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The bottom line: Assistant director helps manage university’s budget
As the workday winds down on Wednesday afternoons, others working in the University Budget Office know to stay out of the way of assistant director…
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Founders Day speaker analyzes humor in US Southern history
Little was left sacred at the Chapel on Jan. 30 as James C. Cobb, the B. Phinizy Spalding Distinguished Professor in the History of the American…
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New program to teach researchers how to share expertise with others
The vast repository of expertise within research institutions like UGA can provide answers to some of the world’s most pressing problems.
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National higher ed initiative launched
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is launching an initiative to address challenges facing public higher education. The initiative, titled the Lincoln Project: Excellence…
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Wind Ensemble to perform on Valentine’s Day
The Hugh Hodgson School of Music’s 2nd Thursday Scholarship Concert Series continues with “On the Road,” a performance by the UGA Wind Ensemble, on Feb.…
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Jeffrey Wenger and the AARP
Jeffrey Wenger, an associate professor of public administration and policy in the School of Public and International Affairs, received $40,000 of a $100,000 grant from…
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Four Grady College deanship finalists to give presentations
Four finalists for the position of dean of the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication will visit campus in February to meet with members…
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New top Dawg
With a unanimous vote on Feb. 4, the University System of Georgia Board of Regents approved Jere Morehead as the university’s next president.
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Service-Learning Fellows
The Office of Service-Learning is accepting applications for the 2013-2014 cohort of its Service-Learning Fellows program, which provides yearlong faculty development for a cohort of…
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Freshman College site refreshed
UGA’s Freshman College, which offers incoming students an opportunity to transition to college life the summer before the fall semester begins, now has a redesigned…
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‘The next chapter’
There’s no shortage of change taking place in the publishing world as e-book sales continue to grow and the question of exactly how readers will…
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Stop air leaks in your house
During the winter, heating a house can be difficult, especially if there is air leaking from doors and windows. A little work can go a…
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Opera Theater, Symphony Orchestra team up to produce ‘The Magic Flute’
UGA’s Opera Theater will present Mozart’s seminal opera The Magic Flute on Feb. 15 and 16 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 17 at 3 p.m.…
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COE faculty receive academic service-learning award
Corey W. Johnson, an associate professor in the College of Education, and Katherine F. Thompson, a clinical associate professor in the education college, received UGA’s…
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Ron Carroll, John Schmidt and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources awarded $30,000 to Ron Carroll, professor emeritus, and John Schmidt, assistant research scientist, respectively, in the Odum School of…
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Stephen Kowalewski and the National Science Foundation
Stephen Kowalewski, a professor of anthropology in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, is overseeing a $25,000 Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant from the National…
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UGA named Tree Campus USA for third consecutive year
From the towering old oaks on North Campus to new maples gracing the landscape to the south, UGA’s acreage is teeming with trees. Because of…
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Alumna to open CTL speaker series
Lisa DuPree McNair, a UGA alumna who is on the faculty at Virginia Tech, will open the Center for Teaching and Learning’s new Spring Speaker…
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Study determines that millions of college graduates are underemployed
Nearly half of all employed college graduates are holding jobs that do not require their degrees. That’s according to a study from the Center for…
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Study offers new view of how bat disease spreads
The spread of white-nose syndrome, an emerging fungal disease in bats, may be determined by habitat and climate, scientists at UGA have found.
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Stegeman Coliseum marks 50th anniversary season
The 2012-13 academic year marks the 50th anniversary season for Stegeman Coliseum as a major venue for UGA athletics.
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UGA-Griffin to host Campus Preview Day
The Griffin campus will host its annual Campus Preview Day on Feb. 12 from 5-7 p.m. Prospective students can learn more about the available degree…
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Performing Arts Center presents The English Concert on Feb. 19
The Performing Arts Center will present The English Concert chamber orchestra Feb. 19 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. Tickets are $20-$39 with discounts…
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Committee appointed to find next dean for Terry College of Business
Provost Jere Morehead has appointed a committee to begin a national search to fill the position of dean of the Terry College of Business.