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Fanning Institute summer programs develop leadership skills for youths and adults
The University of Georgia Fanning Institute in the Office of the Vice President of Public Service and Outreach will teach leadership skills to more than…
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Threadgill named founding dean of UGA’s College of Engineering
Dale Threadgill, who has served as director of the University of Georgia’s Faculty of Engineering since 2001, has been named interim dean of the university’s…
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UGA College of Pharmacy expands degree programs
The University of Georgia College of Pharmacy will offer a new degree program this fall for students seeking a bachelor’s degree in pharmaceutical sciences. The…
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UGA recognizes new U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey, a university alumna
The University of Georgia is celebrating the recent appointment of Natasha Trethewey as the U.S. poet laureate for 2012-2013. Trethewey earned an undergraduate degree in…
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Hunker Down volunteers
University Housing’s annual Hunker Down with Housing program streamlines the move-in process for the 7,000 students living in residence halls. Volunteers, critical to the program’s…
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Better beans
Soybeans are the world’s largest single source of vegetable protein and edible oil, already used to make livestock feed, soymilk, tofu, adhesives, alternative fuels, disinfectants,…
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May 2012 Retirees
Fourteen UGA employees retired May 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and length of employment are: Haron Bolton Jr., building services worker II, Building Services…
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Chemistry professor wins Germany’s Humboldt Award
Gregory H. Robinson, Franklin Professor and Distinguished Research Professor of Chemistry, is one of a select group of international academics awarded a 2012 Humboldt…
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Historian named to Gregory Chair in Civil War Era
Noted historian Stephen Berry has been named the inaugural holder of the Amanda and Greg Gregory Chair in the Civil War Era in the Franklin…
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Two law faculty named to endowed professorships
Two School of Law faculty members have been awarded endowed professorships. Lori A. Ringhand has been named a J. Alton Hosch Professor of Law, while…
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Legion pool hours
Legion Pool is open from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily through July 31 and 2-7 p.m. from Aug. 1-10. Prices per visit are $3.50…
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Eyeglass sale
During June, UGA faculty, staff and their spouses, domestic partners and dependents age 5 and older, can get 50 percent off new frame purchases with…
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Staff Council elects officers for 2012-13
Staff Council recently elected officers for the 2012-2013 academic year. Jerry Daniel, an information technology professional with the department of mathematics, has been re-elected…
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Paley Center CEO to speak at summer Commencement
Pat Mitchell, president and chief executive officer of the Paley Center for Media and a magna cum laude UGA graduate, will be the speaker for…
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State Botanical Garden to hold annual Sunflower Music Series
The State Botanical Garden’s 12th annual Sunflower Music Series gets underway June 12 with the first of four concerts. Offering diverse music styles, each of…
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New era: CAGT team builds on groundwork of its predecessors
It took scientists more than a decade to sequence the 3 billion chemical base pairs that make up the human genome, but today researchers can…
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U. of Calif.-Berkeley coach will lead gymnastics team
Danna Durante, who served as head coach at the University of California-Berkeley for the 2012 season and was the 2007 National Assistant Coach of the…
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Studio named for political historian
The oral history recording studio in the special collections libraries will bear the name of political historian Bob Short. The Cabinet approved the naming on…
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Finance and Administration honors its top employees
Much of the work of Finance and Administration employees occurs behind the scenes, but in mid-May, staff members in the division stepped into the spotlight…
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UGA experts to take part in obesity conference
Georgia obesity experts, including panelists working on the UGA Obesity Initiative, will address the challenge of obesity in the U.S. and Georgia at a…
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“Bug appétit!”
UGA student Harman Johar’s undergraduate research project in entomophagy, the study of humans eating insects, inspired him to start a business. Now he is on…
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Georgia National Guard returns to UGA to present Afghanistan base flag
The Georgia National Guard’s Agribusiness Development Team I will be on the University of Georgia campus June 11 at 2 p.m. to present the faculty…
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UGA names Anjali Dougherty interim internal auditing director
The University of Georgia recently named Anjali Dougherty interim director of its Internal Auditing Division. Her appointment is effective July 1 after current director Dale…
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Sculptures by Chakaia Booker and Manolo Valdés on display at GMOA
Two exhibitions of sculpture, “Defiant Beauty: The Works of Chakaia Booker” and “Remixing History: Manolo Valdés,” are currently on exhibit at the Georgia Museum of…