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Assessing the Gulf


Spring Break in Athens

Enjoying Spring Break in Athens - Ideas for entertainment, education

By JESSICA LUTON

jluton@uga.edu

 

It’s Spring Break at UGA and campus is quiet this week.  However if you’re in town and looking to enjoy this beautiful weather, there are quite a few… Read Article


The Neuroeconomics of decision-making

Terrific new study from the Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology Laboratory in the department of psychology:

Although choosing to do something because the perceived benefit outweighs the financial cost is something people do daily, little is known about what happens in the brain… Read Article


Lampost post

  Maybe because it's Spring Break, but can you resist a lamppost post? Certainly, I cannot.

If you every wondered why North Campus has the look and feel of park, it is because UGA has some of the best grounds crew professionals you will find anywhere. They're at it again, this time,… Read Article


Stokes interim president of FSU

Huge congratulations to the former dean of the Franklin College, Garnett Stokes, who was tapped to be the interim president at Florida State University, effective April 1.

An alumna and former UGA faculty member in the department of psychology, Stokes became Franklin College dean in 2004… Read Article