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Research team receives grant to develop software
A team of UGA researchers has been awarded a $500,000 small business grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to develop interactive educational software…
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Historian to give Gregory Lecture
Peter Wood, American historian and Duke University professor emeritus, will present the 2011 Gregory Lecture in the Chapel on Oct. 10 at 3:30 p.m. Wood’s…
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Photo Services launches new website
The new website for UGA’s Photographic Services allows users quick and easy access to digital pictures and multimedia presentations of campus, UGA events and more.…
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Lynda.com extension
UGA’s free evaluation trial of Lynda.com, an online software training company, has been extended two weeks—through Oct. 14. The website offers tutorials on subjects including…
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Texas State University System to use land donation for ‘outdoor lab’
The Texas State University System grew in area by 9,629 acres recently after the state’s land commissioner decided to give the system a large tract…
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Researchers will share $1.2 million in grants from NIH
The National Institutes of Health has awarded UGA two grants totaling $1.2 million for instrumentation to advance chemical analytical capabilities of biomedical researchers across campus.
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Body of work: Prof consults as forensic anthropologist on cold cases with GBI
MariaTeresa Tersigni-Tarrant’s job is not for the faint of heart. As a forensic anthropologist, she helps solve cases with a decomposing body or skeletal remains…
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Glenn Miller Orchestra will perform in Hodgson Concert Hall
Big band music will fill the Performing Arts Center Oct. 11 at 8 p.m. when the Glenn Miller Orchestra plays a show in Hodgson Concert…
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Clean melon rinds before slicing
Outbreaks of listeria monocytogenes are commonly linked to deli meats, hot dogs and soft cheeses made with unpasteurized milk. Recent deaths and illnesses in the…
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Mr. Clean
Jason Locklin, assistant professor of chemistry, was quoted in an article in the Daily Home, a newspaper based out of Talladega, Ala., about his research…
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Alumna receives MacArthur Foundation’s ‘genius award’
A.E. (Alicia) Stallings, who graduated from UGA in 1990, has been selected as a 2011 MacArthur Fellow by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur…
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Online encyclopedia to celebrate first billion hits with symposium
DiscoverLife.org, an online interactive encyclopedia created by John Pickering, an associate professor in the Odum School of Ecology, will reach its first billion hits this…
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Traveling exhibition celebrates American graphic art tradition
American Letterpress: The Art of Hatch Show Print will be on display at the Georgia Museum of Art until Nov. 26. Featuring the work of…
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Book examines management in public sector
Public Management: Organizations, Governance and Performance Laurence J. O’Toole and Kenneth J. Meier Cambridge University Press $73 hardback $58 e-book Laurence J. O’Toole, a research…
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Obituary, Linda Brooks
Linda Marie Brooks, an associate professor in the department of comparative literature, died June 7 at the Duke University Medical Center.
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Branching out
Shelley Cannady wants help. For years now the assistant professor in College of Environment and Design has been growing grapes for the North Georgia wine…
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Dream award nominations
Nominations for the President’s Fulfilling the Dream Awards are due Nov. 18. The awards will honor individuals from Athens-Clarke County and surrounding areas who have…
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Georgia Sculptors’ Society to host inaugural Pulaski Street Art Crawl
The Georgia Sculptors’ Society, a nonprofit group of artists, students and alumni organized through the sculpture department, is hosting its inaugural Pulaski Street Art Crawl…
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U. of Wisconsin donor offers $1 for each new social media contact
A University of Wisconsin-Madison alumnus and his family have pledged to donate $1 to the university for each new Twitter follower or Facebook “like” the…
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Search committee seeks dean for arts and sciences
Provost Jere Morehead has appointed a committee to begin a national search to fill the position of dean of the Franklin College of Arts and…
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Remember every moment
Bertis Downs, manager for the band R.E.M., was quoted in an AdWeek article about the recent use of the band’s song “Oh My Heart” in…
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Law and orders
A Boston Globe article about the impact that a lawsuit brought against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will have on the organization’s ability to…
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Gas pressure
A story in the Manila, Philippines-based newspaper The Philippine Star about how increased use of genetically modified crops has reduced greenhouse gas emissions quoted Wayne…
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Dance department to host Community Dance Day Celebration on Oct. 9
The department of dance will present Community Dance Day Celebration, an afternoon of events to share the art of dance with the Athens community, on…