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Broadcast awards for WUGA TV and radio

The Georgia Association of Broadcasters recognized two programs from WUGA television and radio at their annual GABBY Awards honors night:

WUGA-FM and WUGA-TV, the radio and television stations at the University of Georgia, won statewide awards for excellence in broadcasting at the Georgia… Read Article


Robinson named UGA Foundation Professor

2012-13 has been a banner year for chemistry professor Gregory Robinson, and now a new professorship has been offically added to his list of recent accolades:

Gregory H. Robinson, Franklin Professor and Distinguished Research Professor of Chemistry at the University of Georgia, has been… Read Article


Scientists unravel complex machinery of cell function

Intriguing new work on the behavior of sugar molecules in the body, known as glycans, just published by UGA researchers. The research, startling in its breadth, is focused on the causes of a debilitating brain disease:

These complex carbohydrate chains perform a host of vital functions,… Read Article


Storm-chasing and its effects on Meteorology

Geography professor and 2013 Russell Teaching Award recipient John Knox weighs in with some much needed context (and some much-needed chiding) on the deleterious effects of storm-chasing on the field of meteorology in a USA Today op-ed:

Before the Twister effect, meteorology was a pretty… Read Article


Land-grabbing in the 21st century

Resource exploitation was the very basis for colonialism, as well as the cause for much of the development of the modern world as we know it, for better and worse. The thirst for land and resources continues around the world, especially in Africa, and people must constantly adjust to, assess and… Read Article