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Service-learning workshop
The Office of Service-Learning will offer the workshop “Integrating Critical Reflection in Service-Learning” Nov. 19 at 2 p.m. It is designed for faculty and graduate…
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Film, TV director Jim McKay returns to Athens for festival
Jim McKay is a director, writer and producer who lived and worked in Athens during the late 1980s and early 1990s. C-Hundred Film Corp., the…
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College of Environment and Design to display ‘Landscapes Near and Far’
The Circle Gallery in the College of Environment and Design will host the exhibit Landscapes Near and Far: Paintings by Ouida Williams and Metalwork by…
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‘Great exposure’
Professors tuning in to WUGA-TV at night may start recognizing some faces during the weather portion of the news. That’s because the Atmospheric Sciences Program…
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Habit forming
Leave young children alone with a soccer ball or a plastic shovel and they quickly begin to put the object to use, especially if they’ve…
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OID aims to close enrollment gap for African-American males
The Office of Institutional Diversity has launched the African American Male Initiative, a program targeted at enrolling, retaining and graduating African-American males.
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Monumental shift
An executive order by Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal to move from the state Capitol a statue of Thomas E. Watson, an influential white supremacist journalist…
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Food crimes
In a USA Today article about food safety regulations, Michael Doyle, Regents Professor of Food Microbiology and director of UGA’s Center for Food Safety, argues…
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Three faculty members named PSO Fellows for fall
Three UGA faculty members have been named Public Service and Outreach Fellows for the fall semester.
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Grant proposals
The UGA Parents and Families Association and its Parents Leadership Council are accepting grant proposals for the 2014-2015 academic year. Grant applications are due by…
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The Georgia Review to host screening of ‘That Evening Sun’
The Georgia Review will sponsor a showing of That Evening Sun Nov. 14 at 4 p.m. in the auditorium of the Richard B. Russell Building…
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University of Georgia Press to host Book, Jacket and Journal Show
The University of Georgia Press will exhibit the Association of American University Presses 2013 Book, Jacket and Journal Show winners through Nov. 15 from 10…
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Senior research scientist emeritus to discuss book on agriculture
Carl F. Jordan, a senior research scientist emeritus in the Odum School of Ecology, will present a seminar on his new book, An Ecosystem Approach…
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Site for student veteran services launched
A new website to connect student veterans with available services has been launched in coordination with the opening of the Student Veterans Resource Center in…
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College of Veterinary Medicine receives full accreditation again
The College of Veterinary Medicine once again has received full accreditation from the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education.
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UGA Opera Theatre to present Georges Bizet’s ‘Carmen’
The UGA Opera Theatre will present Carmen, Georges Bizet’s fiery tale of love, jealousy and murder, Nov. 14 at 8 p.m. in the Hodgson Concert…
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Professor, students honored at DRC recognition reception
As Joseph Tobin accepted the Disability Resource Center’s Outstanding Faculty Member Award for 2013-2014, he gave credit to the student who nominated him as well…
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Researchers: Lithium may ease nerve pain caused by chemotherapy
Taxol, generically called paclitaxel, is a widely used drug in chemotherapy treatments. It is used to treat cancer in the lungs, ovaries and breasts, but…
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Gregory lecturer delves deeper into significance of battle at Gettysburg
Edward L. Ayers, president of the University of Richmond, muddied the waters of the supposedly clear picture of the Civil War battle at Gettysburg during…
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‘Social butterfly’: Extra Special People helped staff member’s daughter soar
Tracy Giese, public relations coordinator for the Office of the Vice President for Instruction, had the kind of daughter who made a mother proud.
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University launches $2.2M initiative to hire 16 new faculty
Sixteen new faculty positions at UGA have been created through an interdisciplinary hiring initiative designed to enhance teaching, service and research in fields that are…
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Penn State University to pay $59.7 million to Sandusky victims
Penn State University has announced it will pay nearly $60 million to 26 sex abuse victims of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. The agreement…
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Classics department to host lecture by University of Manchester professor
Kate Cooper, professor of ancient history at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom, will give a lecture Nov. 15 at 6:30 p.m. in…
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Born losers
Jeff Berejikian, Meigs Professor of International Affairs in the School of Public and International Affairs, was featured on NPR’s Morning Edition in a story about…