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April 9, 2018

Vol. 45, No. 31

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University rededicates Agricultural Research Building in Tifton

By Clint Thompson cbthomps@uga.edu

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Fourth-year biology major Nivita Sharma, left, spent several weeks in Fiji last summer examining the effects of a diabetes foot care intervention program. She will present her findings, as well as research evaluating mitochondrial capacity and muscle endurance in individuals with Parkinson’s disease, at the 2018 CURO Symposium.

‘Amaze and inspire’ 575 UGA undergraduates to present research at annual CURO Symposium

By Stephanie Schupska schupska@uga.edu

The University of Georgia will bring together the best of undergraduate research at its annual CURO Symposium, held this year on April 9-10 at the Classic Center in downtown Athens.

Hosted by the Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities, this year’s symposium is the largest to date, with more than 575 participants. These undergraduates are pursuing 103 different majors from 14 UGA schools and colleges. Collectively, they are conducting research with 330 faculty members from 78 departments.

At the two-day event, students will present at oral and poster sessions on topics as varied as the

estimation of the total carbon sequestered in UGA trees, prevention of acetaminophen toxicity, Twitter poetry’s artificial interiors, policy diffusion and misdemeanor probation in Georgia, and assessment of a diabetes foot care intervention program in Fiji.

“The range of topics addressed and the quality of the student presentations on them continues to amaze and inspire,” said David S. Williams, associate provost and director of the Honors Program and CURO. “None of this would be possible without the incredible level of support that CURO enjoys—and by extension the students who participate in undergraduate research through it—from the central administration and from faculty across the campus.”

The symposium opens April 9 at 11:15 a.m. and includes 207 presentations and 354 posters.

Jenna Jambeck (see story, page 3), associate professor in the College of Engineering’s School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering, will deliver the keynote address on “Plastic Waste Inputs into the Ocean: Can We Come Together to Solve This Global Problem?” at 3:30 p.m. in Ballroom E. The poster session and reception will follow at 4:30 p.m.

Oral presentations will continue April 10 at 9:30 a.m. with the last session ending at 4:45 p.m.

“I encourage faculty and all students, whether or not they have conducted research, to come to our keynote and poster sessions,” said See SYMPOSIUM on page 8

HONORS PROGRAM

Members of the University of Georgia Tifton campus community took part in a rededication of the newly renovated Agricultural Research Building on April 4. The 80-year-old building was the second structure constructed on the UGA Tifton campus.

The University of Georgia is committed to serving the needs of all Georgians by providing the state’s faculty, researchers and students with world-class facilities. Renovations to the building include the addition of high-efficiency LED lighting, extensive fiber-optic cable

and wireless internet capabilities.

The building retains many of its original features, including the windows.

The interior window sash improves energy efficiency throughout the building. It acts like a storm window and creates an additional thermal barrier for air leaks and temperature conductivity through the old metal windows.

Renovations to the building, which was formerly known as the Animal and Dairy Science Building, concluded in early March and were made possible by $5 million in state support. The building houses the UGA College of Agricultural and

See TIFTON on page 8

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Marine sciences professor receives SEC Faculty Achievement Award

By Camie Williams camiew@uga.edu

Distinguished Research Professor Mary Ann Moran has earned a number of honors over the course of her career. The latest is being named the University of Georgia’s recipient of the 2018 Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Award.

The SEC award, which is administered by provosts at the 14 universities in the conference, recognizes professors with outstanding records in teaching and scholarship who serve as role models for students and other faculty members. Winners receive a $5,000 honorarium.

Earlier this spring Moran, who joined the faculty of the marine sciences department in the Franklin Colleges of Arts and

Sciences in 1993, was na m ed R e gents’ Professor, an honor bestowed by the Board of Regents of the UniverMary Ann Moran sity System of Georgia on faculty members whose scholarship or creative activity is recognized nationally and internationally as innovative and pace setting.

“Dr. Moran has developed an extraordinary national and international reputation for her far-reaching scientific contributions,” said UGA President Jere W. Morehead. “She also is an outstanding faculty colleague and academic leader, and I congratulate See AWARD on page 8

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Three undergraduates named Goldwater Scholars Finalists for UGA College of

By Stephanie Schupska and biochemschupska@uga.edu istry and moPharmacy dean to visit campus lecular biology University of Georgia undergraduates Trisha Dalapati, Guy Eroh and Stephan George are among 211 students from across the nation to be recognized as Barry Goldwater Scholars, earning the highest undergraduate award of its type for the fields of the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering.

Georgia institutions had a total of six Goldwater Scholars. UGA had the highest number with three and was joined by Berry College, Emory University and Spelman College, which had one scholar each.

Dalapati, a junior from Roswell, is majoring in anthropology

and working toward a master’s degree in comparative biomedical sciences. Eroh, a junior from Trisha Dalapati Portland, Oregon, is majoring in ecology and earning a master’s degree in forest resources. George, a sophomore from Lawrenceville, is majoring in three subjects: biochemistry and molecular biology, genetics, and biology with a concentration in neuroscience.

“The university congratulates Trisha, Guy and Stephan on this

By Sam Fahmy

sfahmy@uga.edu

Guy Eroh

Stephan George

outstanding achievement,” said UGA President Jere W. Morehead. “Our newest Goldwater Scholars reflect the tremendous strength of our students as well as the commitment of exceptional faculty mentors who guide and teach them. I look forward to all that these amazing students will See GOLDWATER on page 8

Four finalists for the position of dean of the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy will visit campus this month to meet with members of the university ­community.

A committee chaired by Peter B. “Bo” Rutledge, Herman E. Talmadge Chair and dean of the School of Law, conducted a national search to identify the finalists. The committee was assisted by the UGA Search Group in Human Resources.

The finalists, as well as the dates,

times and location of their public presentations are: • Elizabeth “Liz” Topp, professor in the industrial and physical pharmacy department at Purdue University, April 16 at 9:30 a.m. in Room 101 of Pharmacy South.

• Kelly M. Smith, professor and associate dean for academic and student affairs at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, April 18 at 9:30 a.m. in Room 101 of Pharmacy South.

• Betsy Sleath, George H. Cocolas Distinguished Professor and chair of the Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy at the

See PHARMACY on page 8

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Around academe

Duke University program encourages female students to join tech industry

Women make up more than half of the workforce, but in 2015 only a quarter of computing jobs were held by women. In an effort to encourage more women to take jobs in the technology industry, Duke University launched Duke Technology Scholars Project, also known as DTech, in 2016.

This career-training program helps female students majoring in computer science or electrical engineering attain internships in the industry. The program gives students firsthand experience in technology companies so that internships and jobs in the industry are both attainable and seem attractive.

The goal is to close the gender divide in Silicon Valley. In DTech’s first two years, nearly all the 41 women who participated were offered internships. Following graduation, several secured jobs in the tech industry as well.

UGA alumna takes helm as U. of New Mexico’s first female president

On March 1, Garnett S. Stokes officially became the University of New Mexico’s 23rd president and the first female president in UNM’s 129-year history.

As the new Lobo leader, she plans to incorporate many of the lessons she has learned on her journey through higher education. Stokes will soon start charting a course for the university, something she has experience doing. She was provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Missouri.

This past summer, she served as that flagship university’s interim chancellor as well. Prior to that, she served as interim president, as well as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, at Florida State University, also a public research university.

Stokes earned a B.A. in psychology from Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, Tennessee, and master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Georgia in industrial/ organizational psychology, where she also was a faculty member and administrator.

Conserve water, save money

News to Use

The UGA Cooperative Extension offers the following tips for Georgians who want to reduce their footprint on the state’s water resources.

Fix those leaks. Many American households could curb their water use by almost 14 percent by fixing leaks. From running toilets to dripping faucets, tiny leaks can add up fast.

Privacy and conservation, please. Inside the house, almost half of the water is used in the bathroom. Showers and toilets account for about 50 percent of household water use but they can be upgraded quickly for major water savings.

Upgrading to a low-flow toilet can save 2 to 5 gallons per flush and upgrading to a low-flow showerhead could save up to 75 gallons per shower. While we’re in the bathroom, let’s talk about the length of our showers. Even with a low-flow showerhead, cutting the average shower from 10 minutes to five minutes will save you about 12.5 gallons a day. Also, remember to turn off the faucet when you brush your teeth or shave. Leaving the faucet running during two minutes of brushing wastes 5 gallons each time you brush.

Laundry rules. The biggest water users outside of the bathroom are washing machines.

When it’s time to replace older machines, families should look for models recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star program. Making the upgrade can save about 10 gallons per load of laundry. But if you have an older unit, you can save water by waiting until you have a full load to do the laundry.

Dish duty. Hand washing dishes typically uses more water than dishwashers, so if you have a dishwasher, use it. Washing the dishes with the faucet running uses about 20 gallons of water whereas older dishwashers use about 8 to 15 gallons of water and newer Energy Star models use 4 to 7 gallons per cycle. Waiting to run your dishwasher or clothes washer until they are full will save the average family 300 to 800 gallons a month.

For more water saving tips, visit extension.uga. edu/publications and www.fcs.uga.edu/­extension/ugagreenway.

Source: UGA Cooperative Extension

DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI RELATIONS

Terry College professor honored for career support given to students

By Danielle Bezila

danielle.bezila@uga.edu

Jennifer Osbon, a digital marketing professor in the Terry College of Business, has been awarded the 2018 Lee Anne Seawell Faculty Recognition Award, which recognizes faculty members who provide unparalleled career development support for students.

Osbon has been teaching for five years. Prior to becoming a professor, she founded MegaPlayer, a digital marketing consulting and education company.

MegaPlayer was a trusted partner of global brands such as Coca-Cola, Sunglass Hut, K- Swiss, Verizon, Standard Register, Pearle Vision and others.

“In interviewing recent graduates for my agency,” said Osbon, “I realized students were really good users of technology, but they didn’t necessarily know how to think about these technologies as marketers.” Osbon connected with the university, and what started as a pitch to add a digital marketing strategy course to UGA’s course curriculum ended with her being hired to teach the course she designed. Osbon now teaches at UGA full time.

“I’ve discovered teaching is so much more than knowledge transfer,” Osbon said. “I do a little bit of life and career

coaching along with the academics and in the end, my students graduate and become my colleagues.”

Osbon also brings dozens of former associates and industry professionals into the classroom with her. She invites them to speak to her classes, judge student presentations and assess written assignments—some of which have led to students receiving job offers or mentoring relationships.

Scott Williams, executive director of the UGA Career Center, presented Osbon with the award in her office on March 14.

“Because our faculty members are the ones interacting with our students Dorothy Kozlowski on a daily basis, it is especially valuable Jennifer Osbon is the 2018 recipient of the to have their support in career develop- Lee Anne Seawell Faculty Recognition Award. ment and preparation,” Williams said.

“Jennifer Osbon is a great representation the Career Outcomes Survey, 26.5 perof a faculty member who goes above cent higher than the national average. and beyond.”

“I was flattered when I heard the The Lee Anne Seawell Faculty students nominated me for this award,” Recognition Award recipient is selected said Osbon. “It is confirmation that I’m based on student feedback gathered in doing the right thing.” the university’s annual Career Outcomes The Lee Anne Seawell Faculty Survey. The Career Outcomes Survey Recognition Award was endowed by provides insight into the employment the late Lee Anne Seawell, who joined and continuing education status of UGA UGA in 1947 as one of the university’s graduates within six months of their first female administrators. She worked graduation date. Of the 2017 graduating in career services and student financial class, 88 percent of students completed aid until her retirement in 1987.

PHARMACY, FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES

Sattler named university’s first CTSA KL2 scholar

By Mickey Y. Montevideo mickeym@uga.edu

Lilian Sattler, an assistant professor with a dual appointment in the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy and College of Family and Consumer Sciences, is the first UGA faculty member named as a Georgia Clinical & Translational Science Alliance KL2 scholar.

The goal of the Georgia CTSA KL2Mentored Clinical and Translational Research Scholars program is to support and enhance career development for junior faculty from a variety of disciplines at Emory University, Morehouse School of Medicine, Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy. The Georgia CTSA KL2 Core is committed to assisting junior faculty at partner institutions to become Lilian Sattler independent, established and ethical clinical and/or translational research investigators.

Sattler’s clinical KL2 research project is titled “Effect of Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Eating Pattern on Hemodynamic Markers in Advanced Heart Failure Patients.”

With guidance from her experienced, interinstitutional and interdisciplinary KL2 mentorship team, the feeding trial will examine the effect of nutritional intake on hemodynamic markers, cardiometabolic markers and medication regimen changes in advanced heart failure patients with an implanted hemodynamic monitoring device.

As a KL2 scholar, Sattler will receive salary support to allow her to spend 75 percent of her professional time on research over two years. She will also receive a $25,000 per year technical budget for research-related expenses and complete 16 credits of formal training through the Emory University Certificate Program in Translational Research.

“I am excited about the training opportunities and new infrastructure the Georgia CTSA holds for early-career investigators like me who are trying to launch a career in clinical research, and I feel honored that a team of such accomplished researchers has agreed to mentor me throughout this process,” said Sattler.

“The KL2 program is a unique and highly successful training opportunity for junior faculty. Please join me in congratulating Dr. Sattler on this significant achievement and being UGA’s first KL2 Scholar,” said Bradley G. Phillips, director of the Clinical and Translational Research Unit and Georgia CTSA principal investigator for UGA. Sattler will receive mentorship from Sandra Dunbar, Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing; Arshed A. Quyyumi, Emory University School of Medicine; Jonathan R. Murrow, Augusta University/UGA Medical Partnership; Henry N. Young, UGA College of Pharmacy; and Rick D. Lewis, UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences.

AGRICULTURAL & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Chef and farmer will discuss future of food, sustainability

By Christina Conner

christina.conner25@uga.edu

Dan Barber, chef and national farm-to-table and sustainable food systems advocate, will deliver a lecture, “What Kind of Menu will Meet the Challenges of the Future? Exploring a New Recipe for Good Food from the Ground Up,” April 10 at 2 p.m. at the Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries.

Barber has received multiple James Beard Foundation awards and built a reputation as a chef and farmer.

He is a co-owner of Blue Hill and Blue Hill at Stone Barns in New York, the latter of which was recognized by The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Academy as Dan Barber No. 11 on its list.

He is also the author of The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food and has been featured in documentaries Chef’s Table and Wasted! The Story of Food Waste.

Long intrigued by the link between the growing conditions on farms and the flavors he coaxes out of meat and produce, Barber has made it his mission to educate the public about the close relationship between cooking and agriculture.

Barber works with crop breeders and farmers to develop better tasting, more nutritious vegetable and grain varieties by bringing together heirlooms and the disease and insect resistance found in modern varieties.

He founded Row 7 Seed Company, which brings U.S.-produced, certified organic, nongenetically modified and unpatented seeds to home gardeners or small- to mid-scale farmers at reasonable prices.

“Athens has been known for decades as a place where great bands are born and music thrives,” said Sam Pardue, UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences dean and director. “Today, Athens has a growing reputation for innovative chefs and good food.

“Americans are now intently interested not just in fine food, but how their food is grown, processed and cooked,” he also said. “We are fortunate to have Dan Barber join us on campus to share his perspective on the future of our food system.”

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Jenna Jambeck, a faculty member in UGA’s College of Engineering, leads the Center for Circular Materials Management, which is part of the university’s New Materials Institute.

Trash into treasure

Jenna Jambeck is redesigning waste management

By Leigh Beeson lbeeson@uga.edu

Right before Jenna Jambeck returned to school to get her doctorate in environmental engineering in 2000, racing captain and oceanographer Charles Moore showed the industrialized world that its obsession with plastic had a cost.

Moore’s articles on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch described a swath of free-floating marine debris, much of it plastic, that is now twice the size of Texas.

Jambeck was disgusted.

“I felt like we were doing something wrong on land if our trash is ending up in the ocean,” said Jambeck, now an associate professor of environmental engineering at the University of Georgia. But a senior advisor at the time told her no one really cared that garbage was making its way from land into the world’s waterways.

But to Jambeck, that was ­unacceptable.

After coming to UGA, she and colleague Kyle Johnsen developed a free and easy-to-use app, Marine Debris Tracker, that gives ordinary people across the globe the power to record the location of debris they find on shores, on land and in the water.

A year later after Apple gave the app a visibility boost in its 2014 Worldwide Developer Forum promo video, ­Jambeck was all over the news when Science published her study estimating that 8 million metric tons of plastic entered the ocean in 2010. A follow-up study in 2017 by Jambeck and some of the same colleagues from the previous study found that humans have created 8.3 billion metric tons of plastic since mass production began in the 1950s.

And the majority of it, 6.3 billion metric tons to be exact, ended up as waste.

Both of Jambeck’s articles prompted stories in The Washington Post, Scientific American and The New York Times, among others. The research also got her in front of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.

In summer 2017, the State Department sent Jambeck to the Philippines, Indonesia, Japan, South Africa, Vietnam and Thailand to look for ways to improve solid waste management infrastructure and reduce the use of plastic products.

Her work with UGA’s New Materials Institute, a year-old research hub that focuses on green engineering principles and strategic industry partnerships to find alternatives for common plastics, offers her the chance to do just that. Jambeck leads the institute’s Center for Circular Materials Management, where her goal is to create a circular economy where waste doesn’t exist.

“The question for me is always how can we design waste out of this system?” she said. “How do we get back to that core point of not having waste?”

And in time, it’s a question Jambeck hopes to answer.

Editor’s note: Read more about UGA’s commitment to research that changes lives at greatcommitments.uga.edu.

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Leaders share advice at Women’s Leadership Forum

By Kristina Griffith

kristina.griffith17@uga.edu

Three accomplished female leaders shared their experiences and advice with more than 100 students at UGA’s second annual Women’s Leadership Forum on March 28.

Susan Boyd, an entrepreneur and search consultant who founded S. Boyd Holdings LLC; Julie Brehm, senior vice president of human resources for Georgia-Pacific; and Joni Taylor, head coach of the UGA women’s basketball team, discussed their experiences and answered students’ questions about overcoming career challenges, effectively managing people and striking a work-life balance.

The event was sponsored by the Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost and AT&T and is part of the campus-wide Women’s Leadership Initiative that was launched in 2015.

“Gender diversity is increasingly being viewed as a priority in both higher education and the business world, and while we have undoubtedly

made progress in both, there’s still room for improvement,” said Provost Pamela Whitten. “The good news is that we don’t have to look far to find some remarkable and inspiring women who can serve as role models, like the three panelists who have joined us this evening.”

Boyd discussed the importance of building trust with co-workers and those she leads by treating everyone in the workplace with respect.

“I think all leadership is based on trust. It all comes back to how you treat [the people you lead],” Boyd said.

“You can have the highest of expectations, but as long as they know you’ve got their back and their best interests at heart, they’ll run through the wall for you.”

Brehm discussed the value of sharing diverse backgrounds and experiences in a business setting and advised students to embrace what makes them different and to use their unique point of view to initiate change.

“Just be yourself and be proud that you’re a female,” she said. “Be proud of what you bring to the table, because you

bring something different. You bring a perspective that a room of guys do not. You have something unique about you because you have a different point of view.”

Taylor discussed fighting self-doubt and overcoming fear in taking risks. She urged students to have confidence in their abilities, to avoid putting limits or ceilings on themselves and to pursue any and every experience they aspire to have.

“Trust your gut. We, as women, a lot of times want to see the finished product before we’re willing to take the risk. You cannot do that,” she said.

“You have got to just step out on faith over fear. Take it one day at a time and look at it day by day instead of worrying over ‘where am I going to be five years from now or two years from now or at the end of the year.’ ” Since its inception in 2015, UGA’s ongoing Women’s Leadership Initiative has produced new leadership development programming for faculty, staff and students. It also has fostered best practices in areas such as recruitment, hiring and work-life balance.

Stephen P. Lombardo will deliver the 2018 J.G. Woodroof Lecture, “Food Product Development in the 21st Century: Turning Art into Science” April 10 at 12:30 p.m. at UGA’s Center for Continuing Education & Hotel.

Lombardo is currently the director of materials and process technology for McCormick & Co., Inc. He is responsible for leading research in discovery, development, scale-up and commercialization of product, process and flavor delivery technologies for global application. Lombardo is also the senior corporate resource in the areas of food science and engineering.

The Woodroof Lecture is co-sponsored by the food science and technology department in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, the UGA Food Science Club and the UGA chapter of Phi Tau Sigma.

‘The New York Times’ reporters to receive 2018 McGill Medal in April 10 ceremony

The two The New York Times reporters who broke the story of Harvey Weinstein’s decades of alleged abuse toward women are the 2018 recipients of the McGill Medal for Journalistic Courage.

The New York Times investigative reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey will receive the medal from the University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication and its McGill Program for Journalistic Courage. The award ceremony will take place April 10 at 4:30 p.m. in the Peyton Anderson Forum, and Kantor will accept the award on behalf of both reporters. The public is invited to attend.

Nominations for the medal came from journalists and journalism educators from across the country. Charles Davis, dean of Grady College, nominated the reporting duo.

“The work of Ms. Kantor and Ms. Twohey in illuminating the prevalence of sexual assault and harassment in Hollywood continues to reverberate across America, underscoring the urgent need to protect and defend women everywhere,” Davis said. “The courage and determination of these two reporters, who faced sourcing difficulties, legal threats and countless other roadblocks, changed forever the way in which society confronts these incredibly important issues. Their work embodies the McGill Medals and its commitment to recognizing courageous, transformative journalism.”

The McGill Medal, now in its 10th year, is part of the McGill Program for Journalistic Courage at UGA’s Grady College.

Former Rusk Center director to discuss history of trade politics in America

C. Donald Johnson, director emeritus of the Dean Rusk International Law Center at the University of Georgia School of Law, will examine the history of trade politics, the focus of his new book (See Weekly Reader, page 7), in a lecture on April 17 at 4 p.m. in the large event space of the Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries.

Amid breaking news reports of the federal government’s order for new tariffs on Chinese imports and a potential trade war, Johnson’s book, The Wealth of a Nation: A History of Trade Politics in America, offers a look back at trade over the course of the last century.

Open free to the public, the lecture will be followed immediately by a light reception and book signing. The program is co-sponsored by the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies and the Dean Rusk International Law Center.

For more information call 706-542-5788 or visit rbrl.blogspot.com.

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James Rose: The Mid-Century Experience. Through April 21.

Circle Gallery, Jackson Street Building. 706-542-8292.

Opera in Print: Fin-de-Siecle Posters from the Blum Collection. Through April 22. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662. gmoa@uga.edu.

Crafting History: Textiles, Metals and Ceramics at the University of Georgia. Through April 29. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662. gmoa@uga.edu.

Ingrid Bolton. Through April 29. Visitor Center, Classroom 1, State Botanical Garden. 706-542-6014. connicot@uga.edu.

FACS 100 Centennial. Through May 18. Special collections libraries. 706-542-3386. connicot@uga.edu.

Master of Fine Arts Degree Candidates. Through May 20.

Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662. gmoa@uga.edu.

Images of Awakening: Buddhist Sculpture from Afghanistan and Pakistan. Through June 17. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662. gmoa@uga.edu.

Wrestling Temptation: The Quest to Control Alcohol in Georgia.

Through Sept. 21. Special collections libraries. 706-542-7123. alexis.morgan@uga.edu.

MONDAY, APRIL 9 CURO SYMPOSIUM Through April 10. Oral sessions will be held 11:15 a.m. to 3:20 p.m. April 9 and 9:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. April 10. The keynote address and awards ceremony, at 3:30 p.m. on April 9, will feature Jenna Jambeck, an associate professor in the College of Engineering, discussing “Plastic Waste Inputs into the Ocean: Can We Come Together to Solve this Global Problem?” The poster session and reception will follow at 4:30 p.m. Classic Center. 706-542-5871. curo@uga.edu. (See story, page 1.)

Poet Paul Muldoon set to give reading, music performance April 13

By Dave Marr

davemarr@uga.edu

Paul Muldoon, called “the most significant English-language poet born since the second World War” by The Times Literary Supplement, will give a free reading and musical performance at the 40 Watt Club, 285 W. Washington St., April 13 at 7 p.m. The all-ages event is hosted by the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts as the closing to its year-long 30th anniversary celebration.

Muldoon will be accompanied by the acclaimed multi-instrumentalist David Mansfield.

A Pulitzer Prize winner for the 2003 collection Moy Sand and Gravel, Muldoon has published 12 volumes of poetry and had his work translated into 20 languages.

Paul Muldoon He has taught at Princeton University, where he currently holds the Howard G.B. Clark ’21 Chair in the Humanities, since 1987, as well as at Oxford University from 19992004. He was poetry editor of The New Yorker from 2007-2017.

Muldoon’s many awards include the T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry, the Irish Times Poetry Prize, the European Prize for Poetry and the Seamus Heaney Award for Arts and Letters, as well as the Pulitzer.

He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the Royal Society of Literature. In addition to his work as a poet, editor and scholar, he is an accomplished critic, translator, playwright and lyricist.

“Paul Muldoon has written some of my favorite poems,” said Nicholas Allen, Franklin Professor of English and director of the Willson Center.

“One of our most celebrated living artists, he still finds ways to surprise me. I am delighted he is coming to Athens to close our 30th anniversary celebration as he stands for everything we hope for: Creativity, imagination, generosity and masterful skill, worked at over a lifetime of writing.

Paul is also a great collaborator, and we are very fortunate to welcome the gifted musician David Mansfield to perform with him.”

Mansfield has been a widely acclaimed recording and touring musician since his teens, when Bob Dylan hired him to play guitar on the 1974 “Rolling Thunder Revue” tour. He subsequently backed Dylan on multiple albums and has since performed and/or recorded with countless artists including Johnny Cash, Roger McGuinn, T-Bone Burnett, Lucinda Williams and Bruce Hornsby and the Range. Mansfield also has had a prolific and highly acclaimed career scoring films and television. Mansfield performs with Muldoon in the band Rogue Oliphant, including on its 2016 debut album I Gave the Pope a Rhino.

LECTURE By analyzing photographs and pictures from different archives, Peter Rehberg’s “Queering the Spectacle of the Arab Immigrant: Intersectionality, Identity and Community” will present some of the ideas of a research project that tests the potentials and limits of critical language of post colonialism in dealing with social conflicts and their representation within contemporary Germany and Europe. 4 p.m. 214 Miller Learning Center. 706-542-3663. german@uga.edu.

allow instructors to reflect on their teaching and share with others their conceptualization of teaching and learning. In this second of the two-part workshop, participants will bring drafts of their teaching philosophy statement to receive feedback from facilitator and peers. The group also will discuss how the teaching philosophy statement is situated within and aligns with the larger teaching portfolio. It is not required to have attended to the first workshop. 12:30 p.m. Model Active Learning Lab, N6, Instructional Plaza. 706-542-0534. zoe.morris@uga.edu.

FILM SCREENING AND DISCUSSION Roadmap to Apartheid, an award-winning documentary narrated by Alice Walker, delves into the apartheid analogy used to describe Israel’s oppression of the Palestinian people.

The screening will be followed by an open discussion.

6:30 p.m. Tate Student Center Theatre. 912-247-5903. palestine@uga.edu.

GETZEN LECTURE ON GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY Speaker: Walter M. Shaub Jr., former director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. 2 p.m. Chapel. 706-542-9660. lbayne@uga.edu.

LECTURE “Pondering White Privilege (Mostly Unconscious) and White Supremacy (Mostly Intentional): The Importance of Seeing That They Are Not The Same In Their Origins or Outcomes,” by Peggy McIntosh, Wellesley Centers for Women, founder and now senior associate of the National SEED Project. McIntosh directs the Gender, Race and Inclusive Education Project. Reception to follow. 6:30 p.m. 101 Miller Learning Center. 706-542-0066. tlhat@uga.edu.

LECTURE Hear Dominick Thompson, a leading voice in the plantbased athletic communities, speak about a variety of topics.

Thompson is a vegan athlete, body builder, activist, entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of the NYC-based start up Crazies and Weirdos, hip, sustainable and eco-friendly clothing made from recycled and organic materials. Sponsored by Speak Out for Species and the UGA Office of Sustainability. 7:30 p.m.

248 Miller Learning Center. 706-224-3796. sos@uga.edu.

PERFORMANCE Masters of the Mind, four internationally-acclaimed mentalists demonstrate the phenomenal power of the mind via telekinesis, hypnosis, mind reading and predictions. Psychic duo Jeff and Tessa Evason present feats of telepathy. The Mind Artist offers a unique form of entertainment. Guy Bavli, known as the Kinetic Man, delivers an interactive entertainment experience. $39. 8:30 p.m. Ramsey Concert Hall, Performing Arts Center.

706-542-4400.

TUESDAY, APRIL 10 J.G. WOODROOF LECTURE “Food Product Development in the 21st Century: Turning Art into Science,” Stephen P. Lombardo, McCormick & Co., Inc. 12:30 p.m. Georgia Center. 706-542-1089. bellamy1@uga.edu.

(See Digest, page 3.)

LUNCH AND LEARN “Balancing the Federal Budget,” Michael Lynch, UGA political science department. Attendees are encouraged to bring a bag lunch; coffee and dessert will be provided. 12:30 p.m. 277 special collections libraries. 706-542-5788. jhebbard@uga.edu.

WORKSHOP Teaching Philosophy Statements are living documents that

By Bobby Tyler btyler@uga.edu

The UGA Performing Arts Center will present the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center April 15 at 3 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall.

The program, “Classical Evolution,” will include classical favorites by Mozart, Weber and Brahms.

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center is the nation’s premier repertory company for chamber music with a rotating roster of awardwinning instrumentalists.

The musicians performing on the April 15 program will be pianist Gilles Vonsattel, violinists Ida Kavafian and Erin Keefe, cellist Nicholas Canellakis, violist Yura Lee and clarinetist Tommaso Nicholas Lonquich.

Canellakis The Classical Evolution concert will feature Mozart’s Trio in E-flat Major for Clarinet, Viola and Piano; Weber’s Quintet in B-flat Major for Clarinet, Two Violins, Viola and Cello; and Brahms’ Quintet in F Minor for Piano, Two Violins and Cello.

Tickets are $42 and can be purchased at the Performing Arts Center box office, online at pac.uga.edu or by calling 706-542-4400. UGA students can purchase tickets for $6 with a valid UGA ID, limit one ticket per student.

The concert will be recorded for broadcast on American Public Media’s Performance Today, the most popular classical music program in the country.

A pre-concert lecture will be given by the Chamber Music Society’s Patrick Castillo. The lecture will begin at 2:15 p.m. in Ramsey Concert Hall in the Performing Arts Center.

The Performing Arts Center is at 230 River Road on the UGA main campus in Athens.

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ARCO Chamber Orchestra to give April 10 concert

SIGNATURE LECTURE “What Kind of Menu Will Meet the Challenges of the Future? Exploring a New Recipe for Good Food from the Ground Up,” Dan Barber, chef and co-owner of Blue Hill and Blue Hill at Stone Barns and author of The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food. Pre-registration encouraged due to limited seating.

2 p.m. Auditorium, special collections libraries. 706-542-5046. regina@uga.edu. (See story, page 2.)

ODUM LECTURE “From the Field to the Lab and Back Again: The Genetic Basis of Adaptation,” Hopi Hoekstra, Harvard University. A reception will follow the lecture at 4:30 p.m. in the ecology building lobby. 3:30 p.m. Auditorium, ecology building. 706-542-7247. bethgav@uga.edu.

McGILL MEDAL CEREMONY The 2018 McGill Medal for Courage in Journalism will be presented to Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, two New York Times reporters who broke the story of Harvey Weinstein’s decades of alleged abuse towards women, helping to ignite the worldwide #MeToo movement. Kantor will accept the award for herself and Twohey 4:30 p.m. Peyton Anderson Forum, Journalism Building.

(See Digest, page 3.)

ARCO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 8 p.m. Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, Performing Arts Center. $22.

706-542-4752. (See story, right.)

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11 TOUR AT TWO Nicolas Morrissey, associate professor and area chair of art history at UGA and curator of the exhibition, will lead a tour of the exhibition Images of Awakening: Buddhist Sculpture from Afghanistan and Pakistan. 2 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. 7065424662. hazbrown@uga.edu.

SOFTBALL vs. Georgia State. 6 p.m. Jack Turner Stadium.

PERFORMANCE Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy, Othello, pits the conniving Iago against his trusting friend Othello, weaving a potent commentary on jealousy, betrayal and racism. $16; $12 for students.

Performances are 8 p.m. April 11-14 and 2:30 p.m. April 15.

Fine Arts Theatre, Fine Arts Building. 706-542-2836. wclay87@uga.edu.

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NATURE RAMBLERS Learn more about the natural areas, flora and fauna of the State Botanical Garden. Sessions will start with an inspirational reading by a nature writer. This is a ramble not a hike; participants will stop to view interesting plants, insects, butterflies, mushrooms, etc., along the way. 9:30 a.m. Visitor Center & Conservatory, front fountain, State Botanical Garden.

706-542-6156. ckeber@uga.edu.

GEORGIA’S MUSIC BUSINESS: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE Rodney Mills and Michele Caplinger share observations of the changing face of the Georgia music scene with David Barbe, the director of the UGA Music Business Program. A reception with a display of artifacts from the Georgia Music Hall of Fame collection will follow the talk. Mills, chief engineer at Lefevre Sound Studios, engineered and produced at Atlanta’s Studio One before forming his own recording company. Caplinger has been the senior executive director of the Atlanta chapter of the Recording Academy since 2000. Barbe has worked as a producer, engineer, writer and musician on hundreds of recording projects. 4 p.m. Special collections libraries. 706-542-8079. jclevela@uga.edu.

RAMSEY LECTURE “Getting Along on a Neo Diverse Campus,” Rupert Nacoste, North Carolina State University. Reception and refreshments will follow in the MLC North Tower. 4 p.m. 150 Miller Learning Center. cbouwsma@uga.edu.

TEEN STUDIO: LES ROCK POSTERS Teens ages 13-18 are invited to this studio-based workshop led by local artist and educator Kristen Bach.

The group will draw inspiration from a special tour of the exhibition Opera in Print: Fin-de-siecle Posters from the Blum Collection and then experiment with lettering and collage to create their own posters. Includes a pizza dinner. This program is free, but space is limited. Email sagekincaid@uga.edu or call 706-542-0448 to reserve a spot. 5:30 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. WOMEN’S TENNIS vs. Arkansas. 6 p.m. Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

FRIDAY, APRIL 13 WOMEN’S GOLF Through April 15. Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic. All day. UGA Golf Course.

HORTICULTURE CLUB SPRING PLANT SALE Through April 15. 8 a.m. Riverbend Greenhouses.

973-270-6114. smh12622@uga.edu.

Music by Mozart, Glinka and Schubert will be featured in the next ARCO Chamber Orchestra concert.

By Yeasol Kang

yeasol89@uga.edu

The ARCO Chamber Orchestra will bring rarelyperformed chamber music to the Hodgson Concert Hall April 10 at 8 p.m. The concert program will feature works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mikhail Glinka and Franz Schubert.

The concert’s program opens with Mozart’s String Duo No. 1 in G Major, K.423, which was originally written as a violin and viola duo. Later, an arrangement was orchestrated for solo violin and orchestra by Russian composer Ruslan Mursyakaev, which is what will be performed. Levon Ambartsumian, the Franklin Professor of Violin at the Hugh Hodgson School of Music and director of ARCO Chamber Orchestra, will perform as a soloist. Jaclyn H ­ artenberger, director of Wind Symphony Band, will be a guest conductor.

In addition to Mozart, the orchestra will perform Glinka’s Divertimento Brilliante, which was written for piano and orchestra, with professor of piano Evgeny Rivkin performing as a soloist. This composition is based on the themes from Bellini’s Opera La ­Somnambula. It reflects Glinka’s fascination with Italian culture and opera during his visit in Italy.

The second half of the concert will feature INTERNATIONAL COFFEE HOUR 11:30 a.m. Memorial Hall Ballroom. 706-542-5867. isl@uga.edu.

PHILOSOPHY COLLOQUIUM “Am I Responsible for Climate Change,” Dale Jamieson, New York University. Reception will follow lecture. Part of the Kleiner Lecture Series and partially funded by the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts. 3:30 p.m. 115 Peabody Hall.

706-542-2823. nhines@uga.edu.

MEN’S TENNIS vs. Vanderbilt. 5 p.m. Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

ATHENS GAME JAM 2018 Game jams are game development competitions where teams of artists, programmers, designers and musicians join forces to create a game from scratch in less than 48 hours. Participants can be professionals, students and hobbyists, but all have a passion for game development. The Athens Game Jam is special because teams form on the fly on the first day of the competition. Team prizes are awarded for best in show, best art, best music, best design and best implementation. 6 p.m.

Auditorium, Driftmier Engineering Center. benburgh@uga.edu.

BASEBALL vs. Kentucky. $5-$8. 7 p.m. Foley Field.

SATURDAY, APRIL 14 CLASS “Spring Wildflower of the Granite Outcrops of Georgia.” $50.

9 a.m. Visitor Center, Classroom 2, State Botanical Garden.

706-542-6156. cscamero@uga.edu.

SLOW ART DAY Celebrate Slow Art Day with museum visitors around the globe by taking time to look at works of art slowly. Pick up a self-guided tour of a few highlights from the permanent collection or join a Slow Art Tour at 2 p.m. led by Sage Kincaid, assistant curator of education. 10 a.m. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662. hazbrown@uga.edu.

WOMEN’S TENNIS vs. Missouri. 11 a.m. Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

WORKSHOP “Intro to Tapestry Weaving” with Athens-based artist and educator Stephanie Blair. Participants will enjoy a special tour of the exhibition Crafting History: Textiles, Metals and Ceramics followed by an introduction to tapestry-weaving basics led by Blair. Open to artists of all levels and experience. Participants will take a small frame loom home with them after the course is over. Call 706-542-8863 or email callan@uga.edu to register. $30. 1 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. SOFTBALL vs. Mercer. 2 p.m. Jack Turner Stadium.

INDIA NIGHT Indian Student Association’s annual ethnic night will include dinner and a show highlighting the Indian culture, history and traditions. Food will be served at 5:30 p.m. before the program

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Schubert’s String Quartet, Death and the Maiden.

This chamber piece was written in his later years, when his health was declining, and death is an underlying theme of this composition. Each member of the orchestra will perform as part of the quartet throughout the piece.

The ARCO Chamber Orchestra was originally founded in Russia in 1989 at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory by Ambartsumian. When he joined the UGA faculty in 1995, he remained the artistic director and conductor of the orchestra, moving its home base to the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences’ Hugh Hodgson School of Music, where the ensemble has become a blend of talented international musicians. ARCO has performed numerous times in many different concert venues.

In 2011, ARCO was invited to perform at La Fenice opera house in Venice, Italy. The orchestra also toured in more than five cities throughout Brazil in 2015 and 2017.

Tickets for the concert are $22 for adults and $6 with a UGA student ID. They are available at pac.uga.edu or by calling the PAC box office at 706-452-4400.

For those unable to attend, the concert will be steamed at music.uga.edu/streaming. begins at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are required. Grand Hall, Tate Student Center.

BASEBALL vs. Kentucky. $5-$8. 7 p.m. Foley Field.

SUNDAY, APRIL 15 BASEBALL vs. Kentucky. $5-$8. Noon. Foley Field.

MEN’S TENNIS vs. Kentucky. 1 p.m. Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

SOFTBALL vs. Mercer. 2 p.m. Jack Turner Stadium.

CONCERT Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center presents “Classical Evolution.” Enjoy a pre-concert lecture at 2:15 p.m. in Ramsey Concert Hall by Patrick Castillo from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. $42. 3 p.m. Hodgson Concert Hall, Performing Arts Center. 706-542-4400. (See story, left.)

MONDAY, APRIL 16 PSO ANNUAL MEETING AND AWARDS LUNCHEON Information for registration and sessions at the 2018 Public Service and Outreach Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon can be found at http://outreach.uga.edu/programs/annualmeeting/. 9 a.m. Georgia Center. 706-542-6045. laveatch@uga.edu.

LECTURE An analyst from the National Counterterrorism Center will discuss “Terrorism and Change: How Terrorists Have Adapted and Changed Their Methods.” Attendees are welcome to bring a lunch. Noon. 480 Tate Student Center. 706-542-5845. prepare@uga.edu.

FACULTY RECOGNITION BANQUET Annual recognition event and award banquet for faculty. Invitation required for admission. 5:45 p.m. Mahler Hall, Georgia Center. 706-542-0415. staciaf@uga.edu.

COMING UP TODDLER TUESDAY April 17. “Make Some Noise.” Inspired by opera posters from the late 1800s, the program will focus on making music.

This free, 40-minute program is designed for families with children ages 18 months to 3 years. Space is limited; email sagekincaid@uga.edu or call 706-542-0448 to reserve a spot.

10 a.m. Georgia Museum of Art. LUNCH AND LEARN April 17. Audrey Haynes from the UGA political science department will discuss how campaigns work, with a focus on the upcoming 2018 mid-term elections. Attendees are encouraged to bring a bag lunch; coffee and dessert will be provided.

12:30 p.m. 277 special collections libraries. 706-542-5788. jhebbard@uga.edu.

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Bonnie Cramond, a professor of gifted and creative education in the educational psychology department of the UGA College of Education, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Creativity Association for her accomplishments and contributions to the betterment of society.

The ACA is a global network of creative professionals in disciplines ranging from business and industry to education and the arts. For more than a decade, the organization has been a primary resource for learning and applying creativity, innovation and problem-solving with different theories, tools and Bonnie Cramond techniques.

The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to an individual whose life and career are characterized by creative accomplishments that have substantially benefited society. Such accomplishments may be in the form of inventions, discoveries, works or performances of art, a body of research, educational curricula or practices, professional services or service to the community in general.

Cramond is interested in the identification and nurturance of creativity, especially among individuals considered at risk because of their different ways of thinking.

Dina Costa-Treff, a member of the University of Georgia’s Child Development Lab at the McPhaul Center, has been named a recipient of a national award from the Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation.

Costa-Treff is one of 50 winners nationwide of the Terri Lynne Lokoff/Children’s Tylenol National Child Care Teacher Award. She received the award, along with a $1,000 prize and a grant, for her early education enhancement project titled Creating Social Opportunities for Preschoolers During Outdoor Play.

“My goals for creating these spaces are to provide the children with an environment that will facilitate play among children,” Costa-Treff said.

In addition to her work at the McPhaul Center, Costa-Treff is also the Piedmont representative for the Georgia Association for the Education of Young Children board of directors.

Elizabeth Andress, professor of foods and nutrition in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, was named Georgia Association of Teachers of Family and Consumer Sciences’ Postsecondary Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher of the Year.

The award recognizes outstanding achievements by individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to the career and technical education field.

Andress is project director for the National Center for Home Food Preservation. She Elizabeth Andress is also the lead editor of So Easy to Preserve, a UGA Cooperative Extension publication. Andress leads UGA Cooperative Extension’s statewide programming in home food processing and preservation, consumer foodscience topics and food safety education for the food-service industry, including the ServSafe® food safety certification program. She develops curricula on consumer food safety issues consumer food use and preparation, and food preservation for youth, through 4-H, as well as adults.

At UGA, she teaches a senior undergraduate course in food safety and sanitation and conducts frequent in-service trainings for FACS and agriculture education high school teachers in Georgia.

Kudos recognizes special contributions of staff, faculty and administrators in teaching, research and service. News items are limited to election into office of state, regional, national and international societies; major awards and prizes; and similarly notable accomplishments.

FACULTY PROFILE

Paul Raymer has worked in several areas of agriculture since first studying animal and plant sciences.

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Crop and soil sciences professor’s career rooted in ‘Green Revolution’

By Sharon Dowdy sharono@uga.edu

More than 40 years ago, a young man from Arkansas decided to become an agriculture major because “it was the beginning of the Green Revolution, and agriculture had a bright future.”

Today that man, University of Georgia professor Paul Raymer, has served Georgia agriculture as a variety tester, a soybean specialist, a canola breeder and a turfgrass breeder.

His career path began when he studied animal and plant sciences for his bachelor’s degree at the University of Arkansas. Next, for his master’s degree at Texas Tech University, he researched how cotton deteriorates and, if inhaled, can cause lung disease in textile workers.

Raymer didn’t plan to earn a doctorate, but a friend encouraged him to keep an open mind.

“He said, ‘At least take a job at a university.’ That was some of the best advice I have ever been given,” Raymer said.

He accepted a position in the University of Illinois’ variety testing program.When the university’s soybean program expanded, Raymer became the soybean agronomist. And, as his friend predicted, he applied to graduate school and worked with Dick Bernard, the renowned U.S. Department of Agriculture Soybean Germplasm Collection curator and soybean breeder.

In 1984, Raymer moved south to the UGA Griffin campus to lead the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences’ Statewide Variety Testing Program. The program tests

more than 30 agronomic and forage crops and provides recommendations to Georgia farmers.

Eager to develop his own research program, Raymer added canola breeder to his list of duties.

“Canola had just received ‘grass’ status and I started working more and more on canola, and the college supported the crop’s potential in Georgia and the Southeast,” he said. “I pulled together a team of economists, agronomists, entomologists, plant pathologists and UGA Extension personnel. Selfishly, I enjoy project leader jobs; they still remain as the best jobs. The level of independence you get and the ability to be creative is amazing. I really enjoy building a successful team, and I enjoy being innovative and creative.”

In 2000, when soybean specialist John Woodruff retired, Raymer’s career took another turn when UGA Extension enlisted him to take over the program.

“I faced a dilemma. I knew I could manage two jobs, but not three,” he said with a laugh.

So, he settled in as the UGA Cooperative Extension soybean specialist and canola breeder…for a while.

Just three years later, UGA turfgrass breeder Ronnie Duncan retired at the same time “the wheels were falling off the canola train,” Raymer said.

This led Raymer to his current position as UGA turfgrass breeder.

For the past 15 years, he has been able to focus on one area: Developing improved cultivars of seashore paspalum, tall fescue and creeping bentgrass for high-stress environments.

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Paul Raymer

Professor Crop and Soil Sciences College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Ph.D., Plant Breeding, University of Illinois, 1984 M.S., Botany, Texas Tech University, 1977 B.S., Agriculture, University of Arkansas at Monticello, 1975 At UGA: 34 years

New releases are bred for improved disease resistance and salt and drought tolerance.

He’s contributed to two turfgrass variety releases—“Sea Isle Supreme” and “Sea Star” paspalum—and been involved in the development of others. Raymer and CAES scientist Jack Huang hold a patent for an enzyme that removes excess thatch from golf courses.

And, he is currently working with CAES plant breeder Wayne Parrott on a new, herbicide resistant, nongenetically modified seashore paspalum turfgrass.

Raymer has found success being innovative in work for which he has a passion.

“I had many opportunities to do breeding for other universities and private companies, but I enjoy working for the University of Georgia,” he said.“I’ve always been committed to the farmers of Georgia and to CAES. I strongly believe in the land-grant mission of UGA. It’s the reason (the college) exists.”

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Members of promotion, tenure committees announced In accordance with UGA Guidelines for Appointment, Promotion and Tenure, the membership of the University Review Committees are being announced. University Review Committee members for 2017-2018 are: • Fine and Applied Arts—George Contini,Jack Crowley,Lisa Fusillo,Sujata Iyengar, Peter Jutras, Jean Kidula, Alisa Luxenburg and Gene Wright (chair).

• Health and Clinical Sciences— Marsha Davis, Kira Epstein (clinical), Eric Lafontaine, Erin Lipp, Kevin McCully, Danny Mead, Stephen Rathbun and Cynthia Ward (chair).

• Humanities—Yuri Balashov, Mario Erasmo, Cindy Hahamovitch, Jared Klein, John Lowe, Margaret Quesada (chair) and Hyangsoon Yi .

• Life Sciences—Peggy Ozias Akins, Nancy Manley, Ignacy Misztal, Kelley Moremen, Silvia Moreno (chair), Catherine Pringle and Eric Stabb.

• Physical Sciences [A]—Casmir Akoh, Hamid Arabnia, Brian Bledsoe, Joe Fu, Krys Kochut, Nicole Lazar (chair) and Sally Walker.

• Physical Sciences [B]—Miguel Cabrera, Liming Cai, William Dennis (chair), Steve Holland, William Kerr, Henry Schaefer and T.N. Sriram.

• Professional and Applied Studies [A]—Carolina Acosta-Alzuru, Edward Delgado-Romero, Patti Hunt-Hurst, Rhett Jackson, Elena Karahanna, Harold Mulherin and Stacey NeuharthPritchett (chair).

• Professional and Applied Studies

[ B ] — H a ro l d B ri ggs , Mi cha el Chamberlain, Sharon Crowell-Davis, James Hamilton, Julie Luft, David Mustard (chair) and Camilla Watson.

• Professional and Applied S ­ tudies [C]—Sundar Bharadwaj, Andrea Dennis, Maricarmen Garcia, Janice Hume (chair), Rusty May (clinical), Trena Paulus, Jacek Siry and M. Stephen Trent.

• Professional and Applied Studies [D]—Gary Baxter, Robert Branch, Alberta Ellett, Jennifer Gaver, Doug Peterson (chair), Bryan Reber and Elizabeth Weeks Leonard.

• Social and Behavioral Sciences— John Grable, Susan Haire (chair), Joe Hermanowicz, Nik Heynen, Hilda Kurtz, Stephen Miller, Lance Palmer and Jennifer Samp.

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Work in progress

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High school students benefit from UGA career program

By Kellyn Amodeo

kwamodeo@uga.edu

In just a few weeks as an intern at the University of Georgia, high school student Kiara Plummer has learned more than how to update websites and flyers.

She’s also learned what it means to be part of a world-class university.

“This program has changed my view of UGA. It makes me want to attend college even more than before,” said Plummer, a junior at Athens Community Career Academy who is working in the UGA College of Education.

“This program helps me look forward to what’s ahead and helps me prepare for my future.”

Plummer is one of nine Clarke County high school students who are benefiting from two programs that provide part-time jobs and internships.

“It feels amazing to work at the University of Georgia,” she added. “This experience helps me understand what it’s like to be a college student and helps me learn about early childhood education, which I hope to pursue after high school.”

The Great Promise Partnership and the Work-Based Learning Program place local high school students in positions at UGA, giving them work experience while they’re still enrolled in high school. GPP was launched by the Department of Community Affairs in 2012 as a way to help at-risk students complete high school. It was implemented in the Clarke County School District in 2016.

CCSD has offered the Work-Based Learning Program for years, with the number of participants tripling in the past year.

Students are placed in jobs related to their post-college plans. GPP students are currently working part-time jobs in the Environmental Safety Division, Facilities Management Division and Auxiliary Services.

Work-based learning students, like Plummer, have internships in the College of Education, College of Engineering and College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

Johnelle Simpson, GPP and Work-Based Learning coordinator with CCSD, sees the importance of this program as a way for students to gain work experience but also exposure to the university.

“These programs give students a taste of what their future in a particular field might be like,” said Simpson, a 2016 graduate of UGA and former president of the Student Government Association. “The University of Georgia has a unique opportunity to serve the

Dorothy Kozlowski

High school student Kiara Plummer, left, and Julia Butler-Mayes of the College of Education discuss college opportunities. As part of Plummer’s Work-Based Learning Program, she works on websites and flyers for the college.

Dorothy Kozlowski

As part of Kiara Plummer’s internship, she staffed the College of Education table at the recent Professional Association of Georgia Educators Student Day in the Tate Student Center.

students through these worksite placements, introducing them to campus as a potential educational institution or career opportunity in the future.”

Duties for these students range from day-to-day administrative tasks to hands-on

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lab work alongside UGA students and faculty.

Plummer helps College of Education visitors, manages website updates and even attends college fairs and other events with the staff.

“Having a Career Academy high school student in our office has been a wonderful

experience,” said Julia Butler-Mayes, director of student services in the College of Education and Plummer’s supervisor. “Kiara brings enthusiasm and curiosity to everything she does, whether she is honing her skills on day-to-day administrative tasks or pushing herself outside of her comfort zone interacting with prospective students and families at our events. As a part of our team, she’s learned more about her career goals and what she needs to do to achieve them, and experienced the ins and outs of college life firsthand.”

Last fall, GPP and Work-Based Learning students were offered training on campus through the UGA Career Center. The interactive workshop focused on workplace etiquette, such as appropriate attire and communication skills.

Both the university and the Athens community continue to see benefits from these programs.

“These programs welcome more students to campus, potentially driving them here to further their education after high school or as a future career,” Simpson said. “The community always benefits when students have a smooth transition into their post-graduation lives. It’s a win-win for everyone.”

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Book details history of trade politics in US

The Wealth of a Nation: A History of Trade Politics in America

By C. Donald Johnson Oxford University Press Hardcover: $39.95

The Wealth of a Nation, written by C. Donald Johnson, director emeritus of the UGA School of Law’s Dean Rusk International Law Center, will be published next month by Oxford University Press.

In the book, Johnson charts the rise and fall of the U.S. protectionist system from the time of Alexander Hamilton to the Smoot-Hawley Tariff of 1930. He then examines the liberal rules-based economic order that has dominated the globe since World War II. In advance of the book’s release, Johnson will discuss the history of trade politics in a lecture on April 17 at 4 p.m. in the large event space of the Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries (see Digest, page 3).

A former ambassador in the Office of U.S. Trade Representative from 1998 until 2000, Johnson also specialized in international trade law as a partner at Patton Boggs, LLP in Washington, D.C. Johnson also represented Georgia’s 10th district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993-1995.

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Columns staff can be reached at 706-542-8017 or columns@uga.edu

Editor Juliett Dinkins

Office of Research launches new website

https://research.uga.edu/industry/ The UGA Office of Research has launched an Industry Engagement website.

This site is a one-stop shop for industry partners wishing to learn about ways they can build relationships with UGA researchers and access research-related resources.

The new Industry Engagement team brings together many

externally facing resources under one umbrella to provide industry partners with a more customer service-oriented experience.

The team includes staff from Industry Collaborations, Innovation Gateway, Sponsored Projects Administration, Research Communications and the Graduate School.

Communications Coordinator Krista Richmond Art Director Jackie Baxter Roberts Photo Editor Dorothy Kozlowski Writers Kellyn Amodeo Leigh Beeson The University of Georgia is committed to principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action.

The University of Georgia is a unit of the University System of Georgia.

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GOLDWATER from page 1 accomplish in the coming years.”

Since 1995, 56 UGA students, all of whom have been members of the Honors Program, have received the Goldwater Scholarship.

The scholarship recognizes exceptional sophomores and juniors across the nation.

This year, awardees were selected from a field of 1,280 undergraduates and were nominated by campus representatives from among 2,000 colleges and universities nationwide.

They will receive up to $7,500 toward the cost of tuition, fees, books and room and board.

Of this year’s Goldwater Scholars, 29 are mathematics and computer science majors, 142 are majoring in the natural sciences and 40 are majoring in engineering. Many are majoring in a combination of mathematics, science, engineering and computer science.

Ruth Schade, a UGA junior from Marlborough, Massachusetts, was among 281 Goldwater nominees named as honorable mentions. She is working toward bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nutritional sciences.

“I am so thrilled for each of these students,” said David S. Williams, associate provost and director of the Honors Program, who serves as the UGA campus faculty representative for the Goldwater Scholarship.

“All of them richly deserve recognition by the Goldwater Foundation for their hard work and research excellence. I think it speaks volumes that they came to UGA from across the country because they knew about the quality of our undergraduate research program and the strong support that faculty members provide to our students.”

Dalapati plans to obtain an M.D./Ph.D. in infectious diseases after graduating from UGA. As a translational medicine researcher, she intends to investigate disease pathogenesis to create diagnostic tools for vulnerable groups such as pregnant women and children.

She currently conducts cell and tissue culture work with Julie Moore, a professor of infectious disease and associate vice president for research, in Moore’s placental malaria lab. She also analyzes data remotely

with Moses Batwala of the University of Oxford Nuffield Department of Women’s & Reproductive Health.

Eroh intends to pursue a doctorate in a biological science with an emphasis in molecular genetics and fisheries science. His long-range aspiration is to rebuild and sustain robust, diverse fish populations through the application of molecular genetics to the science of fisheries management.

At UGA, his coursework and research experiences have been tailored to emphasize the interplay among genetics, fisheries science and ecology. He currently conducts research with UGA faculty Cecil Jennings, Robert Bringolf and Jean Williams-Woodward to maximize hatch success of walleye eggs. He was first author on a peer-reviewed paper published in the journal PLOS One for his research on the genetic basis of greymorphism in the Southern right whale.

Eroh also interned for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and the Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science in the U.K. After earning a doctorate in biochemistry, George plans to devote his career to uncovering the link between genetic abnormalities and the development of neurological disorders to improve therapeutic outcomes for children afflicted with hereditary neurological disorders.

He started working toward this goal by joining professor and Georgia Cancer Coalition Scholar Lance Wells’ laboratory at the Complex Carbohydrate Research Center as soon he arrived on the UGA campus, focusing on the causal linkages between aberrant glycosylation patterns and hereditary disorders.

He also conducts research on aflatoxin B1 with assistant professor Brian Kvitko.

The scholarship honoring Sen. Barry Goldwater was designed to encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in the fields of mathematics, natural sciences and engineering. Since its first award in 1989, the Foundation has bestowed 8,132 scholarships worth approximately $65 million.

Bulletin Board Spring pottery sale

The UGA Ceramic Student Organization will hold its spring pottery sale April 24-25 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the first floor lobby of the Lamar Dodd School of Art, 270 River Road.

Works on sale will include hand-built sculptures for home and garden as well as functional pottery such as teapots, mugs, boxes, plates, vases and bowls. All work was made by ceramic students or faculty. Prices are $10 and higher.

Proceeds from the pottery sale will support a student educational field trip to a national ceramic conference as well as help bring resident artists to campus.

Parking is available at the Performing Arts parking deck, which is located next to the Performing Arts Center on River Road.

For more information, email Ted Saupe at tsaupe@uga.edu.

Nutrition study participants

Researchers at the UGA Bone and Body Composition Laboratory are conducting a study to determine how dietary protein influences bone health and cognitive function in children ages 9-13.

Call ­706-542-49180 or email bone@uga.edu for more details.

Faculty research grants

The Division of Student Affairs is accepting proposals until April 13 for FY19 funding for research partnerships. The grants support projects that incorporate a Student Affairs facility, program or service into their research.

For more information, visit

partner.studentaffairs.uga.edu or email Beate Brunow at b.brunow@uga.edu.

Learning technologies grants

The Center for Teaching and Learning is accepting proposals until April 13 for its 2018-2019 Learning Technologies Grants Program.

Projects must focus on the innovative use of technology to assist students in meeting the educational objectives of their academic programs.

This year, projects must employ the use of active learning and/or open educational resources.

Grant award recipients will be announced by late June. Funds will be available after July 1.

Complete details about the program, including proposal requirements, are at http://ctl.uga.edu/ltg.

Send questions about the program to Sherry Clouser, CTL assistant director of learning technologies, at sac@uga.edu.

Promotion list correction

The promotion list in the April 2 Columns incorrectly listed Paula Sanford in the Office of the Vice President for Research.

A faculty member at the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, Sanford has been promoted to a senior public service associate in the Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach.

Bulletin Board is limited to information that may pertain to a majority of faculty and staff members.

The newly renovated Agricultural Research Building was rededicated April 4.

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Environmental Sciences animal and dairy science and entomology departments.

At the rededication, UGA President Jere W. Morehead highlighted UGA Tifton’s impact on the community and the important research enabled by the newly renovated building.

“This facility helps ensure that UGA faculty, staff and students have the space they need for our critical agricultural research and education programs,” Morehead said.“I would like to thank the state and the University System Board of Regents for their investment in this project, which ultimately is an investment in both the future of the UGA Tifton campus and the vitality of Georgia’s number one industry.”

The Agricultural Research Building sits at the front of UGA Tifton, adjacent to the H.H. Tift Building, which was renovated in 2016. The 12,000-square-foot structure was originally completed in 1938. The college’s animal and dairy science department takes up the first two floors, and the first floor includes new laboratories. The third floor houses the entomology department.

“We are a campus that prides itself on groundbreaking research that impacts the world. Being able to renovate one of our original buildings will only enhance that research,” said Joe West, assistant dean for UGA Tifton.

“We strive to make this community and the state of Georgia proud of who we are. We want the UGA Tifton campus to truly reflect the image of the University of Georgia. I feel like we’re accomplishing that.”

UGA Tifton will kick off its centennial celebration in August.

“As we prepare to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Coastal Plain Experiment Station that is now a part of the comprehensive UGA Tifton campus, bringing this historic building back into use is a major milestone for us,” said Sam Pardue, UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences dean and director.“From this campus we have produced some of the world’s leading research on peanut and turfgrass varieties and have applied the discoveries from our laboratories to solve problems in the region’s productive agricultural fields that are crucial to the state’s agricultural economy.”

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­ niversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill U Eshelman School of Pharmacy, April 25 at 9:30 a.m. in Room 201 of Pharmacy South.

• Cynthia Carnes, professor and senior associate dean for graduate and research studies at The Ohio State University ­College of Pharmacy, April 30 at 9:30 a.m. in Room 120 of the R.C. Wilson Pharmacy Building.

The CVs of the finalists, along with their full campus visit itineraries and candidate feedback forms, are available at https://bit.ly/2JjZNn6.

Founded in 1903, the University of ­Georgia College of Pharmacy encompasses a range of research, training, clinical and administrative activities. The main college is located in Athens with extended campuses in Albany, Augusta, Savannah and Gwinnett.

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her on this latest accomplishment.”

Moran conducts path-breaking research that has created a better understanding of marine ecosystems and the roles of the ocean microbiome, including how microbes interact with organic matter and influence climactically active gases in the ocean. Her work combines three complementary approaches: biogeochemistry, microbiology and molecular biology.

She has led teams of researchers who have accomplished a number of notable firsts: the first to sequence the genome of a heterotrophic marine bacterium, the first to use metagenomic sequencing to measure bacterial community response to environmental perturbations and the first to analyze gene expression patterns in microbial communities by direct sequencing of environmental mRNA. This last accomplishment has led to the emerging field of environmental transcriptomics, which measures the activity of genes in natural systems to provide a comprehensive view of the functional diversity of microbial communities.

Moran, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and of the American Academy of Microbiology, has served as principal investigator or co-principal investigator for grants totaling $16.7 million over the past decade. The results of her research have been reported in more than

Maria Navarro, associate director of Honors and CURO. “It is a good opportunity to network with other students and faculty, and it is very special to be in a room full of students talking passionately about their research and work with mentors. In addition, the keynote, presented by a scholar recognized worldwide, is timely and relevant.”

The symposium is sponsored by the Office of the President, the Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, the Office of Instruction, the Office of Research, the UGA Libraries and the Honors Program.

A UGA bus marked “Special” will provide transportation to the Classic Center, with stops at the UGA Center for Continuing Education & Hotel, Tate Student Center and the Arch.

For more information about the event, visit symposium.curo.uga.edu.

160 refereed journal publications.

Moran is ranked in the top 2.5 percent of all scientists publishing in major journals, according to ResearchGate. Her expertise is sought after at international scientific conferences and events, including more than 30 invited presentations in the past six years.

“She is an international leader in the field, a true innovator and a role model for women and young scientists worldwide,” Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Edward DeLong, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, wrote in a nomination letter for Moran’s Regents’ Professorship, which is effective July 1.

Moran teaches several undergraduate and graduate courses at UGA in microbial ecology, marine ecological genomics and marine biology. In the past decade, she has mentored and advised 11 doctoral students, 12 postdoctoral fellows, 11 undergraduate researchers and 21 high school students, as well as local high school teachers who have gained experience in her lab.

“In addition to being an innovative scientist, Dr. Moran is a dedicated educator and mentor,” said Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Pamela Whitten. “She brings students—from high school all the way to the doctoral level—alongside her to the vanguard of discovery.”