Thursday, May 16, 2013
Some legislators acknowledge the freebies can look bad, but they say the state's new ethics law will make it harder to mingle with constituents.
Georgia legislators who want to sit in the president's suite above the hedges at Sanford Stadium next year will have to pay their own way, thanks to ethics legislation signed by Gov. Nathan Deal last week. The law forbids elected officials from receiving gifts or event tickets exceeding $75. University System of Georgia lobbyists gave state and local lawmakers more than $14,000 in football tickets in 2012, the Athens Banner-Herald reports. The paper quotes state Sen. Bill Cowsert, whose district includes Athens, saying the football games have been a good way for him to mingle with his constitutents. “I think it’s really going to change things," Cowsert is quoted saying of the new ethics law. "I think it’s going to make it tougher for the …
Monday, February 4, 2013
Morehead will officially replace University of Georgia President Michael Adams on July 1, according to a news release.
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Monday, February 4
University of Georgia Provost Jere Morehead was officially named UGA's next president on Monday, according to a news release from the university system's Board of Regents. Morehead was announced as the sole finalist for the job last week. Morehead, who will replace UGA President Michael Adams, will take over on July 1, according to the release. “Jere has devoted the bulk of his career to the University of Georgia and he has a great passion for the University and its service to students and the State of Georgia,” Board of Regents Chair “Dink” NeSmith says in the release. “He knows the University and it became clear to all involved in the search that he is the right person to take UGA forward. He has tremendous challenges ahead and the Board…
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Hackers gained access to Social Securitiy numbers and names of current and past employees.
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Saturday, October 13, 2012
Hope that you don't get an email or a letter from UGA soon. The school is notifying about 8,500 employees, both current and former ones, that their personal records may have been hacked. According to a university press release, officials are investigating "a criminal act of computer trespass” by an intruder, according to UGA Vice President for Information Technology Timothy Chester. The University is working with local authorities to assist in the investigation of the security breach. The initial hacking may have happened as early as September 28. The investigation began October 1 after officials learned that someone reset the MyID passwords of two UGA employees, both of whom work in sensitive information technology positions. The hackers …
Friday, August 31, 2012
During a 90-mile walking tour en route to the UGA-Buffalo Season Opener in Athens tomorrow, the game ball will pass through Loganville and Monroe during the overnight hours.
There’s excitement in the air for those football fans who bleed red, real red - UGA red that is. The first University of Georgia football game of the 2012 season kicks off against Buffalo early tomorrow afternoon - and the game ball is on its way. In the tradition of an Olympic event, of sorts, the ball left from the Shepherd’s Center in Atlanta in a walking tour set to arrive at Sanford Stadium tomorrow for the big game. The good news for UGA fans from the local area – it is scheduled to pass through Stone Mountain, Loganville, Snellville, Monroe and the streets of Athens en route to the big game. "The Game Ball Relay is a great opportunity for the Bulldog Nation to connect with and celebrate the excitement of a new season of Georgia …
Thursday, August 16, 2012
The editor-in-chief and her staff on Wednesday walked out of the newspaper building in Athens, Ga.
The staff of The Red & Black, the student newspaper at the University of Georgia, has resigned over issues of editorial control. The members have launched a website, Red and Dead, to get their message out. Here's a letter from the editor-in-chief that's posted on the website: I, Polina Marinova, have resigned as the editor-in-chief from The Red & Black, the student newspaper covering the University of Georgia. The Red & Black’s top editors, design staff, photo staff and reporters walked out of the newspaper building this afternoon. The Red & Black has covered the University of Georgia community since 1893 and has been independent of the University since 1980. The newspaper has always been a student-run operation, but recently, we began …
Sunday, July 22, 2012
The UGA Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Athens, Ga., wants to hear from you.
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Sunday, July 22, 2012
If your companion animal—or ones from a herd or flock—has been a patient at the UGA Veterinary Teaching Hospital, officials there want to hear from you. They’re collecting photos of photographic patients for their Picture Your Pet Photo Contest. Through August 31, you can submit high-resolution images to the school for consideration. Plus, you need to include 50 to 200 words talking about the picture and/or your pet’s experience at the teaching hospital or Community Practice Clinic. You can submit the photos online. They must be high-resolution images of at least 300 dots-per-inch taken with a six megapixel or higher camera. Cellphone pictures may not be able to produce a high-quality photograph, so consider using a camera. You don't have …
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
A UGA study shows that people may use social networking sites to boost self-esteem rather than chat with friends.
A new study has found that social networking users may focus more on themselves than on connecting with others. The study was conducted by graduate student Brittany Gentile in the University of Georgia's Department of Psychology, and department head Keith Campbell, along with San Diego State University Professor Jean Twenge. It found that people who log into Facebook may be boosting their self-esteem in the process. Users of sites like Myspace may show also show higher narcissism traits. Researchers conducted the study by randomly assigning college students to edit either their Facebook or Myspace pages, or to do a control task online such as interacting with Google Maps. Those who use MySpace were more likely to show narcissistic traits…
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
University of Georgia researchers warn pond owners to remain vigilant after cattle die on a Dacula farm from ingesting toxic algae.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Four cows are dead after ingesting toxic algae according to University of Georgia researchers. The deaths occurred on a cattle farm in Dacula. Researchers advise a recent “perfect storm” created the right conditions for toxic algae to bloom in a pond on the farm. The toxic algae have also been found in at least one other pond less than 10 miles from the Dacula cattle farm. According to a UGA press release, the incidents may not be isolated. “Pond owners should be mindful of the risks associated with toxic algae and take proper management steps to prevent or lessen the formation of an algae bloom,” said Rebecca Haynie, a toxicologist with the UGA Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, in a released statement. “However, there are …
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Pharmaceutical sciences degree will provide students with jobs, industry with trained employees, officials say.
UGA’s College of Pharmacy will offer a new degree program this fall, a bachelor’s degree in pharmaceutical sciences. The new degree is among 18 similar programs in the country. The program’s four-year curriculum begins with courses in mathematics and chemistry, biology and physics. Students also study drug design, mechanisms of action, drug targeting and delivery, pharmacology, toxicology, drug development, manufacturing, quality assurance and regulatory compliance. Laboratory work will be dedicated to pharmaceutical manufacturing, basic biological testing and quality assurance/quality control testing of pharmaceutical products. “This program responds to the growing need for highly skilled life sciences professionals to support research, …
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Max Reinhart was arrested in Norcross.
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Saturday, June 9, 2012
University of Georgia German professor Max Roland Reinhart was booked into the Gwinnett County Jail on Thursday night on charges of prostitution and keeping a place of prostitution. Reinhart is A. G. Steer Professor in Goethe Studies in the Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies and a well-known scholar. According to University policy in the the UGA Office of Legal Affairs,"any current employee charged with a crime (other than a minor traffic offense) shall report being charged with such crime to the Office of Legal Affairs within 72 hours of the employee becoming aware of such charge. Failure to report being charged with such a crime may result in appropriate disciplinary action, including termination of employment." According to an …
Margaret
10:58 am on Friday, May 17, 2013
Sounds to me like the voters in his district (which includes Athens) need to remember his attitude come election day. He's not interested in "John Q. public", but only those he can shake down to line his pockets. Most liKely he's one that believes that Corporations are "People" too! more ›