All News
-

UGA works to increase pecan awareness, profitability
The pecan, a Georgia crop staple, packs a much higher antioxidant punch than its nut-cousin the almond. But what the little-known nut is high in…
-

Georgia Museum of Art receives collection by African-American artists
The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia has a new collection—prominent works by African-American artists—donated by Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson.…
-

UGA College of Education Butchart receives national book award
University of Georgia College of Education professor Ron Butchart’s book, which focuses on the formal education of freed slaves in the American South from the…
-
$1 million Deloitte Foundation fund established at UGA’s Tull School of Accounting
With pledged gifts totaling $1 million, the Deloitte Foundation has established an endowment for the J.M. Tull School of Accounting in the Terry College of…
-

UGA’s Richard Watson receives LEO award from the Association for Information Systems
Richard T. Watson, the J. Rex Fuqua Distinguished Chair for Internet Strategy in the University of Georgia Terry College of Business, has received the LEO…
-
UGA Undergraduate Admissions to host Colleges in Your Backyard program
High school students and their parents are invited to learn more about post-secondary opportunities available in Athens-Clarke County and surrounding communities at the third annual…
-

UGA College of Public Health professor appointed to U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Athens, Ga. – Dr. Mark Ebell, an associate professor in the College of Public Health at the University of Georgia, has been appointed to the…
-

UGA study offers hope for hemlock attack
Thousands of broken trees line the banks of the Chattooga River. The dead gray stabs were once evergreen monsters offering shade to trout and picturesque…
-

UGA opens new special collections libraries, plans dedication
The University of Georgia special collections libraries began 2012 in a new state-of-the-art facility and will celebrate the opening of the Richard B. Russell Building…
-
UGA observatory open house Jan. 20 to feature Jupiter, Venus
The University of Georgia department of physics and astronomy in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences will host its monthly observatory open house Jan.…
-
CDC’s Tauxe to kick off 2012 global diseases lecture series
Dr. Robert Tauxe, a physician and public health expert who has spent his career battling illnesses transmitted by contaminated food and water, will open the…
-

UGA to exhibit ‘Machu Picchu – A Lost City Uncovered’
Forty original photographs capturing the discovery and excavation of the majestic 15th-century Incan city of Machu Picchu in Peru by explorer Hiram Bingham 100 years…
-

Wycliffe Gordon Quintet to perform ‘Hello Pops!’ at UGA
The University of Georgia Performing Arts Center will present internationally renowned jazz musician and Georgia native Wycliffe Gordon and his quintet on Jan. 23 at…
-

Excellence recognized
It’s now official. The university’s accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges has been reaffirmed.
-

Slow growth predicted for state’s 2012 economy
Slow growth remains the mantra of the Terry College’s economic outlook for the state of Georgia for 2012.
-
Search committee to find new press director
A search advisory committee has been appointed to find a successor for University of Georgia Press director Nicole Mitchell, who became director of the University…
-

Paul Kurtz receives Milner Ball Social Justice Award
Paul M. Kurtz, associate dean for academic and student affairs and Hosch Professor in the School of Law, received the Athens Justice Project’s Milner S.…
-
Duke U. approves first degree for its business school campus in China
A master of management studies will be the first degree offered by Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business in Kunshan, China, The Chronicle of Higher…
-

Download student landscape magazine
Georgia Landscape Magazine, an annual student-published news magazine that covers notable events in the College of Environment and Design, is now available to download free…
-

Agents of change
The Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach has announced that six faculty and three staff members will receive awards for outstanding…
-
Call for proposals
Proposals are being accepted until March 15 for the 2012 National Outreach Scholarship Conference. The conference is sponsored by a nonprofit educational organization comprising 15…
-

Book supports early childhood educators
PAVEd for Success: Building Vocabulary and Language Development in Young Leaders Claire E. Hamilton and Paula J. Schwanenflugel Brookes Publishing $36.95 UGA faculty member Paula…
-
Norman Thomson receives Faculty Position Paper Award
Norman Thomson, an associate professor in the department of mathematics and science education, received the Faculty Position Paper Award at the Southeastern Association for Science…
-

Cortona Studies Abroad Program artwork showcased in exhibition
The UGA Studies Abroad Program in Cortona, Italy, will showcase works by students and faculty in an exhibition that runs through Jan. 21 in the…
