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University launches ConnectUGA, new student info system
UGA is making dramatic changes to its database infrastructure by implementing a new, integrated student information system over the next two years. The new…
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Study: Gender discrimination still a factor in academic science jobs
Gender discrimination still plays a role when women choose which career to pursue in academic science or whether to avoid the field altogether, according to…
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Winners’ circle
President and Mrs. Adams hosted a reception on Oct. 23 at the President’s House to celebrate the achievements of UGA Olympians (above) and the national…
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Investigation continues into computer security breach
University and outside law enforcement agencies continue to investigate the computer information security breach that occurred in September in which unknown perpetrators accessed the sensitive…
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Participants needed for study on exercise habits
People trying to lose weight through increasing exercise in their daily routines often drop the new habit when they don’t see any changes on…
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Circle Gallery to exhibit failed ‘American Dreams’ photography exhibition
The Circle Gallery in the College of Environment and Design will host the exhibit American Dreams: The Paradox of Failed Subdivisions in Georgia, featuring photographs…
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Protect and defend
In 1906, when Alois Alzheimer discovered the neurodegenerative disease that would later be named for him, he saw amyloid-beta plaques and neurofibrillary tangles inside the…
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Jet Propulsion Lab researcher to give fourth annual Ljungdahl Lecture on Nov. 9
Michael Russell of Jet Propulsion Laboratory will deliver the fourth annual Lars G. Ljungdahl Lecture on Nov. 9 at 3:30 p.m. in Room C127 of…
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Only a test
Regents Professor of Mathematics Education Jeremy Kilpatrick was quoted in an EdWeek article about the National Assessment of Educational Progress and efforts to align the…
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Academic showcase
The inaugural SEC Symposium, to be led by UGA, will be held Feb. 10-12 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta. The theme of the symposium is…
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Survey: Social media becoming a common higher ed teaching tool
Social media use has become commonplace for college faculty, according a survey by the Babson Survey Research Group and Pearson Education. The survey, which questioned…
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Spotlight at Tate
Students and members of the UGA Arts Council distributed more than 1,500 schedules, buttons and postcards at the Tate Student Center to promote the Spotlight…
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Too formulaic
John M. Drake, an associate professor in the Odum School of Ecology, was quoted in a Chronicle of Higher Education story about a new formula…
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Fall semester enrollment tops 34,500
UGA’s fall student enrollment is 34,519, the fifth consecutive year enrollment has stood between 34,000 and 35,000. The figure is a 0.9 percent decrease, or…
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DiverseJobs membership
The Office of Institutional Diversity has purchased an institutional membership package with DiverseJobs, the online job posting site for Diverse Issues in Higher Education, a…
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Free vehicle inspections
In conjunction with the start of the holiday travel season, Parking Services will hold Operation SafeDrive, an event with free vehicle inspections for all UGA…
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School of Art redesigns website with flare
The Lamar Dodd School of Art’s redesigned website is a visual experience just as eclectic as the school itself. Its unique home page features a…
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Compounding problems
Gary Dykstra, director of Biomedical Continuing Education and Strategic Planning in the College of Pharmacy and a former Food and Drug Administration official, was quoted…
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November
Eighteen UGA employees retired Nov. 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and length of employment are: Jarrell B. Anthony, director, Campus Life, 38 years; Renee…
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‘Raw material of history’
The term “history book” takes on an entirely different meaning at the Hargrett Library.
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Observatory open house
The physics and astronomy department will host its monthly observatory open house Nov. 9 from 7:30-9 p.m. on the fourth floor of the physics building.…
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Nine faculty members named 2012-13 Service-Learning Fellows
The Service-Learning Fellows program, now entering its eighth year, provides an opportunity for faculty members from a range of disciplines to integrate academic service-learning…
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Renowned banjo player teams up with jazz trio for Nov. 9 concert
Béla Fleck, the world’s premier banjo player, will join forces with classic jazz traditionalists the Marcus Roberts Trio Nov. 9 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson…
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Waffling beyond the fries
Sundar Bharadwaj, a marketing professor in the Terry College of Business, was quoted in an article about Chick-fil-A’s changing position for funding anti-gay marriage groups.…