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Researchers find invasive grass causing spiders to feast on toads
An invasive grass species frequently found in forests has created a thriving habitat for wolf spiders, which then feed on American toads, a new UGA…
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Dedication held for UGA’s newest dining facility
The ribbon was cut for Bolton Dining Commons Sept. 4 in a ceremony that included UGA students, administrators and members of John Dixon Bolton’s family.
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University System summit leading up to tobacco-free campuses to be held Sept. 19
The Georgia Department of Public Health and the College of Public Health invite the UGA community to attend the Tobacco-Free Colleges and Universities Summit Sept.…
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UGA scientists detail Amazon River Plume’s effect on global carbon budget
The Amazon River, the largest in the world in terms of discharge of water, transfers a plume of nutrients and organisms into the ocean. This…
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Institute for African American Studies to present discussion with authors
As part of its fall 2014 lecture series, the Institute for African American Studies will host a discussion with the authors of Harlem’s Rattlers and…
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Network-based vaccinations may control disease outbreaks in endangered chimps
According to a study led by UGA student Julie Rushmore, focusing vaccination efforts on chimpanzees with the highest numbers of social contacts can reduce the…
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Willson Center to host inaugural research seminar
The Jane and Harry Willson Center for Humanities and Arts will present its inaugural Research Seminar at Cortona, Italy Sept. 18-19. Open free to the…
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Employees receive diversity certificate
More than 130 UGA employees were recognized for making the university a more welcoming and inclusive place during the Sept. 4 Embracing Diversity program.
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Nine faculty named Service-Learning Fellows for 2014-15
The Office of Service-Learning, a unit of the UGA Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach and the Office of the Vice…
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Making myths
In a Boston Globe article about the legend of Slender Man—an invented character whose origin can be traced back to an online forum—Shira Chess said…
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Emergency assistance form
To be effective in the event of an emergency, university officials want to be able to identify and support those students, faculty, staff and visitors…
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Prepare emergency plan in advance
National Preparedness Month is a good time to devise an emergency plan. To accomplish this, the UGA Office of Emergency Preparedness suggests that you: •…
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Business boosts
In a Marketplace article discussing the South’s habit of providing tax incentives to businesses, UGA historian James Cobb said the practice started “after the agricultural…
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Veterinary medicine staff member lives life of science, music
Music has been a part of Deb Carter’s life since she can remember.
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UGA set to ‘clear the air’ on its campuses
UGA is launching a “Let’s Clear the Air” campaign to promote the University System of Georgia’s ban on tobacco products on all system campuses.
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All about UGA
On Sept. 4, UGA recognized faculty, staff and retiree donors who gave in fiscal year 2014 with a dessert reception in Grand Hall of the…
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Gym time boosts GPA at Purdue
Purdue University found that first-year students who visited its recreational center 15 or more times a semester held a higher grade point average than those…
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Talking right
In discussing elections across Europe, Cas Mudde, an associate professor in the School of Public and International Affairs, told the Associated Press that the popular…
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Finalists for Graduate School deanship named
Four finalists for the position of dean of the UGA Graduate School will visit campus in the coming weeks to meet with members of the…
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Georgia Museum of Art to host talk with technology-focused artist Sept. 18
The Georgia Museum of Art will host a conversation with artist Tristan Perich Sept. 18 at 5:30 p.m. The question-and-answer session, which will take place…
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University Theatre to open season with ‘Clybourne Park’
University Theatre will present Tony- and Pulitzer-award-winning Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris, a spinoff of Lorraine Hansberry’s classic A Raisin in the Sun. Performances will…
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$1.1M NIH grant to study effectiveness of elephantiasis drugs
UGA researchers have been awarded a three-year, $1.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to determine how two commonly administered drug combinations work…
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Consulting group updates Web presence
The Quantitative Biology Consulting Group, which brings the combined expertise of multiple UGA quantitative biology consultants to bear on a single problem, has a new…
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September 2014 retirees
Fourteen UGA employees retired Sept. 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and length of employment are: Elizabeth J. Bailey, building services worker II, Building Services-South Campus,…