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Proposal for UGA-Emory dual degree goes to board of regents for approval
The University Council approved a proposal Feb. 19 to offer a dual master’s degree in social work and divinity between the UGA School of Social…
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Sonia Hernandez and American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Sonia Hernandez, an assistant professor in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, received more than $60,000 from the American Society for the Prevention…
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Jenna Jambeck and Lanxess Corp.
Jenna Jambeck, an assistant professor in the College of Engineering, received $60,000 from the Lanxess Corp. to study the optimization of green roof technology. Green…
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New site details youth program offerings
The Georgia Center for Continuing Education has launched a Youth Programs Web page offering opportunities for Summer Academy camps, summer reading programs, test-prep courses and…
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University Woman’s Club meeting
The University Woman’s Club will meet March 11 at 10 a.m. in Fellowship Hall of Central Presbyterian Church, 380 Alps Road. Sandra Pence, an appraiser…
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UGA Symphony Orchestra to perform Bruckner’s ‘Symphony No. 7 in E major’
The UGA Symphony Orchestra will perform Anton Bruckner’s “Symphony No. 7 in E major” on March 6 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. The…
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New program aims to help UGA students recovering from addiction
UGA students in recovery from alcohol, drug or eating-disorder addictions now have a program on campus to help support their academic success.
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Researchers will use $2M grant to study marine bacteria
UGA marine scientists are uncovering the mechanisms that regulate the natural production of an anti-greenhouse gas. A new $2 million National Science Foundation grant will allow…
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Golf clinics
The University Golf Course will host free, hourlong sessions for staff and faculty March 6, 20 and 27 at 5:30 p.m. For students, the clinics…
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Call for proposals
The vice president for instruction, in collaboration with the provost, announces the availability of summer 2014 Innovative Instruction Faculty Grants. Ten grants of $5,000 each…
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Miracle workers
During a 24-hour stretch from Feb. 22-23, more than 1,000 participants filled the Tate Student Center Grand Hall to dance, play video games, share stories,…
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Scott NeSmith and UGA Research Foundation
Scott NeSmith, a professor of horticulture in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, received $79,000 from the University of Georgia Research Foundation Cultivar Development…
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American wives increasingly are more educated than their husbands
A record percentage of wives are more educated than their husbands, according to the Pew Research Center. About 20.7 percent of married American women were…
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Study: Racial discrimination takes biological toll on some people
Racial discrimination has a health cost in additional to the emotional toll the abuse has on victims. According to a new UGA study, African-American youth…
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Two faculty members receive Service-Learning Excellence Award
Two UGA faculty members have been named recipients of the 2014 Service-Learning Excellence Awards. The awards were established in 2011 by the Office of Service-Learning…
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State Botanical Garden to hold inaugural Conservation Lecture on March 11
The State Botanical Garden will hold its inaugural Conservation Lecture on March 11 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Visitor Center and Conservatory Gardenside Room. Tickets…
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Efforts, ideas throughout campus help UGA get greener
Many of UGA’s ongoing efforts to promote sustainability in the university community and beyond begin with the innovative ideas of students, faculty and staff.
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Robin Shelton and NASA
Robin Shelton, a professor of physics and astronomy in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, received $135,000 from NASA to develop simulations of high-velocity…
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Ray Kaplan and Zoetis
Ray Kaplan, a professor of infectious diseases in the College of Veterinary Medicine, received $41,500 from the animal health company Zoetis to develop a mathematical…
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Canada pledges $1.5 billion toward research to boost competitiveness
In its latest budget, the Canadian government pledged $1.5 billion over a 10-year period to go toward university research that contributes to the country’s economic…
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STOMP to perform March 5-6
The Performing Arts Center will present STOMP, the international percussion sensation, March 5 and 6 at 8 p.m. at the Classic Center Theatre, 300 N.…
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Keep your identity safe in tax season
According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, tax-related identity theft and fraud are expected to reach an all-time high as people begin to file their…
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Three faculty members receive Meigs Professorship for superior instruction
Three faculty members have received UGA’s highest recognition for superior instruction at the undergraduate and graduate levels, the Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professorship.
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Book examines America’s role in the world
American Foreign Policy and the Challenges of World Leadership: Power, Principle and the Constitution Loch K. Johnson Oxford University Press Hardback: $80 American Foreign Policy…