named Pickering Fellow
UGA Honors student Valerie Tucker has been awarded a Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship for students interested in careers in the U.S. Department of…
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Nathaniel Grow
Nathaniel Grow, an associate professor of legal studies in the Terry College of Business, has received national recognition for his research and book on the…
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Lenie George
Ph.D. student Lenie George taught for six years before coming to UGA to pursue his doctorate. As an Archway Partnership graduate assistant, he gets to…
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Georgia teachers among first to join UGA Skidaway Institute research cruises
JoCasta Green became a teacher after she was told as a child she couldn’t be a scientist because she was a girl. In May, the…
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Study links 2015 melting Greenland ice to faster Arctic warming
A new study provides the first evidence that links melting ice in Greenland to a phenomenon known as Arctic amplification—faster warming of the Arctic compared…
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Responding to change: Isotope analysis tackles prehistoric adaptation to agrarian lifestyle
The Neolithic Revolution—the shift from hunting and gathering to agriculture that led to permanent settlements, development of social classes and, eventually, civilizations—remains perhaps the key…
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New fellowships expand public interest opportunities at Georgia Law
The University of Georgia School of Law has three new fellowship opportunities, which combined with existing support will allow more than 20 rising second- and…