$6.3 million gift to Georgia Museum of Art honors painter
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| This portrait of Martha Daura as a child painted by her father, Pierre, is included in her gift to the Georgia Museum of Art. |
$6.3 million from Martha Daura of Vero Beach, Fla.
Established in honor of her father, Pierre Daura, the gift includes works of art and a cash gift of $2 million. The gift will be used to create the Pierre Daura Center in the museum and to hire a Daura Curator of European Art.
Martha Daura announced the gift Nov. 23 at the museum’s eighth biennial Elegant Salute, a fund-raising event sponsored by the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art. This year’s event, held against a backdrop of centuries-old Italian Renaissance paintings and named “Bella Sera” as a salute to Italy, raised more than $500,000.
Seminar focuses on UGA’s role in building ‘emergency-response community’
Approximately 75 UGA faculty, researchers and administrators attended a Nov. 13 seminar on the university’s role in homeland security efforts. The day-long meeting at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education featured a keynote address by L.Z. Johnson, director of the Center for Domestic Preparedness, a unit of the Department of Justice, as well as presentations on security and preparedness on campus, research opportunities, and training and continuing education.
The Office of the Vice President for Research organized the meeting.
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| UGA graduate student Sergei Pushkarev (at lectern) presented his findings at a weekend conference last month that marked the final event in an innovative seminar in public policy jointly offered by Laurence O’Toole, political science professor in UGA’s School of Public and International Affairs, and Kenneth Meier, political science professor at Texas A&M. The two professors taught the class together in the same location--either in Athens or College Station--every other week this fall, and the students interacted with one another and the instructors via a video screen. For the final meeting, the Texas students came to UGA. (Photo by Paul Efland) |
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$3 million in new grants, contracts will support research on weapons of mass destruction
The Center for International Trade and Security at the
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| Mike Beck |
university recently received more than $3 million in new grants and contracts for research on issues surrounding weapons of mass destruction.
The center has received a new grant from the Carnegie Corporation and contracts from the U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Department of Energy for research on preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.
“The spread of weapons of mass destruction is one of the greatest threats facing this country,” says Mike Beck, who directs these projects at CITS. “The center has established itself as one of the leading sources for information and analysis on the threat posed by weapons of mass destruction. We are the leading non-government organization with expertise on export requirements for the transfer of sensitive weapons-related technologies and arms.”
The Guarneri String Quartet performs on campus Dec. 8
The Guarneri String Quartet will perform in UGA’s Performing Arts Center at 3 p.m. Dec. 8. Tickets ($23-$27, half-price for students) are available at the box office, 542-4400.
The Guarneri was formed in 1964 and has circled the globe countless times since then, playing in the world’s most prestigious halls in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. The New York Times has stated the ensemble “has no superior on the world’s stages.”
In addition to mastering the finest works in the existing quartet repertoire, the Guarneri String Quartet is committed to performing works by today’s foremost composers. The National Symphony Orchestra commissioned a concerto written expressly for the ensemble by award-winning composer Richard Danielpour, and Lukas Foss composed his String Quartet No. 5 for the Guarneri last season.
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