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Carnegie Mellon University recalls mistakenly mailed acceptance letter
Carnegie Mellon University mistakenly emailed nearly 800 graduate school applicants, congratulating them on their acceptance, when they had not been accepted. The university, which is…
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Harvard, MIT sued over closed captions
The National Association of the Deaf has filed lawsuits against Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology claiming the universities violated anti-discrimination laws by…
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Study participants sought
Men 18-34 years old who are not currently taking any prescription medication are needed for a study investigating the effects of exercise on psychological outcomes.…
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Georgia Museum of Art raises $168,000 as part of biennial gala
The Georgia Museum of Art at UGA raised $168,000 on Jan. 31 as part of its biennial gala, “An Elegant Salute to Georgia.” It was…
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Fulfilling the Dream Award recipient teaches practical skills of nonprofit management
Joan Prittie, director of Athens’ Project Safe and an adjunct faculty member in the UGA School of Social Work, has spent the majority of her…
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No precedent
The New York Times spoke with Erica J. Hashimoto, the Allen Post Professor of Law in the UGA School of Law, for an article about…
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UGA offers latest in research, outreach at 2015 Georgia Organic Conference
Pioneers in sustainable agriculture, backyard gardeners and urban homesteaders gathered in Athens Feb. 20-21 to share knowledge gathered over years of working the land and…
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Free golf classes
Staff at the UGA Golf Course will hold two free instructional classes for any interested UGA faculty and staff members. The classes will be held…
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UGA researchers discover potential treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis
UGA researchers have developed a new small molecule drug that may serve as a treatment against multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, a form of the disease that cannot…
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Warnell researchers identify, name toxic cyanobacteria killing bald eagles
UGA researchers have formally identified and named toxic cyanobacteria that have been killing American bald eagles across the Southeast.
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Book examines ‘hot-spot’ global issues
Dispatches from the Frontlines: Studies in Foreign Policy, Comparative Politics and International Affairs By Howard J. Wiarda with assistance of Ann P. Kryzanek University Press…
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Trash talk
BBC News spoke with Jenna Jambeck, an assistant professor of environmental engineering in the UGA College of Engineering, about a new study she led that…
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UGA researcher to study link between concussions, driving
A concussion can keep an athlete out of a game. But should the same type of injury also keep someone from getting behind the wheel?…
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Live and learn
Pockets of snow dotted Delta Hall’s front lawn Feb. 26 as UGA officials dedicated the new permanent residential learning facility in the heart of Capitol…
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Lawrence Bakst, Kathryn Wright to perform March 16
The Performing Arts Center will present tenor Lawrence Bakst and pianist Kathryn Wright in a Noontime Concert March 16 at the Chapel. Open free to…
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‘Enduring partnership’: Dawgs at the Dome takes UGA to state Capitol
Members of UGA’s Student Government Association visited the Georgia state Capitol Feb. 19 for the second annual Dawgs at the Dome event.
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Contracts and grants relocation
The contracts and grants department has moved. The new address is Tucker Hall at 310 E. Campus Road. The new telephone number is 706-542-9151. The…
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Study: Men, women use sexual assault hotlines differently
When victims of sexual assault dial a telephone hotline for help, what they ask and how long they stay on the line might be related…
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$1.7M grant will be used to improve nutrition in Georgia
A team of UGA researchers, led by a faculty member in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, has received a $1.7 million grant from…
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Skimp sports
Jeffrey Dorfman, a professor of agricultural and applied economics in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, wrote a piece for Forbes arguing that governments…
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Super Tuesday
Charles Bullock, the Richard B. Russell Professor of Political Science in the School of Public and International Affairs, was quoted in an article in The…
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Super storms
USA Today used Brad Johnson, a meteorologist in UGA’s geography department, as an expert in an article about the massive amounts of snow received this…
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UGA at Oxford program names new associate director
Stuart Minson has been named the new associate director for the UGA at Oxford Study Abroad Program. His appointment is effective April l.
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College of Veterinary Medicine to host annual open house on April 3
The UGA College of Veterinary Medicine’s annual open house will be held April 3 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Exotic animal displays, horseback-riding demonstrations,…