Tag: About UGA
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Nurturing a global citizenry
More than 250 UGA students study abroad each year through the UGA Global Programs in…
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Changing the approach to sex education
Teenagers taught abstinence-only sex education have higher pregnancy rates than those who learn about contraceptives,…
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Keeping the past present
The latest jewel in UGA’s crown is the new Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections…
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Super Crew
Finding a job is tough. Being homeless makes it even harder. A new partnership between…
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Beyond Tang
Deep-space travel will require foods that contain such low levels of oxygen that they can…
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Teaching kids science
Collaboration between UGA faculty and Georgia teachers is improving science, technology, engineering and mathematics education…
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UGA entrepreneurs mean business
UGA students aspiring to venture into the world of entrepreneurship have a chance at a…
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A heavy burden: The obesity epidemic
After-school physical education classes are only part of a broad set of programs at UGA…
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A heavy burden: A weight pill?
Possibly, UGA researchers say. Clifton Baile and his colleagues at the College of Agricultural and…
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A heavy burden: Never too late
Mary Ann Johnson, in UGA’s College of Family and Consumer Science, has been exploring the…
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Helping to guide others
UGA student Mallory Nelson is serving others by training Pepsi, a black Labrador puppy, to…
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First and only
The rapid growth of the Brazilian economy has caused demand for Portuguese speakers to surge,…
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Seeing things in a different light
University of Georgia researchers have developed a new material that emits a long-lasting, near-infrared glow—potentially…
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Community aid
For Mumbi Okundaye, public health isn’t just a job title; it’s a moral imperative. That’s…
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Rite of passage
The former CEO of The Coca-Cola Company has opened his south Georgia doors to Terry…
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Small Wonders
For decades, scientists have wondered whether tiny structures known as Hirano bodies found in the…
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Reaching for the stars
While its not her usual pastime, Paige Carmichael’s role in the first “Dancing with the…
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A special partnership
The beginning of the medical partnership between the University of Georgia and the Georgia Health…
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What is under threat?
According to Shan Huang, a Ph.D. student at the UGA Odum School of Ecology, the…
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Good deeds, delivered
Some senior citizens would not be enjoying a meal today were it not for Stephen…
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Teachers Act Up!
Melisa Cahnmann-Taylor, an associate professor of language and literacy education, believes if teachers want to…
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Facing a wildlife crisis
“White-nose syndrome” is spreading through states and devastating colonies of bats from Canada to North…
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Learning through service
UGA students are getting valuable life experience connecting academic concepts learned in the classroom with…
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Every idea counts
Five residence halls at the University of Georgia are preparing to face off in the…
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