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UGA Athletic Association supports critical academic initiatives for students
While the University of Georgia faithful are gearing up to sing “glory, glory to old Georgia” this fall, hundreds of UGA students are singing the…
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Search committee named to seek dean of UGA School of Social Work
University of Georgia Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Pamela Whitten has appointed a committee to begin a national search to fill the…
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UGA ranked No. 3 in best values college list
The University of Georgia is ranked No. 3 in Washington Monthly magazine’s list of “Best Bang for the Buck Colleges in the Southeast 2015” for…
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UGA ecologist publishes book on small animal road ecology
For many species of wildlife, particularly those that are small and slow-moving, roads can be major barriers, often with dire consequences for individual animals and…
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Former U.S. Sen. Chambliss kicks off semester of political, legal insights at UGA
Students taking the course Political Leadership and the Law at the University of Georgia School of Law this semester are receiving firsthand insights into public…
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Women’s Leadership Initiative rolls out with new policies
UGA is rolling out its Women’s Leadership Initiative with new policies and programs related to recruitment, hiring and retention, leadership and career development, and work-life…
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New leadership forum will honor former US senator
The Senator Saxby Chambliss Leadership Forum has been established at UGA.
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UGA Press establishes new book series
The University of Georgia Press is establishing a book series that will examine the experiences of children within the contexts of war. “Children, Youth and…
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Forestry dean aiming to make school top natural resources program in US
Back in his late 20s, Dale Greene found himself almost done with his Ph.D., recently married and without a job. He’s sometimes asked why he…
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UGA geology doctoral student to study ancient climate patterns in Madagascar
UGA geology doctoral student Ny Riavo Voarintsoa is the recipient of a Faculty for the Future Fellowship award. Sponsored by the Schlumberger Foundation, the award…
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Marine Extension’s Marie Scoggins receives Patriot Award
The U.S. Department of Defense honored Marie Scoggins, administrative financial director of the UGA Marine Extension, with the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve…
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Georgia 4-H will use AmeriCorps grant to improve lives of more children
Georgia 4-H clubs in 32 counties across Georgia will get some extra help this year thanks to a $439,357 AmeriCorps State grant from the federal Corporation…
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Researchers develop less expensive way to manufacture nanofibers
UGA researchers have developed an inexpensive way to manufacture extraordinarily thin polymer strings commonly known as nanofibers, which have applications in medicine and energy. These…
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UGA president emeritus takes new roles in higher education, diplomacy
UGA President Emeritus Michael F. Adams was named chancellor of Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. Adams, who served as UGA president from 1997-2013, will serve…
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Vet med professor appointed to national advisory committee
Dr. Margie Lee, a professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine, is one of 10 new members appointed to the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological…
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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 https://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…