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State Botanical Garden to host native plant sale
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia, a unit of the University of Georgia Office of Public Service and Outreach, will hold its annual Bluestems and…
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Discussion on nuclear policy to feature under secretary, retired general
A public policy dialogue on “Nuclear Policy in the 21st Century” will be held Sept. 29 at 1:30 p.m. in the University of Georgia Chapel.…
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Read the September 22 electronic issue of Columns
Click here to read the September 22 electronic issue of Columns.
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Board of regents to expand eCore
A resolution adopted Sept. 9 by the board of regents will support expanding eCore online general education offerings and make these courses available to students…
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BIRC site updated with new calendar
The UGA Bioimaging Research Center, which provides a full range of biological tissue imaging technologies to biomedical investigators, students and researchers across campus, has a…
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Franklin College professor focuses on making research data more accessible
Jessica Kissinger is a molecular geneticist whose research on the evolution of disease and the genomes of eukaryotic pathogenic organisms—Cryptosporidium, Sarcocystis, Toxoplasma and Plasmodium (malaria) among them—has led…
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Professor wins grant to study effects of health on food stamp program
Swarn Chatterjee, an associate professor of financial planning, housing and consumer economics in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, received $10,500 from the U.S.…
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Free golf lessons
Staff at the UGA Golf Course will hold two free instructional classes for any interested UGA faculty and staff members. The classes will be held…
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Harvard receives $350M pledge
Harvard landed a record $350 million pledge from the Morningside Foundation earlier this month. The pledge will support Harvard’s School of Public Health and will…
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New leadership academy unveiled
What do playgrounds, school lunches, vaccinations, sidewalks and wheelchair ramps have in common? They all contribute to a community’s ability to help its residents get…
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Sculptor to discuss ‘Art and Place’ in Sept. 25 lecture
The Georgia Museum of Art will host the lecture “Art and Place” by Scottish sculptor Patricia Leighton Sept. 25 at 5:30 p.m. The lecture is…
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New ‘school lunch’ exhibit to open at Russell Library
The Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies will feature the exhibit Food, Power, and Politics: The Story of School Lunch Sept. 26…
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Pharmacy college’s 2+2 program to add campus in Savannah
The College of Pharmacy is expanding its 2+2 program by adding a fourth campus for student training.
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Postdoc awarded $110,000 NIH grant to study mosquito reproductive hormones
Kevin Vogel, a postdoctoral associate in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences’ entomology department, received $110,000 from the National Institutes of Health. The funding…
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NIH awards $55,000 to postdoc for complex carbohydrate research
Kari Pederson, a postdoctoral research associate at the Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, received $55,000 from the National Institutes of Health to examine glycosaminoglycans, or GAGs,…
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UGA to debate Oxford Union in Chapel
UGA will debate the Oxford Union Debate Society Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. in the Chapel. The hybridized British/American-style debate will feature an all-star team…
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Terry College’s new dean sets his sights high
Benjamin C. Ayers became dean of the Terry College of Business on July 1. A longtime faculty member and former director of the J.M. Tull…
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Warnell professor receives USDA grant to study health of white pines
Kamal Gandhi, an associate professor in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, received $78,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture as part of…
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Back in the swim
Ossabaw was a little unsure of the sandy beach and the clicking cameras Sept. 8, but the loggerhead turtle that has lived at the UGA…
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Sustainability grant proposals
The Office of Sustainability now is accepting proposals for the 2014-15 Campus Sustainability Grants Program. Successful projects will address priorities outlined in UGA’s 2020 Strategic…
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Faculty begin after-school enrichment program at 2 Clarke County schools
A multidisciplinary team of UGA faculty is partnering with the Clarke County School District this fall to provide a new after-school enrichment program aimed at…
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New research on ‘deadbeat dads’ offers clues to improve children’s well-being
“Deadbeat dads” or absent fathers who don’t pay child support are an important contributing factor to child poverty rates. New research from UGA and Boston…
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Sept. 24 Keillor performance postponed
Garrison Keillor’s Sept. 24 appearance in Hodgson Concert Hall has been postponed due to surgery. Negotiations are underway with Keillor’s management to reschedule the performance…
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Former assistant dean pens book
It Is Written: My Life in Letters Philip Lee Williams Mercer University Press $29 Filled with colorful details and rich with photographs of the author’s…