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Cox International Center hosts 14 Murrow Fellows
For the sixth consecutive year, UGA’s James M. Cox Jr. Center for International Mass Communication Training and Research hosted traveling journalists through the Edward R.…
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Franklin College names associate dean for leadership development, diversity
Kecia Thomas, a UGA faculty member, has been appointed associate dean for faculty leadership development and diversity in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences.
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Internal auditors help departments, units get better at managing risks
As part of that commitment, the university’s Internal Auditing Division provides independent, objective assurances that UGA’s financial and operational activities comply with university, University System…
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New book takes on identity politics
Political Culture, Political Science, and Identity Politics Howard J. Wiarda Ashgate Publishing $104.95 Political culture-defined as the values, beliefs and behavioral patterns underlying a political…
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Nearly half of top schools have tanning facilities on or near campus
Authors of a study published in the journal JAMA Dermatology found that a fair amount of colleges and universities have tanning beds and booths on…
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Emeritus professor receives 2014 Coulter Award
Lester D. Stephens, emeritus professor of history in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, received the Georgia Historical Society’s 2014 E. Merton Coulter Award…
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USG Perks accessible online
On Nov. 1, the University System of Georgia launched USG Perks for its employees, which include UGA faculty and staff. The free, savings enrollment program…
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Researchers experiment with new uses for peanut skins
The U.S. grows about 3 million metric tons of peanuts per year and uses 60 percent of that amount to make nearly 1.2 billion pounds…
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Tobacco use status
During benefits open enrollment, UGA employees who choose healthcare coverage must certify their tobacco use status. Those who do not certify their status will default…
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Russian State Symphony Orchestra to perform Nov. 13
The Performing Arts Center will present the Russian State Symphony Orchestra Nov. 13 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. Artistic Director Valery Polyansky will…
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$1.37M grant will help train behavioral health care counselors
Bernadette Heckman and Jolie Daigle, faculty members of the College of Education, have received a three-year, $1.37 million federal grant to recruit and train…
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Second annual criminal justice conference to be held on Griffin campus
The UGA Griffin campus will present its second annual CJ Day @ UGA Nov. 14 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the UGA-Griffin Student…
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CURO and Honors Program provide unsurpassed learning experiences
For second-year student Blake Mathews and hundreds of other students at UGA, the new CURO Research Assistantship has provided the kind of experiential learning opportunities…
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Medical college enrollment rises
The Association of American Medical Colleges announced that student enrollment in medical colleges increased by 1.4 percent this fall. A total of 20,343 students, a…
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Hot Sardines to perform jazz music in Hodgson Concert Hall
The Performing Arts Center will present the Hot Sardines Nov. 17 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. The Sardine sound-wartime Paris meets New Orleans-is…
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International Fraud Awareness Week: Nov. 16-22
An initiative by the University System of Georgia known as the Spirit of USG is bringing awareness to fraud prevention on its campuses the…
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Magazine list highlights company founded by UGA professors
IS3D LLC, a company founded by UGA professors in the College of Veterinary Medicine to create interactive learning tools, has been named to Atlanta Magazine’s…
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Researchers to study cause of obesity-related inflammation
Not all fat is made the same. Scientists have observed that fat cells in an obese person produce more molecules called adipokines, which catch the…
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Vehicle safety inspections
As part of “Operation Safe Drive,” Parking Service will perform free vehicle safety inspections for all UGA students and staff Nov. 13 from 10 a.m.…
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Physicist to discuss ‘systems view of life’ at Nov. 13 lecture in Chapel
Physicist and systems theorist Fritjof Capra will discuss the “Scientific Understanding of Living Systems and the Systems View of Life” Nov. 13 at 3 p.m.…
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Epidemiologist studies global diseases
Amara Ezeamama engages in a field of research considered the cornerstone of public health—examining the patterns, causes and effects of health and disease conditions.
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Through the Google Glass
Cynthia Johnston Turner, director of bands at UGA, may conduct music written 300 years ago, but she is a 21st century kind of professor.
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Winning pet pictures
More than 125 clients of the UGA Veterinary Teaching Hospital submitted nearly 350 entries of their furry, hairy, scaly and feathery friends for the 2014…
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Professor on cutting edge with Google Glass
A UGA professor of conducting uses the latest technology to enhance learning in the Hugh Hodgson School of Music.