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Bob Cross, a distinguished professor-in-residence in the Terry College of Business, is quoted in USA Today about airline pricing wars.
President Michael F. Adams is quoted in the Knoxville News-Sentinel in a story about states attracting business and industry. Adams participated in the Tennessee Business Roundtable in Knoxville.
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation calling for sanctions against Burma after the Southeast Asian country imprisoned a UGA grad calling him a political prisoner. Salai Tun Than, a 1955 agronomy major, was arrested after holding a peaceful political demonstration.
The White House announced Tuesday that Georgia's Sea Island will host the next G-8 summit of the world's most powerful leaders in June 2004. UGA economic forecaster Jeff Humphreys discusses the potential economic impact in an AJC report. Gary Bertsch, director of UGA's Center for International Trade and Security, is quoted in a separate AJC article regarding the protestors this meeting inevitably draws.
Coverage of President Michael F. Adams' decision not to grant another contract extension to Athletic Director Vince Dooley continues. "UGA loses if Adams gets sacked," writes Atlanta Journal-Constitution editorial page editor Cynthia Tucker. "If the state's leadership continues to back Adams, education wins and UGA will become established as a premier research university. If Adams is canned, we're back to the days of football and barking and beer."
UGA political scientist Charles Bullock tells the AJC that Congressman Max Burns is vulnerable for re-election in Georgia's 12th district as Democrats target eight GOP congressmen.
Because of a surge in the number of freshmen entering UGA this fall, transfer students with 30-to-59 college credit hours who had not finished their application process by mid-May will not be admitted in order to accommodate the large class. Those with 60 or more hours will not be admitted in business and journalism. (ABH)
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Vaccine development specialist is named GRA Eminent Scholar
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UGA's Marine Institute turns 50
Also: Nature's biographer John Avise
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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 College of Veterinary Medicine admits more students to its class of 2007
On August 18, 96 students in the College of Veterinary Medicine will begin their four-year pursuit of a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. The class of 2007 consists of 10 more students than have traditionally been admitted.
"The increase in enrollment is a result of strong market demand for our graduates," says Keith W. Prasse, dean, College of Veterinary Medicine. "Georgia's population grew 20 percent over the past decade and we have increased enrollment to meet this demographic change. Laboratories and classrooms are being renovated to accommodate the increase in class size."
 College of Veterinary Medicine
"Father of Creativity" E. Paul Torrance, UGA professor emeritus of educational psychology, dead at 87
 E. Paul Torrance, known around the world as the "Father of Creativity" for his nearly 60 years of research that became the framework for the field of gifted education, died Saturday, July 12. The 87-year-old University of Georgia professor emeritus of educational psychology invented the benchmark method for quantifying creativity and arguably created the platform for all research on the subject since. The "Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking" helped shatter the theory that IQ tests alone were sufficient to gauge real intelligence. The tests solidified what heretofore was only conceptual – namely that creative levels can be scaled and then increased through practice.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church in Athens. Burial will be in Black Spring Baptist Church Cemetery in Milledgeville at 4 p.m. Visitation will be at Bernstein Funeral Home on Wednesday evening.
College of Education
UGA self study concludes with praise from accrediting agency
The University of Georgia’s 2001 self study has officially come to a close with the university’s chief accrediting agency issuing its stamp of approval and a note of praise for the quality of UGA’s work.
In a statement, James T. Rogers, executive director of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Commission on Colleges, was "impressed with the quality, frankness and organization" of UGA’s self-study. Rogers reiterated that the commission believes "the administration of the University can be very proud of the team that was responsible for developing the self study."
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Coverage in the Athens Banner-Herald
UGA education researchers bring virtual solar system program to Gwinnett teachers, middle school students July 14-18
Space. The Final Frontier. At least it will be for some lucky Gwinnett County youngsters who will soon find themselves going where no man has gone before. But these young explorers will never actually leave the ground. The solar system has been squeezed into a new computer program called Astronomicon and will be the focus for a group of middle school-age kids attending a Virtual Solar System Summer Camp July 14-18 at the Gwinnett University Center.
 More than a dozen youngsters from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Lawrenceville will get a rare opportunity to experience first-hand the creation of a virtual solar system through this computer camp run by UGA education researchers.
College of Education
UGA program urges Hispanic students to stay in school
Jesus Mata knows his family isn't a typical Hispanic family in Georgia. That's one reason he volunteers with a new program that urges Hispanic students to stay in high school and enroll in college. Mata is a second-generation college graduate and a native of Mexico. His daughter, Sofia, is a freshman at Princeton.
A web designer with the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Mata is part of a team of UGA volunteers spreading the word about the value of education to Hispanic students and their parents.
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OTHER UNIVERSITY NEWS
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UGA's summer research fellows announced
Keith Parker chosen for institutional diversity post at UGA
UGA scientists upgrading Army's scrambled-egg MREs
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NEWS FROM UGA'S SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
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News at Franklin College
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Watch the expansion of the Sanford Stadium
Sanford Stadium construction progress
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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ON CAMPUS
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Friday, July 18, 2003
UGA Athletic Events
Friday Tours: Georgia Museum of Natural History. One hour tour introduces visitors to the Museum and several of its well-known collections, such as mammals, birds, fish and insects. Adults and children 5+. Free. Please call ahead for groups of 8 or more. 4:00 PM. Natural History Building. Contact: 542-1663 or musinfo@uga.edu.
Tate Summer Programs: Atlanta Braves vs. New York Mets. Sponsored by Student Activities. Bus departs Tate Center at 5:00 PM. Purchase tickets in advance at the Tate ticket window. $5 for UGA students; $10 for non-students. 5:00 PM. Contact: www.uga.edu/stuact/summer.html.
Harriette Austin Writers Conference 10th Anniversary. Sponsored by the College of Education. To provide aspiring writers with the resources they need to be successful through a series of meetings and workshops with editors, publishers and marketers. Through Saturday, July 19, 2003. Georgia Center. Contact: 542-3876.
Saturday, July 19, 2003
UGA Athletic Events
Chicago Alumni: UGA Night at the Chicago Symphony. Sponsored by UGA Alumni Association. Dinner 5:30 PM, concert 7:30 PM -- Bronfman plays Tchaikovsky. $25 per person for lawn ticket and dinner. For tickets and to rsvp (by July 14, please) call 800-606-8786. The Pavilion at Ravinia, Chicago.
Family Day: Americana!. Sponsored by the Georgia Museum of Art. Join artists and staff for a program focusing on the masterpieces in the Becoming a Nation exhibition. Free and open to all families. 10:00 AM - Noon. Ed and Phoebe Forio Studio Classroom, Georgia Museum of Art.
Dallas Area Alumni: UGA Night at the Ballpark. Sponsored by UGA Alumni Association. Frisco Rough Riders baseball vs the San Antonio Missions. Order tickets in advance, $7 each. Call 800-606-8786 by July 16, please. 7:30 PM. Dr. Pepper/Seven Up Ballpark, Dallas, TX.
Exhibition: 'Leaves have their time to fall...'. Sponsored by the Georgia Museum of Art. Reflections of mourning in 19th century decorative arts. Through Sunday, September 14, 2003. Georgia Museum of Art.
Sunday, July 20, 2003
UGA Athletic Events
Richmond Area Alumni: Family Fun Day at Colonial Downs. Sponsored by UGA Alumni Association. Free pony rides and special activities for the kids. $5 per person includes seats at tables in the UGA Alumni section in the air-conditioned, enclosed Jockey Club area. RSVP and purchase tickets by July 15 at 800-606-8786. 1:00 PM. Colonial Downs Jockey Club, Richmond, VA.
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ADVISORIES
UPDATED 07/14/03
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UGA license plate renewal for the 2004 cycle. All state of Georgia vehicle license plates, including the commemorative UGA series, will be reissued upon renewal on the vehicle owner's birthday during calendar 2004. Persons desiring the UGA special plate should apply between Jan. 1 and July 31, 2003 at your local county tag office. Those already having UGA tags in the current series should return to your county tag office the renewal letter received from the state Department of Motor Vehicle Safety. Those who do not now have the tag may apply using form MV-9C which is available on the web at www.dmvs.ga.gov/forms/pdf/motor/mv-9c.pdf. A $25 manufacturing fee should accompany the application. Through Thursday, July 31, 2003.
Coverdell Center infrastructure. Due to utility infrastructure construction for the Paul D. Coverdell Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences, that portion of D. W. Brooks Dr. between Carlton St. and McWhorter Hall will be closed to through traffic from May 12 until approximately Sept. 5. Through Friday, September 5, 2003.
Preparedness Information. For the latest official security and preparedness information affecting campus operations, please visit UGA's Office of Security Preparedness Web site.
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