Tag: Inside UGA

PepsiCo executive will give keynote at BFSO luncheon

Larry D. Thompson, an executive with PepsiCo, will deliver the keynote address at the…
Fast track

Just two years after elective surgery to remove his right leg, Jarryd Wallace was named…
Faculty, staff receive Fulbright Awards for international study

Four UGA faculty and professionals have received Fulbright Awards for international study.
State funding, tuition increases support budget priorities

With the opening of the new fiscal year on July 1, UGA administrators were able…
A breed apart: Colleagues, former students honor retired professor

Roger Boerma spent 40 years breeding new soybean varieties, but the true measure of his…
Interim Fanning director named

Steve Dempsey, associate vice president in the office of public service and outreach, has been…
Faculty, staff honored for efforts to advance international education

The Office of International Education has recognized six faculty and staff members who advance…
Threadgill named founding dean of engineering college

Dale Threadgill, who has served as director of the Faculty of Engineering since 2001, has…
‘Front-yard’ fix-up: Iconic fence undergoes renovation

The iconic black iron fence that runs along North Campus is having some work…
Interim EOO director appointed to position on permanent basis

After a national search, UGA has selected E. Janyce Dawkins as director of its Equal…
Third phase of faculty hiring initiative will add 25 positions

UGA President Michael F. Adams and Provost Jere Morehead intend to expand the faculty by…
Public relations class assists UGA Arts council with campaign

A team of 21 public relations students in the Grady College of Journalism and…
Better beans

Soybeans are the world’s largest single source of vegetable protein and edible oil, already used…
Chemistry professor wins Germany’s Humboldt Award

Gregory H. Robinson, Franklin Professor and Distinguished Research Professor of Chemistry, is one of…
Historian named to Gregory Chair in Civil War Era

Noted historian Stephen Berry has been named the inaugural holder of the Amanda and Greg…
Two law faculty named to endowed professorships

Two School of Law faculty members have been awarded endowed professorships. Lori A. Ringhand has…
Paley Center CEO to speak at summer Commencement

Pat Mitchell, president and chief executive officer of the Paley Center for Media and a…
New era: CAGT team builds on groundwork of its predecessors

It took scientists more than a decade to sequence the 3 billion chemical base pairs…
U. of Calif.-Berkeley coach will lead gymnastics team

Danna Durante, who served as head coach at the University of California-Berkeley for the 2012…
Finance and Administration honors its top employees

Much of the work of Finance and Administration employees occurs behind the scenes, but in…
UGA experts to take part in obesity conference

Georgia obesity experts, including panelists working on the UGA Obesity Initiative, will address the…
FACS faculty member named to UGA Foundation Professorship

Richard D. Lewis, professor of foods and nutrition, has been named to the University of…
SEC names Loch Johnson its first Professor of the Year

Loch Johnson, a faculty member in the School of Public and International Affairs, is the…
Class of 2012 urged to ‘improve the world’

Drawing on classic literary works, speakers at the May 11 undergraduate and graduate Commencement exercises…