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Gary Moore named registrar

By Larry B. Dendy

Gary D. Moore, who has been associate registrar since 1977, has been chosen to be the university’s new registrar.
Moore has been acting registrar since July 1, when Bruce Shutt retired after 23 years as registrar. His appointment to the position permanently is immediately effective, following approval by the University System Board of Regents, says Dwight Douglas, vice president for student affairs.


Journalism grads report
job offers

By Mary Sue Kopecko

Journalism and mass communication graduates are facing the best job market since 1988, according to the annual survey released by the James M. Cox Jr. Center for International Mass Communication Training and Research in the College of Journalism and Mass Communication.


Soul Mates



By Phil Williams

A new study shows that when female fruit flies are given a choice between mates, their offspring live longer as adults than do those of females who have only a single male from which to choose. The research offers insights into both female choice and male competition.

Classics head appointed to Franklin Professorship

By Phil Williams

Richard A. LaFleur, a professor in the classics department, has been named to a Franklin Professorship, according to Wyatt Anderson, dean of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences.
Franklin Professorships, established by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents in 1980, honor faculty for their outstanding contributions to scholarship and to the college. Franklin professors serve as exemplars and leaders for their younger colleagues.


The UGA Symphony Orchestra
presents first concert of the season

Under the direction of Mark Cedel, the orchestra will perform an all-Beethoven program on Sept. 18 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Hall of the Performing Arts Center. The concert is free.
The program will open with Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5, the “Emperor.”
“The orchestra plays a very significant role in this concerto,” says conductor Cedel. “The extended tuttis—sections without the soloist—are quite challenging and symphonic in breadth and expression.”

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