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PolitiFact editor to speak at UGA McGill Lecture
Bill Adair, editor of the Pultizer Prize-winning PolitiFact, will speak on “The Truth-O-Meter, False Balance and the Promise of Fact-Checking” at the University of Georgia…
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Media Advisory: UGA Cabinet meeting and media briefing Sept. 27
The University of Georgia Cabinet will conduct its regular meeting Thursday, Sept. 27 at 10 a.m. in the Peabody Board Room of the Administration Building.…
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UGA Performing Arts Center presents Kopelman Quartet Oct. 7
The University of Georgia Performing Arts Center will present the Kopelman Quartet Oct. 7 at 3 p.m. in the Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall. The performance…
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Workshop at UGA to examine ‘The Future of Food’
The University of Georgia Center for Integrative Conservation Research will host a free workshop that will explore the links between food production, policy and sustainability…
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‘Peering Into the Musical Brain’ unravels mysteries of musicians’ minds
The Jane and Harry Willson Center for Humanities and Arts will present “Peering Into the Musical Brain,” a lecture reviewing years of musician-centered neurological studies,…
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UGA researchers looking to exploit bacterial immune system for medicine and industry
Athens, Ga. – Bacteria and archaea are among the smallest forms of life on the planet, but don’t let their size fool you. These simple…
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CURO abstracts, proposals, nominations sought
The Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities is inviting submissions from UGA undergraduate researchers for the 2013 CURO Symposium, which will be held at the Classic…
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Presidential search committee to hold public forum at Tate Student Center
Two representatives of the search committee charged with identifying the candidates who could be the next president of UGA will hold a forum on Sept.…
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UGA continues to replenish faculty despite budget issues
For the second year in a row, nearly 100 new tenured and tenure-track faculty have joined the university. While many of the new faculty members…
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OIE makes global changes to its website
UGA’s global reach is on display at the Office of International Education’s redesigned website, which lists opportunities to study, work and conduct research internationally. The…
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Researchers combine remote sensing technologies for detailed and accurate look at beach area
Shifting sands and tides make it difficult to measure accurately the amount of beach that’s available for recreation, development and conservation, but a team of…
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Mushrooms pop up after recent rains
Recent rainfall has led to an explosion of mushrooms in lawns and mulched areas. Mushrooms usually emerge when rain follows extended dry periods. Dry weather…
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Crunch time
The refrain from health professionals around the world remains unchanged: To win the war against obesity, Americans must become more active. For people with physical or…
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U.S. Education Departments paid $1.4 billion to track loans defaulters
As the number of student loan defaults have increased of late, the debt collection industry is a clear beneficiary, according to a New York Times…
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Childcare center reaches major milestones before first anniversary
The University Childcare Center, at only nine months old, already has achieved major developmental milestones. The newly renovated facility on UGA’s Health Sciences Campus welcomed…
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Wind ensemble to give free concert on North Campus
The Wind Ensemble will give its annual free Concert on the Lawn Sept. 28 at 12:30 p.m. on the lawn in front of Old College. …
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UGA welcomes new faculty
Below is an alphabetical listing of new tenured and tenure-track faculty who have joined the university since the previous listing was published in Columns a year…
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Battle of the bulge
Clifton Baile is a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Agricultural Biotechnology and Distinguished Professor at UGA. Internationally known for his research on the control…
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University Council to consider UGA-funded domestic partnerships benefits
A proposal to offer health benefits to domestic partners without using state funds is up for consideration by the University Council at its meeting Sept.…
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Visiting curator to discuss ‘drawing fire’ at GMOA
Cheryl K. Snay, curator of European art at the Snite Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame, will discuss “Drawing Fire: Academic Practice…
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UGA celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with fiestas, film festival, cultural events
Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations are under way at UGA and in the community. The month-long celebration (Sept. 15 to Oct. 15) covers important dates…
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Storied history
Georgia’s storied and deep literary history will be on display at the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame’s first exhibit in its new home at the…
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Author will discuss non-cognitive skills, child development
The Willson Center for Humanities and Arts will host author and journalist Paul Tough for a lecture and book signing Oct. 1 at 7 p.m.…
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UGA climbs two spots in ‘U.S. News & World Report’ rankings
UGA climbed two spots this year in the recently released U.S. News & World Report’s 2013 edition of America’s Best Colleges, ranking 21st among the…