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UGA, Georgia Tech students present master plans for fully accessible camp
Students from UGA’s College of Environment and Design and Georgia Tech’s College of Architecture presented three master plans for Camp Hooray April 25 at the…
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Odum School of Ecology executive director receives award
Laurie Fowler, executive director for public service and external affairs at the Odum School and director for policy of the UGA River Basin Center, received…
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Former UGA football player writes book
The Magician’s Hat Malcolm Mitchell Read With Malcolm $15.95 David the magician loves to perform, but his favorite trick is not pulling a rabbit out…
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Parking registration
Registration for 2016-2017 parking permits is now open at www.parking.uga.edu. The deadline to register and be considered in the first and largest round of permit…
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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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USDA grant funds safety study of food stabilizing agent
UGA food engineer Fanbin Kong has been awarded a $496,317 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to study…
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$21M gift to Harvard University funds new health and happiness center
A gift to Harvard’s public health school will fund a new center to find out exactly how being happier can help make people healthier. The…
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Chancellor’s Service Award
The University System of Georgia Service Excellence Program Recognition Committee is accepting nominations for the 2016 Chancellor’s Service Excellence Awards. The awards are part of…
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Four UGA students awarded Boren Scholarships to study abroad
Four UGA students were awarded Boren Scholarships to study abroad during the 2016-2017 academic year. Boren Scholarships are funded by the National Security Education Program…
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29 UGA employees retired April 1, 2016
Twenty-nine UGA employees retired April 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and length of employment are: Regina M. Adams, graduate program administrator, Graduate School, 19 years, 6…
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Task force tackles alcohol, drug abuse on USG campuses
A University System of Georgia task force has provided recommendations to curb alcohol and substance abuse across the system’s colleges and universities.
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USG has $15.5B economic impact
The University System of Georgia’s economic impact on the state was $15.5 billion in fiscal year 2015, according to the most recent study conducted by…
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Gender equity study findings, methods discussed at University Council meeting
A discussion at the May 3 meeting of University Council provided additional information on a recent gender equity study that found no institution-wide practice or…
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Governor vetoes ‘campus carry’ bill
On May 3, Gov. Nathan Deal vetoed House Bill 859, the “campus carry” bill that would have allowed firearms to be carried at Georgia’s public…
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New finance, HR administration system to be discussed at May 26 town hall
OneSource is UGA’s project to launch a new finance and human resources administration system that is integrated, efficient, modern and supports a data-driven environment. On…
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Wood tabletop sculptures on display at Georgia Museum of Art
The Georgia Museum of Art is displaying until Aug. 7 a collection of tabletop sculptures made from trees in the exhibition Turned and Sculpted: Wood…
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CED outreach coordinator helps find homes for community service projects
When Jennifer Lewis and her husband, Adam, bought their Normaltown house 16 years ago, the neighborhood wasn’t the hip area it is today. It had…
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Legion Pool summer season
Legion Pool at UGA will open May 26 for the summer season. Hours of operation are 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily through Aug. 1…
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UGA dedicates cabins at Center for Research and Education at Wormsloe
UGA held a dedication ceremony for the Center for Research and Education at Wormsloe cabins April 22 in Savannah. The two new three-bedroom cabins, measuring…
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UGA researchers discover fate of meltwater
A team of researchers led by faculty at UGA has discovered the fate of much of the freshwater that pours into the surrounding oceans as…
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Nuclear threats discussed in Charter Lecture
The U.S. and the Soviet Union came horrifyingly close to nuclear disaster on several occasions during the Cold War, said former Secretary of Defense William…
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UGA Honors student receives Udall Scholarship
UGA Honors student Jonah Driggers has been named a 2016 Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Scholar. The scholarships of up to $5,000…
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Why I Give
Name: Whitney Prescott Position: Assistant director of social media and marketing and career consultant for the Terry College of Business At UGA: 2.5 years Beneficiary…
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Now 10 years old, UGA service-learning continues to grow
Service-learning was happening at UGA a decade ago. But the establishment of the Office of Service-Learning brought the pedagogy out of the shadows.