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Toby Graham appointed UCLA Senior Fellow for 2012
Toby Graham, deputy university librarian, was appointed one of 15 UCLA Senior Fellows for 2012 following an international competition. He attended the three-week program conducted…
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Slowdown in tax collections leads to budget cuts at UGA
Another round of budget cuts, called for by Gov. Nathan Deal this summer amid continually disappointing tax revenue collections, led to a 3 percent reduction…
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Four vocal groups to perform in showcase
UGA’s top vocal ensembles will give a joint concert in the “UGA Choral Showcase” Oct. 23 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Hall of the Performing…
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U.S. consulate promoting higher education in India with reality TV
The U.S. Consulate General Mumbai is getting “real” with its approach to promoting U.S. undergraduate education to India. The consulate is looking for undergraduate institutions…
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Georgia Brass Band to give free concert
The Georgia Brass Band, the state’s premier British style brass band, will give a concert Oct. 21 at 3 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall of…
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ValaRae Partee
ValaRae Partee finds value in conducting research and community service projects that help children. Her ultimate goal is to develop a process by which living…
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From comfort zone into learning
“My experiences in Costa Rica will allow me to teach and observe with more of an ethnographic perspective,” says senior Chandler Fortson.
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UGA lecture series to feature social work and human rights issues
Obie Clayton, the inaugural Donald L. Hollowell Distinguished Professor of Social Justice and Civil Rights Studies in the University of Georgia School of Social Work,…
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Marine Science Day 2012: UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium celebrates 40 years
Marine education and research organizations are joining forces to celebrate Georgia’s coast at the Skidaway Marine Science Day 2012. The campus-wide open house will be…
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Computer system intruders access UGA personnel information
An ongoing investigation into what officials call “a criminal act of computer trespass” reveals that the personnel records of at least 8,500 current and former…
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UGA to celebrate sustainability, food with local food forum
Local Foods UGA, a forum designed to promote University of Georgia-based local food initiatives, will be held Oct. 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.…
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UGA observatory open house Oct. 19 to feature Perseus, Uranus, Jupiter
The University of Georgia department of physics and astronomy in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences will host its monthly observatory open house Oct.…
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New studies reveal connections between animals’ microbial communities and behavior
New research is revealing surprising connections between animal microbiomes—the communities of microbes that live inside animals’ bodies—and animal behavior, according to a paper by University…
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WUGA-TV increases broadcast coverage in northeast Georgia and Atlanta markets
WUGA-TV, the public television station of the University of Georgia, has increased its coverage in northeast Georgia and throughout the greater Atlanta television market.
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Oedipus myth set on a plantation in University Theatre’s ‘The Darker Face of the Earth’
As a part of the University of Georgia’s nine-day Spotlight on the Arts festival, University Theatre will present Rita Dove’s “The Darker Face of the…
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Weekend ‘Good Morning America’ meteorologist to speak at UGA
Athens, Ga. – Meteorologist Ginger Zee of “Good Morning America” will talk weather and the value of teachers and mentors at a lecture hosted by…
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State Botanical Garden to host perennial plant symposium
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia will host a perennial plant symposium Oct. 16 from 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m.…
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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists to lead McGill Symposium on journalistic courage
Three Pulitzer Prize winners will join four other renowned journalists for the sixth annual McGill Symposium Oct. 24 at the University of Georgia Grady College…
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UGA Traffic Injury Prevention Institute awarded grant to continue its education programs
The University of Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute was awarded a $650,000 grant from the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to continue its statewide…
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UGA to offer word identification, paraphrasing workshops for teachers October 18 and 19
The University of Georgia College of Education is offering two all-day teacher workshops-one on Word Identification Strategy and the other on the Fundamentals of Paraphrasing…
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UGA Fall Class Ring Days to be Oct. 16-19
The University of Georgia Alumni Association will sponsor Fall Class Ring Days Oct. 16-19. Students with 60 plus credit hours will be eligible to purchase…
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Face cream and facts: Consumers want more education with their cosmeceutical ads
There is no fountain of youth. But, there are plenty of cosmetic companies standing by to help consumers in their pursuit of fewer lines and…
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The Georgia Review to host a reading by acclaimed writer Pam Durban
The Georgia Review at the University of Georgia will present a reading by novelist, essayist and short-fiction writer Pam Durban on Oct. 18 at 7…
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UGA to mark 25th anniversary of African studies with conference, cultural and family events
The University of Georgia will mark the 25th anniversary of its African Studies Institute with two weeks of events beginning Nov. 1. The celebration will…