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Syracuse University drops fossil fuel stocks from its $1.2B endowment
Syracuse University has announced plans to drop all fossil fuel stocks from its $1.2 billion endowment, the largest endowment to divest entirely of fossil fuel…
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‘Exciting vision’
Sarah Covert, a veteran UGA faculty member and administrator, has been named the institution’s first associate vice president for faculty affairs.
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Institutional Diversity updates website
The Office of Institutional Diversity has an updated website with a new design. Prominently featuring stories about UGA’s students, faculty and staff, the website also…
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Environmentalist to speak at Earth Day program
Award-winning writer and environmental activist Gary Ferguson will speak at The Georgia Review’s seventh annual Earth Day program April 22 at 7 p.m. in the…
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Book details gubernatorial controversy
The Three Governors Controversy: Skullduggery, Machinations, and the Decline of Georgia’s Progressive Politics By Charles S. Bullock III, Scott E. Buchanan and Ronald Keith Gaddie…
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Complete teardown
The demolition of the old Bolton Dining Commons is expected to be finished by May 9. Current plans call for the site to be used…
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OIE honors 8 UGA faculty, staff members at reception
The UGA Office of International Education honored eight faculty and staff members at its annual International Education Awards Reception, held April 8 at the Garden Club…
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Chief diversity officer takes on expanded role to address women’s issues
At the turn of the 20th century, Michelle Garfield Cook’s great-grandparents worked for the faculty at UGA. But as African-Americans, the seamstress and the blacksmith…
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College of Public Health to hold Community Open House April 20
The UGA College of Public Health will host its first Community Open House April 20 from 3-6 p.m. at the Health Sciences Campus. Free and…
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Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center to perform April 25-26
The UGA Performing Arts Center will present the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in the fourth annual Arch Chamber Music Festival April 25-26 in…
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Senator visits UGA
U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, right, stands with Dr. Sheila W. Allen, dean of the UGA College of Veterinary Medicine, after hearing a presentation on the…
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Role-playing teaching strategy immerses students in pivotal moments of past
The giddy energy circulating through the auditorium of the college lecture hall make the “People, Parasites and Plagues” class feel more like an elementary school…
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Carroll listed as entry in 2015 ‘Dictionary of Corporate Social Responsibility’
Archie B. Carroll, a professor emeritus of management in the Terry College of Business, was listed as one of the entries in the 2015 Dictionary…
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Chin receives Charles F. Bohmann Award
Dr. Jean Chin, executive director of the University Health Center, received the Charles F. Bohmann Award at the 2015 Southern College Health Association conference in…
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Make a tornado emergency plan
March, April and May are the most common months for tornadoes in Georgia, and knowing how to prepare for such an emergency can help families…
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Dawgs Ditch the Dumpster and Donate to be held April 25 through May 9
UGA plans to break a record with this year’s Dawgs Ditch the Dumpster and Donate by diverting more than 38,000 pounds of material from local…
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Courson receives Jack Weakley College Athletic Trainers’ Society Service Award
Ron Courson, senior associate athletic director for sports medicine, will receive the 2015 Jack Weakley College Athletic Trainers’ Society Service Award. The Weakley Award is…
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Chronic loneliness in older adults leads to more office visits to physicians
Experiences of loneliness and social isolation can lead to increased health care use among older adults, according to new research from the UGA College of…
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Recipe for antibacterial plastic: Plastic plus egg whites
Bioplastics made from protein sources such as albumin and whey have shown significant antibacterial properties, according to a recent study by the UGA College of…
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UGA to host water resources conference
UGA will host the 2015 Georgia Water Resources Conference, a biennial forum to discuss issues facing the state’s water resources, April 28-29 at the UGA…
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UGA Earth Week observance to promote sustainable living
Each spring, the university hosts UGA Earth Week to encourage sustainable living. The weeklong celebration centers on the national Earth Day observance on April 22.
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MLC library director helps students find learning tools
Equipped with an undergraduate degree in English, Caroline Cason Barratt was looking for a job in Athens in 1999. A familiar story, but Cason trusted…
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University to replace Faculty Activity Repository with UGA Elements
This fall, the university will launch UGA Elements, a new authoritative profiling database for faculty. Think of it as the UGA version of LinkedIn.
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New retirees reception
The Office of the President, the Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost and the UGA Retirees Association will host a…