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UGA faculty awarded innovative instruction grants
Seventeen University of Georgia faculty projects designed to improve teaching were recently funded through grants provided by the Office of the Vice President for Instruction.
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UGA and Gordon State College collaborate to help students complete degrees
The University of Georgia and Gordon State College are partnering to help students complete degrees. A ceremony recognizing the official partnership was held April 30…
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Strong African-American Families project at UGA celebrates successes
The Strong African-American Families project, launched in south Georgia in 2008 by the University of Georgia Center for Family Research and UGA Extension, has strengthened…
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UGA now accepting applications for new post-baccalaureate research program
A new program at the University of Georgia is working to increase the number of post-baccalaureate students from underrepresented groups who pursue careers in the…
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Awards recognize best in high school journalism
The 2014 Georgia Scholastic Press Association Awards were announced April 25 at the University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. The awards…
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UGA faculty receive First-Year Odyssey Teaching Awards
Four University of Georgia faculty were honored with First-Year Odyssey Teaching Awards at a reception celebrating the success of the First-Year Odyssey Seminar program.
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UGA, IBM work with farmers on water conservation project
Researchers in the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences are teaming up with IBM to work with farmers in Georgia’s Lower Flint…
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UGA exhibition looks back at Athens music scene
The exhibition “ARTifacts Rock Athens: Relics From The Athens Music Scene, 1975-1985” will be on display at the University of Georgia’s Richard B. Russell Building…
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NACADA conference
UGA will host the National Academic Advising Association Georgia Drive-in Conference May 16 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Georgia Center. The registration…
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UGA Student Alumni Association to host Senior Send-Off on May 7
The University of Georgia Student Alumni Association will host Senior Send-Off May 7 from 5-7 p.m. on the Tate Student Center Plaza during which the…
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Georgia Museum of Art presents second Carroll Cloar exhibition
The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia will present the exhibition “The Lithographs of Carroll Cloar” from May 17 to Aug. 10.…
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American Bar Association director to deliver law graduation address
Jack L. Rives, executive director and chief operating officer of the American Bar Association, will deliver the keynote address at the University of Georgia School…
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Model shows long-distance migration can lower risk of disease transmission, impact
Animals that migrate long distances are often implicated in the spread of infectious diseases, but there is growing evidence that long-distance migration may actually lower…
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OVPI presents Creative Teaching Awards to four faculty members
The 2014 Creative Teaching Awards were presented April 7 to faculty members Norris Armstrong, Steven Lewis and Craig Wiegert, in the Franklin College of Arts…
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Tips for dealing with deer
Home gardeners love adding plants to their landscapes, and deer love eating them. Not only do deer eat plants, but they also can cause damage…
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Nathan Jenkins receives award
Nathan Jenkins, an assistant professor of kinesiology in the College of Education, is the recipient of a 2014 New Investigator Award from the American College…
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Rubin calls for ‘principled compromise’ in D.C.
Robert E. Rubin, co-chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations and a former U.S. Treasury secretary, called restoring effective government the “fundamental challenge of the…
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American Bar Association head to give law graduation address
Jack L. Rives, executive director and chief operating officer of the American Bar Association, will deliver the keynote address at the School of Law’s Commencement…
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Wendy Ruona elected president of AHRD
Wendy Ruona, an associate professor in the College of Education’s lifelong education, administration and policy department, was elected incoming president of the Academy of Human…
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CITS colloquium aims to facilitate better relations between US, China
The relationship between the U.S. and China has come a long way since former President Richard Nixon visited China more than 40 years ago.
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Bard College admits 17 students solely based on submitted essays
Bard College, in Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y., offered high school seniors with average grades a chance to get into the school anyway. In lieu of the traditional…
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Isakson, Horne will speak at spring Commencement
U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., will give UGA undergraduates one final charge on May 9 before the university sends off its newest alumni with a fireworks…
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OVPI honors three outstanding academic advisers
The 2014 Outstanding Advisor Awards was presented April 7 to Frank Flanders, a faculty member in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences; Kathy Cohen,…
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Students get self-guided education through magazine publishing
For aspiring medical doctors, the academic road to fulfilling their dreams takes years of hard work and planning.