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Athens Inclusive Recreation group seeks volunteers for first wheelchair basketball clinic
Athens Inclusive Recreation and Sports is looking for participants—with or without disabilities—from the University of Georgia and the community for its first wheelchair basketball clinic…
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Dating in middle school leads to higher dropout, drug-use rates
Students who date in middle school have significantly worse study skills, are four times more likely to drop out of school and report twice as…
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Special collections libraries to host faculty open house
The Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries will celebrate its first anniversary with an open house for university faculty April 17 from 2-6 p.m.…
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Expert in health promotion to speak at UGA on March 29
Katherine Froehlich-Grobe, one of the leading researchers and educators in the field of health promotion and behavioral sciences, will speak at the University of Georgia…
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First annual Peabody Winners Festival set for March 27
Thirty-plus recipients of the University of Georgia’s prestigious Peabody Awards will be announced via webcast at 10 a.m. March 27, and later that day, at…
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UGA School of Law Sibley Lecture to address social justice
Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Ala., will present “Social Justice Lawyering: Confronting Power, Racial and Economic Injustice…
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UGA Food Services chef wins silver in culinary challenge
University of Georgia Food Services Chef Shelly Orozco-Marrs’ recipe of seared duck with pancetta and chevre polenta, thyme butter carrots, sautéed arugula and spiced Madeira…
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Jeffrey P. Jones picked to guide UGA’s Peabody Awards
Jeffrey P. Jones, a television scholar and author, will become director of the University of Georgia’s George Foster Peabody Awards in July, succeeding Horace Newcomb,…
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UGA to host national student landscape architecture conference
The University of Georgia College of Environment and Design will host LABash, a national student landscape architecture conference March 21-23 at the Jackson Street Building.
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Georgia Museum of Art to show 19th-century African-American face jugs
The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia will present the exhibition “Face Jugs: Art and Ritual in 19th-Century South Carolina” May 4…
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Three UGA undergraduates selected for 2013 mid-term Foundation Fellowships
Three undergraduate Honors students have joined the University of Georgia’s Foundation Fellows Program as mid-term recipients of the university’s premier undergraduate scholarship. The Foundation Fellowship…
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UGA residence hall to be named in honor of former Gov. George D. Busbee
The East Campus Village on the University of Georgia’s campus will soon have a new addition to its named residence halls. The University System of…
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UGA professor publishes pharmaceutical marketing book
Matthew Perri III, a professor in the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, has co-authored the book “Pharmaceutical Marketing” with former graduate student Brent Rollins,…
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R.E.M.’s Mike Mills among songwriters to be featured for Thinc. at UGA
A performance by Athens songwriters at local nonprofit cinema and arts venue Ciné will feature a rare solo appearance by Mike Mills, formerly of the…
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Service organization to host fundraiser at Georgia Museum of Art
“Jeans, Jewels and Jazz,” a fundraiser hosted by the Athens chapter of The Links, will be held in collaboration with the Georgia Museum of Art…
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UGA College of Education to host poverty/reading workshops in Albany
Two workshops for area educators-one focusing on effective teaching methods to reach students from poor and working-class families and the other on high-quality reading instruction…
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UGA graduate programs continue to rank among the best in the nation
University of Georgia graduate programs continue to rank among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2014 edition of America’s…
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University Theatre remakes plays and patriotism in ‘Under Construction’
The University of Georgia Theatre Studio Series will present Charles Mee’s “Under Construction,” a play that explores the controversial issues that define and deconstruct what…
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University pianists come together for ‘Steinway Spectacular’
More than 25 pianists will join forces for “Steinway Spectacular,” the latest entry in the University of Georgia Hugh Hodgson School of Music’s 2nd Thursday…
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Peter Murray, founder of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, to speak at UGA
Peter Murray, the founding director of one of the world’s foremost venues for the outdoor exhibition of sculpture, will speak on “Museums Without Walls: Art…
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Producer of ‘The Walking Dead’ to be honored at DiGamma Kappa Awards banquet
Gale Anne Hurd, the executive producer of the critically acclaimed AMC show “The Walking Dead,” will receive the DiGamma Kappa Award for Distinguished Service to…
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Panel discussion on turning research into business to be held March 26
The products and processes developed by scientists at the University of Georgia may one day become the foundation for new medical treatments, cleaner energy production…
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Mountain View High School, Duluth Adventist Christian win first places in 2013 TEAMS competition
Student teams from two Gwinnett County Schools-Mountain View High School and Duluth Adventist Christian School-won first places in the High School and Middle School categories…
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Law conference to focus on impact and future of the Cuban embargo
The University of Georgia School of Law’s Dean Rusk Center will present “The Cuban Embargo: Policy Outlook After Fifty Years” on March 22 beginning at…