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National search underway for next dean of forestry school
Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Pamela Whitten has appointed a committee to begin a national search to fill the position of dean…
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Email policy change
The system that lets employees directly receive official university emails at non-UGA email accounts will end Jan. 16. However, faculty and staff may continue to…
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Former UGA professor pens poetry book
Citizen: An American Lyric Claudia Rankine Graywolf Press Paperback: $20 Claudia Rankine’s new book, which was a finalist for the 2014 National Book Award in…
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Georgia Museum of Art to show works by former professor
The Georgia Museum of Art is presenting The Life and Work of Alice Fischer, Cultural Pioneer through March 8. The exhibition features selections of ceramic…
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Reduced flu shot rates
The University Health Center has reduced its rates for flu shots offered to UGA students, faculty, and staff, their spouses/partners and dependent children age 9…
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Ecologist explores link between biology, mathematics
Many ecologists will say that they spent their childhoods exploring fields and forests or splashing through streams—but not Andrew Park.
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Book by professor emeritus honored by publishers
A book written by Cal M. Logue, Meigs Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies, was honored in 2014 by two independent book publishers. January in Slavery:…
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Center for Teaching and Learning launches faculty fellows program
The Center for Teaching and Learning held a kickoff event in December for its new CTL Fellows for Innovative Teaching program. The event included remarks…
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Study Abroad Fair to be held Jan. 14
The Office of International Education will hold a spring Study Abroad Fair Jan. 14 from noon to 5 p.m. in the Tate Student Center in…
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PayFlex balance
Employees who participated in the 2014 PayFlex plan have until March 15 to incur expenses and avoid losing the balance of any funds in their…
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College of Public Health study finds mean boys, not mean girls, rule at school
Debunking the myth of the “mean girl,” new UGA research has found that boys use relational aggression-malicious rumors, social exclusion and rejection-to harm or manipulate…
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Performing Arts Center presents Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra
The UGA Performing Arts Center will present the Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra Jan. 15 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. Combining charming Kiwi humor…
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Lawmakers explore 2015 legislative agenda during Biennial Institute
Members of the Georgia General Assembly convened at UGA Dec. 7-9 for the 29th Biennial Institute for Georgia Legislators. Coordinated by the university’s Carl Vinson…
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Vice provost for academic affairs to open CTL series
The Center for Teaching and Learning will open its 2015 spring speaker series Jan. 20 from 1-3 p.m. with a presentation by Russell J. Mumper,…
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Enrollment up at public universities
In fall 2014, enrollment was up at four-year public institutions by 2.2 percent and four-year private nonprofit institutions by 1.6 percent, according to the National…
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Undergraduate research award deadlines
The UGA Libraries is accepting materials for its Undergraduate Research Awards. Now in its eighth year, the program will present seven cash prizes totaling $2,000…
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Faculty find common ground to collaborate
The New Faculty Tour acts as a springboard for joint projects between UGA faculty members.
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Scott Pegan
Scott Pegan, an associate professor in the College of Pharmacy, provides students with real-life examples of the many drug discovery techniques that he uses in…
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Madison Berger
Madi Berger, a senior double majoring in animal science and dairy science, has been able to combine her love of animals—specifically horses—in both her academic…
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Ballroom Magic event to showcase UGA student, guest and alumni performances
Ballroom Magic, the annual showcase performance by the UGA Ballroom Performance Group, will be held Jan. 22-24 in the New Dance Theatre in the UGA…
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Rodrigues named associate dean for faculty development at UGA law school
The University of Georgia School of Law’s Usha Rodrigues has been named the school’s new associate dean for faculty development. In this role, she will…
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UGA School of Law names Grove employee of the year
Brad Grove, an information technology help desk manager, received the 2014 Emma P. Terrell Distinguished Employee Award from the University of Georgia School of Law’s…
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Urban Bush Women to perform at UGA as part of 30th anniversary celebration
The University of Georgia Performing Arts Center will present Urban Bush Women Jan. 23 and 24 at 8 p.m. in the Fine Arts Theatre. Urban…
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Not a win-win: Treating for worms helps animals survive, then spread infectious diseases
Parasitic worms, which infect millions of people and animals around the world, have been shown to influence how the immune system responds to diseases like…