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U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Edith Jones to speak at Georgia Law
Judge Edith Hollan Jones of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit will present “Why the Constitution Matters and Why Women Should Care”…
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UGA College of Education professor named 2013 Outstanding Scholar
Laura Bierema, a professor in the University of Georgia College of Education, received the 2013 Outstanding Scholar Award from the Academy of Human Resources Development…
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Atlanta biotech leaders featured at UGA entrepreneurship events
Atlanta entrepreneurs will address venture capital funding opportunities for biotech startups and the fast-growing field of glycomics during Entrepreneurial Week, March 22-29, at the University…
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Using Facebook, researchers analyze debris after tornadoes
After tornadoes touched down in the Southeast on April 27, 2011, many people in the storm’s path did the most logical thing they could—they posted…
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Brenda Thompson elected trustee for University of Georgia Foundation
The University of Georgia Foundation’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously to elect Brenda A. Thompson as a trustee.
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UGA researchers shed light on ancient origin of life
University of Georgia researchers discovered important genetic clues about the history of microorganisms called archaea and the origins of life itself in the first ever…
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Harvard social scientist David R. Williams to speak at UGA March 18
David R. Williams, internationally recognized as a leading social scientist focused on social influences on health, will speak March 18 from 1:30-3 p.m. in Room…
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UGA’s Melissa Dutton recognized as meeting industry leader by Collaborate magazine
National event planning magazine Collaborate has named Melissa Dutton, senior sales professional at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education, as a meetings industry…
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UGA College of Education students win awards at sports medicine meeting
Three University of Georgia College of Education graduate students were recognized for their research at the annual meeting of the Southeast chapter of the American…
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Studies find strong links between food insecurity, health care among elderly
A fear of going hungry may be leading many older Georgians to skip medications and cancel doctors’ appointments as they juggle limited incomes with prescription…
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National Invasive Species Awareness Week runs through March 8
National Invasive Species Awareness Week runs through March 8 and the University of Georgia is offering information on prevention, detection, monitoring, control and management of…
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UGA researchers discover a new way the housing market affects the economy
Athens, Ga. – New research from the University of Georgia and Miami University helps explain how a 1997 amendment to the Texas Constitution that relaxed…
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UGA professor receives American Academy of Religion teaching award
Carolyn Medine, a University of Georgia professor in the department of religion and the Institute for African American Studies, has been selected to receive the…
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Search committee named to seek UGA Vice President for Student Affairs
University of Georgia Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Jere Morehead has appointed a search committee to begin a national search to fill…
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UGA’s Office of Service-Learning brings four service workers to Athens community
The University of Georgia’s Office of Service-Learning has helped bring four members of AmeriCorps VISTA, a national service program designed specifically to fight poverty, to…
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University will host 44th annual children’s literature conference
Some of the nation’s top children’s book authors and illustrators will speak at the 44th annual Georgia Children’s Book Awards and Conference on Children’s Literature…
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Flute virtuoso James Galway to perform in Hodgson Concert Hall
Flute virtuoso Sir James Galway will bring his Legacy Tour to Hodgson Concert Hall in the Performing Arts Center on March 7 at 8 p.m.…
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The Georgia Museum of Art and the Georgia Humanities Council
The Georgia Museum of Art received $2,000 from the Georgia Humanities Council in support of the traveling exhibition Face Jugs: Art and Ritual in 19th-Century…
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Two faculty named Meigs Professors for superior teaching
Two UGA faculty members have been named Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professors, the university’s highest recognition for superior instruction at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
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Council endorses five MOOCs for credit
In what could be a major milestone for the increasingly popular Massive Open Online Courses, the American Council on Education endorsed five MOOCs to receive…
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UGA president, communications staffers win advancement awards
The work of UGA President Michael F. Adams and staff in the Office of Public Affairs was recognized at the 2013 Council for the Advancement…
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Jason Evans, Daniel Geller, Alison Bramlet, Jon Calabria and the National Wildlife Federation
Jason Evans, an environmental sustainability analyst in the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, a unit in the Office of the Vice President for Public Service…
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Site connects students’ interests to majors
A new Undergraduate Admissions website helps students search for majors, minors and certificates based on their interests. The website allows prospective and current students to…
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Ten tips to keep eyes healthy
In conjunction with Eye Health Month, Angela Ellerman, an optometrist at the UGA Vision Clinic, offers these eye-care tips: Don’t wait until there’s a problem…