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Terry Leadership Speaker Series to feature Macy’s executive
Timothy M. Adams, the chief private brands officer of Macy’s Inc., will speak Feb. 3, at 10 a.m. in room 101 of the University of…
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College of Environment and Design to lead Southern Mill charrette
A team of students and faculty from the University of Georgia College of Environment and Design will partner with the Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation on Feb.…
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UGA Performing Arts Center presents Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra
The UGA Performing Arts Center will present the Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra on Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. Founded in 1954, the…
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UGA teams up internationally to discover speed of large-scale evolution
For the first time, scientists have measured how fast large-scale evolution can occur in mammals, showing it takes 24 million generations for a mouse-sized animal…
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Deryl Bailey, Anti-Oppression Award
Deryl Bailey, associate professor of counseling and human development services, has received the 2007 Mary Smith Arnold Anti-Oppression Award from the Counselors for Social Justice,…
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UGA Health Sciences Campus update for January 2012
The following information is provided as part of an effort to keep the community informed about the development of the Health Sciences Campus, a significant…
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Six UGA students awarded campus sustainability grants
The University of Georgia Office of Sustainability has awarded grants totaling $20,000 to six students as part of its second annual Campus Sustainability Grants program.…
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UGA Opera presents Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance
The University of Georgia Opera Theater will present Gilbert and Sullivan’s iconic operetta The Pirates of Penzance at the university’s Fine Arts Theater on Feb.…
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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…