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UGA College of Education professor receives Social Justice Award
University of Georgia College of Education professor Deryl Bailey has received the 2011 Courtland C. Lee Social Justice Award from the Southern Association for Counselor…
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UGA researchers develop ‘super’ yeast that turns pine into ethanol
Researchers at the University of Georgia have developed a “super strain” of yeast that can efficiently ferment ethanol from pretreated pine-one of the most common…
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Environmentalist, writer Alison Hawthorne Deming to speak
Noted environmentalist, essayist and poet Alison Hawthorne Deming will read from her work Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. at Ciné located on 234 West Hancock…
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Conference to tackle public sector financial crisis in U.S., Europe
The University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs will host the “The Future of the Social Welfare State: The U.S. and Europe” conference…
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UGA alum and alum/emerita professor to speak at UGA’s fall Commencement ceremonies
James H. Shepherd Jr., chairman of the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, will be the speaker for the University of Georgia fall 2011 undergraduate Commencement exercises…
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UGA College of Environment and Design ranked top in the nation
The University of Georgia College of Environment and Design was recently ranked first in the nation for landscape architecture sustainable design practices and principles by…
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Search committee formed to seek UGA Press director
A search advisory committee has been appointed to find a successor for current University of Georgia Press Director Nicole Mitchell, who recently accepted the directorship…
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GMOA to exhibit collection by video artist Bill Viola
“Bill Viola: Collected Work, 1977-80” will be on view at the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia Dec. 3 through Feb. 19…
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Experts offer commentary for reporting sexual abuse of minors
University of Georgia experts are available to provide commentary on sexual abuse involving children and the responsibilities for reporting such cases to the proper authorities.
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New model more accurately describes migratory animals’ extinction risk
Predicting the risk of extinction is a complicated task, especially for species that migrate between breeding and wintering sites. Researchers at the University of Georgia…
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Undergraduates named 2011-2012 CURO Honors Scholars
A group of first-year honors students at the University of Georgia is gaining investigative knowledge and experience in mentor-guided projects as CURO Honors Scholars with…
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UGA College of Education professor receives award for paper
University of Georgia College of Education professor Norman Thomson received the Faculty Position Paper Award at the Southeastern Association for Science Teacher Education Conference for…
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COE offers Spanish workshop for teachers
The University of Georgia College of Education is offering a one-day workshop designed to enhance a teacher’s ability to understand and work effectively with Spanish-speaking…
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UGA COE Professor Emeritus visiting scholar in Australia
University of Georgia College of Education Professor Emeritus Thomas C. Reeves will serve as the first visiting scholar of the newly established Centre for Online…
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UGA establishes nation’s first Portuguese Flagship Program
The rapid growth of the Brazilian economy has caused demand for Portuguese speakers to surge, and a grant from the federal National Security Education Program…
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Peabody Awards issues 71st annual call for entries
From Los Angeles to London and Minneapolis to Manila, broadcasters, webcasters, news directors, documentarians and makers of dramas, comedies and children’s fare are starting to…
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UGA scientists develop new method for producing tissues from stem cells
In principle, stem cells offer scientists the opportunity to create specific cell types-such as nerve or heart cells-to replace tissues damaged by age or disease.…
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UGA Terry College’s EMBA program ranked 18th in U.S.
The Executive MBA program at the University of Georgia Terry College of Business received its first top 20 national ranking in the program’s 10-year history.
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Billye Aaron to speak at 2012 MLK Freedom Breakfast
Billye Aaron, an advocate for higher education for African-American citizens and the wife of baseball legend Hank Aaron, will be the keynote speaker for the…
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UGA to offer workshops for social class-sensitive schools
The University of Georgia College of Education is offering two workshops that focus on educational issues relating to social class and poverty. Designed for local…
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Model behavior: Alumna recognized by BET for effort to reduce poverty
Alumna Dyci Manns was one of four women younger than the age of 25 honored Nov. 6 on BET’s Black Girls Rock! awards show.
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Doyle named vice president for government relations
J. Griffin Doyle, who has served as UGA’s director of federal relations since 2003, was appointed Nov. 10 to the position of vice president for…
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Michael Spector, Distinguished Service Award
Michael Spector, a research scientist in the Learning and Performance Support Laboratory and a professor in the department of educational psychology and instructional technology, has…
