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Replace weather-damaged trees
Thunderstorms with heavy winds blew across Georgia earlier this month, leaving homes without power and landscapes littered with downed trees and limbs. There’s a way…
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Arizona to allow guns on campuses
A new bill passed by Arizona lawmakers allows people to carry firearms, whether openly or concealed, on “public rights of way” on public colleges and…
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Chapman U. starts film company
Chapman University, a private nonprofit institution in Orange, Calif., has announced plans to create a for-profit film production company to bolster its academic reputation and…
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Creative Research Medals Distinguished Research Professors
Creative Research MedalsThese medals were awarded for outstanding research or creative activity within the past five years that focuses on a single theme identified with…
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Creative Research Awards
Roger Vogel Professor of Music Albert-Christ-Janer Award Roger Vogel, professor of music, has published more than 105 original compositions. His wide-ranging list of works includes…
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Josiah Meigs Teaching Professors
Sybilla Beckmann KazezProfessor of Mathematics For Sybilla Beckmann Kazez, professor of mathematics, lessons don’t stop when class ends. In fact, Beckmann (the name she uses…
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Pulling the plug
Chris Hopkins, a biochemistry and molecular biology doctoral candidate, is well-acquainted with the demands of working with his former undergraduate adviser and current major professor,…
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Faculty submit more than 300 proposals for FYO seminars
More than 300 proposals—on topics ranging from “chicken-ology” to how to go viral on the Internet—have been submitted by faculty members interested in teaching First-Year…
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Poverty simulation helps students develop empathy
An article by two UGA researchers in the latest issue of the Journal of Poverty demonstrates that students participating in a simulation “soften their attitudes” regarding those…
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Uplifting discovery
Despite decades of doctors’ reluctance to recommend weight training to pregnant women, a new UGA study has found that a supervised, low-to-moderate intensity program is…
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‘Georgia Review’ to host Earth Day celebration, National Book Award winner
National Book Award-winning author Barry Lopez will speak on “The Writer and Social Responsibility” at The Georgia Review’s third annual Earth Day celebration, beginning at 7 p.m.…
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Three undergraduate students named 2011 Goldwater Scholars
Victoria Akin, Michael Burel and Amar Mirza, third-year students enrolled in UGA’s Honors Program, have been awarded 2011 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships.
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John Lewis, U.S. representative, to give this year’s Mary Frances Early Lecture
John Lewis, a U.S. representative and civil rights activist, will deliver the 2011 Mary Frances Early Lecture on April 19 at 4 p.m. in the…
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Ohio State educator named UGA’s first Mary Frances Early Professor
Cynthia B. Dillard, a professor of multicultural education at Ohio State University, has been named the first Mary Frances Early Professor of Teacher Education at…
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Marine scientist named inaugural Athletic Association Professor in Arts and Sciences
Samantha Joye, professor of marine sciences, has been named the Athletic Association Professor in Arts and Sciences.
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UGA Libraries observe 75th anniversary of Gone With The Wind
An exhibit of rarely seen materials from a beloved and reclusive author, a one-woman play based on her own words and a series of seminars…
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Media Advisory: UGA Cabinet will not meet April 21; media briefing will be held at 11 a.m.
The University of Georgia Cabinet will not conduct its regular meeting Thursday, April 21, at 10 a.m.
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UGA Earth Week 2011 provides opportunities for education and engagement
The ultimate test of man’s conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard.–Gaylord…
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They’re BAAck! Sheep continue to provide lessons in invasive plant management at UGA
As part of Earth Week 2011, approximately 30 sheep will be dispatched to an area between the Oconee River and the University of Georgia’s East…
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Mundt receives UGA College of Education’s Harwell Scholarship
Courtney Mundt of Athens, a senior in the University of Georgia College of Education majoring in early childhood education, has been awarded the 58th Paul…
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Iowa State Daily wins UGA’s 2010 Holland Award for Reporting
The Iowa State Daily and its reporter Tyler Kingkade are winners of the University of Georgia’s 6th annual Betty Gage Holland Award that recognizes excellence…
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Cleveland Clinic Family Medicine Chair John Hickner to speak at UGA Conference May 12
Dr. John Hickner, chairman of the department of family medicine at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, will speak to a cross-section of University of…
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UGA to host symposium in honor of James O. Wheeler
A symposium honoring the late James O. Wheeler will take place on the University of Georgia campus April 20, from 2:30 to 5 p.m. in…
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Comprehensive UGA study reveals patterns in firefighter fatalities
While the number of fires is on the decline, firefighter deaths are not —and a new University of Georgia study helps explain why.