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Vice President for Student Affairs Victor Wilson and Meredith Gurley Johnson, executive director of the UGA Alumni Association, will address the Class of 2016 and unveil the Senior Signature plaque. Professional headshots will be offered during the event. This is an opportunity for students to update their LinkedIn profile photo as they begin applying for jobs. Complimentary appetizers and beverages will be available. Registration required.…
UGA faculty, staff and students who passed away since April 2015 will be honored. The event is open to the entire university community. For more information, visit: http://dos.uga.edu/ Sponsored by: Dean of Students, Office of Contact: 706-542-7774  
UGA will hold its second annual Staff Appreciation Day. This event will feature live music, food, games and door prizes. All staff members are invited and encouraged to attend.
The therapy dogs are coming back for stress relief on the first day of finals. They'll be at the Main Library, the Science Library, Miller Learning Center, Aderhold Hall and the Ramsey Student Center. Check out the Facebook event page at: https://www.facebook.com/events/451472075063346/    
Attendees can enjoy coffee, dessert and a gallery tour prior to the performance by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. To include Jittery Joe’s coffee and Cecilia Villaveces’ cakes. Contact: Hillary Brown 706-542-4662 For more information, visit: georgiamuseum.org
The museum’s thrice-annual late-night art party features a live DJ, free refreshments and galleries open until midnight. Food provided by Chick-fil-A Beechwood, Heirloom Cafe, Ike & Jane and Insomnia Cookies. For more information, visit: georgiamuseum.org
In these dynamic talks, this year's MFA candidates will each have three minutes to give attendees a glimpse into their work. They then take to the galleries to engage directly with visitors. Co-sponsored by the Lamar Dodd School of Art. 
The University of Georgia Observatory 24-inch telescope has been fixed and the public is invited to the first special viewing on March 25, 2016. Reservations are required and can be made online at: https://www.physast.uga.edu/reservations/view/1. This particular showing will offer two time slots at 9:00 and 9:30, with 20 seats available at each time. Space is limited so reserve you slot now! The observatory is located at the top…
An interesting new study highlighted on the CHE blog, Wired Campus, expands on the expanding reality of the impacts of social media on informed discussions within and beyond the classroom: In a paper released on Monday, Christine Greenhow, an assistant professor of education at Michigan State University, argues that using informal social-media settings to carry on debates about science can help students refine their argumentative skills,…
Social media has enabled the tracking and analysis of tornado debris by researchers in the department of geography: After tornadoes touched down in the Southeast on April 27, 2011, many people in the storm's path did the most logical thing they could-they posted images of the aftermath on Facebook. The University of Georgia's John Knox and his student researchers went one step further. They used the social media site to create and analyze a…
Social media tools have the perception of keeping us all connected, but we probably shouldn't dismiss the extent to which they are also self-serving, so says a new study: New research from the University of Georgia finds what people may really "like" about social networking are themselves. "Despite the name ‘social networks,' much user activity on networking sites is self-focused," said Brittany Gentile, a UGA doctoral candidate who looked at…

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