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Weekend tribute to be held for Robert Ebert, late film critic
A tribute for the late film critic Roger Ebert will be held Feb. 6-9 at the Tate Student Center Theatre.
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Appropriations bill to allow funding for political science research
After nine months of restrictions, Congress passed an omnibus appropriations bill in January allowing for funding of political science research through the National Science Foundation.…
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‘New Yorker’ writer Louis Menand to speak at Georgia Museum of Art
Louis Menand, a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and scholar, will deliver a lecture titled “The Many Lessons of Advancing American Art” at the Georgia Museum of…
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Michael Mengak and Georgia Wild Hog Management Field Manual
Michael Mengak, a professor and wildlife outreach specialist in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, received $15,000 to prepare the Georgia Wild Hog…
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‘Flagpole’ publisher to speak in Global Georgia series
Pete McCommons, editor and publisher of Flagpole magazine, will give a talk on Feb. 6 at 4 p.m. in the Chapel. The talk, “The Stuff of Journalism:…
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Circle Gallery to host exhibition on coastal Georgia marsh grass
The Circle Gallery at UGA’s College of Environment and Design will host Wrack and Ruin and the Creative Response: A Cautionary Environmental Tale, an exhibition…
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Professor emeritus releases new book
The Trembling Field: Stories of Wonder, Possibilities and Downright Craziness Carl Glickman CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform E-book: $3.99 Paperback: $9.87 In 16 stories and essays,…
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Crowning glory
The 2014 Miss UGA Scholarship Pageant was held January 18. The pageant, an official Miss America Preliminary Pageant, was open to all enrolled university women between…
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Cholesterol screenings
The University Health Center will offer UGA faculty/staff and their spouses/domestic partners cholesterol screenings Feb. 10-13 and 17-20 from 8 a.m. to noon and 1-4…
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Connie Crawley and Cooking for a Lifetime Cancer Cooking Schools
Connie Crawley, a senior public service associate and extension nutrition and health specialist, received $15,000 in continuing support for the Cooking for a Lifetime Cancer…
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CAREER changers
Andrea Sweigart and David Nelson, assistant professors in the genetics department of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, each have been awarded grants from…
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Michael Toews and U.S. Department of Agriculture
Michael Toews, an associate professor of entomology at the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences’ Tifton campus, received $199,876 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
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CTL staffer attracted to behind-the-scenes technology
Krystal Pintar’s father, Bobby Evans, used to fix anything and everything electronic from televisions to radios. His love for technology and learning was passed on…
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Public higher education group proposes federal funding program
The American Association of State Colleges and Universities proposed a new matching program to encourage increased state funding of public institutions. The report proposes a…
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Mileage reimbursement rate
The mileage reimbursement rate for travel by state-owned or personal vehicles has changed. When it is determined that a personal vehicle is the most advantageous…
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COE students, local groups to host screening of ‘Kelsey’ documentary
Students in a service-learning class in the College of Education’s school counseling program set out last fall to raise awareness of the challenges children with…
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Snowy blanket
Students, faculty and staff received a January suprise as a winter storm coated campus with snow. UGA was one of many Athens-area schools to close…
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UWC meeting
The University Woman’s Club will meet Feb. 11 at 10 a.m. in Fellowship Hall of Central Presbyterian Church, 380 Alps Road. Hugh and Carol Nourse,…
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Peabody paperwork
Geoffrey Loften, a junior political science and economics major and Peabody Award archive assistant, helps process entries for the 2013 George Foster Peabody Awards.
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Eberhart named head of Technology Commercialization Office
Derek Eberhart has been appointed director of the university’s Technology Commercialization Office, which is under the auspices of the Office of the Vice President for…
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Faculty member studies relationship between obesity, taste organs
Most people don’t give much thought to the 10,000 taste buds on their tongue when they choose a chocolate chip cookie over an apple. UGA’s…
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Georgia almanac redesigned
GeorgiaInfo, the state’s online almanac based at UGA, has launched a redesigned site. The site is now able to offer details about Georgia history, maps,…
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Alumni-entrepreneurs to share ‘Startup Stories’
Thinc. at UGA is hosting a night with entrepreneurs from around the region to tell their founding stories to UGA students, faculty and the broader…
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Law conference to address corporations’ growing role in governance
The School of Law will host “The New Roles of Corporations in Global Governance” conference Feb. 14 at 9 a.m. in the Larry Walker Room…