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UGA Marine Extension launches state’s first oyster hatchery
UGA’s Marine Extension has opened the state’s first oyster hatchery. Launched last month at the beginning of the state’s oyster season, the hatchery is expected…
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Brenda Cude recognized by national association
Brenda Cude, a professor in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences’ financial planning, housing and consumer economics department, was recognized by the National Association…
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Performing Arts Center to present Tchaikovsky Spectacular
The UGA Performing Arts Center will present the State Ballet Theatre of Russia in its Tchaikovsky Spectacular Jan. 11-12 at 8 p.m. in the Fine…
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Liberian journalist to open Voices from the Vanguard series
The top health story of 2014, the West Africa Ebola outbreak, dominated news coverage and sent shockwaves through global travel and trade. Liberian journalist Wade…
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College of Veterinary Medicine to hold annual symposium
The eighth annual Shelter Medicine Symposium will be held Feb. 6 at the College of Veterinary Medicine. The all-day event is focused on best management…
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Far-reaching impact
Georgia’s flagship university has a $4.4 billion annual economic impact on the state, according to a new study that analyzed how the three-part teaching, research…
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Veterans Resource Center updates site
The Student Veterans Resource Center has launched a new website that provides a more complete one-stop shop for prospective and current students. The website is…
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Hodgson Faculty Series opens 2016 with Bach, Brahms, Mendelssohn
The Hugh Hodgson Faculty Series opens 2016 with a slate of “extraordinary” music Jan. 14, at 8 p.m. in Ramsey Concert Hall at the UGA…
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University Woman’s Club
The University Woman’s Club will meet Jan. 12 at 11 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Central Presbyterian Church, 380 Alps Road. Guest speaker Elizabeth…
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Assistant professor sheds light on poverty, credit and social exclusion
Mary Caplan knows what it’s like to be poor. As a child the Seattle-born researcher shuttled between two households—one wealthy and one that, in her…
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Davidson College won’t retire jersey of NBA star until he earns degree
Former Davidson College basketball player Stephen Curry has won an NBA championship and most valuable player honors, but the college said it won’t retire his…
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Ag Forecast seminars to begin Jan. 21
The College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences’ 2016 Georgia Ag Forecast seminar series will be held Jan. 21-29. Registration is open at www.georgiaagforecast.com. Economists from…
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New board gives input on instruction
Bert Thompson is a senior, and he is beginning to think about all of the experiences he has had at UGA over the past four…
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Tobacco cessation classes
Registration is open until Jan. 14 for the College of Pharmacy’s “Beat the Pack” tobacco cessation program. Meetings will be held on Tuesdays Jan. 19…
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Defining success
There is no shortage of prognostications about how the millennial generation will make its mark on the world. Donna W. Hyland, president and CEO of…
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Kavita Pandit recognized by geography associations
Kavita Pandit, associate provost for international education and a professor of geography, was recognized by regional and national geography associations. She received the 2015 Lifetime…
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Resolve to become heart healthy
To promote heart health, the American Heart Association encourages Americans to increase physical activity with the aim of achieving 150 minutes of aerobic activity per…
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McCullick named community relations coordinator
Alison Bracewell McCullick joined UGA’s Office of Government Relations Jan. 11 as its community relations coordinator.
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UGA takes team approach to proposal and award administration
The Office for Sponsored Programs and Contracts and Grants merged at the beginning of the fall semester into a single unit called Sponsored Projects Administration…
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Survey: College-educated women are more likely to have longer marriages
A study by the Pew Research Center found that college-educated women are more likely than their peers who didn’t earn a degree to have longer-lasting…
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2015-16 cohort of Senior Teaching Fellows
Eight faculty were selected for the 2015-16 cohort of Senior Teaching Fellows. The senior faculty will focus on professional growth in undergraduate instruction, sharing of…
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Wheat breeder receives research foundation’s Inventor’s Award
As a young man working on his family’s farm in Perry, Jerry Johnson loved the sight of wheat growing in the fields. Decades later, Johnson,…
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Maurice Daniels receives award
Maurice Daniels, dean and professor of the School of Social Work, received the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council’s Award for Excellence in Research Using the…
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University’s 2015 Spotlight on the Arts festival breaks attendance record
Nearly 22,000 people attended the UGA Arts Council’s 2015 Spotlight on the Arts festival, bettering last year’s attendance record. The festival was held Nov. 5-14…