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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.
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‘Make it happen’
Ryan Seacrest encouraged action as he addressed students, their family and friends, and faculty and staff at the undergraduate Commencement May 13.
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ARCS Foundation applications
The Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute is seeking applicants for the 2016-2017 ARCS Foundation Awards for doctoral students in the biomedical and health sciences. The…
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College of Education professor receives Trueba Award
Cynthia Dillard, the Mary Frances Early Professor of Teacher Education, received the Henry T. Trueba Award for Research Leading to the Transformation of the Social…
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Campus Mail merger and move
The Campus Mail and Central Receiving departments, part of the Division of Finance and Administration, have merged and are now Mail & Receiving Services. Staff…
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Add edible plants to new gardens
When planting ornamental gardens, home gardeners should consider incorporating edible plants in their ornamental flower beds for a pretty, yet practical, plant mix. Edible plants…
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Peabody Awards, Facebook launch Futures of Media Award
The Peabody Awards and Facebook have created a new prize honoring excellence and innovation in digital storytelling.
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Greek Life revamps website
The four councils and 61 national Greek-letter men’s and women’s groups carry on a more than 150-year tradition at UGA. Greek Life’s new website will…
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Staff Council elects officers for new terms
The UGA Staff Council elected officers for upcoming terms at its May 4 meeting.
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UGA, Khon Kaen University officials renew partnership
Two UGA alumni traveled close to 9,000 miles recently to participate in the renewal of a partnership that dates back nearly 30 years between UGA…
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Shelf life: Scientists, including UGA researcher, discover new reef system at mouth of Amazon River
A new reef system has been found at the mouth of the Amazon River, the largest river by discharge of water in the world.
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College of Education professor receives Hutchins Award
Billy Hawkins, a professor of kinesiology in the College of Education, is the recipient of the Robert Maynard Hutchins Award. The highest honor from the…
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Jennifer McDowell
Jennifer McDowell, a professor of psychology in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, uses advanced imaging technology to better understand problems in brain structure…
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UGA geneticist receives $1.1 million to study how plants will respond to climate change
Jill Anderson, an assistant professor of genetics in the University of Georgia’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, has received a $1.1 million grant from…
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Fanning Institute tailors voting process for Peabody Awards
In selecting the winners of the 2015 Peabody Awards, the jurors used a new voting process, developed by the J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development,…
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Housing residents donate more than 70,000 pounds of material to local charities
On-campus University of Georgia residents donated an estimated 73,660 pounds of material to eight nonprofit organizations during move-out last week—a weight comparable to three UGA…
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UGA experts travel to Gulf of Mexico to investigate May 12 oil spill
A team of research scientists led by University of Georgia marine scientist Samantha Joye is on a rapid response research cruise to assess the impact…
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UGA Honors student Valerie Tucker receives Pickering Fellowship
University of Georgia Honors student Valerie Tucker has been awarded a Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship for students interested in careers in the U.S.…