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DIVE into Knowledge: Students Keep Learning During Summer Vacation
When summer break comes around school books are stashed away. That’s not the case this summer. A partnership between the Clarke County School District and University of Georgia College of Education will help local students keep their A game during the off months. The new Camp DIVE is giving 75…
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New UGA Organization Works to Overcome Youth Obesity
With hotter and hotter temperatures and summer right around the corner, the urge to hit the gym to get the perfect ‘summer bod’ is a mission for a lot of young people. For some people, dropping those pounds is easier said then done. Weight is an ongoing fight for many…
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Rebranding Bulldawgs: UGA Hosts Listening Sessions to Unify Logos
Georgia Tech. University of Florida. Two of the biggest rivals of The University of Georgia. We’re talking about this because one area where both schools beat the Bulldawgs is at having an aligned identity. That means that the logos for the different departments in the University of Georgia, are all over the…
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2016 SGA Voter Turnout Highest in Years
The polls for the Student Government Association executive ticket close tonight at 5 p.m. When the polls close, the voter turnout may be the highest its been in seven years. Reporter Corey Knapp breaks down the voter turnout numbers. Source ’09-’14: Red & Black Source ’15-’16: Office of Student Activities…
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UGA Researchers Break Ground on Flu Vaccine
Researchers at the University of Georgia and Sanofi Pasteur, a multinational pharmaceutical company announced today the development of a vaccine that protects against multiple strains of both seasonal and pandemic H1N1 influenza in mouse models. Using a technique called Computationally Optimized Broadly Reactive Antigen, UGA researchers Donald Carter, Christopher Darby…
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Students Fear Campus Carry Bill Could Affect Speech in Cassroom
Today the University of Georgia held a workshop on how to avoid controversial issues in the classroom. The UGA Center for Teaching and Learning believes the workshop is important to “make sure everyone feels welcome.” The issue some people have with this, however, is that it is similar to what was…
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#RealFood4Dawgs – Farmer’s Market Pushes ‘Real Food’ in Dining Halls
A “pop-up” farmer’s market is being held today from 12 – 3. The market is on Herty field at the University of Georgia. The group Real Food UGA is hosting the event to raise awareness and acknowledgment for the farmers who grow our food, and also to increase support for their…
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$1 Million Donation Earns UGA Miracle Naming Rights
A comprehensive rehabilitation gym has been named after University of Georgia Miracle. The Children”s Healthcare of Atlanta named the gym after UGA miracle donated more than 1 million dollars from their annual dance marathon event. Currently, UGA Miracle has nearly 6 million dollars to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. The student-run non-profit…
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UGA Researchers Find Potential Prostate Cancer Treatment
ATHENS, Ga. — University of Georgia researchers have found a potential treatment for prostate cancer through “mouse models of the disease.” The study co-author Somanath Shenoy, Ph.D., looks forward to the study after years of research. “We had to start from scratch in order to find the importance of that molecule…
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Campus Carry Still Topic of Discussion in Athens
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHJmjafVbWY] Today at the School of Social Work hosted a discussion on Campus Carry that encouraged both people who opposed and supported to participate. University of Georgia faculty, students, and members of groups against the bill came and spoke.