Columns::June 16, 2003

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Human subjects workshop
The Office of the Vice President for Research at UGA, along with Spelman College and the Office for Human Research Protections of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will sponsor a national workshop at UGA on “Protecting Human Subjects in the 21st Century: Issues in Social and Behavioral Research.”
The workshop will be held at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education from July 28 to July 30.
It will include several plenary and breakout sessions, including a training session on the morning of July 30 that will meet NIH human-subjects training requirements. The cost of registration for UGA faculty and students will be subsidized. Reserve space by pre-registering at 542-3199.

SARS information
The University Health Center has added information regarding severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) to its Web site at www.uhs.uga.edu. There is a segment addressed specifically to students and spouses arriving from SARS-affected areas as well as more general information for UGA faculty and staff (www.uhs.uga.edu/generalhealth/SARS_fs.html).
The site describes SARS and its symptoms and explains the significance of travel advisories and travel alerts posted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (and available on the CDC Web site at www.cdc.gov/travel/). Risks and protection are explained, along with procedures to follow when someone has been exposed to SARS.

Bookstore holiday hours
The University Bookstore will be closed July 4-6.

Rec sports classes
The department of rec sports is offering several programs this summer: tennis instruction; ballroom, Latin, and salsa dancing; and studio cycling classes.
Classes vary in levels and format. For more information, call 542-5060 or check the Web site (www.recsports.uga.edu).

Athens Transit riders
Students, faculty and staff are able to use Athens Transit buses on campus at no charge. Beginning this summer, UGA riders are asked to slide their UGACard through the passenger counter when riding an Athens Transit bus.

UGACard cost
Beginning June 9, the cost of new or replacement UGACards rose to $15, for both standard and affinity designs. The UGACard office is in the Tate Student Center. For more information, call 542-8549 or 542-8074.

Academic regalia
Faculty may place orders to rent academic regalia at the bookstore by July 1 for the Aug. 9 commencement and by July 8 for the Aug. 17 Convocation. One order may cover both ceremonies for an additional $10. A late fee of $10 is applied to orders placed after the deadline or orders not picked up. Orders may be picked up at the bookstore Aug. 4 for commencement and Aug. 11 for Convocation. For further information or to order, call 542-3171 or send an e-mail message to sdf065@uga.edu.

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