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UGA summer enrollment tops 13,800
UGA enrolled 13,854 students this summer, a 6.5 decrease from the 2011 summer figures, 958 fewer students overall. The total number accounts for the enrollment…
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State’s commissioner of public health to discuss adult, childhood obesity
Brenda Fitzgerald, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Health and state health officer, will visit campus July 31 to provide an update on adult…
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Prof will use NSF award to trace origin of protein’s family
When people don’t communicate effectively, relationships suffer and entire organizations can fail. When cells don’t communicate effectively, disease and sometimes death follow.
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June
Thirty UGA employees retired June 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and length of employment are: Tommy C. Altman, associate director, Office of Special Events, 35…
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Alfie Vick
An associate professor in the College of Environment and Design, Vick enjoys working on collaborative ecological design projects with colleagues on and off campus.
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Susan Bleyle
As a graduate research assistant in the College of Education, Susan Bleyle is pursuing her passion to be a researcher and teacher educator in the…
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UGA shines at Olympic games
Twenty-seven athletes with ties to UGA are adding to the heat of Olympic fever in London.
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UGA offers new online budget and revenue administration courses for local governments
The University of Georgia Carl Vinson Institute of Government, in cooperation with the Georgia Center for Continuing Education, has expanded its portfolio of governmental finance…
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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…
