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June 26, 2006

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Center of attention: UGA community invited to tour new facility

Michael Mispagel, quality assurance manager, leads a media tour through the Animal Health Research Center.

The College of Veterinary Medicine has opened its state-of-the-art Animal Health Research Center. An open house of the new facility will be held for members of the university community from 4–6 p.m. June 28.

Located on the corner of East Campus Road and Carlton Street, the AHRC (pronounced “ark”) is a three-story, 75,000-square-foot facility where researchers will conduct basic and applied research on vaccines, diagnostic tests and treatments for diseases that infect animals and humans.

Parting thoughts: Retiring head of finance and administration reflects on his career at UGA
Hank Huckaby retires June 30 after more than 40 years of service to the state of Georgia, the last six as UGA’s senior vice president for finance and administration. He recently discussed his tenure at UGA with Columns.

Founding dean of environment and design to step down
ohn F. Crowley, dean of the College of Environment and Design, has announced that he will step down as dean on Aug. 31.

Reaching out across oceans: UGA-Tunisia relations expand
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Undersea mystery: Veterinary medicine students dissect dolphin’s death
Think of it as CSI: College of Veterinary Medicine Edition.

The victim is an unidentified bottlenose dolphin that washed onto the beach at Georgia’s Sea Island. Its cause of death is unknown.

New Staff Council members pledge to improve communication
Shannon Scott, an assistant editor in the Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, is the new president of Staff Council. She was elected at the council’s June meeting and assumes office July 1.


	Digest • Student Activities undergoes reorganization • Honors student named Merage Fellow • UGA Press author wins Townsend Prize • WUGA to host taping of ‘Mountain Stage’
	UGA Guide • Georgia Center opens ‘(con)textualize,’ a new Celtic-themed exhibition

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