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Columns::September 8, 2003

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Distinguished Research Professor of Chemistry Gregory Robinson is one of five UGA investigators on the project, which aims to expand the current understanding of the phenomenon known as “metalloaromaticity.”

Smell of success: Chemists receive $2.5 million National Science Foundation grant to study aromatic compounds

The National Science Foundation has awarded a grant of $2.5 million during a five-year period to the University of Georgia for the study of important compounds called aromatics—structures with closed circuits of mobile electrons that make them relatively stable.
“This is a significant grant from the National Science Foundation, and continues the very strong momentum in UGA’s research program,” says President Michael F. Adams. “Research funding increased by more than 12 percent last year, and we look forward to another year of significant support for the work of our faculty.”

CURO apprentices participate in national issues forum on terrorism

As the second anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks approaches, Americans continue to debate the appropriate national response to terrorism. A group of UGA students participating in the apprentice program of the Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities recently grappled with this topic.
Led by CURO senior peer advisers Linton Mann III and Greg Fonzo, 24 first- and second-year apprentices participated in the National Issues Forum on “Terrorism: What Should We Do Now?” The discussion was part of a course the students take to get an overview of research methods, issues and applications.

Delaware expert on academic effectiveness named director
of UGA institutional research

Karen Webber Bauer, who has been in the University of Delaware’s Office of Institutional Research and Planning for 15 years, is the new director of the University of Georgia’s Office of Institutional Research.
Bauer, an authority on designing studies to assess the effectiveness of academic programs, was selected from among six finalists in a national search conducted earlier this year. She fills the position left vacant this past fall by the retirement of long-time institutional research director David Clements. She also will be an adjunct associate professor in UGA’s Institute of Higher Education.

Karen Holbrook, former UGA provost, will deliver McBee Lecture

Karen A. Holbrook, president of Ohio State University, will

Karen Holbrook

deliver this year’s Louise McBee Lecture in the Chapel at 2 p.m., Sept. 10.
Holbrook served as senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at UGA from September 1998 until September 2002, before becoming the 13th president of Ohio State.
In her four years as UGA’s academic leader, she took strong and central roles in the formation of two new colleges, the establishment of the New Media Institute, and the creation of the Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute. She worked to advance the university’s effectiveness in securing external research funding, and she was known as a tireless advocate for improving undergraduate and graduate education.

2nd Thursday concert season subscriptions are now available

The 2nd Thursday concert series presents performances by School of Music faculty and students. Subscription sales support music scholarships. Series subscriptions are $15 and can be purchased at the box office in the Performing Arts Center (542-4400).

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