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Timothy Burg named director of UGA’s Office of STEM Education
The University of Georgia has appointed Timothy Burg, an engineer whose work bridges academia and industry, to direct its Office of Science, Technology, Engineering and…
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UGA scientists using $5 million grant to combat invasive weed Johnsongrass
A team of researchers led by faculty at the University of Georgia have received a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to…
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‘Problematic’ makes Lake Superior State’s annual banished words list
Lake Superior State University took its annual tongue-in-cheek swipe at overused words and phrases in its List of Banished Words. Among the expressions on this…
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UGA Sustainable Food Systems Initiative spring seminar series to open Jan. 25
The UGA Sustainable Food Systems Initiative’s spring seminar series will focus on the intersection of agriculture, ecology, nutrition and the public’s relationship to each. Open…
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Walk Georgia classes offer faculty, staff ways to get fit
A new partnership between UGA Cooperative Extension and UGA Recreational Sports Fitness and Wellness returns again this semester with free classes exclusively for faculty and…
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Attitude of gratitude
A recent UGA study found that frequently saying “thank you” is a trait in healthy marriages. Expressions of gratitude can help ease the marital stress,…
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Mileage reimbursement rate
The State Accounting Office has updated the mileage reimbursement rate for travel by state-owned or personal vehicles. When it is determined that a personal vehicle…
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Grant proposal deadline
The UGA Parents and Families Association’s Parents Leadership Council is accepting grant proposals for the 2016-2017 academic year to fund program and events that enhance…
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Student employee award
The Career Center is accepting nominations until Feb. 5 for UGA’s Student Employee of the Year Award. Nominations are being accepted from faculty and staff…
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Camp Hooray
UGA’s College of Environment and Design and Georgia Tech’s College of Architecture have partnered with Extra Special People Inc. to build Camp Hooray, the first-of-its-kind,…
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Study finds that vitamin D deficiency may limit immune recovery in HIV-positive adults
A UGA researcher has found that low levels of vitamin D may limit the effectiveness of HIV treatment in adults.
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Expert on legal profession to give Sibley Lecture
David B. Wilkins, Harvard University’s vice dean for global initiatives on the legal profession, will present “The Accountants Are Coming—Again! The Rise and Transformation of…
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Student conduct staffer focuses on students’ ‘transformative process’
As a student, Rebecca Scarbro was parliamentarian for the Student Government Association and worked on the appeals process for an honors board at LaGrange College;…
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Accreditors give final approval of Georgia State, Georgia Perimeter plan
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, the regional accreditation body, gave its approval to the consolidation plans of Georgia State University…
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Service-Learning Fellows selected
The Office of Service-Learning has selected 19 faculty members to participate in its yearlong Service-Learning Fellows program. It is the largest group in the program’s…
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Bad acts
James C. Cobb, the Spalding Distinguished Professor of History in UGA’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, penned an essay for Time magazine about the…
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NC State University administrator named CAES dean, director
Samuel Pardue, a noted poultry science researcher and administrator at North Carolina State University, has been named dean and director of UGA’s College of Agricultural…
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Book revisits inquiry into US spy agencies
A Season of Inquiry Revisited: The Church Committee Confronts America’s Spy Agencies Loch K. Johnson University Press of Kansas Hardcover: $34.95 America’s intelligence agencies have…
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Russell Library among 12 recipients of Georgia Music Foundation grants
The Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies’ Oral History Program, in partnership with the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts’ Athens Music…
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Ballroom Magic 2016 marks 25th anniversary of annual performance
Ballroom Magic 2016, the annual showcase performance by the UGA Ballroom Performance Group, will celebrate its 25th anniversary this month. This year’s performances will take…
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Dangerous dispersants
Samantha Joye’s recent findings that the dispersants used after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill may have done more harm than good attracted news coverage from…
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Timothy Burg named director of Office of STEM Education
UGA has appointed Timothy Burg, an engineer whose work bridges academia and industry, to direct its Office of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education.
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Honors student will study in China as part of inaugural class of Schwarzman Scholars
UGA Honors student Torre Lavelle is one of 111 students from around the world to be named to the inaugural class of Schwarzman Scholars, a…
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UGA researchers receive $1M to develop crypto treatment
UGA researchers have received $1 million from the Wellcome Trust and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to speed the development of new drugs for…