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Red Priest to give ‘Viva Baroque’ concert at UGA Performing Arts Center
The University of Georgia Performing Arts Center will present Red Priest Nov. 12 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. Known for flamboyant and theatrical…
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Salon.com editor to discuss ‘why the Internet makes us mad all the time’
David Daley, editor-in-chief of Salon.com, will give a talk at the University of Georgia Nov. 7 at 10:10 a.m. in Studio 1 on the first…
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Sports concussion pioneer to speak on UGA campus
A nationally renowned expert on sport-related concussions and winner of a MacArthur Genius Award will speak at the University of Georgia Campus next month.
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NASA’s Roger Hunter to give UGA’s fall Commencement address
Roger Hunter, a University of Georgia alumnus and associate director for programs at the NASA Ames Research Center, will deliver the university’s undergraduate Commencement address…
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New study uses DNA sequences to look back in time at key events in plant evolution
Scientists from North America, Europe and China have published a paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that reveals important details about…
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UGA 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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Wessler receives McClintock Prize for her study of transposable elements
Susan R. Wessler of the University of California, Riverside has been awarded the McClintock Prize for Plant Genetics and Genome Studies, an honor given annually…
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Tools help teachers, students brush up for new statewide tests
New tools developed by researchers at the University of Georgia’s Center for Assessment may help teachers prepare students for a new statewide assessment kicking off…
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UGA Cox International Center to host Murrow Fellows from Francophone Africa
For the sixth consecutive year, the University of Georgia James M. Cox Jr. Center for International Mass Communication Training and Research has been selected to…
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University of Georgia to host Law School Fair
The University of Georgia Pre-Law Advising Program invites students and alumni to attend the annual Law School Fair Nov. 17 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. in…
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UGA professor wins highest conservation award from The Wildlife Society
The University of Georgia’s Robert Warren recently won The Wildlife Society’s 2014 Aldo Leopold Memorial Award, which recognizes distinguished service to wildlife conservation. Warren accepted…
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Saturday Morning Club concert to showcase Saxophone Extravaganza
The University of Georgia Performing Arts Center will present a Saxophone Extravaganza Nov. 8 at 10 a.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. The concert is part…
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Read the October 27 issue of Columns
Click here to read the October 27 electronic issue of Columns.
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University breaks ground on Food Technology Center in Griffin
Large and small food businesses alike received a boost Oct. 17 when UGA—in partnership with state and local officials—broke ground on the Food Technology Center…
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Nearly 800 UGA students complete new bystander intervention training program
In fall 2013, a team from the University Health Center’s health promotion department created “Watch Dawgs,” a bystander intervention training program for UGA students, faculty…
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Education professor’s Awesome Clubhouse opens for second year
An after-school program launched by a UGA professor is beginning its second full academic year of serving children in a West Athens neighborhood.
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Plant biology associate professor gets NSF grant
Wendy Zomlefer, an associate professor of plant biology in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, received $74,385 from the National Science Foundation as part…
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Get vaccinated as flu season nears
Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is a contagious disease caused by one of many influenza viruses. It primarily attacks the respiratory tract—the nose, throat…
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Associate professor aims to take technology beyond the classroom
The first thing you notice about Ikseon “Ike” Choi’s office at River’s Crossing is that he uses an entire wall, from floor to ceiling, as…
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CAES professor receives USDA grant for peanut pest management research
Mark Abney, an assistant professor of entomology in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, received $248,411 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to assess…
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Associate professor receives grant to support school nutrition program
Ruthann Swanson, an associate professor of foods and nutrition in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, received $33,000 from the Georgia Department of Education…
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Berry good news
With the tally from the 2014 growing season complete, it’s official. Georgia now leads the nation in blueberry production.
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Russell Library honored with state award
UGA’s Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies is among the recipients of the third annual Governor’s Awards for the Arts and Humanities.
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$2.5M grant to fund study of baby boomer health, relationships
Baby boomers’ marital relationships and health during their transition to later adulthood are the focus of a new UGA study funded by a five-year, $2.5…