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College of Education alumna Lembeck named 2012 Georgia Superintendent of the Year
Emily Lembeck, superintendent of Marietta City Schools and an alumna of the University of Georgia College of Education, has been named the 2012 Georgia Superintendent…
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Former Willson Center director to deliver Founders Day Lecture
In observance of the University of Georgia’s 227th anniversary, Betty Jean Craige, retired university professor of comparative literature and former director of the Willson Center…
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GMOA to hold ‘An Evening with the Blues’ in celebration of Black History Month
The Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art, the membership program of the museum at the University of Georgia, will present “An Evening with the…
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Conference to explore past, future of home economics
As part of an effort to rediscover the roots of home economics and explore its impact on modern society, professors in the fields of family…
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Lecture series brings a world of gardens to Athens
Noted horticulturist Allan Armitage will speak about gardens around the world in a series of talks at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia. Armitage is…
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A great value
Top value and low debt at graduation earned UGA sixth-place status on Kiplinger’s Personal Finance list of 100 best values among public colleges and universities.
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Wycliffe Gordon Quintet concert to pay tribute to Louis Armstrong
The Performing Arts Center will present internationally renowned jazz musician and Georgia native Wycliffe Gordon on Jan. 23 at 8 p.m. in Hugh Hodgson Concert…
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More campus items now recyclable
Campus recycling now accepts more than just paper and plastic bottles. Plastic containers, metal food cans and some plastic cups are now recyclable on campus.…
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Future insurance
The national underwriter website propertycasualty360 quoted Rob Hoyt, head of the risk management and insurance program, in an article about the future of the insurance…
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December
Eight UGA employees retired Dec. 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and length of employment are: Janice R. Brown, library associate III, libraries-general operations, 34…
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Staffer co-authors book on public schools
Preserving the Public in Public Schools: Visions, Values, Conflicts, and Choices Phil Boyle and Del Burns Rowman Littlefield Publishing Group Hardback: $50 Paperback: $24.95 eBook:…
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Best practices in historic preservation highlighted in exhibit
The College of Environment and Design will host the exhibit Historic Structures Report: Process and Product from Jan. 17 to Feb. 17 in the Circle…
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Training, development classes
Training and Development has announced its winter schedule of classes, which includes new titles as well as popular classes for professional and career development. New…
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Ohio State prof to give Fanning Lecture
Elena Irwin, a faculty member at Ohio State University, will speak at the 27th annual J.W. Fanning Lecture and Luncheon Jan. 20 at 10:30 a.m.…
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New vaccine attacks breast cancer in Mayo mouse model
Researchers from UGA and the Mayo Clinic in Arizona have developed a vaccine that dramatically reduces tumors in a mouse model that mimics 90 percent…
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Franklin College professor of genetics named AAAS Fellow
UGA geneticist Jonathan Arnold has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an honor bestowed on him by his…
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Nine graduate students named UGA ARCS Scholars
The Atlanta chapter of the ARCS Foundation Inc. recently awarded $70,000 to nine UGA doctoral students in biomedical and health sciences, one of whom received…
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The show must go on: Flutist turns love for music into career in the arts
Even before she could walk, Erin Tatum, the facilities and house manager for the Performing Arts Center, loved music.
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Putting the pin back in
A Minneapolis Star-Tribune article about the pros and cons of flash-bang grenades used by law enforcement officers in the U.S. quoted Donald E. Wilkes Jr.,…
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‘Machu Picchu: A Lost City Uncovered’ on display in Tate Student Center
Forty original photographs capturing the discovery and excavation of the majestic 15th-century Incan city of Machu Picchu in Peru will be on display on the…
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A new Korea
Agence France-Presse, a news agency based out of France, quoted Han S. Park, University Professor of International Affairs and director of UGA’s Center for Global…
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Transaction disclosure report
All public employees, spouses or dependents of public employees or any business in which such employee or spouse/dependent has a substantial interest, must disclose prior…
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Back tracking
An article in the Detroit Free Press about the possibility of a black line of descendants from the family of famed Confederate Gen. Robert E.…
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Community ties
Most graduate assistantships involve research projects or teaching classes. At the Fanning Institute, a public service and outreach unit, graduate students help find solutions to…