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Computer health, security fair
The 2012 Computer Health and Security Fair will be held April 11 from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. in the second floor lobby of the Miller Learning…
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Council approves new academic dates
At its March 22 meeting, the University Council approved changes to the 2013-2014 academic calendar. The new calendar ensures that both fall and spring semesters…
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Working for peanuts
A Southeastern Farm Press article on the need for more funding for peanut research quoted John Beasley, UGA Extension peanut agronomist. “We depend on that…
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Smooth sailing
One public relations class in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication has enriched the state by giving back through a project with UGA’s…
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Plantapalooza sale to be held April 14
Plantapalooza, a multi-location plant sale, will be held April 14 from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at the State Botanical Garden, the UGA Horticulture Club and the…
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Lower landscape maintenance
To achieve a low-maintenance landscape, UGA’s Cooperative Extension has a few tips. Start by choosing a hardy grass, like centipede. It requires less frequent mowing…
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Geneticists receive $1.8 million in NSF CAREER awards
Two UGA genetics researchers won grants from the National Science Foundation valued at more than $1.8 million for projects that may help combat birth defects…
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Going negative
Ruthann Lariscy, a professor of advertising and public relations in Grady College, was quoted in a CNN.com article about a possible relationship between negative campaigning…
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New book looks at controlling Salmonella
Controlling Salmonella in Poultry Production and Processing Scott M. Russell CRC Press $149.95 Scott Russell, a professor of poultry science in the College of Agricultural…
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This stinks
A Washington Post article about the migration of stink bugs to the deep South quoted Dan Suiter, an associate professor of entomology in the College…
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Building 1516 receives green honors
Building 1516, the newest residence hall at UGA and the first to be LEED certified, received two honors recently: The on-campus award by Student Housing…
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Regional STEM conference
UGA will co-host the conference “Regional STEM Institute of Teaching and Learning” April 14 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Classic Center. Participants will include…
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Party politics
In an article about Southern Christians’ support for Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, Pennsylvania’s Patriot News quoted Charles Bullock, professor of political science in the…
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Draper Center dedicated
The Lucy Hargrett Draper Center and Archives for the Study of the Rights of Women in History and Law was formally dedicated March 17. Located…
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Child’s play (area)
Ground was broken March 19 for the McPhaul Child Development Lab Amphitheater and Hillslide play area. Children who attend the center turned the first shovels…
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Leading indicators
The undergraduate program at the Terry College of Business ranks 50th nationally and 20th among public business schools in the latest issue of Bloomberg Businessweek.
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‘Shocking disparities’
African Americans in Georgia, especially in rural areas, have drastically poorer survival rates from cancer than do others.
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College of Veterinary Medicine sets annual open house for April 6
The College of Veterinary Medicine’s annual open house will be held April 6 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Exotic animal displays, horseback-riding demonstrations, a…
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In the henhouse
The trade publication WorldPoultry.Net quoted Guillermo Zavala, an associate professor in UGA’s Poultry Diagnostic Research Center, in an article about biosecurity efforts by poultry producers…
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Franklin prof named Ljungdahl Investigator
The Georgia Research Alliance has named Lance Wells, an associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, a Lars G. Ljungdahl Distinguished Investigator.
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Study guides new rules to prevent heat illness, deaths
High school athletes need about 10-14 days to acclimate their bodies to the heat stress in preseason practices in late July and August each year,…
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Vote of confidence: Political science professor specializes in U.S. elections
Jamie Carson just might be the man of the year.
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Kinesiology study participants
Participants are needed for a six-week study examining food intake and exercise. The study is recruiting post-menopausal women (45-65 years old) who are overweight and…
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Louisiana State University to allow professors to grade for attendance
Students at Louisiana State University may soon find themselves academically compelled to go to class, thanks to a resolution passed by the institution’s Faculty Senate…