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State Botanical Garden to host Cultures and Cuisines fundraiser
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia will feature seven local restaurants at the Around the World Cultures and Cuisines fundraiser Aug. 23 from 7-9 p.m.…
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UGA to hold summer commencement Aug. 4
The University of Georgia will hold summer Commencement exercises Saturday, Aug. 4 at 9:30 a.m. in Stegeman Coliseum. Approximately 1,476 students will be eligible to…
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A growing effort: UGA professors receive $2 million to speed biofuel development
In the ongoing search for cleaner, renewable energy sources, biofuels derived from trees, shrubs and grasses have emerged as a strong candidate. But creating the…
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UGA appoints new director of federal relations
University of Georgia alumnus D. Andrew Dill will join his alma mater in a professional capacity as he becomes its newest director of federal relations,…
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University Housing and Hunker Down with Housing welcome incoming students
The University of Georgia Department of Housing, along with volunteers from its Hunker Down with Housing program, will welcome new and returning students to Athens…
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State Botanical Garden accepting donations for Friends of the Garden Flea Market
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia is accepting donations from the public for its annual Friends of the Garden Flea…
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State Botanical Garden to partner with two local non-profits to host new art exhibit
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia, in partnership with the Oconee River Land Trust and the Athens Land Trust, will…
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UGA Career Center wins second national award of 2012
Athens, Ga. – The University of Georgia Career Center recently received the National Association of Colleges and Employers Innovation Excellence Award, which recognizes a career…
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UGA climatologist, NASA observe extreme Greenland ice sheet surface melt this month
Independent measurements from a University of Georgia climatologist and data from NASA show that for several days this month, nearly the entire ice cover of…
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Media Alert: UGA to conduct two simulated disasters Wednesday
The University of Georgia will conduct two simulated disaster exercises on campus July 25.
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UGA Marine Extension Service and Georgia Sea Grant educate children on marine debris
The University of Georgia Marine Extension Service and Georgia Sea Grant have been awarded funding from the Southeast Atlantic Marine Debris Initiative to educate children…
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UGA Archway Partnership announces Habersham County as newest location
The University of Georgia Archway Partnership recently announced Habersham County as the newest community to partner with UGA and the University System of Georgia, which…
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Proposed pool facility planned for Lake Herrick property
The Lake Herrick outdoor pavilion will get a student-friendly facelift if a University of Georgia project proposal is approved by the University System of Georgia…
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Reaping rewards
Students in UGA’s organic demonstration farm program are getting dirty to enhance research and help the community through sustainable farming.
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Kaye Sweetser
After seven months serving with the military in Afghanistan, Kaye Sweetser is happy to be back to her public relations students and her Grady College…
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UGA grad students to conduct cultural resource inventory of Social Circle
A team of graduate students from the University of Georgia College of Environment and Design will conduct a cultural resource inventory of Social Circle, a…
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Nine incoming freshmen receive UGA Ramsey Honors Scholarship
The class of 2016 at the University of Georgia will include nine students who have been awarded the Bernard Ramsey Honors Scholarship, one of the…
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College editors convene at UGA’s Grady College for annual management seminar
Sixty-four top college newspaper editors from 30 states will learn leadership and management skills July 22-27 at the 17th annual Management Seminar for College News…
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UGA veterinary teaching hospital holding ‘Picture Your Pet’ photo contest
The call is out for all photogenic felines and camera-friendly canines—and equines, bovines and all other animals—as the University of Georgia Veterinary Teaching Hospital announces…
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UGA researcher honored for life sciences research
University of Georgia Distinguished Research Professor Daniel Colley has been awarded the 2012 Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation Distinguished Life Sciences Scientist Award for his research…
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UGA researchers develop rapid diagnostic test for pathogens, contaminants
Athens, Ga. – Using nanoscale materials, researchers at the University of Georgia have developed a single-step method to rapidly and accurately detect viruses, bacteria and…
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PepsiCo executive to speak at UGA scholarship luncheon
Larry D. Thompson, an executive with PepsiCo, will deliver the keynote address at the University of Georgia Black Faculty and Staff Organization’s 10th annual Founders…
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UGA summer enrollment totals 13,854
The University of Georgia enrolled 13,854 students this summer, a 6.5 decrease from the 2011 summer figures, 958 fewer students overall.
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Georgia Commissioner of Public Health to address obesity in Georgia
Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Health and State Health Officer, will visit the University of Georgia on Tuesday, July 31…