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UGA to host Fulbright Program study abroad event Feb. 23
University of Georgia students, faculty and the local community are invited to learn more about opportunities abroad available through the Fulbright Program, the largest U.S.…
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Frum named UGA vice president for public service and outreach
Jennifer Frum, who has served as interim vice president for public service and outreach at the University of Georgia since July 2011, has been named…
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Richard LaFleur, Post-Secondary Foreign Language Teacher of the Year
Richard LaFleur, Franklin Professor of classics and coordinator of the Elementary Latin Program, received professional accolades from two organizations.He was honored as Post-Secondary Foreign Language…
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Performing Arts Center presents the Capitol Steps
Perfectly timed for an election year, the University of Georgia Performing Arts Center will present America’s foremost political satirists, the Capitol Steps, on Feb. 10…
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$1.2 million USDA grant will be used to raise pecan’s image
The pecan, a Georgia crop staple, packs a much higher antioxidant punch than its nut-cousin the almond.
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Joel Marcovitch, Hero of the Year
Joel Marcovitch, director of Hillel at UGA, was named the 2011 Jewish Federation Hero of the Year by Hillels of Georgia. Marcovitch was honored for…
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January
Thirty UGA employees retired Jan. 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and length of employment are: Arnoldo Acevedo, maintenance worker, preventive maintenance, 17 years/5 months;…
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Gothic ghosts inhabit Seney Stovall Chapel in University Theatre’s ‘Armitage’
University Theatre presents Armitage, Don Nigro’s twisting tale of mystery, murder and desperate love at Seney Stovall Chapel Feb. 7-12 at 8 p.m., with a…
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Anne Shenk, Rod Nave Award
Anne Shenk, director of educational programs at the State Botanical Garden since 1985, received the Rod Nave Award from the Southeastern Association of Science Teacher…
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Education law expert to discuss diversity
Robert A. Garda Jr., an expert in education law from Loyola University in New Orleans, will be the featured speaker at various events being hosted…
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Broadway notables to perform favorite songs from hit musicals
Popular songs from The Phantom of the Opera, Cats and other hit musicals will fill Hodgson Concert Hall when the Performing Arts Center presents 100…
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Study documents that firefighters’ lung function declines after working at prescribed burns
After monitoring firefighters working at prescribed burns in the Southeastern U.S., UGA researchers found that lung function decreased with successive days of exposure to smoke…
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Social Work updates its Web presence
With a fresh new look and URL, the School of Social Work has updated its Web presence in a big way. The new site features…
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People person: Demographer breaks down trends in state’s population
If Matt Hauer has not already grabbed an audience’s attention during one of his presentations on demographic change in Georgia, he usually gets it with…
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WUGA-TV debuts ‘UGA Performs’
UGA Performs, a new music series produced on campus, will premiere on WUGA-TV Feb. 1 at 9 p.m. The first program will feature the Athens…
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2012 State of the University Address
I am energized today by where UGA has been, where it is and, even more so than I have been in the past couple of…
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Deborah Tippins, Mentor Award
Deborah Tippins, a professor in the department of mathematics and science education, received the first Mentor Award ever given by the Southeastern Association of Science…
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Laying the groundwork: Prep under way for summer organic ag course
Winter may be a relatively quiet season for many farmers in the Georgia Piedmont, but not for Carl Jordan.
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Professor named one of nation’s emerging scholars
Franklin West, an assistant professor of animal and dairy science in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, has been named one of the nation’s…
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Best-dressed performer
The UGA Performing Arts Center presented world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma in a sold-out recital Jan. 11. With the cooperation of Ma’s management, the Performing Arts…
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Dance-theater troupe to give two campus shows
The Performing Arts Center will present the Joe Goode Performance Group, a groundbreaking dance-theater troupe, Feb. 4 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 5 at 3…
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Kalamazoo gets $23 million grant for its social justice leadership center
Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Mich., received a $23 million grant, the largest in the college’s 179-year history, to endow the work of its Arcus Center…
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Dr. Mark Ebell, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Dr. Mark Ebell, an associate professor in the College of Public Health, has been appointed to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. The USPSTF is…
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‘Dinosaur’ author to give lecture during Darwin Days celebration
World-renowned paleontologist Jack Horner, author of How to Build a Dinosaur, will discuss how he and his colleagues are building the technology to create a…