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Health Sciences Campus update
The following information is provided as part of an effort to keep the community informed about the UGA Health Sciences Campus, a significant addition to…
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Georgia Museum of Art to show holiday prints by Libby Bailey
A Georgia native’s Italian-inspired work will be on display at the Georgia Museum of Art from Nov. 12 to Jan. 8. “Buon Natale: Holiday Prints…
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UGA scientists team up to define first-ever sequence of biologically important carbohydrate
Scientists have been unable to determine the structure of a biologically important so-called GAG proteoglycan-or even to agree whether these remarkably complex molecules have well-defined…
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Interdisciplinary seminar at UGA to explore robotics Oct. 24
Researchers from a variety of disciplines will present their work with robotics in a seminar hosted by the University of Georgia Ideas for Creative Exploration,…
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Thomas R. Dunn receives National Communication Association’s debut publication award
Thomas R. Dunn, a faculty member in the University of Georgia Franklin College of Arts and Sciences department of communication studies, has been chosen to…
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Third annual Ljungdahl Lecture to be held at UGA on Nov. 4
Lee Lynd of Dartmouth College, known worldwide for his research on the use of microbes to utilize biomass to produce biofuels, will deliver the third…
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UGA Gwinnett Campus to house new master’s program in sport management and policy
The University of Georgia College of Education will offer a new master’s degree in sport management and policy at the UGA Gwinnett campus, starting in…
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UGA Performing Arts Center presents Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
The University of Georgia Performing Arts Center will present the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra on Nov. 3 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. Atlanta Symphony…
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UGA’s McBee Lecture to look at ‘road to renewal for higher education’
Higher education has been the focus of Robert Bruininks’ career for more than 40 years. The president emeritus of the University of Minnesota will discuss…
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Student information, financial aid systems to undergo overhaul
UGA officials will move forward with a plan to overhaul the university’s student information and financial aid systems using SunGard Higher Education’s Banner products.
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Preservation Hall Jazz Band and the Del McCoury Band to perform together
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, a top New Orleans jazz band, will join forces with a top bluegrass band, the Del McCoury Band, to perform…
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Universal artist
UGA art professor Joseph Norman was quoted in a Baltimore City Paper article about his latest work, a 10-foot-by-100-foot mural called “The Middle Passage,” which…
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Retirees
Twenty-two UGA employees retired Sept. 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and length of employment are:Bobby R. Allen, materials handler IV, UGA Press, 26 years/3…
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Four agriculture faculty receive 2011 Brooks Awards for Excellence
Four faculty in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences were awarded the college’s highest honor Oct. 4 at the D.W. Brooks Lecture and Faculty…
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San Diego State will offer a new four-year major in LGBT studies
San Diego State University will become the second institution of higher education in the nation to offer an undergraduate major in lesbian, gay, bisexual and…
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New OVPR website showcases its units that house centers, institutes, initiatives
The Office of the Vice President for Research has launched a new website for its centers, institutes and initiatives. From the Willson Center for Humanities…
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Service-learning programs
The Office of Service-Learning will hold “An Introduction to Service-Learning for First-Year Students” on Oct. 20 and 24 from 3:30-4:15 p.m. in Room 148 of…
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Multimedia artist Oliver Lutz to visit campus
The Lamar Dodd School of Art will welcome artist Oliver Lutz to campus Oct. 25 as part of the 2011-2012 Visiting Artist/Scholar Series.
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Weathering the storm
Three new studies led by UGA weather and climate psychologist Alan Stewart suggest that people living near the U.S. Gulf Coast may systemically underestimate the…
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Executive director of J-Lab, will discuss innovation, future of journalism at McGill Lecture
A leading thinker about the future of journalism will deliver this year’s McGill Lecture on Oct. 26 at 4 p.m. in Room 101 of the…
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Going forward
Employees of the University System of Georgia—including those who work at UGA—won’t see merit raises until at least fiscal year 2014, and even then it’s…
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Romance languages professor named new faculty ombudsperson
Cathy Jones, a professor of French and Provençal, has stepped into the role of faculty ombudsperson in the university’s Ombudsperson Program. Jones became the newest…
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War crimes
Diane Marie Amann, a professor in the School of Law, was quoted in a Los Angeles Times article concerning the debate about whether targeting U.S.…
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Study: Northern Eurasian snowpack could be important predictor of winter weather in U.S.
Every winter, weather forecasters talk about the snow cover in the northern U.S. and into Canada as a factor in how deep the deep-freeze will…