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 A host of dignitaries, family and friends—including former U.S. President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara—cut the ribbon to officially open UGA’s Paul D. Coverdell Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences. The $40 million center houses 25 research centers in 135,000 square feet.
Dedicated to one who served: More than 1,000 attend Coverdell ceremony
Forgetting its groundbreaking potential for innovative research and advancement for health studies, laying aside its ability to draw in thousands of dollars toward development of cures or treatments and casting off its sheer size and structure, the most remarkable thing about the Paul D. Coverdell Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences might be its parallels to its namesake. |
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Salary increase highlights 2006 legislative session
A 4 percent merit-based pay increase pool for University System of Georgia faculty and staff headlines action by the 2006 Georgia General Assembly that adjourned March 31. The increase, the largest since the 2002 fiscal year, is effective
Jan. 1, 2007.
“While state revenues have improved, state expenses in health care and energy costs also are increasing, so the state budget remains tight,” says President Michael F. Adams. “We’re pleased with the salary increase and with the progress on capital outlay and appreciate the support of the governor and our local legislative delegation for the university’s top priorities.” |
Town hall meeting sparks talk about drug, alcohol culture
Darcy Ryan, a fourth-year student from Duluth, said she’s seen fellow students admitted to downtown bars with nothing more than a library card for ID.
Alex Oliver, a third-year student from Alpharetta, said that UGA’s policy on student substance abuse isn’t harsh enough: “In K-12th grade, we’re told we wouldn’t be babied at college,” he said. “We’re being babied.” |
Honors and Awards
Russell, Meigs and research award winners are announced. |
Pulitzer Prize-winning author will deliver Charter Lecture
Taylor Branch, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and civil rights historian, will deliver the Charter Lecture April 17 at 3:30 p.m. in the Chapel. The topic of his lecture is “Democracy in Crisis: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Future.” The event is open free to the public. |
English professor, poet, novelist Judith Ortiz Cofer is named Regents’ Professor
Judith Ortiz Cofer has another honor to add to a long and growing list: Regents’ Professor. Cofer, a critically acclaimed and widely published poet, novelist, essayist and professor in the English department, is only the second woman to be named a Regents’ Professor at UGA. |
Mutant-mosquito scientist will close global diseases lecture series
Scientist Tony James calls mosquitoes “the world’s most dangerous animal.”
The molecular biologist believes so strongly in the lethal power of these common pests that he has devoted his career to creating mosquito mutants incapable of spreading certain vector-borne infectious diseases. |
Taking the prize
Media mogul Ted Turner accepts this year’s Delta Prize for Global Understanding from UGA President Michael F. Adams and Gerald Grinstein, chief executive officer of Delta Air Lines. |
Three will be inducted into Georgia Writers Hall of Fame
Three authors will be inducted into the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame on April 21.
This year’s honorees are former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, Terry Kay and the late Frank Yerby. Sponsored by the UGA Libraries, the event will be held in the Reading Room in the Student Learning Center at
10:30 a.m. The Georgia Writers Hall of Fame recognizes past and present Georgia writers whose work reflects the character of the state, its land and its people. |
Mentoring awards presented during annual CURO symposium
The Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities presented awards to two faculty members for their commitment to supporting UGA students in research activities at the annual undergraduate research symposium earlier this month. After presenting the Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentor awards for the past five years, CURO now recognizes faculty for mentoring at different stages of their careers. |
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