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UGA Performing Arts Center to present full-length performance of Handel’s ‘Messiah’
The University of Georgia Performing Arts Center will present a rare complete performance of Handel’s “Messiah” Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 21 at…
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Read the December 1 issue of Columns
Click here to read the December 1 electronic issue of Columns.
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Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarship recipients navigate through college life
In addition to carrying the weight of backpacks, laptops and textbooks, many students come to college bearing the high expectations of their parents and family.
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US, China agree on student visas
Earlier this month, China and the U.S. agreed to extend terms for short-term visas, which include student visas. The agreement came during President Barack Obama’s…
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CTL hosts conference on learning technologies
UGA’s Center for Teaching and Learning hosted the Southeast regional conference of the Association for Authentic, Experiential and Evidence-Based Learning in early November. The conference…
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Michigan State U. administrator named VP for instruction at UGA
Rahul Shrivastav, a professor and administrator who has spearheaded transformative changes to the learning environment, has been named vice president for instruction.
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Site to help ‘clear the air’
Details of UGA’s “Let’s Clear the Air” campaign along with information about the University System of Georgia’s ban on tobacco products on all system campuses…
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UGA Libraries to host reading, lecture
The UGA Libraries will host a book publication event and a lecture by an Emory University faculty member. A reading and reception to mark the…
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Retired School of Law faculty member receives honorary professorship
Alan Watson, retired Distinguished Research Professor and holder of the Ernest P. Rogers Chair of Law in the School of Law, received an honorary professorship…
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Holiday pottery sale
The UGA Ceramic Student Organization will hold its annual holiday pottery sale Dec. 3-4 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the first-floor lobby of…
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Development office finalizes reorganization
The development office has been reorganized to enhance fundraising efforts as UGA advances its comprehensive campaign. The campaign will support the university’s highest priorities and…
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Chester: Demand for Internet service growing rapidly
The demand for Internet service at UGA is growing rapidly—just as people are using more of their own wireless devices on campus. That was the…
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University System budget can’t support parental leave proposal, leaders say
A recommendation adopted Nov. 19 by University Council that faculty be provided eight weeks of paid parental leave is too expensive and will not be…
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Course reserves deadline
Dec. 10 is the deadline to submit course reserves to guarantee that they are available Jan. 5, the first day of spring semester. Requests received…
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Docent Corps applications
The Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries now is accepting applications for participants in its community docent program. The Docent Corps is a skilled…
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Board of Regents of University System of Georgia elects new officers
The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia elected new officers for 2015 earlier this month. Regent Neil L. Pruitt Jr. was elected…
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Regents approve replacement of UGA’s coal-fired boiler at Nov. 12 meeting
At its Nov. 12 meeting, the board of regents approved the replacement of the coal-fired boiler at UGA’s Central Steam Plant. Used only during the winter…
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The 5 Browns to perform Dec. 8
The UGA Performing Arts Center will present The 5 Browns Dec. 8 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. The piano-playing siblings will perform a…
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Assistant professor looks to develop more interdisciplinary relationships
For Christina “Christy” Boyd, interdisciplinary research is the key to success.
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CAES professor receives American Agricultural Law Association award
Terence Centner was presented the American Agricultural Law Association’s highest award, the 2014 Distinguished Service Award, at the association’s national conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico.…
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Hundreds of Clarke County 10th-graders experience arts at UGA during trips
What began as a vision for a Clarke Central High School social studies teacher became reality Nov. 10 and 11 as hundreds of Clarke County…
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Researcher recommends public health officials tailor messaging about mother-infant bed sharing
Bed sharing, a practice where mother and infant sleep on the same surface, remains popular all over the world despite potential health risks for the…
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Vinson Institute finance courses extend UGA’s reach
A financial training curriculum developed by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government has grown into a high-demand course for Georgia’s state and local government officials…
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New book combines kids’ plays, insects
Bugs@Play: Puppet Shows in which Insects Confront People-Sized Problems Ann Blum Black Kettle Press $14.95 If insects could talk, what could they teach about themselves…