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Recession depression
Perhaps surprisingly, public health overall improves during economic recessions. Fewer people die, fewer heart attacks are reported and general morbidity decreases, according to research from…
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Bulldog Battalion honored
UGA’s Army Reserve Officers Training Corps was presented with the official plaque for the 2012 MacArthur Award announced earlier this year.
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Fall 2013 Charter Lecture postponed because of government shutdown
Due to the ongoing government shutdown, Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper will be unable to travel to UGA to deliver the 2013 Fall…
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Russell Library to host Oct. 16 panel discussion on Endangered Species Act
In conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the passage of the Endangered Species Act, the Russell Library for Political Research and Studies will host a…
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Communications lecture
Peter Sandman, an expert in health and risk communications, will give a lecture titled “Communicating Risk: Neglected and Controversial Rules of Thumb” Oct. 16 at…
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Some added structure
Structural steel goes up as construction on the new Bolton Dining Commons progresses at the corner of Lumpkin and Baxter streets.
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Skidway professor’s paper nominated for award
A paper published by UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography professor Marc Frischer has been nominated for the James LaBounty Award as the best paper published…
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Engaged Scholar nominations
Nominations for the 2014 Engaged Scholar Award are being accepted until Oct. 25. The award recognizes a tenured faculty member for contributions to advancing public…
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Conference on Women and Girls in Georgia to focus on arts
The Institute for Women’s Studies in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences will present the fifth biennial conference on Women and Girls in Georgia…
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Science and engineering fair judges needed
Professionals and graduate students in science, technology, engineering and research are needed to serve as judges for the 66th Georgia Science and Engineering Fair state…
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Dream Award nominations
Nominations for the President’s Fulfilling the Dream Award are being accepted until Oct. 25. The award recognizes individuals in the UGA and Athens-Clarke County communities…
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Conserve water at home
The average person uses 60 gallons of water a day and wastes more than nine gallons a day through household leaks. You can begin conserving…
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Escher String Quartet to perform with guitarist Jason Vieaux
The Performing Arts Center will present the Escher String Quartet with special guest, guitarist Jason Vieaux, Oct. 20 at 3 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall.…
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Service-learning awards
The Office of Service-Learning is accepting nominations until Nov. 1 for the 2014 Service-Learning Teaching Excellence and Service-Learning Research Excellence Awards. All full-time, permanent UGA…
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SAT scores indicate most students not academically prepared for college
More than half of the students who have taken the SAT this year are not “academically prepared” for college, according to a report by the…
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Vienna Boys Choir to perform sacred, secular music
The Performing Arts Center will present the Vienna Boys Choir on Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. The choir has planned a…
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UGA Wind Ensemble to premiere lost Russian marches
Two marches by Gioachino Rossini will be performed outside of Russia for the first time Oct. 17 when the UGA Wind Ensemble presents “Land of…
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Georgetown law, philosophy professor to give Sibley Lecture
Robin L. West, the Frederick Haas Professor of Law and Philosophy at Georgetown University, will give the School of Law’s 110th Sibley Lecture, “Toward a…
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U. of Richmond president to deliver 2013 Gregory Lecture
University of Richmond President Edward L. Ayers will present the 2013 Gregory Distinguished Lecture Oct. 24 at 3:30 p.m. in the Chapel. Ayers’ talk, “What…
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Fausto Sarmiento elected to chair position
Fausto O. Sarmiento, a professor of geography in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and director of the UGA Neotropical Montology Collaboratory, has been…
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New book examines life under slavery
January in Slavery: An Oral Narrative of the South Cal Logue AmazonGroup $8.55 Drawing from recollections available in interviews conducted with African-Americans who lived under…
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UGA Hodgson Singers, University Chorus perform first concert of season
UGA Hodgson Singers and University Chorus will give their fall concert Oct. 22 at 8 p.m. in Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall. The concert is $10…
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College of Pharmacy to hold annual Dawgtoberfest Rx for Good Health
The College of Pharmacy is celebrating American Pharmacists Month with the 11th annual Dawgtoberfest: Rx for Good Health on Oct. 16 from noon to 3…
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Open enrollment information
Benefits-eligible employees will receive detailed information about benefits open enrollment for 2014 in the next few weeks. In the meantime, here are four important pieces…