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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…
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MAREX serves Georgia’s Coast for 40 years
This year, UGA’s Marine Education Center and Aquarium on Skidaway Island—the education branch of the university’s Marine Extension Service, or MAREX—is celebrating 40 years of…
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Lonnie Brown
Brown holds the Cleveland Distinguished Chair of Legal Ethics and Professionalism in the School of Law, and his research and teaching both focus on the…
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UGA to commemorate 50th anniversary of its first African-American graduate
The University of Georgia will celebrate a milestone in desegregation when it commemorates the 50th anniversary of the graduation of Mary Frances Early, the first…
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UGA sends 38 faculty, student presenters to Ecological Society of America meeting
What drives rabies virus transmission in vampire bats? What is the current status of isolated wetlands in southwest Georgia? How will the transition from confinement…
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Georgia Museum of Art to connect arts and sciences in Lunch and Learn fall exhibition
The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia will present a lunch and learn event for faculty focusing on the intersections between science/engineering…
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Registration opens Aug. 8 for UGA’s ‘Vet School for a Day’
Registration opens Aug. 8 for the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine’s “Vet School for a Day” program.
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University of Georgia Food Services names Jeanne Fry executive director
Jeanne Fry has been promoted to executive director of the University of Georgia Food Services, effective Aug. 1.
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UGA Performing Arts Center wins Interactive Media Award for new website
The University of Georgia Performing Arts Center has received the Interactive Media Award for outstanding achievement in website design.
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UGA offers guaranteed game day parking on campus for $140
University of Georgia Parking Services is selling season-long parking permits in the Carlton Street Parking Deck, North Campus Parking Deck and the Performing Arts Center…