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Reclaimed materials used to renovate athletics practice fields
As part of the universtiy’s effort to create a more sustainable campus, the UGA Athletic Association has renovated two of the Woodruff Practice Fields using…
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Former US Treasury secretary to deliver 2014 Mason Lecture
UGA’s Mason Public Leadership Lecture has been rescheduled for April 22 at 9:45 a.m. in the Chapel. Originally slated for Jan. 30, the talk featuring…
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Gates Foundation provides funding for digital skills training of librarians
The Digital Library of Georgia, based at the UGA Libraries, is receiving $100,000 from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Digital Public Library…
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Chemistry professor receives SEC Faculty Award
Gregory H. Robinson, Foundation Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, has been named UGA’s 2014 recipient of the Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Award.
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FindIT! coordinator aids in surveying state’s cultural resources
As Laura Kviklys was digging through the diaries and letters of Colonial Quaker women from Philadelphia for her undergraduate thesis, she wanted a different way…
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NIH awards Emory, UGA contract to improve pandemic preparedness
A partnership between Emory University and UGA that plays a key role in the nation’s influenza research and surveillance programs has received a $3.6 million…
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Party hard-right
Cas Mudde, an assistant international affairs professor in the School of Public and International Affairs, was quoted in a Reuters story about the Hungarian election…
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University announces initiatives to enhance learning environment
UGA will launch a series of new and expanded initiatives to enhance the academic experience of students and position them for success during their time…
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‘Monsters’ attack The Town & Gown Players in upcoming performance
A plethora of UGA faculty, staff and alumni will be in front or behind the curtain during The Town & Gown Players presentation of the…
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Researchers sequence peanut genome for first time
The International Peanut Genome Initiative-a group of multinational crop geneticists who have been working in tandem for the last several years- successfully has sequenced the…
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Members of promotion, tenure review committees announced
In accordance with UGA Guidelines for Appointment, Promotion and Tenure, the membership of the University Review Committees are being announced.
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STEM enrollment increases
Undergraduate enrollment in science and technology fields is increasing, while professional field enrollments are shrinking, according to a story by Inside Higher Education. The story…
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Fulbright Scholars
Susan C. Quinlan, a faculty member in Franklin College of Arts and Sciences’ Romance languages department, is compiling a list of current and former faculty,…
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Professor identifies parts of brain involved with cost-benefit decisions
Although choosing to do something because the perceived benefit outweighs the financial cost is something people do daily, little is known about what happens in…
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Regents approve tuition, fee increases
At its April 15 meeting, the board of regents approved tuition and fee increases for the 2014-2015 academic year for all universities and colleges in…
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Vidalia vindication
In a New York Times story about sweet onions, Cliff Riner, coordinator for the UGA Vidalia Onion and Vegetable Research Center, lauded the reputation of…
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Performing Arts Center reschedules violin recital
The UGA Performing Arts Center has rescheduled the Joshua Bell recital that was postponed because of a February winter storm. The rescheduled performance will take…
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Performing Arts Center to present Saturday Morning Club concert April 26
The UGA Performing Arts Center will present the next concert in the Saturday Morning Club series April 26 at 10 a.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall.…
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CSO pottery sale
The UGA Ceramic Student Organization will hold a spring pottery sale April 23-24 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the first floor lobby of…
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Infectious disease researcher to give Voices from the Vanguard Lecture
The Voices from the Vanguard series concludes April 22 at 5:30 p.m. in the Chapel with a presentation by Nancy Gore Saravia, scientific director of…
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Sustainability works its way into curriculum
An Office of Sustainability initiative is prompting faculty to incorporate environmental issues into their courses.
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Kwevitoukoui (Brad) Hounkpati
Thanks to a Fulbright Scholarship and the advice of a UGA alumnus working in Africa with the Peace Corps, Brad Hounkpati ended up on campus…
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Researchers make peanut genome breakthrough
Their work could lead to stronger, better peanut varieties to help feed the world.
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Wherever you look, UGA is ‘greening up’
UGA increases its eco-friendly footprint through a variety of on-campus projects.