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UGA survey shows journalism grads face challenging job market
Journalism and mass communication graduates continue to have a hard time landing their first professional jobs, according to the 2002 Annual Survey of Journalism & Mass Communication Graduates released today at a meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication in Kansas City.
"The job market was very difficult for journalism and mass communication graduates again in 2002," said Lee B. Becker, who conducts the survey each year. "Many of the students simply could not find suitable employment despite all their efforts." The surveys are conducted in the James M. Cox Jr. Center for International Mass Communication Training and Research, a unit of the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia.
 Annual Survey of Journalism & Mass Communication
Grady College
UGA Main Library employees to report to work Monday, Aug. 4
Main library employees are to report to work Monday, August 4, at 8:30 a.m. A meeting will be held in B2 for an information session and to address staff concerns. The target date for re-opening the building to the public is August 18.
The Student Learning Center is open and staffed with reference librarians. The telephone number for the Student Learning Center is 542-7000; the telephone is being answered by library staff.
Stem cell death gives clue to brain cell survival, according to study from UGA, Medical College of Georgia
A signal that triggers half the stem cells in the developing brain to commit suicide at a stage where their survival will likely do more harm than good has been identified by researchers at the Medical College of Georgia and the University of Georgia.
Identifying the factors that result in the timely, massive cell suicide is important to understanding the developmental puzzle, the researchers say of the work featured on the cover of the Aug. 4 issue of the Journal of Cell Biology. MCG’s Erhard Bieberich and UGA’s Brian G. Condie have found that the lipid ceramide and the protein PAR-4 – each already implicated for playing a role in cell death – become deadly partners inside a dividing stem cell in the developing mouse brain.
UGA ecology professor wins award to pursue work in global and infectious disease
Pejman Rohani, a University of Georgia scientist, has received a New Scholar Award in Global Infectious Disease from the Ellison Medical Foundation. Given to only 10 scientists each year, the award includes a four-year, $200,000 grant to support Rohani’s work in human health and population ecology. Rohani is an assistant professor of ecology and a member of UGA’s Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute.
The New Scholar Awards are given to biological and clinical scientists in the first three years of their research careers. Institutions are invited by the Ellison Medical Foundation to nominate candidates for the program and nominees are expected to have great promise as potential leaders of research in parasitology and infectious disease, particularly as applied to global health.
College of Environment and Design
Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute
Annual Survey of Journalism & Mass Communication
Grady College
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UGA supporters give a record $72.05 million in fiscal year 2003
University of Georgia supporters gave the school a record $72.05 million in private gifts and pledges in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, a 15 percent increase over last year. It is the first time in UGA history that single-year private giving has exceeded $70 million.
This year’s total is some $9.4 million more than the $62.7 million given in fiscal year 2002, which was also a record and the first time private giving topped $60 million. The total includes 14 gifts of $1 million or more from individuals.
Coverage in the Athens Banner-Herald
Coverage in the Atlanta Business Journal
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OTHER UNIVERSITY NEWS
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UGA self study concludes with praise from accrediting agency
UGA to hire 50 faculty and expand enrollment in high-demand majors
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
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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Daily: subscribe to eGaMorning, a free daily news clipping service delivering directly, via e-mail, stories about UGA that appear in local and national media outlets. You can sign up for this service by visiting www.listserv.uga.edu/ archives/gamorning.html.
Anytime: Palm Pilot users can visit www.uga.edu/events/hand.html to download free software to access UGAToday.
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UGA's Inclement Weather Policy
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ON CAMPUS
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UGA Athletic Events
Friday, August 1, 2003
GOLD and GALILEO Annual Users Group Conference. A conference for librarians, paraprofessionals and technical staff from academic, public and special libraries; schools; and technical institutes throughout the Southeast featuring trends in library resources. GOLD is Georgia's interlibrary lending network and GALILEO is the statewide virtual library. Keynote speaker: Diane Nester Kresh, director of public service collections for the Library of Congress. 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM. Georgia Center. Contact: 542-1272.
Friday Tours. Sponsored by Georgia Museum of Natural History. This 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: 542-166, musinfo@uga.edu .
Tate Summer Programs: Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers. 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.
Taped replay: Georgia Equestrian Team National Championship. Georgia's overall victory at the Varsity National Equestrian Championships on April 18 in College Station, TX, will be featured in a 30-minute taped replay. 11:00 PM. CSTV (College Sports Television), DirecTV channel 610.
Leadership and Team Building course. Sponsored by the Georgia Center. One of four modules required for the Managerial Leadership Certificate. Through Saturday, August 2, 2003. The Georgia Center. Contact: 542-6692.
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ADVISORIES
UPDATED 07/28/03
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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.
Spring Street. Spring Street in downtown Athens adjacent to the Business Services building will be closed from East Broad St. to Fulton St. this week while the Business Services building is being painted. Through Saturday, August 2, 2003.
River Road. Beginning Monday, Aug. 4, River Road from the railroad trestle behind Sanford Stadium to the southernmost driveway of the E-12 parking lot, will be closed for installation of an electrical line. The E-12 lot will be accessible via River Road from the south. Through Tuesday, August 5, 2003.
River Road Loop at East Campus Village. The River Road Loop will be reduced to one lane of traffic July 28 through Aug. 11 adjacent to the construction site of the East Campus Village residence halls. Through Monday, August 11, 2003.
Sanford Drive closed. Beginning Aug. 11, one block of Sanford Drive adjacent to Grady College, between Hooper and Baldwin streets, will be closed for repairs. Through Sunday, August 17, 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.
New mandatory contract for domestic express mail and package delivery. The Department of Administrative Services, State Purchasing Office, informed us in June that the subject contract was issued to United Parcel Service, Inc. It is mandatory for all state agencies to utilize UPS for the following services: standard delivery, premium next day delivery, standard next day delivery and second day delivery. You are requested to comply with this contract through utilization effective immediately. You may utilize the vendor of your choice for the following types of shipments: oversized shipments, refrigerated shipments, hazardous shipments and any other services not specifically listed as mandatory to UPS. Contact Annette Evans in the Procurement Office at 706/542-7066.
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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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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