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College of Pharmacy researchers find potential treatment for fatal lung diseases
Researchers at UGA have discovered that the drug triciribine may reverse or halt the progression of pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary hypertension, two respiratory diseases that…
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Odum School of Ecology offers new bachelor’s degree program
The UGA Odum School of Ecology has launched a new bachelor’s degree in ecology. The program was approved by the Board of Regents of the…
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Lillian Smith Book award winners to be honored Sept. 6 at Decatur Book Festival
Winners of the 2015 Lillian Smith Book Awards will be honored Sept. 6 at the Decatur Book Festival. The UGA Libraries sponsors the awards, in…
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Book tells tale of Athens’ last half-century
Athens: Images of Modern America By Patrick Garbin Arcadia Publishing Paperback: $22.99 From the early 1960s to the present, perhaps no college town in America…
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USG service awards
The deadline to submit nominations for the University System of Georgia’s 2015 Chancellor’s Service Excellence Awards is midnight Aug. 31. Make nominations online at http://tinyurl.com/ps7k9l3.…
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Student services director helped grow College of Public Health
Ten years ago, Heather McEachern was part of a small band of faculty and staff who helped build the College of Public Health. With a…
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Music professor receives da Vinci World Award of Arts
Milton Masciadri, a faculty member in Franklin College’s Hugh Hodgson School of Music, is the recipient of the Leonardo da Vinci World Award of Arts…
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Study finds high-fat diet changes gut microflora, signals to brain
Eating foods high in fat—tasty french fries, for example—changes the populations of bacteria innate to flora in the digestive tract, or gut, and alters signaling…
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Fan favorites
UGA football player Quincy Mauger poses with an excited fan during the annual Fans’ Picture Day Aug. 15. The event featured head football coach Mark…
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Engineering professor to represent ASCE at conference
Stephan Durham, an associate professor in the College of Engineering, was selected to represent the American Society of Civil Engineers at the 2015 Emerging Leaders…
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Kaltura video service
The video service platform Kaltura is now available for instructors to use within UGA’s learning management system, eLearning Commons. Kaltura allows users to create, upload…
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Researcher named Pew scholar in biomedical sciences
UGA researcher Bob Schmitz recently was named a Pew scholar in the biomedical sciences by the Pew Charitable Trusts.
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Site focuses on economic development
A UGA website will help businesses, entrepreneurs and communities tap into resources that can help them succeed. For businesses looking to expand in or relocate…
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Campus Scene: Catching up
Arti Patel, left, and Monica Patel talk between classes on the first day of the 2015-2015 school year.
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School of Social Work to hold open house in its new location
The School of Social Work will hold an open house Aug. 28 from 4-6 p.m. at its new home in a historic former textile mill…
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University to host regional college fair
UGA will host the annual Georgia Probe College Fair Aug. 31 from 6-8 p.m. at the Classic Center. The event will bring representatives from more…
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UGA professor helps discover new Jupiter-like exoplanet
A team of astronomers that includes UGA professor Inseok Song has discovered a Jupiter-like exoplanet within a young star system that could serve as a…
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UGA app has Athens transit tracker
The official mobile app for UGA now includes a real-time bus tracker for Athens Transit, making it easier for students, faculty, staff and visitors to…
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Meg Evans named director of LGBT Resource Center
Meg Evans, the former LGBTQ resources coordinator and housefellow at Carnegie Mellon University, has been named the new director of the LGBT Resource Center at…
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UGA Libraries to host Music Library Association annual meeting Oct. 29-31
The UGA Libraries will host the 43rd annual meeting of SEMLA, the Southeast chapter of the Music Library Association Inc., Oct. 29-31 at the Richard…
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Doctoral candidate will use fellowship to develop HIV medication reminder
Dr. Jane Mutanga-Mutembo, a doctoral student in epidemiology at the College of Public Health, has been awarded the 2015-2016 Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future…
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Former UGA student-athlete sets world record, wins gold at Parapan Games
Former UGA student-athlete Jarryd Wallace captured the men’s 100-meter dash at the Parapan American Games in Toronto with a world record time of 10.71 seconds.…
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Campus Scene: Bustling campus
Faculty and students move through the halls on the fifth floor of the journalism building during class change on the first day of the fall…
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Retirees hear details on upcoming changes to USG health insurance
Retirees and soon-to-be retirees learned more details about the upcoming changes to retiree health insurance from the University System of Georgia during informational meetings last…