Follow the money
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the country’s poverty rate is at its highest point in 20 years; 15 percent of the population lives below the poverty line.
Social work professor studies ways to improve lives of poor children
David Okech studies how to make the lives of children living in poor households better.
Epps named deputy director of Vinson Institute of Government
Dennis Epps was recently named deputy director at the Carl Vinson Institute of Government.
Family, graduate housing residents ‘stake a claim’ in community garden
This year, 82 garden plots will be staked for use by residents of family and graduate housing at UGA. For more than 10 years, University Housing has tilled and prepared a community garden for residents to grow seasonal vegetables.
Faculty projects receive grants to improve teaching
Twenty-two UGA faculty projects designed to improve teaching were recently funded through grants provided by the Office of the Vice President for Instruction, in collaboration with the Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost.
U.S. District Court judge will give keynote at law Commencement
Richard W. Story, U.S. District Court judge for the Northern District of Georgia, will deliver the keynote address at the School of Law’s Commencement May 19.
Two faculty receive Service-Learning teaching awards
Stacey R. Kolomer, an associate professor in the School of Social Work, and Deanna W. McEwen, a public service assistant in the College of Pharmacy, received the university’s 2012 Service-Learning Teaching Excellence Award.
Ecologist receives NSF grant to study ‘forests of future’
UGA ecologist Jacqueline Mohan received a $554,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to help develop more accurate predictions about the impacts of climate change on forests.
Researchers: Trace element plays important role in tropical forest nitrogen cycle
A new paper by researchers from UGA and Princeton University sheds light on the critical part played by a little-studied element, molybdenum, in the nutrient cycles of tropical forests. Understanding the role of molybdenum may help more accurately predict how tropical forests will respond to climate change.
Chain of events
Even if he hadn’t won Student Employee of the Year, senior Adam LaHaie would still be remembered on campus.
Solar demonstration project will be installed this spring
The university is about to get a little bit greener through the implementation of renewable energy in the UGA Solar Demonstration Project.
Summer construction works to repurpose existing campus space
With spring semester wrapping up, summer construction projects are gearing up across campus.
Demise of the shield law
In 2006, Grady College journalism professor William E. Lee published “The Priestly Class: Reflections on a Journalist’s Privilege” in the Cardozo Arts and Entertainment Law Journal. The journal’s editors asked him to update the article for a special symposium issue. His updated article, “The Demise of the Federal Shield Law” explains why Congress failed to enact federal protection for journalist-source relationships.
