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september 15, 2008

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President discusses budget: University implements cost-saving measures
The university will undergo budget tightening during the 2009 fiscal year, but student instruction and employee jobs are not on the chopping block, President Michael F. Adams told a packed house Sept. 5 at the first of two scheduled budget forums.

Diversity Days highlights connections
Tolerating diversity is not enough. To make an impact on individuals across campus and the world, diversity must be embraced, according to several speakers at the Chapel during the second annual Diversity Days kickoff celebration sponsored by the Office of Institutional Diversity.

Salary disparities linked to shortage of physicians
The nation’s shortage of primary care physicians has been linked to a host of poor health outcomes, and a new UGA study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that salary disparities play a major role in the shortage.

Study reveals gap in HIV testing knowledge among college students
Most college students understand how they can prevent the transmission of HIV but are less knowledgeable about HIV testing, according to a new UGA study.

New director of contracts and grants named
Following a nationwide search, Pamela Ray, has been named director of contracts and grants at UGA. Her appointment was effective Sept. 1.

UGA farm helps to grow Savannah Room’s menu
UGA does more than just teach students how to grow organic food. It serves it up, too.

Each Friday, fruits and vegetables grown at the university’s organic teaching farm in Athens are plated up and spotlighted at the Savannah Room, a restaurant at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel. The sustainable food is grown using methods that are environmentally friendly, community-centered and profitable for farms.

Art School Dedication
On Sept. 4, UGA formally opened the 172,000-square-foot art facility


	Digest • Radio station kicks off week-long fundraiser • Library, Honors Program to co-host forums • Study reveals child care’s economic impact • UGA first in state Peace Corps volunteers
	UGA Guide • Georgia Guitar Quartet will open Performing Arts Center’s ’08-’09 season

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