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Youth volunteers complete training for Athens’ first teen court
Youth offenders in Athens-Clarke County will soon have the option to be “tried by a jury of their peers” in the newly created Athens Peer…
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UGA College of Education professor Thomas Hébert’s book wins award
A book written by University of Georgia College of Education professor Thomas Hébert has won a 2011 Legacy Book Award from a Texas gifted education…
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Deryl F. Bailey, Allen Boeing Endowed Chair and Distinguished Professor of Education
Deryl F. Bailey, an associate professor of counseling and human development services, has been named the Allen Boeing Endowed Chair and Distinguished Professor of Education…
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2012 EcoFocus Film Festival to open with Sundance winner
The 2012 EcoFocus Film Festival will open with a screening of Buck, a documentary about the animal-human bond.
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Four faculty members named 2012 Meigs Professors
Four faculty have been named Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professors, the university’s highest recognition for superior instruction at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
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Performing Arts Center presents Nordwest Deutsche Philharmonic
One of Germany’s leading orchestras, the Nordwest Deutsche Philharmonic, will give a concert March 7 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. Principal conductor Eugene…
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Study: Gender wage gap shrank faster than thought
The gap in wages between men and women has decreased sharply over the past 30 years, and a new UGA study reveals that decline was…
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Linked up: College of Education’s tech expert has strong ties to UGA
Nic Holt has a knack for making connections. To some, his degrees (all from UGA) in classical culture, instructional technology and recreation and leisure studies…
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Faculty, students participate in GeoDesign Summit
Faculty members and students from the College of Environment and Design and Franklin College’s geography department recently participated in the 2012 GeoDesign Summit in Redlands,…
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Howard J. Wiarda, Order de Colon
Howard J. Wiarda, the Dean Rusk Professor of International Relations in the School of Public and International Affairs, was honored by the government of the…
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Pam Knox, Board of Continuing Professional Development
Pam Knox, program coordinator III in the Faculty of Engineering, was appointed the new chair of the Board of Continuing Professional Development for the American…
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Poet David Wojahn to give reading
The English department is hosting a reading by poet David Wojahn on March 7 at 6 p.m. at Ciné, 235 W. Hancock Ave. Part of…
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Interdisciplinary artist Amy Franceschini to lecture March 6
Ideas for Creative Exploration will host artist, educator and award-winning Web designer Amy Franceschini on March 6 at 4 p.m. in room 101 of the…
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Jazz, percussion ensembles bring rhythm to 2nd Thursday series
The UGA Jazz Ensemble and UGA Percussion Ensemble will present “A Night of Rhythmic Music” March 8 at 8 p.m. in Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall.…
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New workshop to focus on ‘scientific teaching’ for better learning outcomes
Students in the sciences typically excel at memorizing information. Applying that information to new situations, however, often presents a challenge.
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Elizabeth H. DeBray, Edu-Scholar Public Presence Rankings
Elizabeth H. DeBray, an associate professor of lifelong education, administration and policy, has been ranked among the top scholars in the nation contributing most substantially…
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Six students awarded grants to promote campus sustainability
The Office of Sustainability has awarded grants totaling $20,000 to six students as part of its second annual Campus Sustainability Grants Program. The money, which…
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Gwynn Powell, Excellence in Teaching Award
Gwynn Powell, an associate professor of recreation and leisure studies, received the 2011 Excellence in Teaching Award from the National Recreation and Park Association. Powell…
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University Woman’s Club
The University Woman’s Club will meet March 13 at 10 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Central Presbyterian Church, 380 Alps Road. Peter Dale, executive…
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Site offers latest buzz on honey bees
Honey bees have been a subject of teaching and inquiry at UGA for decades, and the College of Agricultural and Environmental Science’s website for its…
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GMOA receives gold LEED certification
The newly expanded and remodeled building which houses the Georgia Museum of Art has been officially LEED-certified gold. LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental…
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On-the-job injuries
Six thousand workers die on the job in the U.S. each year, and millions more are injured.
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GMOA features travelling exhibition about 1940s America
The Georgia Museum of Art has the exhibition To Make a World: George Ault and 1940s America on display until April 16. The traveling exhibition…
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UCLA gets $50 million donation
The top public health official in Los Angeles and his wife recently donated $50 million to the School of Public Health at the University of…