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Nearly 6,400 new students arrive for start of fall semester classes
UGA is expecting approximately 6,400 new students this fall, including 4,970 freshmen and almost 1,400 transfer students. The number of applications received for this year’s…
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Consumption boom fuels professor’s fascination with credit and borrowing
Berrak Bahadir developed a fascination for credit long before she became an economics professor.
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UGA to celebrate 50th anniversary of Mary France Early’s graduation
UGA will celebrate a milestone in desegregation when it commemorates the 50th anniversary of the graduation of Mary Frances Early, the first African American to…
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University System of Georgia names vice chancellor for student affairs
Joyce Jones, a former administrator at Augusta State University, has been named the University System of Georgia’s first vice chancellor for student affairs. Her appointment…
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Cynthia Dillard received Distinguished Contributions to Gender Equity in Education Research Award
Cynthia Dillard, the Mary Frances Early Professor of Teacher Education, received the American Educational Research Association’s 2012 Distinguished Contributions to Gender Equity in Education Research…
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GLOBES reception
GLOBES, the university’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender organization for faculty and staff, will hold a fall reception Sept. 6 from 5:30-8 p.m. at the Founders…
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Barbara McCaskill
McCaskill conducts archival research about 19th- and early 20th-century African American writers and has developed “Reacting to the Past” classes about UGA’s 1961 desegregation.
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Brian Chernoff
Brian Chernoff has studied in Australia, lived in Guatemala and volunteered in Mexico and New Orleans. Now, 12 years after finishing his undergraduate work, he…
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Cigarette tax could mean better health, more revenue
A UGA researcher finds that a $1 tax increase on cigarettes would enhance personal health and increase state tax revenue.
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University and contractor seek cause of breakage of four glass panes at Stegeman Coliseum
The University of Georgia and Choate Construction Company are examining the breakage of glass panes in four of the 358 panels on the facade of…
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UGA alums selected as 2012 Georgia Forester’s Hall of Fame inductees
Three University of Georgia alumni have been selected for induction into the Georgia Forester’s Hall of Fame, one of the highest honors bestowed to Georgia…
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UGA Health Sciences Campus open house set for Aug. 22
The public is invited to attend an open house at the new University of Georgia Health Sciences Campus, located at the corner of Prince and…
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Job market for journalism graduates shows improvement
The job market for graduates of the nation’s journalism and mass communication programs showed signs of improvements in 2011 and 2012 continuing the trend from…
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Archway Partnership, CED celebrate student work with exhibit, reception
The University of Georgia Archway Partnership and the College of Environment and Design will hold an exhibit and reception on Aug. 22 from 4:30-6 p.m.…
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UGA College of Education Dean Andy Horne receives Lifetime Contributions Award
Arthur M. (Andy) Horne, dean of the University of Georgia College of Education and Distinguished Research Professor, recently was honored with a 2012 Lifetime Contributions…
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Researchers combine remote sensing technologies for highly detailed look at coastal change
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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UGA public health researcher receives $2.5 million grant to combat childhood obesity
Marsha Davis, an associate professor in the University of Georgia College of Public Health’s department of health promotion and behavior, recently received a $2.5 million…
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Listening to crops: UGA researcher is developing a sensor to detect when plants are under attack
The smell of freshly cut grass may stir memories of baseball parks, cookouts or lazy summer afternoons in the suburbs, but what we perceive as…
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Nearly 6,400 new undergraduates ready to start UGA classes Aug. 13
The University of Georgia is expecting approximately 6,400 new students this fall, including 4,970 freshmen and almost 1,400 transfer students. The number of applications received…
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UGA instructor creates monument to African-American patriots
The city of Washington, Ga., will unveil a new monument featuring a sculpture by University of Georgia instructor Kinzey Branham that honors American patriots who…
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DegreeWorks web-based advising tool implemented in UGA undergraduate programs
The University of Georgia Office of the Registrar has fully implemented DegreeWorks, a web-based tool to help students and advisers monitor a student’s progress toward…
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Insect Olympians: Students ask what makes horned passalus beetles so strong
All eyes are turned to London as the world’s top athletes compete for Olympic glory, but a humbler competition has been taking place in Andy…
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UGA offers Strategic Instruction Model® Workshop on theme writing strategy
A two-day professional development workshop to introduce teachers to the foundations of the Strategic Instructional Model® and prepare them to implement the fundamentals in theme…
