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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…
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Black History Month focuses on historical contributions of African-American women
Highlighting black women and their contributions to American history and culture will be the theme of the February Black History Month celebration on campus.
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Natural history museum to offer master’s for earth science teachers
The American Museum of Natural History, the first U.S. science museum with its own doctoral program, has announced plans to offer master’s degrees to train…
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Combatting an epidemic
The university has launched a major campus-wide initiative to help the state address its growing epidemic of adult and childhood obesity.
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Pool party
The women’s swimming and diving team recorded its 77th straight home victory Jan. 20 in Gabrielsen Natatorium against South Carolina. The win moved the team…
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Crystal clear
For more than a century, the use of X-rays has been a prime diagnostic tool when it comes to human health.
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GMOA releases new volume on symposium
Neighboring Voices: The Decorative Culture of Our Southern Cousins: The Fifth Henry D. Green Symposium of the Decorative Arts Dale L. Couch Georgia Museum of…
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Gayle Andrews, John H. Lounsbury Award
Gayle Andrews, an associate professor in the middle school education program in the department of elementary and social studies education, received the John H. Lounsbury…
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Help students tackle homework
Although dreaded by most students, homework is an essential part of the learning process. UGA experts say developing a routine, creating a study space and…
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Support system
Bill McDonald has been the dean of students for a year now, but you wouldn’t know it by having coffee with him.