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Library survey
To assess and improve its services, the UGA Libraries will conduct a user survey Oct. 7-21. Undergraduates, graduate students, faculty and staff will be surveyed…
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Shaving for a Cure
The UGA student chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society will hold “Shaving for a Cure” Oct. 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on…
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Morehead to serve on Committee of Research Intensive Public Universities
UGA President Jere W. Morehead will help lead a committee charged with developing a national agenda for public research intensive universities. The Association of Public…
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Annual BFSO luncheon celebrates academic excellence, diversity
The words of the Black Faculty and Staff Organization’s president rang true Sept. 16 during the group’s Founders’ Award Scholarship Luncheon as faculty, staff, students,…
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New book explores North Carolina’s coast
North Carolina’s Amazing Coast: Natural Wonders from Alligators to Zoeas David Bryant, George Davidson, Terri Kirby Hathaway and Kathleen Angione; Illustrated by Charlotte Ingram UGA…
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SAA site features student photos, videos
The Student Alumni Association has launched a redesigned website, enhancing its look, accessibility and media offerings. Understanding that its student users communicate mainly via pictures…
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Ecology school celebrates 100th birthday of its late founder
The life and work of Eugene P. Odum, who has been called “the father of modern ecology,” was commemorated Sept. 17 at UGA in the…
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Teachable moments
Sporting rectangular glasses and a neatly knotted bow tie, Craig H. Kennedy’s erudite appearance suggests that of a traditional dean from a bygone era.
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Bluestems and Bluejeans
The State Botanical Garden will hold its second annual Bluestems and Bluejeans Plant Sale and Family Event Oct. 5 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.…
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Psychology researchers extend knowledge of visual misperception
Using abstract images instead of real photographs, UGA researchers are one step closer to understanding visual misperceptions and discovering why people experience a phenomenon known…
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U. of Virginia to examine its historical relationship with slavery
University of Virginia President Teresa A. Sullivan announced the appointment of a 27-member commission to investigate the university’s historical relationship with slavery. The commission is…
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Acid test
Salicylic acid is key to protecting plants from everything, from extreme temperatures to diseases. But increasing this naturally occurring chemical typically results in stunted plant…
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Visiting Nobel laureate connects birds, human health
For Peter C. Doherty, the only veterinarian thus far who has been awarded the Nobel Prize, the second best aspect of conducting research is telling…
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2013 Payne Memorial Concert to feature Hermès String Quartet
The Performing Arts Center will present the Hermès String Quartet Oct. 6 at 3 p.m. in Hodgson Hall. The performance is the 2013 Payne Memorial…
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Service-learning workshops
Two service-learning workshops for faculty and graduate students interested in exploring the nuts and bolts of designing and implementing service-learning enhanced coursework will be held…
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OIE to hold Study, Work and Travel Abroad Fair
The Office of International Education will host the 29th annual Study, Work and Travel Abroad Fair Oct. 7-8 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in…
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USA Today sports columnist to deliver 2013 McGill Lecture
One of the nation’s most widely read sports columnists will deliver this year’s McGill Lecture.
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Researchers receive grant to test science teaching model
A College of Education research team has received a $2.65 million grant from the National Science Foundation to test a new teaching model that improves science…
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New faculty hiring initiative announced
UGA President Jere W. Morehead and interim Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Libby V. Morris have launched a 2014 presidential hiring initiative…
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Former US ambassador to speak on humanitarian intervention, Syria
Former U.S. Ambassador Lee A. Feinstein will present the lecture “Humanitarian Intervention and International Law” at the School of Law Oct. 3 at 12:30 p.m.…
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UGA welcomes new faculty
Below is a list of new tenured and tenure-track faculty who have joined the university since the previous list was published in Columns a year ago. It…
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Exhibition will showcase Carroll Cloar’s American South
The Georgia Museum of Art will host the exhibition The Crossroads of Memory: Carroll Cloar and the American South Oct. 5 through Jan. 5. Marking…
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Flu shots
The University Health Center now is offering flu shots for faculty, staff and faculty emeritus by appointment on Tuesday through Friday from 8:30-11:30 a.m. and…
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Doctoral candidate wins top prize in international horn competition
UGA doctor of musical arts student Lauren Hunt took first prize Sept. 1 in the International Horn Competition of America’s university division. Hunt, who began…