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Geared for success
Two UGA outreach programs honored by White House as Bright Spots.
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Gaining international acclaim
Wormsloe brings cutting-edge to an area preserved in time.
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UGA law school to host Georgia Court of Appeals oral arguments
The University of Georgia School of Law will host the Georgia Court of Appeals on Oct. 14 in its Hatton Lovejoy Courtroom as the court…
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Animal scientist heads agricultural, natural resources program
The former head of the Virginia Cooperative Extension started Oct. 1 as assistant dean for UGA Cooperative Extension.
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Historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. to deliver 2015 Peabody-Smithgall Lecture
Henry Louis Gates Jr., Peabody-winning historian, TV personality and Harvard University professor, will present the sixth Peabody-Smithgall Lecture on Oct. 26 at 3 p.m. at…
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UGA graduate student wins U.S. Department of State eInternship
Matthew Nahrstedt, a graduate student in the Environmental Planning and Design program at the University of Georgia’s College of Environment and Design, has been accepted…
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Cordero named Patel Distinguished Professor in Public Health
The University of Georgia College of Public Health has named one of its newest faculty members, Dr. José F. Cordero, as the first Gordhan L.…
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Blueprints for limbs encoded in the snake genome
When researchers at the University of Georgia examined the genome of several different snake species, they found something surprising. Embedded in reptiles’ genetic code was…
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Georgia Museum of Art to show samurai materials
The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia will host the exhibition “Samurai, The Way of the Warrior,” organized by Contemporanea Progetti in…
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‘From the Classic City to the Big City’ headlines UGA Homecoming Week
Athens, Ga. – “From the Classic City to the Big City” is the theme of this year’s Homecoming Week festivities, which begin Oct. 12. Activities…
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UGA alerts fans to expect parking, traffic challenges for Alabama football game
The University of Georgia is alerting fans and visitors for Saturday’s football game against the University of Alabama to expect traffic delays and parking challenges…
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Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation provided scholarships to more than 100 UGA students
To honor the immense generosity of the Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation, a luncheon was held on the University of Georgia campus Sept. 28.
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UGA-schools partnership is ‘game-changer’ for teens
An educational partnership led by University of Georgia faculty and alumni is now helping nearly 1,000 at-risk teens finish high school.
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New system helps teachers gain back valuable instruction time, UGA study finds
Elementary schoolchildren often dawdle between activities during the school day, losing valuable instructional time in the process. New University of Georgia research has found a…
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BFSO awards scholarships
The UGA Black Faculty and Staff Organization held its 13th annual Founders’ Award Scholarship Luncheon Sept. 29 in the Tate Student Center.
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UGA’s Warnell School to honor distinguished alumni at Homecoming festivities
The University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources will honor two alumni over Homecoming weekend.
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UGA to hold fourth annual State of Public Health Conference Oct. 6
The fourth annual State of Public Health Conference, hosted by the University of Georgia College of Public Health, will be held Oct. 6 beginning at…
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Be on the lookout this fall: Deer-vehicle collisions increase during breeding season
Fall is prime breeding season for deer across Georgia. It’s also when drivers are more likely to hit deer that run into the road, according…
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UGA welcomes 99 new faculty
Below is a list of new tenured and tenure-track faculty who have joined the university since the previous in Columns one year ago.
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2 CEOs talk about successful leadership at Mason Lecture
Dan Amos, CEO and chairman of Aflac, and A.D. “Pete” Correll, retired CEO of Georgia-Pacific, talked at the Mason Public Leadership Lecture about how hard…
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12 join university as clinical faculty
In addition to new tenured and tenure-track faculty, UGA welcomes 12 new clinical faculty who are educators as well as practitioners in health and other…
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NEH grant to provide funding for UGA programs relating to Latino culture
UGA’s Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute and the University Libraries have received a competitive “Latino Americans: 500 Years of History” grant from the National…
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Noted researcher joins Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center
A researcher whose work focuses on the interspecies transmission and pathogenesis of influenza has joined the College of Veterinary Medicine as its new Georgia Research…
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Cell biologists develop breakthrough tools in fight against crypto
UGA researchers have developed new tools to study and genetically manipulate cryptosporidium, a microscopic parasite that causes the diarrheal disease cryptosporidiosis.
