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UGA’s Parham Policy Day to focus on civil rights history and minority health issues
Noted civil rights activists Lonnie C. King Jr. and Roslyn Pope, and minority health policy expert Travis Patton will speak at the University of Georgia…
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Minority teachers reduce African-American teen pregnancy rates
Nationwide, 34 percent of girls get pregnant at least once before age 20, according to a study for the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy.…
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New aquaponics food production system goes online at Athens middle school
Robby Ratajczak was looking for a Boy Scouts’ project this past summer and didn’t have to look far for inspiration: His dad’s aquaponics work at…
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UGA to launch creativity and innovation certificate program in spring
The University of Georgia is launching a new graduate-level Interdisciplinary Certificate in Creativity and Innovation program in spring 2014.
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UGA launches $2.2 million interdisciplinary faculty hiring initiative
Sixteen new faculty positions at the University of Georgia have been created through an interdisciplinary hiring initiative designed to enhance teaching, service and research in…
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Balancing the scale: Professor explores healthy weight loss for older adults
Ellen Evans wants to make a difference in the quality of people’s lives-particularly, in older women’s lives-with her research and teaching.
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Media Advisory: State of Technology address to be given Nov. 5
Timothy M. Chester, vice president for information technology at the University of Georgia, will give his annual State of Technology at UGA presentation Nov. 5…
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UGA to hold senior exit, emerging choreographers dance concert
The University of Georgia department of dance will present its 2013 Senior Exit and Emerging Choreographers Dance Concert Nov. 6-8 at 8 p.m. in the…
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Circle Gallery to display painting and metalwork exhibition
The Circle Gallery at the University of Georgia College of Environment and Design will host the exhibit “Landscapes Near and Far: Paintings by Ouida Williams…
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Four-day festival to feature films connected to UGA Press books
The University of Georgia Press and Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries will be hosting a four-day film festival Nov. 12-15. The four films…
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UGA to hold investiture ceremony for its 22nd president
Athens, Ga. – The University of Georgia will celebrate the investiture of Jere W. Morehead, the institution’s 22nd president, on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 10…
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University Woman’s Club
The University Woman’s Club will meet Nov. 12 at 10 a.m. in Fellowship Hall of Central Presbyterian Church, 380 Alps Road. Maria Breem, a sports…
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Cyberbullying class
Kat Raczynski of Safe and Welcoming Schools will discuss “Promoting Civility Online and in Schools: What Educators Can Do About Cyberbullying” Nov. 14 from 11:30…
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Retired U.S. Supreme Court justice to speak at conference
The School of Law will welcome retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens Nov. 6 as the keynote speaker for a daylong conference titled…
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University Theatre offers new take on ‘Pride and Prejudice’
University Theatre will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Jane Austen classic Pride and Prejudice with a stage adaptation by Joseph Hanreddy and J.R. Sullivan…
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Highlighting history
From the details of “The Big Streak” to the tale of a lion waking up sleeping students in Joe Brown Hall, Larry B. Dendy heard…
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Georgia Writers Hall of Fame events to be held Nov. 10-11
Georgia’s Poet Laureate Judson Mitcham and the late Toni Cade Bambara will be inducted into the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame Nov. 11 at 10…
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Yajun Yan and National Science Foundation
Yajun Yan, an assistant professor in the College of Engineering, received an $80,000 Early-concept Grant for Exploratory Research from the National Science Foundation to enhance…
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Professors developing Web tool to improve students’ literacy skills
A team of College of Education professors is developing a Web-based tool to improve young students’ literacy skills thanks to a grant from the Bill…
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Willson Center for Humanities and Arts to screen documentary by UGA alumna
Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker, a new feature documentary that has had sold-out screenings at the SXSW, Outfest and Melbourne film festivals…
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Guard against identity theft
In recent years, smartphones and tablets have meant people perpetually are connected to the Internet and quickly respond to emails and text messages. Having a…
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Homecoming concert canceled
The annual Homecoming concert, which was slated for Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. on Legion Field, has been canceled.
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Richard Steet and Yash Gandhi Foundation
Richard Steet, an associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, received $18,000 from the Yash Gandhi Foundation…
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October, November retirees
OctoberThirteen UGA employees retired Oct. 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and length of employment are:Ruth S. Bettandorff, assistant vice president, Gwinnett Graduate Programs, 13…