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James Affolter named to UGA’s Larry R. Beuchat Professorship

The research-focused position will be located in the Department of Horticulture and housed at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia at UGA.
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UGA wins national award for helping rural community sustain local health care

Original article posted on October 25, 2018, by Kelly Simmons in UGA Today. The University of Georgia has received a national Award of Excellence from the University Economic Development Association for its work in rural Georgia to save…
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Gift supports graduate certificate in dyslexia

This article was originally posted on UGA Today on September 27, 2018. By: Kathyrn Kao Zeist Foundation helps educators and clinicians gain a deeper understanding of reading development. The University of Georgia has received a $200,000…
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School of Law opens Veterans Legal Clinic

 This story originally ran on UGA Today on June 18, 2018  In 2017, 1977 law school alumnus James E. “Jim” Butler Jr. provided funding to the University of Georgia School of Law to establish a Veterans Legal Clinic in memory of his father,…
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Pulliam family honors patriarch through faculty chair position

This story was originally written for UGAToday by Sara Freeland and Sharon Dowdy on June 12, 2018  To honor his legacy in agricultural education, Dr. Michael and Elaine Pulliam and family have gifted $1 million to create the H.M. (Morris)…
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Mellon grant will expand Global Georgia Initiative

This article was originally published by UGA Today on April 11, 2018. Writer: Dave Marr  (AB '09, ABJ '09) A $500,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will enable the University of Georgia Willson Center for Humanities…
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Strengthening the academic community

Endowed faculty positions on the rise at UGA The number of endowed faculty positions continues to rise at the University of Georgia, now reaching 276, up from 227 at the end of FY13—an increase of more than 20 percent over four years. An…
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UGA law school creates Veterans Legal Services Clinic

Writer: Heidi Murphy Contact: Peter B. “Bo” Rutledge 706-542-7140, borut@uga.edu Athens, Ga. – The University of Georgia School of Law is establishing a Veterans Legal Services Clinic funded by a lead gift from renowned trial…
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UGA’s Bonbright Center expands research into regulatory economics

Author: David Dodson Contact: David B. Mustard The James C. Bonbright Center for the Study of Regulation is expanding its research activities, adding new support for faculty scholarship and research opportunities for undergraduate…