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Maintain a healthy family weight
While parents have a goal weight that they feel is right for them, they also have to make sure their children maintain a healthy weight…
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Cellular biology postdoc receives $50,000
Jena Chojnowski, a postdoctoral research associate in cellular biology in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, received $50,000 from the Knights Templar Eye Foundation…
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Best-selling author to address how to be a good student, instructor
Students and instructors looking for a spark of inspiration at the beginning of the academic year—or maybe just some practical tips for making the most…
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Parking Services’ employee receives international honor at conference
UGA Parking Services recently celebrated a staff award at the annual International Parking Institute Conference and Expo.
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Lottery Corp. announces record fiscal year returns to education
In July, Georgia Lottery Corp. officials announced its fiscal year returns to education with record-breaking results. Fiscal year 2014 transfers to the state treasury’s Lottery…
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Mobile application created to aid foresters
UGA Extension and the Southern Regional Extension Forestry have released an app, “Service Forester’s Toolkit,” based off the 135-page Service Forester’s Handbook. In addition to…
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$1.9M NIH grant will be used to study pneumonia persistence
UGA researchers have received a five-year, $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae, the leading cause of…
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Alumnus challenges newest graduates to strive for excellence
Recent graduates who participated in the summer Commencement ceremony were sent off to the next stage of their lives with wise but simple advice from…
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Pulaski County students experience UGA campus life
More than 40 minority students from middle Georgia spent a day at UGA July 16 touring the campus, talking with admissions advisers, eating in a…
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University Chorus tryouts
The University Chorus, UGA’s only “town-and-gown” choir, invites faculty and staff singers to join its ranks this year. Under the leadership of Daniel Bara, director…
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Researchers discover new method to reduce inflammation
The human immune system is an extraordinarily complex system of cells, proteins, tissues and organs that, when everything works properly, search out and destroy disease-causing…
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National search underway for VP for instruction
Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Pamela Whitten has appointed a search committee to begin a national search to fill the position of…
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CTL assumes publication of journal
Beginning Aug. 15, UGA’s Center for Teaching and Learning will assume publication of the International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, a highly…
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Retiring administrator led UGA Libraries into the digital age
When William Gray Potter joined the UGA Libraries as university librarian in 1989, the Internet was the domain of scientists, electronic mail was a cumbersome…
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Performing Arts Center’s 2014-2015 season includes Battle, Keillor, Kodo
The UGA Performing Arts Center has announced the roster of artists for its 2014-2015 season. “I’m excited about the upcoming season for many reasons,” said…
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Campers learn healthy eating habits
Spinach artichoke dip with multigrain bread, corn salad with lime vinaigrette, taco roll ups and fruit kabobs are not teenagers’ usual lunch fare. But thanks…
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CAES professor receives $47,000 from state ag department
Matthew Chappell, an associate professor of horticulture in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, received $47,000 from the Georgia Department of Agriculture. The funding…
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Helping hand: Administrative manager has giving spirit, desire to aid others
Whether living in Asia or Athens, Susan Parish has always felt the urge to volunteer and help others.
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Book explores how contemporary art portrays architecture
Contemporary Art About Architecture: A Strange Utility Isabelle Loring Wallace and Nora Wendl Ashgate Publishing Compary $129.95 Concentrated on works made since 1990, Contemporary Art…
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Former UGA associate dean named president of Oakland University
The Oakland University board of trustees appointed George W. Hynd, who was the associate dean of research and external affairs at UGA from 1997-2003, the…
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Jason Colquitt
Jason Colquitt, the William Harry Willson Distinguished Chair in the department of management, wants his students to see the value in supplementing their experience and…
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Skidaway research will have impact on marsh activity
A multi-disciplinary team conducts a unique “26 Hours on the Marsh” experiment.
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Annie Page-Karjian
Annie Page-Karjian, who already earned her D.V.M. at UGA and is now working on her Ph.D., plans a career combining her research and medical training…
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UGA holds a long tradition of service
Public service and outreach programs have served Georgia citizens since the university’s founding.