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THE CENTER FOR METALLOENZYME STUDIES encourages cooperative research to determine how vital
metalloenzymes function and how they are synthesized and regulated by cells. Through collaborative
research, discussions, and seminars, enhanced knowledge is generated about enzymes that catalyze life-supporting reactions such as nitrogen fixation, sulfur interconversions, and hydrogen production. Use of the
latest technologies and analytical equipment enables center faculty and its postdoctorate and graduate
students to perform critical experiments and to organize state-of-the-art courses in bioinorganic chemistry,
biochemistry, enzymology, fermentation technology, and anaerobic techniques as applied to metalloenzyme
production, structure, and function. The center was awarded a 10-year, $2.5 million NSF Research Training
Group grant in October 1990.
THE CENTER FOR REMOTE SENSING AND MAPPING SCIENCE
(CRMS) undertakes interdisciplinary
research projects requiring the development of image and map data processing technologies for applications
in the physical, biological, and mapping sciences. Typical projects include: evaluations of the cartographic
potential of Shuttle Imaging Radar and proposed imaging systems data; photogrammetric assessments of
erosion from United States cropland; and automated feature extraction for digital map revision from satellite
images and geographical information system (GIS) studies of agricultural land, wetlands, and tropical forests
to assess man's impact on the environment. CRMS undertakes service projects requiring the transfer of
mapping technologies and provides technical assistance to universities and local, state, and federal agencies.
THE CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
DELIVERY,
affiliated with the Institute for Behavioral Research, supports interdisciplinary research activities on deviance,
health, human service delivery systems and the management of productivity problems in the workplace. Its
faculty, predoctoral fellows, staff, and graduate students from a variety of departments assist investigators
who are conducting research or seeking research funds from federal agencies and private foundations.
Primary research topics include alcoholism, psychiatric illness, drug abuse, the management of pain, health
communications, human resources management, service delivery to the elderly, children with psychiatric
disorders, interpersonal violence, workplace management of alcohol and drug abuse problems, and systems
for health care delivery. The center houses a predoctoral research training program supported by the National
Institutes of Health.
THE CENTER FOR SIMULATIONAL PHYSICS functions as a center for research and training in simulational
physics, with emphasis on the use of supercomputers and parallel processing on coupled workstations.
Topical areas range from fundamental statistical mechanics and strongly correlated electron systems to
materials science and stellar atmospheres. New algorithm development is encouraged. Because of this work,
close interaction with the University Computing and Networking Services is maintained, and collaborative
research programs with major institutions in the United States and Europe are developed. The center hosts
an annual international workshop. The center's staff consists of research and adjunct professors, visiting
research scientists, and postdoctoral associates.
THE CENTER FOR SOCIAL SERVICES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT provides technical and
problem-solving assistance in the development of new patterns and approaches to the delivery of social
services. Center faculty and staff engage in applied research, training, technical assistance, and consultation
on a variety of current and emerging issues in the broad field of human services. They design specific projects
in cooperation with leaders in policy, management, and practice roles in the wide variety of social service
organizations throughout the state. The center provides a structure for the development of partnerships with
divisions of government as well as private organizations, supporting their efforts to improve decision-making,
program implementation, technology transfer, service monitoring and evaluation, innovation and change.
Collaborative learning across projects and shared resources for proposal development, data collection and
analysis, and dissemination enable the center to add value beyond the efforts of individual faculty members.
THE CENTER FOR SOYBEAN IMPROVEMENT (CSI) promotes interdisciplinary and inter-university
collaboration among scientists and support staff interested in soybean research and education. The CSI
facilitates research that will result in the development of superior yielding, drought tolerant, and multiple pest
resistant soybean cultivars and improved management systems. Research is also addressing the
development of cultivars with unique combinations of value-added traits and new technologies to improve the
efficiency of cultivar development. The CSI hosts an annual workshop to encourage the development of
interdisciplinary and inter-university programs and enhance skills of center members. A newsletter informs
center members, support groups, and clientele of center activities and accomplishments.
THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF GLOBAL ISSUES
(GLOBIS) coordinates and promotes international
and interdisciplinary research, service, and instruction in global studies. The center focuses on issues which
are distinctly international, comparative, or transnational in character, such as the unfinished task of
organizing a durable peace in a nuclear world, growing pressures of expanding populations on limited
resources, and continuing threats to elemental human rights. Center programs are located at the University
and abroad at regional offices in Verona, Italy, and Kyoto, Japan. The branch offices coordinate the conduct
of programs carried out in Asia and Europe.
THE CENTER FOR TROPICAL AND EMERGING GLOBAL DISEASES
(CTEGD) is a cross-college,
interdisciplinary center and collaborative effort between Arts and Sciences and the School of Veterinary
Medicine. It was established to support and promote the development of research, service and educational
programs related to tropical and emerging diseases. It seeks to focus research and educational attention on
formerly tropical diseases that have emerged from isolated areas and are now having a significant impact on
a world-wide basis. The research focus of the center includes the immunology, cell biology, biochemistry and
molecular biology of protozoan and metazoan parasites, and the biology of vectors of infectious agents.
THE COCA-COLA CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS supports Terry College of Business global
programs. Activities include managing exchange programs with international academic institutions, hosting
international visitors, and sponsoring international executive education programs. The center oversees
internships in the global economy for Terry College students, develops new global partners for the College,
and provides grants to students and faculty who participate in the College's international programs.
THE COCA-COLA CENTER FOR MARKETING STUDIES
supports the Marketing Department within the
Terry College of Business in its mission to develop leading-edge educational and research programs
concerning marketing research, market intelligence, customer analysis, and the application of organizational
knowledge to the development of innovative marketing and sales strategies and programs. The Master of
Marketing Research program, a nationally recognized graduate program, is supported and administered by
the center. The center also works to maintain and strengthen relations within the marketing research
community.
THE COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATE RESEARCH CENTER
(CCRC) includes a U.S. Department of Energy-funded Center for Plant and Microbial Complex Carbohydrates and a National Institutes of Health Resource
Center for Biomedical Complex Carbohydrates, both in their third five years of operation. The CCRC studies
the structures and functions of the complex carbohydrates of plants, microbes, and animals. CCRC scientists
investigate the chemistry and the physiological, developmental, and molecular biology of complex
carbohydrates having biological importance, using advanced analytical techniques, including mass
spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, computer modeling, tissue culture,
immunocytochemistry, recombinant genetics, and chemical and enzymatic synthesis. Organized to optimize
cooperation and collaboration among disciplines both within the CCRC and with scientists elsewhere, the
CCRC's 81,000-square-foot building is specifically designed for the interdisciplinary and equipment-intensive
nature of carbohydrate science. CCRC faculty hold joint appointments in the departments of Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Botany, and Plant Pathology. The CCRC provides analytical services to
scientists, offers hands-on laboratory training courses each summer for scientists from academia and
industry, and develops computer software to assist the study of complex carbohydrates. The Complex
Carbohydrate Structure Database (CCSD) and its search program, CarbBank, were written and developed
by CCRC scientists. The CCRC operates a Georgia Research Alliance Regional NMR Center providing the
analytical capabilities of a high-field 800-MHz spectrometer to scientists at Georgia's research universities.
CCRC researchers are currently collaborating on more than 140 research projects with scientists in 28 states
and 16 countries.
THE COMPUTATIONAL CENTER FOR MOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND DESIGN
(CCMSD), with the
advent of powerful computers and sophisticated graphics workstations, can more effectively pursue many of
the most fundamental problems at the interface of chemistry, biology, and physics. The CCMSD, under the
leadership of Professors Norman L. Allinger, Director, and J. Phillip Bowen, Co-Director, was formally
dedicated in December 1992 by Governor Zell Miller. Center research focuses on understanding molecular
structures and interactions and on developing new computational procedures, primarily in the area of
molecular mechanics and molecular modeling methods. The center is equipped with well over a million dollars
worth of state-of-the-art graphics workstations, computer hardware, and computational chemistry software
donated by the private sector. A seminar series, Frontiers in Molecular Modeling, has been developed and
is supported by the Burroughs Welcome Foundation and Rhône-Poulenc. The center, in association with the
American Chemical Society, sponsors short courses and workshops in computational chemistry and
molecular modeling.
THE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE is an educational service arm for the University, providing
information and training to Georgia citizens. Staff members, representing the University of Georgia College
of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, collaborate with other college faculty, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, and county government to present educational programs in agriculture, the environment, family
and consumer sciences, and 4-H and youth development. Research-based educational programs are
developed at the local level by county extension agents in response to needs articulated by local citizens.
The Rural Development Center located at Tifton, a facility of the Cooperative Extension Service, offers
programs that address agricultural and forest production efficiency, advanced marketing techniques and use
of farm and forest commodities, and family and youth issues.
THE COUNSELING AND TESTING CENTER provides individual and group counseling for personal and
career concerns, a variety of developmental groups, outreach and consultation services, and an extensive
testing program. Services are primarily for students, but outreach and consultation services are available for
faculty and staff. Services can be tailored to meet the needs of particular groups including those comprised
of underrepresented populations. Our Career Information Center contains current information on numerous
occupational alternatives as well as a computerized career decision-making system, SIGI-PLUS. An ECHD
3050 course on Choosing a Major or Career Goal is also offered through the Center. The center serves as
a training site for graduate students in Counseling Psychology and supports a pre-doctoral internship that is
fully accredited by the American Psychological Association. The center is fully accredited by the International
Association of Counseling Services.
THE JAMES M. COX, JR., CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL MASS COMMUNICATION TRAINING AND
RESEARCH facilitates international mass communication training and research programs in which scholars
from the United States and foreign countries, students, and mass communication professionals can
cooperate. The center helps coordinate efforts to improve the state of knowledge in the field and to encourage
practical training, education, and service projects.
THE JAMES M. COX, JR., INSTITUTE FOR NEWSPAPER MANAGEMENT STUDIES
was created with
funding from the James M. Cox, Jr., Foundation of Atlanta to assist undergraduate and graduate students
studying the management skills and journalistic techniques necessary for efficient, profitable, and socially
responsible operation of newspapers in today's complex society. The institute funds research projects dealing
with managerial and operational problems confronting newspaper strategists and collaborates with other
nationally recognized training institutes to conduct professional seminars for journalists.
THE CURRICULUM MATERIALS CENTER
(CMC), administered by the University Libraries and housed in
the College of Education, provides a balanced and up-to-date collection of print and nonprint educational
materials produced for use with children from preschool through grade twelve. Adult education materials are
also included. The collection supports the instructional program of the College of Education, methods and
practicum courses in the education curriculum, and children's and young adult literature courses. CMC
services include reference, circulation, and bibliographic instruction.
THE DOWDEN CENTER FOR NEW MEDIA
STUDIES, founded in the College of Journalism and Mass
Communication with a donation from Thomas C. Dowden, operates as a think tank for the new media
industries that have evolved from the convergence of computer and telecommunication technology. The
center publishes research, sponsors seminars, evaluates technology, and trains students and
telecommunication professionals.
THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY OFFICE (EOO) has oversight responsibility for University compliance with
federal and state laws addressing access to employment and enrollment as well as program, service, and
activity opportunities at the University. As such, the EOO is the University's official contact for compliance
matters for such agencies as the Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity, U.S. Department of Education-Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and U.S. Department of Labor-Office
of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. The EOO represents the institutional position before those
agencies. The EOO also administers the UGA Affirmative Action Plan with the assistance of coordinators
in major units of the University.
THE J. W. FANNING INSTITUTE FOR LEADERSHIP, founded in 1982, is a public service outreach unit
named for Vice President and Professor Emeritus J. W. Fanning, considered by many to be the "father of
leadership" in Georgia. The Fanning Institute's vision-to change the world through leadership development-
is articulated in the mission: "We serve people who desire to develop leadership within themselves and
others."
Two foundations of Fanning Institute curricula and programs are J. W. Fanning's ten Pillars of Leadership and
the belief that the effective leader seeks mastery of self (self-knowledge), mastery of relationships (working
with others) and mastery of action (setting and achieving relevant goals). Each offering considers the head
(knowledge), heart (integrity) and feet (action) of leadership in the settings in which participants function.
Institute goals are realized through multi-disciplinary program development, delivery and evaluation; curricula
and publications; database resources; technical assistance; applied research and trend identification. Faculty
expertise includes the fields of community, youth and organizational leadership with an emphasis in
experiential education. The Fanning Institute serves as the state's university-based clearinghouse for
information on leadership development.
THE FINANCIAL AND STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS departments provide computer-based
information system services to designated administrative units of the University of Georgia. Service involves
maintenance of existing computer applications systems; modification and expansion of those systems to
meet changing user requirements; assistance and training of user departments; development of state-of-the-art user-oriented applications systems; data base planning; coordination and consultation; and provision of
data entry and production scheduling services.
THE UGA FITNESS CENTER operates as a laboratory experience for undergraduate and graduate students
interested in adult fitness and cardiac rehabilitation. Service programs offered to faculty, staff, students, and
community members are designed to enhance health and fitness. The programs include Adult Fitness for the
apparently healthy adult with few risk factors; Senior Adult Fitness for seniors over the age of 55; and Cardiac
Rehabilitation for those who have heart disease, have had surgery or a prior heart attack, or are at extremely
high risk for heart disease. The Fitness Center offers complete health and fitness screening, including a
physician-supervised treadmill stress test, computerized health risk analysis, skinfold determination of percent
body fat, resting 12-lead ECG, and pulmonary function, flexibility, and muscular strength determinations.
THE GEORGIA CENTER FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION plans and implements educational programs in
response to the diverse needs of adults throughout Georgia, the nation, and other countries. Needs are
expressed individually or through a range of governmental agencies, business and professional organizations,
and civic, cultural, and educational groups. The center delivers a complex, comprehensive educational
program for credit, noncredit, and certification through residential conferences and short courses; on-campus
and off-campus programs; audioconferences and teleconferences; independent study; mass media; and
National Public Radio (WUGA-FM, 91.7 and 97.9). Distance education opportunities are provided by
Independent Study, television programs, and by the Web Instructional Development Department offering
courses via computer instruction. The center's electronic classroom is equipped to deliver two-way audio and
video via digital compression. It is connected to the statewide distance learning system, Georgia State
Academic and Medical System (GSAMS), which has over 400 receive sites around Georgia and provides
access to Georgia Public Television and the Georgia Center satellite uplink. Other services include
cooperative programming with other institutions of higher education; television production; print design and
production; media library operations; and consultation and supportive services. The center's food and lodging
facilities may be reserved by all who visit the University.
GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART, founded by Alfred H. Holbrook in 1948, shares the mission of the University
and exists to collect, preserve, exhibit, and interpret significant works of art. Designated by the state
legislature as the official State Museum of Art in 1982, the museum's permanent collection now numbers over
7,000 works of art. Its primary collections are American paintings produced since 1830 and a broad survey
of American and European prints produced since the 16th century. Additional significant collections include
European Old Master paintings and Japanese prints. Works in the collection and curatorial files are available
for study by students and scholars. An active publications program includes a quarterly museum newsletter
and catalogues for selected exhibitions organized by the museum. Lectures, gallery talks, films, family days,
and other events complement major traveling exhibitions and exhibitions from its own collections. The
museum shop offers a variety of arts-related items. The friends of the museum, the museum's membership
organization, hosts fundraising events and sponsors museum programming.
THE GEORGIA REVIEW, winner of the National Magazine Award in Fiction, is an internationally known
journal of arts and letters published by the University since 1947. Its quarterly issues feature a blend of the
best in contemporary thought and writing--essays, poetry, fiction, and book reviews--together with inviting art
works. Accessible to the informed, nonspecialist reader, The Review appeals across disciplinary lines by
drawing from a wide range of interests, including literature, history, philosophy, science, architecture, film, and
the musical and visual arts. As an additional service to the Athens campus, The Review organizes and
sponsors periodic readings by some of America's most prominent poets and fiction writers.
THE HONORS PROGRAM provides participants with special Honors classes in the freshmen and sophomore
core curriculum, Honors courses in a variety of majors, the opportunity to design and pursue independent
interdisciplinary majors, more intensive versions of courses required for departmental majors, and
independent study under faculty supervision culminating in an Honors thesis or project. In addition to
individualized advising throughout their education, the program provides students with special support for
graduate and professional school application, as well as national fellowship and scholarship competitions.
The Honors Program is open to qualified undergraduates in all of the University's schools and colleges. The
most prestigious undergraduate scholarship is the Foundation Fellowship. Eighteen awards were made to
entering freshman for the fall class of 1999.
THE HOUSING AND DEMOGRAPHICS RESEARCH CENTER
(HDRC) provides sound housing research,
promotes a more rational regulatory environment for the building community, and disseminates research
findings to policy-makers, interested parties, and the general public. The HDRC was created in partnership
with the Research Center of the National Association of Home Builders and was officially recognized as a
center in June 1996. It is part of a network of housing research centers located regionally at major research
universities. The faculty have garnered support from the Athens-Clarke County government, the Department
of Community Affairs, the Georgia Department of Human Resources, the Georgia Department of
Transportation, the National Association of Housing Counselors and Agencies, Inc., and SMART House
Limited Partnership, Inc., among others.
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