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UGA research reveals public servants individually motivated to help environment
New University of Georgia research shows that while on the job, public servants contribute not just to mandated sustainability but also to discretionary eco-friendly initiatives…
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Free tobacco cessation classes to begin in January
Students in the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy will offer free “Beat the Pack” tobacco cessation programs in January to help those who want…
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Georgia Economic Outlook series opens Dec. 12 in Atlanta
The 2015 Georgia Economic Outlook, hosted by the University of Georgia Terry College of Business, will take place Dec. 12 at noon at the Marriott…
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Performing Arts Center to present Handel’s ‘Messiah’
The UGA Performing Arts Center will present a rare complete performance of Handel’s Messiah Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 21 at 2 p.m.…
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Mistrusting agencies
ABC News quoted UGA’s Nathan Carter in an article about Americans’ declining trust in national agencies and institutions. Carter, an assistant professor in Franklin College’s…
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UGA among only 6 teams to place in top 25 of football and retention rankings
UGA, which has spent the 2014 college football season ranked in the top 25, recently entered the top 25 in another important category: overall university…
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Kellogg Award applications
Since 2006, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities and the National Outreach Scholarship Conference, with support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, have partnered to…
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St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra to perform Jan. 5
The UGA Performing Arts Center will present Russia’s St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra Jan. 5 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. Principal guest conductor…
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CED landscape architecture programs ranked among top 10 nationwide
The College of Environment and Design’s landscape architecture programs recently were ranked in the top 10 in the nation by Design Intelligence magazine as part…
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Tobin Carr named associate VP for government relations
Tobin R. “Toby” Carr has been named associate vice president for government relations and director of state governmental relations at UGA. He currently is planning…
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State Ballet Theatre of Russia to perform ‘The Nutcracker’
The UGA Performing Arts Center will present the State Ballet Theatre of Russia in The Nutcracker Dec. 20 at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and…
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Former U. of Michigan president calls for more higher education funding
It is of critical importance that America focus its attention on the future of public research universities, said Mary Sue Coleman, president emerita of the…
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Cook’s Holiday brings together campus community
For Janyce Dawkins, the director of the Equal Opportunity Office, attending the Cook’s Holiday buffet with her staff is an annual tradition. “We put a…
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Legal battle
As short-term rental company HomeAway challenges San Francisco’s attempt to make a legal framework for Airbnb in court, UGA’s Dan Coenen lent his expertise to…
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Research shows viral ads spread due to two types of social sharing
In August 2013, Americans watched viral video ads 22.8 billion times. According to a new UGA study, this has to do with two processes of…
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UGA among only 6 teams in top 25 of football and retention rankings
UGA, which has spent the 2014 college football season ranked in the top 25, recently entered the top 25 in another important category: overall university…
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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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Number of undergraduate public health majors grew from 1992 to 2012
The number of undergraduate majors in public health has grown considerably, according to a report released last month by the Association of Schools and Programs…
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Expanding Baldwin
UGA administrators, students and state legislators broke ground Dec. 2 to mark the beginning of a project that will expand and renovate the historic Baldwin…
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Meredith Gurley Johnson named executive director of UGA Alumni Association
Meredith Gurley Johnson, a 2000 graduate of UGA who has worked in higher education advancement for more than 13 years, has been named executive director…
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Book recounts ‘Tangible Past’ of Athens
The Tangible Past in Athens, Georgia Edited by Charlotte Thomas Marshall $55 On May 10, 1793, a few recent arrivals on the Oconee River at…
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Obituary: Paul Schleyer
Paul von Ragué Schleyer, the Graham Perdue Professor of Chemistry in UGA’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, died Nov. 21.
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Social media aids campaign efforts
Social media sites have been set up to promote the Campaign for Charities, a drive that allows faculty and staff to donate to a variety…
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Global programs director plans to expand international relationships
Amrit Bart’s goal is to build connections.