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Los Angeles artist to speak at art school
The Lamar Dodd School of Art will present a lecture by artist Farrah Karapetian Sept. 15 at 2 p.m. in Room S151 of the art…
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CVIOG facilities manager tackles projects of all shapes, sizes
A sign on Dan Evans’ office door reads in part “We can do great things, if it matters not who gets the credit.” And Evans,…
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‘Ramsey Renewal’ includes new website
As part of Ramsey Renewal, a commemoration of 20 years since the opening of the Ramsey Student Center and a physical revitalization of the facility…
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Faculty member named to U.S. animal health committee
Dr. John R. Fisher, a professor in the population science department at the College of Veterinary Medicine and an adjunct professor of pathology, is one…
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OLLI to kick off fall with activity fair
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UGA will kick off its fall programming Sept. 11 with the OLLI Bash-An Activity Fair. Open to all members,…
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UGA faculty member, alumnus recognized by ecological society
UGA faculty member Alan Covich and alumnus Marcelo Ardon were recognized for outstanding contributions to ecology at the centennial annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America in Baltimore.…
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$1.25M NIH grant will train global disease researchers
UGA’s Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases was awarded $1.25 million by the National Institutes of Health to continue training graduate and postdoctoral students…
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Sign-up available for academic service-learning workshops
Service-learning can be a powerful teaching and learning tool that provides opportunities for students and faculty to apply academic concepts to authentic community needs, issues…
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Developing disease-resistant poultry may be solution for multiple virus issues
Poultry disease is an international issue, especially when there is an outbreak close to home. However, it’s a particularly costly problem in developing countries.
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Testing underway for solar-powered charging station
UGA students, faculty and staff now are able to power up their electronic devices without attaching to the grid by connecting to a new solar-powered…
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Free meditation sessions
The Georgia Museum of Art is hosting a new program of free meditation sessions led by instructor Jerry Gale. Sessions take place in the museum’s…
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Book focuses on Civil War re-enactors
Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War By Tony Horwitz Vintage Paperback: $16.95 The Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries’ Rest…
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2 UGA departments to host travel expo
The Accounts Payable and University Business and Accounting Services departments will host a travel expo Sept. 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the…
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Pennsylvania colleges no longer require SAT, ACT essays
The University of Pennsylvania and Swarthmore College, a private institution located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, announced that they will require admission tests but not the writing…
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Native American art exhibition starts two-year tour in Athens
For the last 500 years, and particularly since they began to be displaced and removed from their ancestral homelands, Native American tribes of what is…
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Public service faculty member named Distinguished Young Pharmacist
Lindsey H. Welch, Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience director in the College of Pharmacy, is the 2015 Distinguished Young Pharmacist of the Year in Georgia. The award…
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University Woman’s Club
The University Woman’s Club will hold its annual welcome back coffee Sept. 15 from 10-11:30 a.m. at the UGA President’s House, 570 Prince Ave. Open…
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UGA researchers edit plant DNA using mechanism that evolved in bacteria
UGA researchers have used a gene-editing tool known as CRISPR/Cas to modify the genome of a tree species for the first time. Their research, published…
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Cookie Brake
Corey Klawunder, an environmental engineering major, gives a cookie to a cyclist who was biking safely. The UGA Office of Sustainability, with sponsorship from UGA…
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President of Georgia NAACP to speak at BFSO luncheon
The Black Faculty and Staff Organization will present the 13th annual Founders’ Award Scholarship Luncheon Sept. 29 at noon.
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Events to be held on campus for National Preparedness Month
UGA’s Office of Emergency Preparedness will observe National Preparedness Month in September with events and expert speakers to remind the university community how to be…
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From vineyards to vegetables
University of Georgia President Jere W. Morehead took time to learn more about the farms, factories and laboratories that contribute to the region and the…
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Connecting the dots
The University of Georgia is building upon its established strengths in the interdisciplinary field of informatics by creating the Georgia Informatics Institute for Research and…
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UGA microbiologists describe new insights into human neurodegenerative disease
Microbiology researchers at the University of Georgia studying a soil bacterium have identified a potential mechanism for neurodegenerative diseases.