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UGA renames PSO Leadership Academy to honor late administrator
The University of Georgia has renamed one of its leadership programs to honor a late, longtime administrator.
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UGA added $2.1 billion to the local economy in 2011
The University of Georgia continues to positively influence the Athens-area economy through both funds and employment. For fiscal year 2011, UGA had a total economic…
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UGA College of Education hosts Georgia Safe Schools Workshop in Gwinnett Aug. 10
A Georgia Safe Schools Coalition Workshop, offering local educators training and up-to-date information about Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender youth in Georgia schools, will be…
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Twilight tour of the UGA’s organic farm slated for July 19
Farmers, gardeners and anyone interested in knowing more about the origin of their food sources are invited to attend the inaugural Organic Twilight Tour of…
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Milton Masciadri
Renowned double bassist Milton Masciadri attracts students from across the U.S. and around the world who come to UGA to study with him.
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State Botanical Garden of Georgia exhibiting work by Madison Artists Guild
Works by members of the Madison Artists Guild of Morgan County will be on display through July 29 in the Visitor Center Gallery of the…
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UGA’s Hinkle presented Lifetime Achievement Award
As a professor of entomology in the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Nancy Hinkle has followed bugs into some interesting places:…
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UGA study finds that physical education mandates not enough in most states
Children need quality physical education to combat obesity and lead healthy lives. Georgia elementary schools make the grade when it comes to providing that education,…
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Study in Nature sheds new light on planet formation
A study published in the July 5 edition of the journal Nature is challenging scientists’ understanding of planet formation, suggesting that planets might form much…
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Welcome to the SEC
University of Georgia President Michael F. Adams welcomes the newest members of the Southeastern Conference, the University of Missouri and Texas A&M University. Both institutions…
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UGA’s Jarryd Wallace earns berth on 2012 U.S. Paralympic Track and Field Team
Just two years after elective surgery to remove his right leg, on July 1 UGA sophomore Jarryd Wallace was named to the U.S. Paralympic Track…
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Cara Murray
Cara Murray is an adventurer. When she’s not in class, Cara has been to the foothills of the Andes, the city and plains of Argentina…
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Juanita Johnson-Bailey
Juanita Johnson-Bailey, director of UGA’s Institute for Women’s Studies, believes there is much to be explored on the subject of how gender and race impact…
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Kudzu vine key to kudzu bug’s survival
U.S. Forest Service entomologist Jim Hanula may be the only person in the South who actually wants to keep kudzu alive.
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State funding and tuition increases allow UGA to enhance budget priorities
With the opening of the new fiscal year on July 1, the University of Georgia will be able to address several important budget priorities through…
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Media advisory: SeeFit Tour to make stops in Athens, Marietta to benefit UGA research
A coast-to-coast fundraising tour that aims to raise $50,000 for vision-related research at the University of Georgia will make stops in Athens on June 29…
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Study provides first evidence of coevolution between invasive, native species
Invasive species such as kudzu, privet and garlic mustard can devastate ecosystems, and, until now, scientists had little reason to believe that native plants could…
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The Trial Gardens at UGA to host 30th annual open house July 14
Over the past three decades, the Trial Gardens at the University of Georgia have introduced home gardeners and landscape designers to thousands of new plant…
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Screening horticultural imports: New models assess plant risk through better analysis
Weedy plants, many introduced to the U.S. for sale through plant nurseries, are responsible for extensive environmental damage and economic costs. Although legislation restricts the…
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UGA College of Education recognizes staff members for excellence
Four staff members in the University of Georgia College of Education recently were recognized for their outstanding work with 2012 awards for excellence.
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Georgia Museum of Art to exhibit Routh’s ‘The South in Black and White’
The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia will exhibit more than 30 graphic works by James E. Routh Jr. from Aug. 25-Oct.…
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Shupe joins WUGA as assistant operations director and host
Chris Shupe has been promoted to assistant operations director and full-time program host at WUGA, the public radio station in Athens operated by the University…
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University of Georgia CURO students explore research topics during summer break
A group of University of Georgia undergraduates has been named 2012 summer fellows by UGA’s Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities. They are spending the summer…
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Facebook makes us feel good about ourselves
People love social networks. That’s the obvious conclusion from Facebook’s 900 million active users and its current standing as one of the most visited sites…