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Researchers to use NSF awards to improve math instruction
What makes mathematics difficult for some students to learn? Two College of Education researchers believe the answer may lie in the way mathematical reasoning is…
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Five professors named to inaugural list of Fellows of the Ecological Society of America
Alan P. Covich, a professor in the Odum School of Ecology, Judith L. Meyer, professor emerita from the Odum School, James W. Porter, Meigs Professor…
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Andrew Lentini elected to national steering committee of College and University Recycling Coalition
Andrew Lentini, a program coordinator in the Office of Sustainability, recently was elected to the national steering committee of the College and University Recycling Coalition,…
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UGA to take part in severe weather drill
UGA will participate in the Georgia Statewide Severe Weather Drill on Feb. 6 at approximately 9 a.m. In conjunction with the drill, the Office of…
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Cholesterol screening
The University Health Center will offer UGA faculty, staff, retirees and their spouse or domestic partner a cholesterol screening (blood lipid profile) on Feb. 11-14…
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Su-I Hou selected as a 2012 Taiwan Ministry of Education visiting scholar
Su-I Hou, an associate professor of health promotion and behavior in the College of Public Health, was selected as one of the 2012 Taiwan Ministry…
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U.S. senators talk about politics, leadership at Mason Lecture
Two U.S. senators from opposing political parties joined together at the Chapel on Jan. 28 to lead a discussion on policy, politics and leadership.
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‘Meaningful’ celebration
UGA will observe Black History Month with events for students and the community-at-large, including visits to campus by poet Maya Angelou, crisis manager and author…
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Veterinary medicine student organization to host annual benefit auction on Feb. 15
An upcoming auction at UGA will provide support for students pursuing advanced degrees through the College of Veterinary Medicine. The auction, which includes dinner and…
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Conference calling transition
UGA is transitioning to a new and improved method for conference call support. Individuals requiring a conference call for six or fewer people will be…
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Shari Miller received SAGE Publications/Council on Social Work Education’s Teaching Innovation Award
Shari Miller, an assistant professor in the School of Social Work, received the SAGE Publications/Council on Social Work Education’s Teaching Innovation Award at the council’s…
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AIDS expert to talk about his personal search for HIV vaccine
Dr. José Esparza, an internationally recognized expert on HIV and AIDS, vaccine development and global health, will discuss his search for an AIDS vaccine as…
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Brian Cummings appointed as associate/section editor for Chemico-Biological Interactions
Brian Cummings, an associate professor in the College of Pharmacy, was appointed as an associate/section editor for the journal Chemico-Biological Interactions. The journal publishes research…
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Literary scholar to discuss ‘tropical sublime’ in Global Georgia lecture
John Lowe, an internationally recognized scholar in ethnic American and Southern literature, will lecture on “The Tropical Sublime in the 19th-Century Circum-Caribbean” on Feb. 12…
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Human rights law expert to give lecture
William A. Schabas, an internationally respected expert on human rights law, genocide and the death penalty, will discuss “Human Rights and Culture” at the School…
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History book examines German colonialism
Magic Lantern Empire: Colonialism and Society in Germany By John Phillip Short Cornell University Press $39.95 Magic Lantern Empire examines German colonialism as a mass…
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Morehead, current provost, named sole presidential finalist
Jere W. Morehead, current senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at UGA, has been named the finalist for the presidency of the university.
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Upgrade from Messenger to Skype
Microsoft will merge its Messenger program with Skype on March 15, which will require users, including those at UGA, to change software. UGA offers Microsoft…
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University Woman’s Club
The University Woman’s Club will meet Feb. 12 at 10 a.m. in Fellowship Hall of Central Presbyterian Church, 380 Alps Road. Keith Delaplane, professor of…
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Rare breed: Professor one of only 300 veterinary neurologists in world
In the world of veterinary specialists, Dr. Simon Platt is a rare and evolving breed: a twice board-certified veterinary neurologist-once by the American College of…
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Researchers publish genome sequence for cotton
UGA researchers, working with representatives from most of the world’s major cotton-producing countries, have led the description of the first “gold-standard” genome sequence for cotton.
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Comedian, ventriloquist to bring ‘Dogs Gone Wild’ tour to Ramsey Concert Hall
The Performing Arts Center will present Todd Oliver’s Dogs Gone Wild tour on Feb. 8 and 9 at 8 p.m. in Ramsey Concert Hall. Tickets…
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Project focuses on class in the classroom
UGA educator teaches teachers how to relate their curriculum more to their students’ backgrounds.
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Teens take PRIDE in their driving
A UGA program increases the safety knowledge of young drivers and their parents.