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UGA team places third in national weather forecasting competition
A team of students in the University of Georgia’s atmospheric sciences program recently placed third overall in the 2014 WxChallenge competition, an online weather forecasting…
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Education professor elected Fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology
James Zhang, a professor of sport management in the University of Georgia College of Education, has been elected as a Fellow of the National Academy…
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Faculty awarded grants to support projects that improve teaching, learning
Seventeen faculty projects designed to improve teaching recently were funded through grants provided by the Office of the Vice President for Instruction.
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White House urges colleges to do more to stop sexual assaults on campus
The Obama administration released new guidelines in April to pressure universities to more actively address sexual assaults on campus. According to government figures, one in…
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UGA license plates raise more than $300,000 for need-based scholarships
UGA license plates have raised $314,030 for student scholarships in a little more than six months. New UGA license plates featuring the “Power G” logo…
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Service-learning course put student volunteers in local Hispanic community
“Entiende? Do you understand?” Jake Rooney asked that a lot when he was teaching long division in Spanish.
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Council acts on several items in final meeting of year
Beginning December 2018, the bar will be raised for UGA students graduating with an honors designation. The University Council voted to raise standards for graduation…
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Julianne Schmidt receives award
Julianne Schmidt, an assistant professor of exercise science in the College of Education’s kinesiology department, recently received a 2014 Impact Award from the University of…
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Libraries, Georgia Museum of Art celebrate Athens art, music scene
UGA is celebrating the local art and music scene as part of the Art Rocks Athens Festival with exhibitions at the Richard B. Russell Building…
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Licensing agreement speeds access to research tools developed at UGA
In the course of their research, investigators at UGA frequently develop rare and unique materials, reagents and tools for very specific purposes related to their…
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Students show their gratitude during third annual Thank-a-Donor Day
Hundreds of UGA students expressed their gratitude to the university’s supporters April 17 during the third annual Thank-a-Donor Day on the Tate Student Center Plaza.
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Professor specializes in aquatic animal disease diagnosis
Al Camus is on call 24 hours a day, but he’s not rushing into hospitals to see patients. In fact, most of the subjects he…
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PSO Fellow helps put collaborative methodology into practice
Aliki Nicolaides keeps a statue of Yoda on her desk and recalls the Star Wars character’s well-known words of wisdom-“you must unlearn what you have…
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Two faculty named inaugural UGA Athletic Association Profs
The UGA Athletic Association Professors in education and in family and consumer sciences were announced earlier this month.
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Cornell faculty member named director of bands at UGA
Cynthia Johnston Turner, currently director of wind ensembles at Cornell University, has been named new director of bands at UGA.
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Anthropology professor appointed to visiting research position in France
UGA professor Ted Gragson has been awarded more than $900,000 as part of a research project and visiting professor appointment funded by the French government.…
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James Zhang elected Fellow
James Zhang, a professor of sport management in the College of Education, was elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology. Zhang, coordinator…
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Four finalists named in search for next head of UGA Libraries
Four finalists have been named for the position of university librarian and associate provost at UGA.
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Program blending business, science is pipeline to industry
Leonard Stewart, Mark Kasilus and Jack Albanese are proof that adding business skills to scientific training equals more than the sum of its parts. The…
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2014 Alumni Employee Breakfast
The 2014 Alumni Employee Breakfast, hosted by the UGA Alumni Association, will be held May 23 from 7:30-9 a.m. at the UGA Hotel and Conference…
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UGA continues efforts to create global citizens
From foreign language courses to First-Year Odyssey classes on Bollywood films and lectures on the Quran to African dance performances, diversity is all part of…
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Vision Clinic to hold appreciation event for faculty, staff
The University Health Center’s Vision Clinic will hold a Faculty and Staff Appreciation sale May 19-30. Employees who have an eyeglass or contact lens prescription filled…
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Grant to fund peanut-related research projects
UGA peanut researchers have been awarded $256,280 from the Georgia Peanut Commission to fund various peanut-related research projects in 2015.
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Three UGA athletic teams recognized in NCAA Academic Progress Rate report
Three UGA varsity sports teams have been recognized publicly by the NCAA for outstanding achievement in the association’s annual Academic Progress Rate report. The recognition…