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Students learn obesity reality in virtual world

Students learn obesity reality in virtual world

UGA professors use computer simulations to make obesity lessons come alive in the classroom. Read More

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Learning to hear

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Eight-year-old Lucy Zhu looks like any other child in her classroom. She is an adorable Chinese girl with a charismatic smile that carries her through good days and bad. She is also hard of hearing.

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Energy audit

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This semester, seven students armed with sensors, data loggers and other monitoring devices will poke around the Driftmier Engineering Center searching for evidence of energy waste.

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Hispanic heritage month

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September, a month of great significance to many Latin American countries, is appropriately designated Hispanic Heritage Month.

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Greatest hits: the Phil Walden legacy

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Family and friends of the late music impresario and Capricorn Records co-founder Phil Walden visited UGA to announce the creation of a fund to support the Music Business Certificate Program.

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The Carter Presidency

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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, will participate in a conference on January 19-21, 2007, at the University of Georgia to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Carter’s inauguration as president.

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Breathing easy

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Trichloroethylene (TCE), an industrial solvent, is classified as an animal, and possibly a human, carcinogen.  Georgia is the eighth largest industrial producer of TCE.

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Hands on animal science

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Brutus stood patiently as yet another student pulled on a glove up to her shoulder. The steer has gotten used to people sticking their hands through the tube in his side, reaching into his stomach and squeezing a handful of his lunch.

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The grass is greener near greenspaces

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A recent UGA study revealed that environmental protection equals additional property tax revenue—good news for local governments looking to preserve greenspace.

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Student Ambassadors

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UGA’s Student Ambassadors Program is nurturing a new generation of Georgia leaders and preparing them to make significant contributions within the global community.