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Temporary solutions
Daniel Feldman, associate dean for academic affairs in the Terry College of Business, lists reasons that taking a temporary job may be a good move…
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UGA Foundation elects new board members, 6 managing trustees
The University of Georgia Foundation elected new board members at its recent annual meeting. By unanimous vote, John P. Spalding was elected chairman. His term,…
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Antibiotic overdose
Mike Doyle, Regents Professor of Food Microbiology and director of UGA’s Center for Food Safety, appeared in stories on CNN and was quoted by The…
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Book explores impact of human genome
The Material Gene: Gender, Race, and Heredity after the Human Genome Project Kelly E. Happe NYU Press Paperback: $24; Cloth: $75 In 2000, the National…
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Office for economic development in Atlanta gets director
Sean B. McMillan has been appointed director of economic development for the Atlanta office of UGA.
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Emory University left off ‘Forbes’ top colleges list; UGA ranked No. 90
Following Emory University’s 2012 admission that it reported inaccurate data to publications that rank universities, Forbes magazine left Emory off its 2013 list of “America’s…
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Fagan named founding director of MCG Center for Pharmacy and Experimental Therapeutics
Susan C. Fagan, assistant dean for the UGA College of Pharmacy campus at Georgia Regents University, has been named founding director of the Center for…
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Preventive measures
A federally backed health panel concluded in April that women at high risk for breast cancer should consider using drugs to prevent the disease. Dr.…
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Site tracks provost search progress
With a national search underway to find UGA’s next senior vice president for academic affairs and provost, a new website now offers an online home…
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The best medicine
Perry Buffington, a psychology lecturer teaching at UGA’s Griffin campus, offers a piece of vocational advice to his students taken from his own experience: Plan…
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Summer construction projects wrap up as fall classes begin
The start of fall semester brings in new students, faculty and staff as well as some new looks and amenities around campus. From finished projects…
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‘Make a better world’
For the 1,499 UGA students eligible to walk in the 2013 summer Commencement ceremony held Aug. 2 in Stegeman Coliseum, their mission in recent years…
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College of Pharmacy studies find that inflammation may be key to obesity-related disease
If current trends continue, roughly 42 percent of the people in the U.S. will be obese by 2030, according to the Trust for America’s Health.…
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Professor organizes response to study natural gas well blowout
UGA marine scientist Samantha Joye organized the first research effort immediately following the Hercules natural gas well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Deal reached on student loan rates
For a few weeks this summer, the student loan rate shot up from 3.4 to 6.8 percent—potentially adding to what some call an already burdensome…
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Circle Gallery to display Sapelo Island exhibit
The Circle Gallery in the College of Environment and Design will open its season with Breaking Dormancy: The Sapelo Island Greenhouse Show, an exhibit dedicated to…
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Current, former student athletes win at swimming, track world championships
Current and former UGA swimmers helped the U.S. earn one silver and six gold medals at the 15th FINA World Championships, which ended Aug. 4…
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University Chorus placement hearings
The University Chorus, UGA’s only “town-and-gown” choir, invites faculty and staff singers to join its ranks this year. Under the leadership of Daniel Bara, director…
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New director plans to grow UGA Trial Gardens into bigger attraction
After 30 years, the Trial Gardens at UGA—that green, flower-laden oasis sandwiched between Snelling Dining Hall and the College of Pharmacy—is being tended by a…
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University to co-host conference on agricultural exports Sept. 25-26
Exporting agricultural goods-which include forestry products-will take the spotlight Sept. 25-26 in Savannah as farmers and agricultural businesses from around the country gather to enhance…
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Creative solutions
National Public Radio ran a story about the origins of measuring creativity. That story brought them to UGA to talk about the late E. Paul…
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Law professor, chief magistrate judge to speak at BFSO luncheon
Patricia Barron, chief magistrate judge for Athens-Clarke County and a UGA faculty member, will deliver the keynote address at the Black Faculty and Staff Organization’s…
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Home making
Rachel Usher, a sophomore from Savannah, and Cathy Micali, a sophomore from Woodstock, arrange furniture in their room in Rutherford Hall. Residence halls opened Aug.…
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Improve your sleep ritual
Individuals who regularly get high-quality sleep often have a sleep ritual, a routine that helps the mind and body wind down at the end of…