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Fire walk and lecture

Nice slideshow in the Athens Banner Herald on the fire walking demonstration and lecture by John Campbell at the Physics Building last night, in case you missed it. Great event - kudos to the department of physics and astronomy for sponsoring and bringing more science to the public.

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UGA Wind Ensemble, Concert on Lawn

In what is becoming a terrific campus tradition each fall, the UGA Wind Ensemble, under Director of Bands John Lynch, will present a free Concert on the Lawn on North Campus, Friday, September 20 at 12:30 p.m.

Bring your friends and office colleagues (and lunch) and come down to the North… Read Article


Balkan poet reads, leads discussion Friday

UGA and the Franklin College welcome Nikola Madzirov, a Macedonian poet whose work has been translated into 30 languages and published around the globe, to Athens to deliver two back-to-back events on Friday Sept. 20 at Ciné, 234 W. Hancock Ave., sponsored by the University of Georgia… Read Article


Exploring Earth Sciences

By JESSICA LUTON  jluton@uga.edu

If interest in the Earth sciences is at your core, two events happening this week may very well provide some insight into the kinds of careers that are possible in meteorology and geography.

First up, tonight from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in room 200B of… Read Article


Fire walk with him

The department of physics and astronomy hosts a distinguished guest to campus on Thursday sept. 19 with a very unusual bit of expertise to share with all and sundry:

To some, fire walking is an act of faith, belief or mind-over-matter, but for condensed matter physicist John Campbell,… Read Article