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MFA auction to be held Nov. 16
The 2012 Master of Fine Arts candidates from the Lamar Dodd School of Art will host the fourth annual MFA Art Auction Nov. 16 at…
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PeachCare for Kids
The PeachCare for Kids program is now open to children of state workers, which includes UGA employees. PeachCare for Kids provides low-cost, comprehensive health care…
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Teaching the teachers
The metaphor wasn’t lost on Paige Carmichael. When she joined about two dozen other faculty members on the UGA Challenge Course for one of the…
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New website addresses fraud concerns
UGA recently discovered a data file on a publicly available Web server that contained sensitive information on 18,931 members of the faculty and staff employed…
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University Architects receive design award for Stegeman Coliseum renovation
Renovations to Stegeman Coliseum netted the Office of University Architects statewide honors from the American Institute of Architects. On Oct. 15, the office received the…
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Genetic leaps
With his discovery of a new class of molecules that put the brakes on the movement of so-called parasitic DNA, UGA researcher David Garfinkel raised…
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McCaskill and Davis, Excellence in Research
Barbara McCaskill, an associate professor of English, and Christina L. Davis, an English doctoral student, have been named winners of a state Excellence in Research…
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Business prof receives NSF grant to help scientists
A UGA professor is making strides in bringing the science of organizational management to other sciences that rely on computing, with the goal of making…
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SecureUGA training modules
All UGA faculty, staff and employed students are required to complete online security awareness modules by Nov. 30. Employees can either complete the awareness modules…
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UGA Wind Ensemble performance will celebrate birth of Ben Franklin
The UGA Wind Ensemble presents a concert of music from Vienna and Paris on Nov. 15 at 8 p.m. in Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall at…
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Book about UGA’s bulldog mascots updated
Damn Good Dogs! The Real Story of Uga, the University of Georgia’s Bulldog Mascots Sonny Seiler and Kent Hannon University of Georgia Press $34.95 Damn…
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Three social work faculty among most influential authors
The British Journal of Social Work recently published the study “Influential Publications in Social Work Discourse: The 100 Most Highly Cited Articles in Disciplinary Journals:…
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Speaker: Culture of creativity, innovation needed in higher ed
Higher education institutions have a vital leadership role to play if the U.S. hopes to stay competitive throughout the 21st century, Robert Bruininks, president emeritus…
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Travel safely during the holidays
With the holiday season approaching, Andrew Turnage, public information coordinator for the UGA Traffic Injury Prevention Institute, has some tips to keep drivers safe.“Thanksgiving is…
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Complex structure
If genes provide the blueprint for life and proteins are the machines that do much of the work for cells, then carbohydrates linked to proteins…
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Director hired for UGA’s Childcare Center
A professional with extensive childcare experience in the university setting has been selected to direct the new University Childcare Center, located on the UGA Health…
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Beth Melnik, Small Business Development Center
Beth Melnik, assistant state director for organizational effectiveness and marketing at UGA’s Small Business Development Center, has been appointed vice-chair of the national Small Business…
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Lori Duke, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
Lori Duke, an assistant dean in the College of Pharmacy’s Division of Experience Programs, has been elected to a three-year commitment with the American Association…
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Thomas F. Rodgers, National 4-H Hall of Fame
Thomas F. Rodgers, a former UGA associate vice president for public service and associate dean for outreach and extension in the College of Family and…
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Cooper Union mulls charging tuition for first time in its 152-year history
The president of Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, a privately funded college in New York City’s East Village, is considering charging…
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The thought that counts
Christine Franklin has no illusions about why some of the students in her introductory statistics class are there: It’s a requirement for their majors.
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GMOA provides backpack tours for visiting children and their families
The Georgia Museum of Art has begun providing backpack tours free of charge for museum visitors. Families and children may check out a backpack full…
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Seven higher education groups bid to build technology campus in NYC
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that seven university groups have placed bids to build a new applied sciences campus in the city, The…
