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Health Sciences Campus Update – July 2012
Classes at the Health Sciences Campus will begin in August, and the community is cordially invited to an open house celebration on Aug. 22. At…
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UGA study finds firms’ tax rates are tied to CEOs’ politics
Companies run by CEOs who vote Republican tend to pay more in taxes than companies run by CEOs who vote Democratic, according to new research…
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Alumni, Athletic associations to host UGA Day in Atlanta
The University of Georgia Alumni Association and the UGA Athletic Association have teamed up to bring UGA Day to Atlanta on July 23 at the…
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Area teachers participate in UGA’s Red Clay Writing Project
While most students in Athens and Northeast Georgia have been enjoying summer vacations, some of their teachers have been in the classroom, expanding their knowledge…
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UGA Libraries’ media archives receives earliest known home movies of Georgia
The University of Georgia Libraries’ Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, the only public institution in the state devoted entirely to preserving…
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Twenty-six incoming freshmen receive UGA’s prestigious Foundation Fellowship
The class of 2016 at the University of Georgia will include 26 students who have been awarded the Foundation Fellowship, the university’s premier undergraduate scholarship.
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Faculty, staff receive Fulbright Awards for international study
Four UGA faculty and professionals have received Fulbright Awards for international study.
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Chef Nathalie Dupree to speak at Georgia Museum of Art
The Georgia Museum of Art will host a free lecture and book signing by chef Nathalie Dupree in conjunction with the exhibition John Baeder on…
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Selig study: University added $2.1 billion to local economy
UGA continues to positively influence the Athens-area economy through both funds and employment. For fiscal year 2011, UGA had a total economic impact of $2.1 billion…
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‘Power’ play: UGA goes back to national science, engineering festival
The 6-year-old boy spotted the microscopes at UGA’s bioenergy exhibit and pulled his parents forward.
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Pharmacy expands its degree programs
The College of Pharmacy will offer a new degree program this fall for students seeking a bachelor’s degree in pharmaceutical sciences. The new degree is…
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Administrative changes
• Josh Brewer, a former assistant coach at the University of Southern California, has been named head women’s golf coach at UGA. Prior to his…
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Fun and Games
UGA will be sending 29 Bulldogs—27 athletes, one coach and one official—to the Olympics in London July 27 through Aug. 12. Incoming, current and former…
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State funding, tuition increases support budget priorities
With the opening of the new fiscal year on July 1, UGA administrators were able to address several important budget priorities through increased state funding…
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$1.8 million grant will be used to make new mumps vaccine
Biao He, a UGA professor of infectious diseases and a Georgia Research Alliance distinguished investigator in the College of Veterinary Medicine, worries that a new…
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Massage therapy
The University Health Center is offering a summer special on massage therapy. Faculty and staff can purchase either a 25 or 55 minute massage at…
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‘Georgia Review’ receives 10 citations at 2012 GAMMA Awards ceremony
The Georgia Review, UGA’s quarterly journal of arts and letters, received three gold, two silver and two bronze awards, along with three honorable mentions at…
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A breed apart: Colleagues, former students honor retired professor
Roger Boerma spent 40 years breeding new soybean varieties, but the true measure of his career may be the number of friendships that he cultivated…
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Radio station receives three awards from Georgia Association of Broadcasters
WUGA-FM 91.7/97.9 FM, the public radio station operated by UGA in partnership with Georgia Public Broadcasting, received two Gabby Awards and one merit award at…
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TIP program proposals
The UGA-Duke Talent Identification Program is seeking faculty, staff and graduate students to teach weekend classes for gifted youth during the 2012-13 academic year. Two…
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The buzz on bees
In 2006, beekeepers began reporting that once-thriving colonies of honey bees were being abandoned overnight. A UGA team of experts is leading the effort to…
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Nonprofit executives from the Southeast complete leadership training at UGA
Eighteen leaders of nonprofit organizations from throughout the Southeast recently participated in a joint training effort between the University of Georgia Fanning Institute, Georgia State…
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Georgia Museum of Art to display controversial agriculture murals
The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia will soon display four controversial murals that were removed from the Georgia Department of Agriculture’s…
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Summer 2012 issue of The Georgia Review just published
The Summer 2012 issue of The Georgia Review at the University of Georgia opens with “Look at the World as It Is,” a lengthy interview…