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$1.3M NIH grant to develop new science education software By Kat Yancey Gilmore kygilmor@uga.edu
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As part of Freshman Welcome, first-year students gathered in Sanford Stadium to learn UGA football traditions and chants. Administrators and upperclassmen also offered advice to the new students. A multimedia piece of Freshman Welcome is at http://tinyurl.com/nxgbxvp.
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UGA researchers are developing new science education software to help elementary school students learn about how the body functions and how to make better dietary and exercise choices. The five-year, $1.3 million grant is part of the Science Education Partnership Award program funded by the Office of Research Infrastructure Programs at the National Institutes of Health. Dubbed “SYSTEMS” for Stimulating Young Scientists to Engage, Motivate and Synthesize, the project will cover how different systems of the body function independently of each other as well as together as one large system and the effects of obesity and diabetes on these systems.
“Students will learn about six systems of the body: the cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous, musculoskeletal, endocrine and digestive systems,” said Georgia Hodges, an assistant research scientist in the College of Education and the grant’s principal investigator. “We will present these systems in an inquiry and problem-solving framework that will allow fifth-graders to learn about the body and also how obesity and diabetes can adversely affect how these systems work.” The SYSTEMS research team includes Allan Cohen, director of the Georgia Center for Assessment and the Aderhold Professor of Research Methodology in the C ollege of Education, and four faculty members from the UGA College of Veterinary Medicine: Tom R obertson, an
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First-year students take the field, then classes Skidaway faculty to study Freshman Welcome is an oppor- cheering at UGA athletic events By Aaron Hale aahale@uga.edu tunity for students to get ready for was essential to the Bulldogs team offshore sand resources UGA’s latest crop of first-year students began their collegiate careers Aug. 18. But the evening before classes started, thousands of students from the Class of 2018 met at Sanford Stadium to take a giant group photo between the hedges. The first-year students—most clad in UGA red and black—took the field at the annual Freshman Welcome to form a 70-by-50-yard version of the university’s “power G” logo on the football field. This is the fourth year the university has invited first-year students to gather on the field as part of the Freshman Welcome event, which was organized by the Student Government Association and the Office of Alumni Relations. SGA President Drew Jacoby emceed the event.
the upcoming football season, but it also gives administrators and upperclassmen a forum to offer some sound advice to the new students. During the event, students were introduced to UGA football traditions and chants led by Brook Whitmire, Sanford Stadium’s public address announcer, and the Redcoat Marching Band. UGA President Jere W. Morehead congratulated first-year students as the class with the best academic credentials in the university’s history. “The next four years are going to be a great four years for all of you,” he said. “Please take advantage of all the university has to offer you.” UGA Athletic Director Greg McGarity and head football coach Mark Richt told students that their
success. Mark Rush, Student Alumni Council president, encouraged students also to take part in UGA’s nonathletic traditions as well and to find other ways to get involved in university life. Rush said he was a first-year student the first year the Freshman Welcome allowed students onto the field for the photo. He said it was a great way to start his UGA career. His advice to students: “Never let any opportunity go by because you never know where it will take you.” After the event, students gathered at Reed Plaza for food and music. The university also hosted a Transfer Student Welcome event Aug. 17 at the Tate Student Center.
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‘Exceptional synergy’: Infectious disease faculty’s studies enhance university’s research enterprise By James Hataway jhataway@uga.edu
Building upon UGA’s strengths in cutting-edge infectious disease research, the University System of Georgia Board of Regents provided funding in 2007 to hire seven new faculty members working at the forefront of infectious disease prevention and control. Since arriving at UGA, these researchers have garnered more than $15 million in new grant funding,
primarily from federal agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, for research addressing major global health challenges. “The board of regents investment in infectious disease research provided a unique opportunity to recruit strategically to bridge existing strengths in veterinary medicine, ecology, tropical and emerging diseases, and vaccine development as well as the rapidly expanding the new College of Public Health at UGA,” said
Duncan Krause, director of UGA’s Faculty of Infectious Diseases and a professor of microbiology in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. “The resulting synergy has been exceptional.” Their studies promise to continue to enhance the research enterprise at UGA and foster new partnerships, both within the UGA Faculty of Infectious Diseases, which brings together researchers across UGA colleges and schools,
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By Michael Sullivan
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Severe beach erosion can be a significant problem for coastal communities affected by hurricanes and tropical storms. To assist Georgia communities in future recovery efforts, the UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography entered into a cooperative agreement with the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to evaluate existing data on Georgia’s offshore sand resources and identify where more data are needed. This consolidated information will increase knowledge of Georgia’s offshore sand resources and
contribute to long-term coastal resilience planning. “Georgia’s sand resources are arguably the least well-known of those along the East Coast, and this project will provide critical data and insights to enhance coastal resilience,” said Clark Alexander, a professor with the UGA Skidaway Institute. “The work is being coordinated closely with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and the state geologist to assure that our findings are disseminated rapidly and broadly.” Under the $200,000 agreement, UGA’s Skidaway Institute will gather, evaluate and analyze See SKIDAWAY on page 8
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FBI agents to speak about 9/11 during Preparedness Month By Aaron Hale
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The Office of Emergency Preparedness will observe National Preparedness Month in September with events and expert speakers to remind the university community how to be ready if disaster strikes. “National Preparedness Month is a nationwide effort to encourage Americans to take simple steps to be better prepared for emergencies whether it’s in their homes, businesses or schools,” said Noelle Broadnax, emergency operations coordinator in the Office of
Emergency Preparedness. National Preparedness Month is promoted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The Office of Emergency Preparedness, which provides comprehensive emergency preparedness, homeland security programs and services to the university community, is hosting preparedness month events for a 10th year. This year, the office will bring to campus guest speakers who will share their personal experience from one of the nation’s biggest disasters. FBI agents Andrew and
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U. of Cambridge seeking Ph.D. student who will study chocolate
According to the BBC, the University of Cambridge is seeking a doctoral candidate to focus on chocolate. The degree will be offered through the chemical engineering and biotechnology program. It will focus on such issues as preventing melting in warm regions. The would-be doctor of chocolate will be expected to “investigate the factors which allow chocolate, which has a melting point close to that of the human body, to remain solid and retain qualities sought by consumers when it is stored and sold in warm climates.”
Starbucks testing mobile trucks on three university campuses
This fall, Starbucks is testing a new way to reach students and faculty members. The coffee giant is using mobile trucks on three campuses: Arizona State, Coastal Carolina and James Madison universities. The company said that the trucks will have food and drink selections “nearly identical” to what can be found in a traditional Starbucks shop. The trucks will move to various locations on campus throughout the day and are able to adjust business hours to suit the needs of the campus. Starbucks said in some cases the trucks may stay open later than a dining hall.
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Police department provides drop box for safe medication disposal By Stephanie Schupska schupska@uga.edu
A large metal drop box occupying space just outside the UGA Police Department has one purpose—to safely collect unneeded or unwanted prescription medications. The original intent of boxes like this one—which was donated to the university through the Medical Association of Georgia Foundation Inc. as part of a campaign known as “Think About It: Prevent RX Drug Abuse”—was to give people a disposal option that didn’t include flushing their old or extra medications down the toilet. “We wanted to help people get their prescription drugs out of their houses and keep them out of the water system,” said Jimmy Williamson, chief of the police department. “The drop
box is mainly for prescription drugs, especially when people don’t use them up. The safest way to dispose of these medications is in a drop box location like this.” The drop box was installed this past spring next to the Hodgson Oil Building at 286 Oconee St. Available 24/7, it provides a secure location for anyone who wants to get rid of both legal and illegal substances. Individuals can leave the substances with no questions asked and no potential for criminal prosecution or other sanctions. The box is built like a post office mailbox or a library book drop, and “it’s almost impossible to take contents out from the entry point,” Williamson said. The drop box is emptied daily. Williamson said police have seen people drop medications off in their
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Parents: Don’t bench food safety at your school’s concession stand
Back to school may mean back to sports for children and back to the concession stand for parents. To help enhance the safety of the food sold in concessions stands, Judy Harrison, a UGA Extension specialist in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, recommends preparing a take-along concession stand kit that includes: • Dishwashing liquid to clean utensils, equipment or even to wash hands when there is no hand soap. • Paper towels for washing and drying equipment and utensils, cleaning countertops and drying hands. Reused sponges, dishcloths and brushes can harbor and spread bacteria. • Homemade sanitizing solution (a tablespoon of chlorine bleach per gallon of water) to sanitize countertops and equipment after they have been washed with soap and hot water and rinsed thoroughly. The sanitizing solution also can be used in a clean dishpan or sink to sanitize items after they are washed and rinsed thoroughly. Place the items in the solution for at least one minute and then allow them to air dry on a clean surface. Source: UGA Extension
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original bottles or in baggies. Either way, “there’s complete amnesty in dropping them off,” he said. “I want people to know that we’re not going to make a criminal case against anybody who is dropping drugs off in that box. “Our goal is to keep our waters clean and to keep medications out of the hands of children and those who might abuse them,” Williamson also said. “It benefits everybody if drugs are disposed of properly.” A 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that an estimated 2.4 million Americans used prescription drugs non-medically for the first time within that year. Of that population, more than half were female. About a third fell between 12 and 17 years of age. For more information on the Think About It campaign and for other drop box locations, see rxdrugabuse.org.
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NEW BOLTON IS A HIT—Bolton Dining Commons set a new record as it served
9,500 people on Aug. 18, the first day of fall classes. A dedication ceremony for the new facility will be held Sept. 4 at 10 a.m.
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University community mourns passing of Beaird, law school dean emeritus James Ralph Beaird, dean emeritus of the School of Law, died Aug. 14 after an extended illness. He was 88. “What I will remember most about Dean Beaird’s extraordinary life was his demand for excellence,” said UGA President Jere W. Morehead. “He set the bar very high, and he expected others to follow his wonderful example of service to the university and the law school.” Born Sept. 27, 1925, in Gadsden, Alabama, Beaird joined the military after graduating from high school and participated in the 1945 invasion of Okinawa. A year later, he enrolled at the University of Alabama where he earned a bachelor’s degree in business in 1949 and a bachelor’s degree in law in 1951. He earned a Master of Laws degree from George Washington University in 1953. Beaird worked for the U.S. Department of Labor before joining UGA in 1967 as a professor in the law school where he remained until 1989. During Beaird’s tenure at the law school, he served as acting dean from 1972-1974 and dean from 1976-1987. In 1974, he was named University Professor, a designation denoting outstanding service to the institution beyond one’s specific academic discipline, and counselor to the president of the university. The growth in quality and program diversity of UGA’s School of Law during Beaird’s deanship is evidenced in the growth of its private funds endowment from less than $450,000 in 1972 to $17 million in 1987; the e stablishment
of the Dean Rusk Center for International and Comparative Law in 1977; the granting of an Order of the Coif chapter, the Phi Beta Kappa of legal education, in 1978; 21 endowed Ralph Beaird professorships established by 1987; the founding of the Institute for Continuing Judicial Education in 1977; growth of the advanced degree Master of Laws program; increasing academic credentials of entering students and bar exam passing rates; international programs; addition of a 25,000-square-foot annex to the law library in 1981; doubling the law library volumes from 1973-1987; conversion to the semester system; and other advances that led to ranking the UGA School of Law as among the nation’s best. After stepping down from the deanship in 1987, Beaird returned to teaching. The University of Alabama Law Center invited him to return to his alma mater as the John Sparkman Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law for the spring semester of 1988. In 1989, he retired from UGA to join a private law practice in Athens. The family requests that those wishing to honor Beaird’s memory do so with a gift to the Jeanne and Ralph Beaird Law Library Fund at the UGA School of Law or to Athens First United Methodist Church.
Thanks to the hard work of conservationists across the U.S., the once imperiled American wood stork has been down-listed from endangered to threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Among the many organizations responsible for bringing the large wading bird back from the brink of extinction are UGA’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory and the U.S. Department of Energy. SREL’s efforts began in 1983 with an extensive study of the wood stork’s biology on the Savannah River Site and its nesting colony in Jenkins County. The studies documenting nocturnal feeding patterns, genetics, uptake of mercury and regional movements were the first of their kind in the bird’s northern range. Access to the stork’s nourishing wetlands was reduced in 1985 when the Savannah River Site resumed operation of L-reactor, one of its nuclear reactors. Use of the reactor ended in 1988. SREL and DOE expanded efforts to protect the stork’s habitat through collaboration with the National Audubon Society. In 1986, 25 acres of managed ponds were constructed at Kathwood Lake using DOE funding. These areas serve as necessary feeding grounds for the storks. Four man-made habitats on Silver Bluff Audubon Center and Sanctuary in Jackson, South Carolina, were supplied with fish and their water levels were managed to mimic stork habitats. In 1995, the National Audubon Society assumed overall responsibility for the maintenance and operation of wood stork feeding ponds. “More than 90 storks were seen on one pond, in one day, during that first year,” said Larry Bryan, senior research professional at SREL and lead biologist on the project. “That number was considered a sign of success by regulating agencies.” Those numbers have grown considerably. Two hundred wood storks were observed on one of the ponds in September 2013, according to Paul Koehler, director of the Jackson center.
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Digest Groundbreaking ceremony for Science Learning Center to be held Aug. 26
State and UGA leaders will break ground on the 122,500-square-foot Science Learning Center Aug. 26 at 11:30 a.m. at the south end of the S10 parking lot located just off Carlton Street. Open to the public, the ceremony will include remarks from Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby, UGA President Jere W. Morehead and UGA student Lydia Babcock-Adams. Scheduled to open in fall 2016, the Science Learning Center will be situated on South Campus adjacent to Pharmacy South and across from the Miller Plant Sciences Building. Funded by the governor and the Georgia General Assembly, the center will cost $44.7 million and be designed around an environment that promotes active learning. Parking for the ceremony will be available in the South Campus parking deck. Peter Frey
UGA faculty and staff work across the state to improve access to university resources, educate government and community leaders, increase literacy in young children, strengthen school systems and help small businesses, among other projects. The UGA Marine Extension Service helped Charlie Phillips, left, diversify his commercial fishing operation to include clam and oyster farming.
Casting a (state)wide net UGA’s public service and outreach programs serve citizens throughout Georgia
By Sara Freeland freeland@uga.edu
Serving the people of Georgia is UGA’s longest tradition, established at the university’s founding as the country’s first state-chartered university. Central to UGA’s land-grant and sea-grant missions, UGA is committed to public service and outreach. By creating jobs, developing leaders and helping people across Georgia address critical issues, UGA is an economic development engine for the state.
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UGA has faculty and staff working across the state to improve access to university resources, educate government and community leaders, increase literacy in young children, strengthen school systems and help small businesses, among other projects. Faculty members with UGA Extension work to help the state’s agricultural industry. As part of UGA Extension, 4-H is a nationwide network that promotes leadership, citizenship, education and healthy lifestyles to young people ages 9 to 19. In Georgia, the program reaches more than 184,000 youths. Students are volunteering through service-learning classes, student organizations and pitching in at sites across Athens and the nation. “Our mission is to serve the people of the state of Georgia and we do that in many different ways and in all 159 counties,” said Jennifer Frum, vice president for public service and outreach. “Through our work we help create jobs, develop leaders and address the state’s most critical challenges.”
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The Office of Public Service and Outreach spearheads UGA’s efforts to position Georgia as a competitive force regionally, nationally and internationally. Through its eight units, PSO partners with teaching and research resources on campus and with communities, governments and businesses to help Georgia grow and prosper. The most recent study conducted
by UGA’s Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics estimated that PSO programs have a $343.5 million economic impact in the state and support 4,417 jobs. PSO programs generated $35 million in external funding, or about $2.18 for every state dollar received. In Georgia alone, more than 230,000 individuals were served. The UGA Office of Public Service and Outreach includes: • the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, which provides training and expertise to state and local government officials throughout Georgia. • the J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development, which provides leadership training to nonprofit organizations, communities and youth. • the Georgia Center for Continuing Education, which provides professional education programs for lifelong learners, certification programs for specialists across the state and programs for youth. • the Georgia Small Business Development Center, with 17 offices across the state, which provides assistance to small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs. • the Archway Partnership, now in eight rural Georgia counties, which connects those communities with university resources to address critical issues. • the Marine Extension and Sea Grant provide assistance and education to businesses and residents of coastal Georgia. • the Office of Service-Learning, which provides students with hands-on experiences in their academic fields. • the State Botanical Garden, which provides the public with opportunities for recreation, events, research and education.
Academic initiatives
In addition to the initiatives provided through the Office of the Vice President for Service and Outreach, each academic college and school as well as other units of the university—the Office of Student Life, which includes housing, food services, Greek life and student organizations—have ongoing
public service and outreach activities. UGA Extension faculty and staff help Georgia’s agricultural industry with soil fertility, pest control programs, plant and crop varieties, herd health and management. Extension agents in family and consumer science help consumers make informed family, financial and food-related decisions based on the latest research from the university to promote positive and healthy lifestyles.
Student volunteers
From July 2013 to June 2014, 12,683 UGA students volunteered nearly 230,000 hours of their time to community service activities. During that same time period, students raised more than $1.5 million for causes including children’s health care, cancer research, animal health and children’s education. UGA’s 61 national Greek-letter men’s and women’s organizations had 6,459 students who volunteered 186,602 community service hours and raised $1.5 million for the community benefit in the last academic year.
Commitment to service
“UGA students have an undying commitment to service,” said Peyton C. Fraser, president of UGA National Pan-Hellenic Council and a senior from Suwannee majoring in mathematics and mathematics education. “Along with our high scholastic expectations, it is our duty to give back to our community.” Community service and philanthropy have become essential pieces of the student experience at UGA. “Every organization I have joined has had the expectation of giving back to the community,” Fraser said. “I have most enjoyed working with the students at Thomas Lay After School Program. I love seeing the children’s faces when we play with them. It warmed my heart every time they saw us come in.”
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Tulane University curator to discuss Newcomb Pottery designers Aug. 28
The Georgia Museum of Art will present a lecture by Sally Main, senior curator of the Newcomb Art Gallery at Tulane University, Aug. 28 at 5:30 p.m. The lecture, “Newcomb’s Designers: A Conscious Revolution,” is open free to the public. Main, who earned her master’s degree in visual and performing arts from Tulane University, has spent more than 25 years studying Newcomb artifacts. Her talk, held in conjunction with the exhibition Women, Art and Social Change: The Newcomb Pottery Enterprise, will detail how the Newcomb Pottery taught self reliance to the 95 women who worked as the operation’s designers. On display at the art museum until Aug. 31, the exhibition contains 130 of the designers’ objects. It is the largest presentation of Newcomb arts and crafts in more than 25 years.
2014 Lillian Smith Book Award winners to be honored at Decatur Book Festival
Winners of the 2014 Lillian Smith Book Awards, sponsored by UGA Libraries, will be honored Aug. 31 at the Decatur Book Festival. In Peace and Freedom: My Journey in Selma by Bernard LaFayette Jr. and Kathryn Lee Johnson and We Shall Not Be Moved: The Jackson Woolworth’s Sit-In and the Movement It Inspired by M. J. O’Brien were chosen from 39 books submitted for consideration. The awards will be presented at 2:30 p.m. at the Decatur Library, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur. UGA Libraries sponsors the awards, in partnership with the Southern Regional Council and the Georgia Center for the Book. The awards were named after Smith, the author of the 1944 novel Strange Fruit. UGA’s Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library holds Smith’s personal papers, letters and manuscripts.
UGA Libraries to host Sept. 4 reading by former UGA staffer Phil Williams
Author Philip Lee Williams will read from his autobiography It Is Written: My Life in Letters Sept. 4 at 5 p.m. at the Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries. Williams’ personal papers, which he has given to UGA’s Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, are available for research. It Is Written will be published Sept. 1 by Mercer University Press. Copies will be available for purchase at the reading. A native of Athens, Williams grew up in Madison and graduated from UGA in 1972. He spent the last 27 years of his career as a science writer at UGA before retiring as an assistant dean in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. The reading is open free to the public, however, reservations are required. For more information or to RSVP, call 706-542-3879.
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Tate Center Theatre’s fall lineup includes ‘Maleficent’ By Don Reagin
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Vince Dooley: A Retrospective will be on display in the special collections libraries Aug. 29 through Dec. 15. The exhibit contains photos, playbooks, original artwork and other memorabilia.
The University Union Student Programming Board fall semester movie schedule for the Tate Student Center Theatre includes: • Animal House (1978), Aug. 28 at 8 p.m. • Neighbors (2014), Aug. 29 at 3, 6 and 9 p.m. • Rushmore (1998), Sept. 4 at 8 p.m. • Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Sept. 5-7 at 3, 6 and 9 p.m. • Black Dynamite (2009), Sept. 11 at 8 p.m. • Godzilla (2014), Sept. 12-14 at 8 p.m. • Schindler’s List (1993), Sept. 18 at 8 p.m. • X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), Sept. 19 and 21 at 3, 6 and 9 p.m. • Spring Breakers (2012), Sept. 25 at 8 p.m. • 22 Jump Street (2014), Sept. 26 and 28 at 3, 6 and 9 p.m. • School of Rock (2003), Oct. 2 at 8 p.m. • Maleficent (2014), Oct. 3 and 5 at 3, 6 and 9 p.m. • Clue (1985), Oct. 9 at 8 p.m. • How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014), Oct. 10-12 at 3, 6 and 9 p.m. • Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), Oct. 16-19, 3 6 and 9 p.m. The 9 p.m.
shows will include a live on-stage performance. • Horror movies from the past four decades, Oct. 23-26, times to be announced. • The Birds (1963), Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. • North by Northwest (1959), Nov. 7 at 3, 6 and 9 p.m. • Rear Window (1954), Nov. 8 at 3, 6 and 9 p.m. • Vertigo (1958), Nov. 9 at 3, 6 and 9 p.m. Availability for more recent films is subject to change. Any updates will be listed on http://union.uga.edu. Admission to all films is $2, $1 for students with valid UGACards who pay activity fees on the Athens campus. Admission to the Rocky Horror Picture Show’s 9 p.m. live performances is $3, $1 for students. No films will be shown on Saturdays with home football games. Films are chosen by students who serve on the executive board of Union’s Cinematic Arts Division. The University Union Student Programming Board is a registered student organization within UGA’s Division of Student Affairs. Visit http://union.uga.edu or call 706-542-6396 for more information.
New exhibit on display in special collections libraries showcases political cartoons By Jan Levinson jlevinso@uga.edu
A new exhibit now occupies the History Lives Showcase Gallery inside the Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries. The exhibit showcases a selection of political cartoons drawn from the Clifford H. (Baldy) Baldowski Editorial Cartoon Collection. The cartoons have been matched with the library’s six collecting areas to spotlight stories connected to each of the “politics” areas. In addition to selecting which cartoons to display, student cura tor Kaylynn Washnock also sorted
through hours of the Russell Library’s oral history recordings to find six audio clips that connect with the cartoons on display. The clips were selected from a variety of collections including the Reflections on Georgia Politics Series, The First Person Project and The Georgia Environmental Oral History Project—all of which are ongoing initiatives of the Russell Library’s Oral History and Media Unit. The Russell Library Gallery is open free to the public weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and from 1-5 p.m. on Saturdays. For more information on the exhibit, email russlib@uga.edu or call 706-542-5788.
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Franklin College to host Anthropocene Lecture Series
By Jean Cleveland
First coined by ecologist Eugene Stoermer in the 1980s, the term anthropocene has come to mean a geological time period in which the actions of humanity have had a significant impact on Earth’s ecosystems. To better understand this period, the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences will host the Anthropocence Lecture Series at 7 p.m. in the Chapel. The series will open Aug. 28 with “Extinction in a Changing World” by Mark A. Farmer, a professor of cell biology. It will be followed by: • “Past Futures: An Archaeology of the Anthropocene,” Victor Thompson, anthropology, Sept. 11. • “Urbanization and Climate Change,” J. Marshall Shepherd, geography, Sept. 25. • “Economics and the Transition Away from Fossil Fuels,” Daniel M. Everett, computer science, Oct. 9. • “Pestilence in the 21st Century: Are Diseases Moving Out of Control?” Sonia Altizer, ecology, Oct. 23. • “War and Global Environmental Change,” James W. Porter, ecology, Nov. 6. • “Who is the ‘Anthro’ in Anthropocene?” Chris J. Cuomo, philosophy department and Institute for Women’s Studies, Nov. 20. • “Repairing the World: The Theological and Moral Perspective,” William (Bill) Coates Jr. , First Baptist Church of Gainesville, Dec. 4.
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An exhibit looking back at former UGA head football coach Vince Dooley’s career opens Aug. 29 at the Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries. Photos, playbooks, original artwork by Jack Davis and commemorative items are among the memorabilia featured in Vince Dooley: A Retrospective, 1954-1988, which will be displayed through Dec. 15. The items are from the archives of the UGA Athletic Association, housed at university archives, a part of the special collections libraries. Guided tours of the Dooley retrospective and the special collections galleries will be offered at 2 p.m. Aug. 29, Sept. 19 and 26, Oct. 3 and 31, Nov. 14, 21 and 28. D o o l e y ’s l a s t g a m e , o n Jan. 1, 1989, in the Gator Bowl against Michigan State, was his 201st victory. His final record as coach was 201 wins, 77 losses and 10 ties. He also won six SEC titles and one national championship. At the time of his retirement, Dooley had the third most wins of any active college football coach. He served as athletic director, a position he held since 1979, until retiring in 2004. The most visible change Dooley made to the UGA program upon
EXHIBITIONS Women, Art and Social Change: The Newcomb Pottery Enterprise. Through Aug. 31. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662, hazbrown@uga.edu. Bernd Oppl: Inhabited Interiors. Through Sept. 16. Alonzo and Vallye Dudley Gallery, Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662, hazbrown@uga.edu. Works by Ginny McLaren. Through Oct. 5. State Botanical Garden. 706-542-6156, ckeber@uga.edu. The Prints of Mary Wallace Kirk. Through Oct. 12. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662, hazbrown@uga.edu. Shapes That Talk to Me. Through Oct. 19. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662, hazbrown@uga.edu. Terra Verte. Through May 31, 2015. Jane and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden, Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662, hazbrown@uga.edu.
his arrival in Athens was to redesign the uniform. He replaced the older style football uniform of a silver helmet, red jersey and silver “britches” with a more modern design of a red helmet with a black G set against a white background, red home game jersey or a white away game jersey and white pants. The silver britches would replace the white britches starting with the 1980 season. This look is, with only minor variation, the same uniform the football team wears today and has become one of the most recognized symbols of UGA. A fixture in Athens for 50 years, Dooley made his mark early on. On Sept. 18, 1965, Dooley, in his second season as a head coach, led the Bulldogs in an upset victory over the defending national champion Alabama Crimson Tide, led by Paul “Bear” Bryant. The Crimson Tide had not lost a regular season game since Nov. 30, 1963. Though the Bulldogs ended the 1965 season with a record of six wins and four losses, they were poised to win the Southeastern Conference championship twice in the next three years. In 1988, Dooley and his wife, Barbara, established the Dooley Library Endowment Fund with a personal gift of $100,000. Under his leadership, the fund raised more than $2.3 million. “The breadth of his career is
MONDAY, AUGUST 25 Faculty workshop “How to Foster Deep Approaches and Achievements in Learning,” Ken Bain. This workshop is for faculty members only. 10:30 a.m. Dogwood Room, Georgia Center. 706-583-0067, tchagood@uga.edu. Guest Lecture “Global Sport and the European Marketplace,” John Nauright. Nauright is the director of the Centre for Sport, Tourism and Leisure Studies at the University of Brighton in the United Kingdom. Part of the International Center for Sport Management’s Fall 2014 Lecture Series. 12:20 p.m. 205 Ramsey Student Center. 706-542-4230, emily122@uga.edu. Graduate student workshop “How to Learn Deeply and Foster Deep Learning in Others,” Ken Bain. This workshop is for graduate students only. 2:30 p.m. Grand Hall, Tate Center. 706-583-0067, tchagood@uga.edu.
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impressive, as is how successful he’s been in his endeavors both on and off the field,” said Jason Hasty of the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library who curated the exhibit. “Just as impressive, though, is how committed he is to education, his own continuing education and intellectual pursuits and, through the Vincent J. Dooley Library Endowment Fund, supporting the education of others.” “I have had the good fortune of university life for some 60 years, combining both my time at Auburn University and the University of Georgia,” Dooley has said. “This lengthy academic environment has given me a real appreciation of the joy of learning.” Dooley holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in history. In addition to several football-related books, Dooley has written a book about gardening. “A coach is first and foremost a teacher,” Dooley said, “and he must constantly strive to improve his teaching techniques.” The Russell Special Collections Building is open free to the public weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays (except on home football game days) from 1-5 p.m. Parking is available in the adjacent Hull Street parking deck. More information is at http://t.uga.edu/RY.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 26 Science Learning Center Groundbreaking ceremony Gov. Nathan Deal and Chancellor Hank Huckaby are scheduled to attend. 11:30 a.m. (See Digest, page 3). Blood Drive Noon. Science library. Blood Drive 1 p.m. Ramsey Student Center. Tuesday Tour at Two A tour of the exhibit galleries of the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library and the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies. Participants should meet in the rotunda on the second floor. 2 p.m. Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries. 706-452-8079, jclevela@uga.edu. Fall Tobacco Cessation Session Offered by students in the College of Pharmacy. Open to UGA employees and the Athens community. Weekly meetings, which
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College of Environment and Design exhibit to explore life of its founder Hubert Owens The Circle Gallery in the College of Environment and Design opens its year with a depiction of the college’s founder, Hubert Bond Owens (pictured above). The exhibit Introducing Hubert Bond Owens: Pioneer of American Landscape Education will be on display Aug. 28 through Oct. 1 in the Jackson Street Building, 285 S. Jackson St. For more than 45 years, Owens educated students and
will be held Tuesdays from 5:30-6:30 p.m., run through Sept. 30. Register by Aug. 25. 5:30 p.m. Training and Development Center. 706-542-5328, beatthepack@rx.uga.edu. Sunflower Concert Series Grogus returns to the garden to perform upbeat Latin jazz, traditional Cuban and Caribbean styles and funk versions of jazz standards. Steve Dancz will open. $15; $5 for children ages 6-12. 7 p.m. Terraced Flower Garden, State Botanical Garden. 706-542-9353, mmccoy1@uga.edu.
developed teaching methods for the discipline and profession of landscape architecture. Using archives from the Hargrett Library and the Owens Library, this exhibit will explore Owens’ life as designer, educator and advocate for the profession. An opening reception will take place Aug. 28 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. The Circle Gallery is open free to the public weekdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Parking is available in the North Campus parking deck. More information can be found at www.ced.uga.edu.
Imaging,” Rachel Pugh, regional business manager of BioNano Genomics Inc. 3:30 p.m. 2401 Miller Plant Sciences Building. malabady@uga.edu.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 28 Pedagogy Workshop “Creative Thinking in the College Classroom: Interdisciplinary Strategies for Enhancing Creativity and Innovation,” Bonnie Cramond and Sarah Sumners. 1 p.m. Instructional Plaza. 706-583-0067, tchagood@uga.edu. Opening reception For Introducing Hubert Bond Owens: Pioneer of American Landscape Education. 4:30 p.m. Jackson Street Building. (See story, above).
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27 Blood Drive 9 a.m. Grand Hall, Tate Student Center. Tour at Two Led by docents. 2 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662, hazbrown@uga.edu. Georgia Genomics Facility Seminar “De Novo Assembly and Structural Variation Discovery in Complex Genomes Using Extremely Long Single-Molecule Level
Guest Lecture “Newcomb’s Designers: A Conscious Revolution,” Sally Main, senior curator at the Newcomb Art Gallery, Tulane University. 5:30 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662, hazbrown@uga.edu. (See Digest, page 3).
Lecture “Extinction in a Changing World,” Mark Farmer, a professor and director of the Division of Biological Sciences. Part of the Anthropocene Lecture Series. 7 p.m. Chapel. 706-542-1693, mfarmer@uga.edu. (See story, above right). Guest Lecture Author and activist Philip Lymbery will discuss his book Farmageddon: The True Cost of Cheap Meat and how factory farming harms human health, the environment and the well-being of animals. 7 p.m. 171 Miller Learning Center. 706-224-3796, sos@uga.edu.
Exhibition Opening Vince Dooley: A Retrospective, 1954-1988. Through Dec. 15. Special collections libraries. 706-542-7123, hasty@uga.edu. (See story, above left).
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 30 Football vs. Clemson. To be televised by ESPN. 5:30 p.m. Sanford Stadium. 706-542-1231.
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GUIDED Tour A guided tour of the exhibit on Vince Dooley’s career as well as tours of three
galleries of Georgia’s cultural history. 2 p.m. Special collections libraries. 706-542-8079, jclevela@uga.edu.
Staff Council meeting Sept. 3. 2:30 p.m. 207 Miller Learning Center. Bolton Dining Commons Dedication Sept. 4. 10 a.m. Bolton Dining Commons. Embracing Diversity program Sept. 4. 3 p.m. Chapel. 706-583-8195, sreyes@uga.edu.
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C. Edward Watson, director of the UGA Center for Teaching and Learning, was quoted in a CNN.com article discussing the trend of free, open-source textbooks. Watson, who pointed out the university’s efforts to introduce an OpenStax biology textbook as part of an online educational resource initiative, said traditional course materials have been known to contain errors. “Our faculty says the imperfect free textbook is better than the imperfect expensive textbook,” he said. “There’s a lot of things students can’t do without—tuition, fees, rent—so students are choosing not to purchase books, and it hurts them in the long run.”
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Restricted refreshments
An experiment at Pennsylvania State University studying the effects of restricted foods on children showed that those who are highly motivated by food had the strongest response to the limited snacks, according to an article in The New York Times. Leann Birch, senior author of the studies and the William P. “Bill” Flatt Childhood Obesity Professor in UGA’s College of Family and Consumer Sciences, said other research has shown parents who enforce restrictions on desirable foods tend to have children who are the most reactive to food in the laboratory. “It’s hard to talk cause and effect,” Birch said in the Times article. “The parents are responding to kids’ reactivity, and the child is reacting to the parenting and to a general genetic predisposition. The only way to break the cycle is to try and get the parents to respond differently.”
Underwater update
CBS News spoke with Samantha Joye, UGA oceanographer, as she led an expedition to examine the seabed near the area of the Deepwater Horizon rig, which blew out four years ago. Joye and 22 scientists used a Navy research submarine to see how the area is doing after the oil spill. “Four years ago there was nothing,” said Joye, the Athletic Association Professor in Arts and Sciences in Franklin College’s marine sciences department. “I saw one crab in an eight-hour dive. It was gut-wrenching to go down there and see just nothing on the sea floor.” Since then, Joye said, things have improved. “Now, we saw eels and skates and a vampire squid, which I’d never seen before,” she said. “It means there’s a lot of food.” Joye pointed out that sediment samples showed the mud contains an oily layer from the spill, which she worries could adversely affect marine life.
Faded flyers
New experiments by Andrew Davis and others show that insects’ vibrant colors are related to a good diet as larvae and that even 24 hours without food can dull a butterfly’s colors, according to an article by National Geographic. Davis, an assistant research scientist in the Odum School of Ecology and study leader, and his colleagues also found that larvae that went without food for more than 24 hours developed smaller wings. Even a small decrease in wing size can add a major delay to migratory journeys of thousand of miles, Davis said.
As a radiation safety specialist in the Environmental Safety Division, Lauren Palmer inspects on-campus laboratories that use radioactive materials. She also makes sure that work with the materials is done properly and that all personnel have the proper training.
On the fly: Radiation safety specialist takes interest in Earhart search By Matt Chambers mattdc@uga.edu
As Lauren Palmer was researching the fallout of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, an article about another Pacific island caught her eye. The article was about then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s remarks on Amelia Earhart’s disappearance and the search efforts. Clinton spoke about an expedition researchers from The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery, or TIGHAR, were planning off the island nation of Kiribati in the South Pacific Ocean. That article sparked Palmer’s interests, and she began to look more into Earhart and TIGHAR. “I got sidetracked from Fukushima and started following Amelia Earhart’s story,” said Palmer, a radiation safety specialist in the Environmental Safety Division. “The whole thing is just fascinating to me.” As a child, Palmer heard the story of Earhart’s 1937 disappearance during an attempt to circumnavigate the globe, but she always had assumed the plane had crashed in the ocean. However, after reading some of TIGHAR’s work and other research, Palmer said the theory that Earhart and Fred Noonan made an emergency landing on the beach of
one of the islands, uninhabited Nikumaroro—known at that time as Gardner Island—really intrigued her. TIGHAR has plans to search the ocean off Nikumaroro, one of the Phoenix Islands and part of Kiribati, for wreckage from mid-September to mid-October. The group will be using two submersibles from the University of Hawaii to search as well as to collect data on the effects of climate change. Palmer said she’s been looking into ways UGA might be able to help with the expedition. She said the Office of the Vice President for Research gave her information about some off-site grants that might be applicable. “I’m interested in Amelia and in the reefs and ocean area there,” Palmer said. Since that area may be down-wind and down-current of the Japanese disaster and the Marshall Islands, the site of nuclear weapons testing, Palmer’s field of radioactive materials relates with the expedition. As a radiation safety specialist, Palmer inspects on-campus laboratories that use radioactive materials. She ensures work with the materials is done properly and that all personnel have the proper training. Palmer also performs surveys to check for any contamination. Palmer said that going into the labs and seeing the world-class research being
Facts Lauren Palmer Radiation Safety Specialist Environmental Safety Division Finance and Administration Ph.D., Christian Counseling, Vision International University, 2004 M.M.Sc., Radiological Medical Physics, Emory University, 1985 At UGA: Seven years
performed at UGA is the best part of the job. Palmer also visits each lab on campus at least once a year and averages one visit to a lab each day. She is responsible for making sure proper signs and warnings are posted and that individuals are wearing the correct protective clothing when they work near radioactive materials. While she hasn’t been able to go on any TIGHAR trips, Palmer said she would love to go on one someday, but until then she will continue following the search for Earhart closely. “It’s just interesting to me on several levels,” she said. “It was a great, great tragedy, and we are so close to figuring out what happened.”
RETIREES August
Twenty-eight UGA employees retired Aug. 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and length of employment are: Nigel Graham Adams, research professor, chemistry, 24 years, 3 months; Rosemary Myers Bowen, adjunct instructor, School of Law, 23 years, 2 months; Leon Louis Burpee, professor, plant pathology research, Georgia Station, 24 years, 8 months; Margaret Korda Cramer, staff physician, University Health Center, 10 years, 1 month; Kirk J. Cureton, department head, kinesiology, 37 years, 11 months; Kathleen F. Daniel, medical technologist IV, pathology, 25 years; Jane B. Disney, business manager I, School of Law, 16 years, 1 month; Robert J. Fluhr, trades helper, Facilities Management Division-grounds department, 16 years, 2 months; Sharon M. Gibson, senior public service associate, housing and consumer economics,
15 years, 9 months; Robert J. Hill, associate professor, lifelong education, administration and policy, 13 years, 6 months; Richard A. Hudson, public service associate, agricultural leadership, education and communication, 30 years, 11 months; Mae Dell Huff, digital print technician II, Terry College of Business-Dean’s Office, 18 years, 8 months; Sandra Johnson, cashier clerk, Food Services, Chick-fil-A, 10 years, 11 months; Jill A. Kleinke, administrative associate I, counseling and human development, 13 years, 7 months; Linda R. Lee, administrative specialist I, physics and astronomy, 14 years, 6 months; Mary A. Leglar, professor, Hugh Hodgson School of Music, 40 years, 11 months; Richard H. Mullendore, professor, counseling and human development, 15 years; Teresa Nunn, program coordinator III, Georgia Center for Continuing Education, 21 years, 3 months; James Prestegard, professor,
Complex C arbohydrate Research Center, 16 years, 6 months; Connie W. Rash, administrative manager I, College of Family and Consumer Sciences, 23 years, 11 months; Benjamin F. Rosumny III, bindery operator III, Central Duplicating, 17 years; Donald R. Shaw, grounds foreman II, Facilities Management Division-grounds department, 20 years, 6 months; Janet E. Sikes, administrative associate II, Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, 25 years, 10 months; Wanda L. Stitt-Gohdes, associate department head, career and information studies, 23 years, 10 months; Gene Edward Weeks, research professional I, crop and soil sciences, 21 years, 1 month; Hazel Y. Wetzstein, professor, horticulture, 34 years, 10 months; Michael E. Wetzstein, professor, agricultural and applied economics, 34 years, 10 months; and Kathie Lea Wickwire, research professional I, foods and nutrition, 28 years, 11 months. Source: Human Resources
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Office of the President Tschepikow named assistant to president By Stephanie Schupska schupska@uga.edu
Auxiliary Services administrator to retire after 40-year commitment to customer service By Stephanie Schupska schupska@uga.edu
Mike Floyd greeted customers like old friends at the soft opening of Bolton Dining Commons on Aug. 12. The associate vice president for auxiliary services was all smiles— mixed with a good scoop of business—as faculty, staff and a few students sampled stirfry, stood in line for hand-mixed milkshakes and tried out vegetarian entrees at the various food stations spread around the new facility in advance of the building’s official Aug. 18 opening. The 60,000-square-foot building is his crowning achievement, a final stamp on a campus that he has served for 28 years. On Aug. 31, Floyd leaves UGA—and the University System of Georgia—after 40 years in university food services. “I’m excited that I was here when Bolton opened,” Floyd said. “During my career here at the university, every food operation on campus has been built or renovated. That’s my fingerprint. That’s my touch.” Floyd’s food service career started in the early 1970s. He was studying to be a history teacher at the then-Valdosta State College when he took a job as a student employee with the food services department. A parttime position became a little more permanent when he was named student manager. It turned into a career choice after he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in education and took a job at Morrison’s Food Services. Two-and-a-half years later, he returned to Valdosta State as food service director. In 1986, Floyd became head of Food Services at UGA. Over the next 28 years, he moved up the ranks as director and executive director of food services, landing in his current role as an associate vice president in July 2012. The job includes administrative oversight for Parking Services, Campus Transit, the University Golf Course, the University Bookstore, University Printing, Bulldog Bucks and Vending Services— as well as his first love, Food Services. No matter which job he’s in, Floyd brings with him his commitment to customer service and his fellow staff members. “All across Auxiliary Services on this campus there are people who care and are committed to customer service,” Floyd said. “Not only have I had the opportunity to observe that from time to time, but I also hear that from customers about how they’ve been treated
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When Mike Floyd officially retires from UGA on Aug. 31, he will end a 40-year career in which he worked his way from a student employee in foods services to associate vice president of administrative services.
on campus when they’ve been visiting—how they’ve been greeted at the parking deck by one of our employees or greeted at the dining commons.” It’s the little things on campus, he said, that make a big difference—like a Parking Services employee helping someone jump-start a car battery, a bus driver looking in the mirror to wait for a sprinting student, a hug from “Miss Sandra” Patterson in the Snelling Dining Commons or a plate of macaroni and cheese that tastes like home. “The one thing that I always hold close to my heart is a letter I got several years ago,” Floyd said. “I received this letter from a dad, and he had been here on orientation with his daughter.” They were on campus, eating at S nelling, when she turned to her dad and told him, “look, they make mac-and-cheese like Mom did.” His wife had passed away, and his daughter was having issues leaving home and leaving him. “It was the mac-and-cheese that made that connection,” Floyd said. “It’s all about customer service. It says we made the touch.” Floyd has made the touch through Taste of Home, which has showcased at least 150 recipes from parents each year;
through the 1996 Olympics, 10 days during which Food Services served more than 280,000 meals and catered 225 events in Athens; through Hurricane Katrina and snow storms, the Jason Aldean concert and the midnight to 7 a.m. “Snellabrate.” “We’re creating community here, creating future alumni, creating loyalty, creating memories,” Floyd said. All of the creating started with a job application that led to plate after plate after plate of food and memory upon memory of the people on both sides of those plates. Floyd looked across his office at a photograph. The poster-sized image documents a hiker as he reaches the end of the Appalachian Trail. Floyd has done a good bit of hiking and loves the comparison of retirement as reaching the top of a mountain peak. “I look at life as climbing a mountain,” he said. “You have experiences, hurt a little along the way. I’ve arrived at the top of this mountain. Now the question is, which mountain do I want to climb next?” For now, he’s looking forward to babysitting his two young grandsons, traveling with his wife, Susan, and enjoying their home and their community in Watkinsville.
Cybersights
Site launched for new lecture series New book looks http://anthropocene.uga.edu/ at ‘herocrafting’ A new website has been of Biological Sciences. of baseball players launched The website includes into provide more in-
Amber Roessner, a UGA alumna, examines “herocrafting” in sports journalism in Inventing Baseball Heroes. An assistant journalism professor at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Roessner analyzes the work surrounding Detroit Tigers outfielder Ty Cobb and New York Giants pitcher Christy Mathewson. While other scholars have chronicled the myth makers of the Golden Age of Sports Writing (1920-1930) who manufactured heroes out of baseball players for the mainstream media, Roessner probes further into how sportswriters compromised emerging professional standards of journalism as they crafted heroic tales that sought to teach American boys how to be successful players in the game of life.
formation on and promote the Anthropocene Lecture Series (see story page 4), which is presented by the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences’ Division
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Kyle Tschepikow will join the Office of the President Sept. 8 as an assistant to the president. Tschepikow is currently the director of student affairs assessment and staff development in the university’s Division of Student Affairs. Kyle Tschepikow “I am very pleased that Dr. Tschepikow will be joining our staff,” said UGA President Jere W. Morehead. “His educational background and work experience in higher education have prepared him well for this important position in our administration. He will be a great asset, and we all look forward to working with him.” In his new role, Tschepikow will focus primarily on speechwriting and coordination of presidential communications. He will provide staff support to the University Cabinet, update content on the Office of the President’s website and represent the office as its liaison to the Board of Visitors. He also will plan presidential events and serve as an adviser to the president and chief of staff. “I am profoundly honored to join the Office of the President at the University of Georgia,” Tschepikow said. “I look forward to supporting President Morehead, the administration, faculty, students and other members of the university community in the role of assistant to the president.” Tschepikow came to UGA in 2008 to pursue a doctorate in higher education—a degree he earned from the Institute of Higher Education in August 2012—and joined the Division of Student Affairs the same year as a doctoral intern for assessment. He then became assistant director for assessment in 2009 and was named director in 2011. Prior to joining UGA, Tschepikow served as director of residence life and chief judicial affairs officer at the University of Charleston in Charleston, West Virginia. He received his bachelor’s degree in English literature from Henderson State University in Arkansas in 2003 and his master’s degree in the same field from the University of Wales—where his dissertation was awarded distinction—in 2005.
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and with researchers globally. “A particular strength of the faculty members recruited through the board of regents initiative is their ability to identify promising collaborative opportunities that enable new research capabilities and often spawn new research directions,” Krause said. For example, Andreas Handel and Andrew Park both use mathematical modeling to understand the complex dynamics of infectious diseases. Handel’s studies include influenza, tuberculosis and noroviral gastroenteritis, and complement the strengths at UGA in human and avian flu, and tuberculosis. Park’s research, on the other hand, emphasizes emerging infectious diseases and the evolution of host-pathogen interactions. Both are important to understanding disease outbreak events, and their findings often translate to strategies to control emergence and spread. Dr. Chris Whalen has provided a strong nucleus in infectious disease epidemiology in the College of Public Health, around which junior faculty members such as Handel were recruited. His research focus on transmission patterns for HIV and tuberculosis in sub-Saharan Africa has likewise added significant new dimensions to UGA’s strength in tuberculosis research, while also prompting new global collaborations. Don Harn and Biao He study very different infectious agents, but both expand UGA capabilities in vaccine development. A major research focus of the Harn lab is schistosomiasis, a disease caused by wormlike organisms found in water. This work builds upon UGA’s global leadership efforts to control this disease, including the Gates Foundation SCORE program here under
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the direction of Dan Colley. Harn’s research also explores how schistosomiasis can limit the effectiveness of vaccines against HIV and other viral diseases. He has identified a virus with potential as a delivery vector for vaccines and gene therapy. This discovery has spawned multiple new collaborations with researchers at UGA and beyond. Wendy Watford studies the mechanisms that regulate the immune system and its response to dangerous pathogens, and her lab focuses particularly on a group of proteins that bind to DNA and control the flow of genetic information used to activate and direct T cells to different threats. Vincent Starai studies the foodborne pathogen Salmonella enterica and the causative agent of Legionnaire’s disease, Legionella pneumophila. Both of these bacteria subvert a natural process of cell membrane fusion to survive inside a host, and Starai’s lab is working to understand the biochemistry of this fusion process. “Owing to the board of regents’ wisdom, this was a rare but very important opportunity to do a cluster hire in a research area of strategic importance for UGA and for Georgia” said David Lee, vice president for research. “Together with our existing faculty, the seven hires helped fill in the gaps in expertise and transform an excellent program into an outstanding one. Among the dividends have been increased collaborations with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Emory University.”
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associate professor of physiology and pharmacology; Jim Moore, a professor of large animal medicine; Scott Brown, a professor of small animal medicine; and Cynthia Ward, a professor of small animal internal medicine. Hodges worked with this research team in 2009 during the last year of her doctoral studies on a Science Education Partnership Award grant awarded in 2008 to Steve Oliver, a professor of mathematics and science education in the College of Education. That project marked the team’s foray into the field of using interactive tools to teach science education. Since that time, they have received multiple grants to create a suite of learning
tools now being tested and fine-tuned by science educators in high school classrooms throughout Georgia. The interactive tools are expected to be released in 2015. “I quickly realized that I had become a part of a game-changing team,” Hodges said. “By working closely with teachers, scientists, animators, game designers and computer programmers, we developed a new way to think about and to teach complex biological concepts. Continuing this trend, our goal with SYSTEMS is to engage elementary students with critical thinking, or ‘so what’ questions, related to the human body.” The project is being funded under grant number 1R25OD016519-01.
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Gina Young were in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001, when two planes struck the World Trade Center. The husband and wife were part of response efforts in the hours, days and weeks after the attacks. Their presentation, which will be held Sept. 11 from 3-5 p.m. in the Chapel, will detail the aftermath not only from the perspective of federal law enforcement officials, but also from a personal side of living through a catastrophic event. For several hours, neither agent knew if the other was alive. “Our National Preparedness events are being held Sept. 11 as a tribute to those individuals who lost their lives in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania as well as the many first responders who rendered assistance,” said Steve Harris, director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness. “9/11 was a marque moment for our nation, and it is our hope that UGA’s participation in National Preparedness Month events will remind everyone that they are susceptible to emergencies and even a small amount of preparation will serve them well.” The presentation is part of the AcademicProfessional Security Series, sponsored by the Office of Emergency Preparedness and the Center for International Trade and Security, which is a unit of the School of Public and International Affairs. The Office of Emergency Preparedness also will host its annual Resource Fair at the Tate Student Center Sept. 11 from 10 a.m. to noon. The event will include representatives from the UGA Police Department, Environmental Safety Division, College of Public Health, National EMS, UGA Community Emergency Response Team, College of Pharmacy as well as an Amateur Radio Display. On Sept. 23, the Office of Emergency Preparedness will test the UGAAlert system, which provides emergency notifications on multiple university platforms. That test will occur at approximately 10:45 a.m. In advance of the test, faculty, staff and students can verify and update their notification information for the system at www.ugaalert.uga.edu.
existing geological, geophysical and benthic habitat data off Georgia’s coast and identify gaps in the information. Based on the gaps, project scientists will suggest areas for future geologic studies to confirm previously identified sand resources and locate new ones. “A reliable inventory of offshore sand resources will help the Department of Natural Resources be effective at representing the state’s interest in discussions with BOEM and other federal agencies,” said Spud Woodward, director of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Coastal Resources Division. “We appreciate the initiative of Dr. Alexander and the UGA Skidaway Institute and look forward to the results of this project.” “Since the 1960s, there have been quite a number of small studies, but the information is scattered,” Alexander said. “This project contributes significantly toward the goal of more fully understanding available sand resources by synthesizing existing information into a single, digital resource.” Much of the older information is available only in printed form and needs to be converted to a digital format. The goal of the project is to have all the compiled information readily accessible to coastal managers and municipal planners. “This agreement demonstrates BOEM’s commitment to work with Georgia to help coastal communities recover from the effects of Hurricane Sandy and enhance resilience efforts for the future,” said Walter Cruickshank, acting director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. “We are committed to continuing to work in a collaborative manner to help local communities withstand damage from future storms.” This agreement is one in a series of partnerships with 14 coastal Atlantic states, using part of the $13.6 million allocated to the bureau through the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013. The combined agreements support research that will help to identify sand and gravel resources appropriate for coastal protection and restoration along the entire Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf.
Bulletin Board contains announcements that are of general interest to the university community. It is limited to information that may pertain to a majority of faculty and staff members.
the PAWS-Secure wireless network, the Office of the Vice President for Information Technology is offering a 50 percent subsidy toward installation of new PAWS-Secure wireless access. The university offers PAWS-Secure throughout campus to areas primarily used by students through funds provided by the Student Technology Fee. For faculty and staff areas, wireless service is charged to departments. To qualify for a subsidy, PAWSSecure must be in areas primarily used by faculty and staff offices or meeting and collaboration spaces. A total of $100,000 will be made available through the program in fiscal year 2015 and will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Departments should request a quote for PAWS-Secure wireless service by using the online form available at
http://t.uga.edu/Rl. After a quote is received from EITS, it should be forwarded to the VPIT office with a memo seeking a 50 percent subsidy. For more information about this program, contact Mike Lucas at mlucas@uga.edu.
Classroom emergency posters
The Office of Emergency reparedness is distributing customP izable posters and podium cards for classrooms and hallways to advise of directions in case of emergency in UGA buildings. These new resources provide quick instructions on what to do in a variety of scenarios such as severe weather, fire, a chemical spill, active shooter situations or medical emergencies. Each poster and podium card comes with building specific information in
the lower right corner, which will tell occupants where to shelter in case of severe weather or where the fire evacuation location is for that particular building. The posters are available free for use in UGA buildings. For information about acquiring the posters, contact prepare@uga.edu.
Digital Columns
Columns is now available as a PDF that can be read online, on mobile devices or on tablets. In addition to being able to download an entire issue of the newspaper, individual stories and photos can be clipped electronically and shared with others through social media outlets and email. Access the PDFs at columns.uga.edu or issuu.com/ugacolumns.