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Environmental activist to speak at Georgia Review’s Earth Day program
Ann Pancake, fiction writer, essayist and environmental activist, will read from her work at The Georgia Review’s sixth annual Earth Day program April 22 ay…
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Journalist who reported Edward Snowden leaks named 2014 McGill Medal winner
Glenn Greenwald, the journalist most-associated with coverage of U.S. government surveillance records leaked by Edward Snowden, is this year’s recipient of the McGill Medal for…
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Media Advisory: Peabody Awards announced via national broadcast April 2
The Peabody Awards presented by the University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication will be announced April 2 via national broadcast on…
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NSF grant allows UGA researchers to monitor deep-sea plumes
Deep-sea hydrothermal plumes—waters nearly two miles down in the ocean—are home to processes that effect life across the planet. However, high pressure and water temperatures…
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Broadway musical ‘Spring Awakening’ to close University Theatre season
University Theatre at the University of Georgia will present the sexually charged rock musical “Spring Awakening,” composed by Duncan Sheik with book and lyrics by…
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UGA to celebrate Honors Week April 7-12
The University of Georgia will celebrate outstanding students, faculty, staff and alumni at several events during Honors Week, April 7-12.
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General Assembly’s legislative actions positive for UGA
With the end of the economic recession, the Georgia General Assembly, which adjourned March 20, passed a fiscal year 2015 state budget that includes a spending…
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Performance to re-create tribute concert for late Argentine tango master
The Performing Arts Center will present composer-pianist Pablo Ziegler and violinist Lara St. John April 3 at 8 p.m. in Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall. Ziegler,…
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UGA Night at Six Flags
UGA will host the 11th annual UGA Night at Six Flags Over Georgia on April 11. University students, faculty, staff, alumni and their families will…
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Best-selling author to speak on print media at UGA Libraries
Esquire editor at large and best-selling author A.J. Jacobs will give the Mingledorff-Lorimer Lecture in Print Media April 10 at 4 p.m. in Room 271…
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Tabla player to give special performance in Hodgson Concert Hall
Internationally renowned tabla player Zakir Hussain, the 2014 Gordhan L. and Virginia B. “Jinx” Patel Distinguished Visiting Professor in Indian Musical Arts at the Hugh…
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Brody’s career shaped by work with Native American children
Forty years ago, on an Native American reservation in southwest Arizona, Gene Brody’s career took shape.
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Faculty members honored at SGA’s recognition ceremony
The Student Government Association recognized the work of 10 faculty members at its annual Professor Recognition Ceremony March 4 at the Georgia Center.
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Common response
A push-back against national Common Core school standards from Georgia Republicans spawns belief that the standards are an intrusion of local control, according to a…
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Smoke-free campus policy
At its March meeting, the board of regents voted to create a policy that will prohibit the use of all forms of tobacco products on…
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Researchers identify genes associated with molecules linked to diseases
Researchers led by a College of Family and Consumer Sciences faculty member have identified candidate genes associated with disease-causing free radicals.
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Law school speaker to address democracy and nonviolence in Iran
The School of Law’s Dean Rusk Center for International Law and Policy will host Middle Eastern scholar Ramin Jahanbegloo, who will speak on democracy and…
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Two students named 2014 Goldwater Scholars
Two UGA Honors students-Tuan Nguyen and Amy Webster-have been named 2014 Barry M. Goldwater Scholars.
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‘Oklahoma!’ to be presented by Town & Gown Players
More than two dozen UGA faculty, staff, students and alumni will have roles to play-some on stage, others behind the scenes-in the Town & Gown…
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Global bullies
There are plenty of pundits and politicians trying to explain Russia’s behavior in Ukraine, including some who say that Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, is feeling…
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Gone, not forgotten
Former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez died a year ago, but his presence still looms large in the South American nation, according to a story by…
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New UC Davis center to focus on studying popular caffeinated drink
The University of California, Davis has created a Coffee Center focused on studying the popular caffeinated beverage including the quality, health and sustainability of coffee,…
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Jazz artist Branford Marsalis to play Hodgson Concert Hall April 6
The Performing Arts Center will present Branford Marsalis April 6 at 3 p.m. in Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall. The Grammy Award-winning saxophonist recently was named…
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Study participants sought
The kinesiology department is seeking 30- to 65-year-old non-pregnant women who perform a modest amount of low- or moderate-intensity physical activity to compare markers of…