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The Selig Center at UGA's Terry College of Business gets a front-page mention in Tuesday's Wall Street Journal for its minority buying power study. (subscription required)
President Michael F. Adams is quoted in The Tennessean on the value of the HOPE Scholarship being merit-based rather than having a needs test. Tennessee passed a state lottery for education earlier this month.
UGA plant pathology professor Tim Brenneman, and his work with pecan truffles, is featured in the Financial Times. (subscription required)
How to safely cook a Thanksgiving turkey, per UGA food safety scientist Mike Doyle, is featured on WXIA-TV in Atlanta.
UGA student Michael Morel is quoted in a NewsNet story about Southern food traditions for the holiday.
UGA's Lehr Brisbin, senior research scientist at the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, is interviewed on NPR's "All Things Considered."
UGA history professor Robert Pratt is quoted in a national Associated Press story, carried in the Washington Times and elsewhere, on home schooling among black families. He says black parents should work to improve public schools: "I don't see pulling your child out of the school system as much of a solution."
UGA Regents Professor Jeremy Kilpatrick in mathematics education was quoted in a story about numbers and the mind on "The Infinite Mind," a weekly National Public Radio program. Kilpatrick, who led a panel that wrote a 2001 National Research Council report called "Adding It Up," said that too few students are leaving schools with adequate mathematical skills "for the nation to be satisfied with the condition of school mathematics today."
UGA hydrologist Todd Rasmussen is quoted in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution feature on poultry industry effluent threatening the North Georgia water supply. UGA research professor Judy Meyer disscusses in the same feature potential solutions to the poultry waste problem, which could be economically viable.
The Athens Banner-Herald quotes UGA professor of foods and nutrition Richard Lewis on the nutritional value of soy in reducing bone loss.
UGA pecan specialist Darrell Sparks is quoted in an AP article on recent wet weather taking a toll on this year's pecan crop.
The AJC quotes UGA livestock economist Curt Lacy on difficulties faced by alpaca breeders in developing a market.
A columnist for India's Rediff newspaper writes about his U.S. travels during which he led discussions on world terrorism. B. Raman participated in a program at UGA sponsored by the school's Center for International Trade and Security.
Athens could become a focal point for cancer research and outreach under a proposal by UGA biochemistry professor Michael Pierce. (ABH)
Dr. Elmer Gray is quoted in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution article about West Nile virus. Gray is a medical and veterinary entomologist at UGA.
UGA plant pathologist Jean Williams-Woodward is quoted in a front-page AJC story on a fungus that is damaging daylilies.
There has never been a public referendum on any Georgia state flag, UGA's Ed Jackson of the Vinson Institute of Government tells the AJC. All Georgia state flag changes have been made by the General Assembly, he says.
UGA student Rachel Smith writes an AJC op-ed regarding the unrealistic self-image expectations young girls face in trying to emulate pop stars such as Britney Spears.
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25 Years: Women's Studies Program celebrates its anniversary
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The Atlanta Regional Consortium for Higher Education has issued an extensive summary of biotechnical and biomedical initiatives at Atlanta-area institutions of higher education. UGA has many programs which are prominently featured. The full report is available at the ARCHE web site.
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University of Georgia's Physical Master Plan -- Guiding principles for campus growth.
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UGA's Public Safety Division, Environmental Safety Division and the Office of Biosafety have created a web site containing pertinent safety information.
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Georgia Museum of Art receives gift estimated at $6.3 million; more than $500,000 raised during biennial Elegant Salute
The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia has received a gift estimated at $6.3 million from Martha Daura of Vero Beach, Fla.
 Established in honor of her father, Pierre Daura, the gift includes works of art and a cash gift of $2 million. The endowment will be used to create the Pierre Daura Center in the museum and to hire a Daura Curator of European Art.
Martha Daura (shown here in a 1935 painting by her father)announced the gift Nov. 23 at the museum’s eighth biennial Elegant Salute, a fund-raising event sponsored by the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art. This year’s event, held against a backdrop of centuries-old Italian Renaissance paintings and named "Bella Sera" as a salute to Italy, raised more than $500,000.
 Georgia Museum of Art
Biography of Pierra Daura (from Lynchburg College)
Spelman president, UGA professor to speak at UGA fall commencement ceremonies
Beverly D. Tatum, president of Spelman College in Atlanta, and Reginald McKnight, a University of Georgia professor and a noted writer, will be the speakers for UGA’s fall semester commencement ceremonies Saturday, Dec. 21, in Stegeman Coliseum
 Tatum will speak at a 9:30 a.m. ceremony for students receiving bachelor’s degrees. McKnight, a novelist and short story writer and the Hamilton Holmes Professor in UGA’s English department, will speak at a 2:30 p.m. ceremony for students receiving doctoral, master’s and specialist degrees.
This commencement will mark the first presentation of undergraduate degrees from UGA’s newest school, the School of Public and International Affairs. The school was established in 2001 by joining the political science, public administration and criminal justice programs with programs in international affairs, law and related areas.
UGA students teach geography, current events in local public schools
Students in the University of Georgia Student Ambassadors Program are teaching local high school students about international current events and world geography by using live, interactive presentations on topics ranging from the Arab-Israeli conflict to the war in Chechnya to human rights in China.
The recent National Geographic–Roper 2002 Global Geographic Literacy Survey showed that young Americans scored second to last among nine nations on a test of geography and world events. "These results make our job as student ambassadors more important," said Ben Bain, a second-year student whose presentation is on U.S. efforts to help Russia safeguard its nuclear materials. "Anything we can do to make kids more aware of things outside their daily lives is worth the effort."
The number of students in the program has essentially doubled in its second year of existence. Managed by UGA’s Center for International Trade and Security, the program’s 20 student ambassadors now serve approximately 150 students a week in three counties surrounding the Athens campus.
School of Public and International Affairs
Kaplan guide rates UGA's career services and academic facilities among best in nation
 The 2003 edition of Kaplan's The Unofficial, (Un)biased Insider's Guide to the 320 Most Interesting Colleges rated the career services and academic facilities at the University of Georgia among the best in the nation.
"The Kaplan list reaffirms that UGA not only provides a word-class education in top-notch facilities, but is successful in helping students reach their career goals," said Scott Williams, executive director of the university's Career Center. "It further demonstrates how successful UGA Career Center staff have been in assisting students with all aspects of their career development."
Career Center
UGA Center for International Trade and Security receives more than $3 million for weapons of mass destruction research
The Center for International Trade and Security (CITS) at the University of Georgia recently received more than $3 million in new grants and contracts for research on issues surrounding weapons of mass destruction.
CITS has landed a new grant from the Carnegie Corporation and contracts from the U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Department of Energy for research on preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.
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OTHER UNIVERSITY NEWS
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UGA professor Judith Ortiz Cofer to deliver keynote address at National Council of Teachers of English meeting
UGA researcher patents new "lab fish" for assessing harmful chemicals, mutagens in the environment
UGA College of Education, Gwinnett Schools collaborate on program to develop school administrators
UGA education researchers bring virtual solar system program to Boys and Girls Clubs of Athens through November 21
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NEWS FROM UGA'S SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
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News at Franklin College
Grady News Online
College of Education News Online
School of Law News Online
Terry College of Business News Online
CAES News Center
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ONLINE NEWS PUBLICATIONS
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The Franklin Chronicle Online
Veterinary Medicine News (.pdf format only)
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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UGA's Inclement Weather Policy
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ON CAMPUS
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Tuesday, November 26, 2002
School of Law classes end for fall term.
Lecture: Seeing Like the Soviet State: The Campaign to Forcibly Settle Kazakh Nomads, 1928-1934. Sponsored by the Center for Humanities and the Arts and the Department of History. Speaker: Prof. Matthew Payne, Emory University. Free and open to public. 12:30 PM. Room 101, LeConte Hall. Contact: 542-2538 or northrop@uga.edu.
Community Programs: Advanced Digital Photography. Sponsored by Business and Community Programs. Extensive work with Photoshop for the digital photographer will be covered. Through December 17. 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Contact: 542-3537.
Wednesday, November 27, 2002
Thanksgiving break. No classes; UGA offices open
Wellness Clinic. Sponsored by the College of Pharmacy. General health screening, including: blood pressure measurement, body fat analysis, weight and body mass index, fasting lipid panel for cholesterol, spirometry for assessing lung function, ultrasound screening for osteoporosis, blood sugar measurement and selected immunizations and flu shots. Appointment required. Fees based on services. 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM. Wellness Clinic, College of Pharmacy. Contact: 542-7230 or wellness@mail.rx.uga.edu.
Blood Drive. Sponsored by Physical Plant and the American Red Cross. 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM. Chicopee Complex. Contact: 546-0681, ext. 225.
Men's Basketball at Georgia Tech. Fox Sports Net South TV. 7:00 PM. Alexander Memorial Coliseum, Atlanta.
Women's Basketball at Georgia State. 7:00 PM. Atlanta.
Holiday parking enforcement schedule. Regular parking enforcement on Nov. 27, except lots S16, E06, W06 and N02 will be open to all valid UGA permits due to reduced bus service from outer lots. Parking permits will not be enforced Nov. 28-29. Through Friday, November 29, 2002.
Campus Transit Service during Thanksgiving Break. Intersession service on Nov. 27 (East-West and Family Housing routes only; Disability Services van 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM). No services provided Nov. 28-29. Through Friday, November 29, 2002.
Ramsey Student Center Thanksgiving holidays operating schedule. Nov. 27: 6 AM - 9 PM. Nov. 28: closed. Nov. 29-30: 7 - 10 AM. Dec. 1: 12 noon - 12 midnight. Through Sunday, December 1, 2002.
Georgia Museum of Art Thanksgiving holiday hours. Regular hours of operation through the weekend, except closed on Thursday. Through Sunday, December 1, 2002.
UGA Visitors Center Thanksgiving break schedule. Open Wednesday (8:00 AM - 5:00 PM), but no campus tours conducted. Open Saturday from 8:00 AM until one hour before kickoff of the Georgia-Georgia Tech game; no campus tours conducted. Closed Thursday, Friday and Sunday. Through Sunday, December 1, 2002. 542-0842.
Dining Halls close for Thanksgiving Holiday. Oglethorpe closes Wednesday at 1:30 PM, Snelling at 2:30 PM and Bolton at 7:00 PM. The Bulldog Cafe in the Tate Center will be open Wednesday 7:30 AM to 2:30 PM and before the Georgia Tech football game on Saturday; closed Thursday, Friday and Sunday. All dining halls will reopen at breakfast, Monday, December 2. Through Sunday, December 1, 2002. Contact: www.uga.edu/food-serv.
Thursday, November 28, 2002
Thanksgiving holidays. No classes; UGA offices closed. Through Friday, November 29, 2002.
Friday, November 29, 2002
Volleyball: Disney Tournament. Georgia vs. Northern Iowa. Noon. Orlando, FL.
Soccer: NCAA Quarterfinals. Campus sites to be announced. Through Sunday, December 1, 2002.
Alumni Tour: New York City. Sponsored by UGA Alumni Association. For information on this and other alumni tours contact 1-800-606-8786 or see www.alumni.uga.edu/alumni/Tours.html. Through Monday, December 2, 2002.
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CONSTRUCTION ADVISORIES
UPDATED 11/3/02
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Effective Monday, Nov. 25, the Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach will occupy the Treanor House at 1234 S. Lumpkin St. across from the Hoke Smith building. The historic structure, which dates from the 1840s, most recently housed the offices of the J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership and staff of the Carl Vinson Institute of Government's Community and Regional Development division. PSO formerly occupied offices in Old College on UGA's North Campus. For visitor information, call (706) 542-3255.
Baldwin St. at Herty Dr. Motorists should expect delays at this intersection Nov. 25-27 due to concrete pouring and installation of brick pavers. Herty Drive will be closed to all traffic at that point. Access to buildings on Herty Drive for service vehicles, handicapped vans and vendors will be via Bocock Street. Through Tuesday, November 27, 2002.
Baldwin Street Pedestrian Improvements. Work continues on sidewalks, staircases and landscaping with scheduled completion approximately Nov. 30. Pedestrians are urged to exercise caution near the construction zone. Through Saturday, November 30, 2002.
Brooks Pedestrian Mall Phases I and II. Conversion of D. W. Brooks Drive to a pedestrian mall from Carlton Street north to West Green Street. Through Monday, March 31, 2003.
Brooks Pedestrian Mall Phase III. The next phase of the conversion of D. W. Brooks Dr. to a pedestrian mall is scheduled to begin this summer at a precise date to be announced. Phase III will cover the section from West Green St. north to Soule St. Through Wednesday, March 31, 2004.
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The UGA Master Calendar is a comprehensive listing of events at the University of Georgia. It should be used by anyone scheduling a campus event in order to avoid conflicts with other important events. The master calendar is also the source for the weekly events calendar published in Columns. Sponsoring units should submit events online as soon as they are scheduled. The calendar is most useful as a reference when everything that has been scheduled is listed as far in advance as possible. Items submitted are subject to editing. Listed events must be University-sponsored. To view the calendar and make online submissions, go to http://www.uga.edu/mastercalendar
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UGA's 2002 Holiday Schedule
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