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Good times
The university community is celebrating Homecoming Week with various activities culminating with the Nov. 5 football game against New Mexico State University.
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Laura Dean, Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education
Laura Dean, an associate professor in the College of Education’s college student affairs administration program, has been elected president of the Council for the Advancement…
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Use rules, boundaries and routines to give children sense of safety
Making rules, establishing boundaries and setting routines can be challenging for both parents and teachers. But children need rules to guide them, boundaries to give…
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Thomas R. Dunn, Stephen E. Lucas Debut Publication Award
Thomas R. Dunn, a lecturer in speech communication, has been selected by the National Communication Association as the 2011 recipient of the Stephen E. Lucas…
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Michael Neville, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy’s Laboratory Insterest Group
Michael Neville, associate professor of clinical and administrative pharmacy, was voted chair-elect for the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy’s Laboratory Instructors Special Interest Group,…
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James Madison U. to give course credit for Rosetta Stone completion
James Madison University has agreed to offer course credit to online-only students who complete a 16-week introductory Spanish course managed by the language-learning company Rosetta…
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Researchers’ study shows that state’s pre-k program works
Participation in Georgia’s pre-kindergarten program results in lasting academic achievement through middle school for children who live in poverty, the findings of a longitudinal study…
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Comparative lit professor leads African Studies Institute
Akinloye Ojo has been appointed director of the African Studies Institute in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences.
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University Childcare Center to host two information sessions on campus
The University Childcare Center will host information sessions for interested parents Nov. 8 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. and Nov. 9 from 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. in Room…
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University Woman’s Club
The University Woman’s Club will meet Nov. 8 at 10 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Central Presbyterian Church, 380 Alps Road. Suki Janssen, waste…
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Carl F. Jordan, Conservationist of the Year Award
Carl F. Jordan, professor emeritus of the Odum School of Ecology, received the Oconee River Soil and Water Conservation District’s 2011 Conservationist of the Year…
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For invasive species, it’s better to start upstream
Researchers have found that a species invasion that starts at the upstream edge of its range may have a major advantage over downstream competitors, at…
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Position announcement
The university invites applications and nominations for the position of associate provost for institutional diversity. This senior administrator, who serves as a member of the…
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Trina von Waldner, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
Trina von Waldner, director of postgraduate continuing education in the College of Pharmacy’s Division of Outreach and Nontraditional Education, was elected to serve on the…
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Reconstituted PSO Leadership Academy convenes first meeting
UGA faculty and staff members took part in the Public Service and Outreach Leadership Academy on Oct. 19 for the first of eight sessions taking…
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Hatching new ideas
After just two days of developing in the egg, a chicken’s heart beats. Students discovered the beating organ firsthand after cracking open eggs to learn…
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Sociology professor’s new book looks at challenges in American higher ed system
The American Academic Profession: Transformation in Contemporary Higher Education Joseph C. Hermanowicz Johns Hopkins University Press $50 hardback $25 paperback Joseph C. Hermanowicz, associate professor…
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Stage veteran, UGA alumnus Reddy to appear in University Theatre’s ‘All My Sons’
University Theatre will present All My Sons, Arthur Miller’s searing examination of the American dream, social responsibility and relationships between fathers and sons. On stage…
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Georgia Science and engineering fair judges
The Office of Academic Special Programs is seeking judges for the Georgia Science and Engineering Fair from March 29-31 at the Classic Center. Specifically, judges…
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U.S., two Koreas meet at UGA for informal peace talks
Delegates from North Korea, South Korea and the U.S. reaffirmed a commitment to peace building and reintegration Oct. 20 following four days of Track II…
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Blood pressure-lowering drug aids recovery after stroke
A commonly prescribed blood pressure-lowering medication appears to kick start recovery in the unaffected brain hemisphere after a stroke by boosting blood vessel growth, a…
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Conference on Drug Discovery set for Nov. 3
The 2011 Conference on Drug Discovery will be held Nov. 3 in Mahler Auditorium of the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel.…
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Travel statement change
The State Accounting Office has waived the requirement of odometer readings for travelers submitting mileage reimbursement claims. To calculate miles traveled, travelers may use MapQuest,…
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Square meal: Professor helps older adults who do not have enough to eat
Since joining the College of Family and Consumer Sciences in 2006, Jung Sun Lee has developed new ways of measuring food insecurity among older adults…