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Environmentalist Gary Ferguson to speak at The Georgia Review’s 2015 Earth Day program
Award-winning writer and environmental activist Gary Ferguson will be the speaker for The Georgia Review’s seventh annual Earth Day program April 22 at 7 p.m.…
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Big changes in store for 74th annual Peabody Awards
For the first time in its 73-year history, the University of Georgia’s Peabody Awards—the official presentation of the oldest and most prestigious award for electronic…
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Marquee Broadcasting to purchase WUGA-TV
Marquee Broadcasting Inc. of Brookeville, Maryland, has entered into an agreement to acquire WUGA-TV from the University of Georgia for $2.5 million. Marquee Broadcasting is…
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Researchers find bimanual exam doesn’t accurately screen for ovarian cancer
The most commonly performed ovarian cancer screening test—the bimanual exam—is unlikely to benefit healthy women, according to a study led by researchers at the University…
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Three UGA students receive Goldwater Scholarships
Three University of Georgia Honors students-Lauren Dennison, Erin Hollander and Karishma Sriram-have received 2015 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships, the premier undergraduate scholarship in the fields…
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UGA students, alumni offered record number of NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
A record number of University of Georgia students and alumni have been offered National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships this year. The highly competitive awards…
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UGA department of dance to present its 2015 Spring Dance Concert
The University of Georgia department of dance will present its 2015 Spring Dance Concert April 9-11 at 8 p.m. and April 12 at 2:30 p.m.…
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edward Larson to present UGA Charter Lecture
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and legal scholar Edward Larson will return to the University of Georgia to deliver a Charter Lecture titled “George Washington and America’s…
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More than 700 students compete in annual science and engineering fair at UGA
More than 700 middle and high school students competed for cash awards and prizes last weekend at the 67th annual Georgia Science and Engineering Fair,…
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Physician recommendations result in greater weight loss, UGA research finds
Patients advised to lose weight by their physicians dropped more pounds on average than those who didn’t receive a recommendation, according to new research from…
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Poet C.G. Hanzlicek to read at Georgia Review, Georgia Poetry Circuit event
C.G. Hanzlicek will read from his work as the final reader on the 2014-15 Georgia Poetry Circuit April 16 at 7 p.m. at the Globe…
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Chronic loneliness in older adults leads to more doctors’ office visits, UGA study finds
Experiences of loneliness and social isolation can lead to increased health care use among older adults, according to new research from the University of Georgia…
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Harvard’s Werner Sollors to speak at UGA on German life after WWII
Werner Sollors, a cultural historian, author and Harvard University professor, will discuss life in Germany in the aftermath of World War II on April 8…
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International Street Festival to showcase multicultural food, music and dance
The University of Georgia’s department of International Student Life will host the 17th Annual International Street Festival on April 11 from noon-5 p.m. on College…
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Students make IMPACT with service projects
Hundreds of UGA students shun typical spring break activities to help others across the country.
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UGA to host Gabriele Diewald, first Max Kade Distinguished Visiting Professor
Gabriele Diewald, a professor of linguistics and chair of the German department of Leibniz Universität Hannover, has been selected as the first Max Kade Distinguished…
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Law professor who argued ‘snail darter’ case to give Odum Environmental Ethics Lecture at UGA
Zygmunt Plater, a professor of law at Boston College, will give the University of Georgia’s Odum Environmental Ethics Lecture on April 10 at 4 p.m. in…
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UGA students’ winning national public policy entry addresses homeless women’s hygiene
With an innovative proposal addressing a silent public health problem for homeless women, four students from the University of Georgia won the top prize in…
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EITS hosts Computer Health and Security Fair
University of Georgia students, faculty and staff are invited to bring their personal laptops for free security checks at Enterprise Information Technology Services’ Spring Computer…
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Read the March 30 electronic issue of Columns
Read the March 230 electronic issue of Columns.
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A new breed: RBC researcher works to save endangered Sumatran tiger
Franklin West doesn’t want to save the world.He just wants to save endangered animals, like the Sumatran tiger.
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Plan to eat healthy when dining out
Eating healthy often means including more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy and lean proteins into meals. Because it can be difficult to get all…
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Book examines national identity of Brazil
Cinema, Slavery, and Brazilian Nationalism By Richard A. Gordon University of Texas Press Hardcover: $36.85 A unique contribution to film studies, Richard Gordon’s Cinema, Slavery,…
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‘Automatic for Autism’ benefit to raise awareness, money for UGA program
A resource fair and movie screening in April will raise awareness of autism while celebrating the successful end to a fundraiser for an autism treatment…