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Arch News - August 7, 2009
Response to Board of Regents request for UGA budget plan
Arch News - July 22, 2009
Budget update
University of Georgia President Michael F. Adams gave a budget update to the UGA community during the April 23 meeting of the University Council at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel. A video presentation and talking points are available for viewing.
Arch News - April 22, 2009
Upcoming budget presentation
Arch News - April 10, 2009
Status of the FY10 state budget
UGA president provides budget update
University of Georgia President Michael F. Adams gave members of University Council an update on UGA’s budget Thursday, Dec. 4 in wake of recent actions by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents to help meet an anticipated directive from state officials to increase the budget cut to 8 percent from the current 6 percent.
View December 4, 2008 Budget Update
Public forum on University Budget
On Wednesday, Sept. 17, President Michael F. Adams and other senior university officials delivered a presentation about the impact of current economic challenges and responded to questions from the audience. Links to archived video of the first budget forum on Sept. 5.
View September 1, 2008 forum online →
View September 5, 2008 forum online →
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UGA Fiscal Update [ppt] →
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| Nov 20, 2009 |
A new study by researchers at the University of Georgia raises concerns about outdoor second-hand smoke, suggesting outdoor smoking areas might be creating a new health hazard. Reports appear in Time, United Press International, and ScienceDaily.
Time
Second-hand outdoor smoke
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| Nov 20, 2009 |
UGA political scientist Audrey Haynes is quoted in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution report on the impact health reform in D.C. could have on the upcoming Georgia gubernatorial race.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Haynes on upcoming Georgia gubernatorial race
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| Nov 20, 2009 |
Georgia college students are taking their sweet time to graduate, and efforts by the University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents to encourage them to graduate in four years aren’t working, says a report in the Florida Times-Union.
Florida Times-Union
Georgia college students are taking their sweet time to graduate
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| Nov 19, 2009 |
“New fee hike irks students at UGA,” headlines a front page story in the Athens Banner-Herald. “University of Georgia students hit with a new $100 fee would like to know exactly where the money goes — and some are angry with the University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents for making UGA students pay more for school,” the report says.
Athens Banner-Herald
New fee hike irks students at UGA
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| Nov 19, 2009 |
UGA associate professor Mark Ebell pens a letter to the New York Times in response to a November 15th editorial on health care reform and medical costs. “We need to reform our system in such a way that the best and brightest students are attracted to careers in primary care,” he writes.
New York Times
Ebell on health care reform
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| Nov 19, 2009 |
The University of Georgia Police Department has purchased a Total Containment Vessel, becoming the first campus law enforcement agency in the nation with its own capabilities to counter and contain chemical, biological and explosive threats, reports Earthtimes.org.
Earthtimes.org
UGA Police Department has purchased a Total Containment Vessel
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| Nov 17, 2009 |
“The Board of Regents may approve an increase in the $100 mandatory special institutional fee – and the University’s Student Government Association is taking a stand,” the Red & Black reports.
Red & Black
“Regents to decide on $100 fee increase”
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| Nov 17, 2009 |
“By next football season, dingy Reed Alley beside Sanford Stadium could look more like the plaza at Atlanta’s Turner Field,” the Athens Banner-Herald reports.
Athens Banner-Herald
Reed Alley revamp
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| Nov 17, 2009 |
UGA Regents Professor Jeremy Kilpatrick, a national leader in math education, tells the Gainesville Times that Georgia’s new math standards are headed in the right direction.
Gainesville Times
Jeremy Kilpatrick on new math standards
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| Nov 16, 2009 |
University of Georgia students could get hit with another hike in the fees they must pay as state officials get ready to absorb another round of state budget cuts, the Athens Banner-Herald reports.
Athens Banner-Herald
“Fee jump to ‘mitigate’ UGA cuts”
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