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april 27, 2009

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NIH grant will be used to train health scientists in Uganda
Christopher Whalen, professor of epidemiology in UGA’s College of Public Health, has received a $1.1 million grant to develop a program to help train Ugandan health scientists in public health or health services research.

Championship seasons
The UGA gymnastics team won its fifth straight and 10th overall national championship April 17 in Lincoln, Neb. and the equestrian team won its second consecutive overall national title at the Varsity Equestrian National Championships in Waco, Texas.

U.S. district judge will speak at School of Law’s spring graduation ceremony
Judge Lisa Godbey Wood of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia will deliver the keynote address at the School of Law’s Commencement ceremony May 16.

Mary Virginia Terry will receive honorary degree at Commencement
UGA will award an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree to Mary Virginia Terry, who for more than half a century has provided support that has helped the university strengthen its academic and research programs and build new athletic facilities.

Early start: Middle school students get acquainted with UGA’s main campus
UGA’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions is reaching out to several Atlanta-area middle schools to provide students and their families with information about what is involved in applying to college.

2009 Student Employee of the Year honored
Stephanie Beard, a master’s degree candidate in public health, was recently named Student Employee of the Year by the Career Center.

Severe weather causes damage of more than $350,000 at Plains research center
On the night of April 10, severe weather ripped through the University of Georgia Southwest Georgia Research and Education Center in Plains.

Social support aids completion of doctorate
Research indicates that students’ support of each other in a graduate program can make the difference between completion—or non-completion—of a doctorate.

Dormant fountains to be turned back on
Two fountains on North Campus that have been dormant for more than a year will be gushing again soon—but not with water from the Athens municipal water system.


	Around Academe • BYU professor tapped to direct national Bureau of Indian Affairs • Montana State U. faculty to unionize
	Instructional News Novel approach: English class undertakes year-long reading of Proust masterpiece
	Digest • President vetoes University Council bill • Spring semester enrollment sets record • UGA Press will share Mellon Foundation grant for new scholarly book series
	UGA Guide • Flower photography show will bloom next month at State Botanical Garden
	Campus Closeup Suzanne Yoculan, Gymnastics Head Coach
	‘Deep background’ Grady professor explains relationship between journalists, unnamed sources

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