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Innovation District moves forward with schedule of events

By Ashley Crain

AshleyCrain@uga.edu

Last summer, Tony Dang served as a content creation intern with a real estate company in Greece.

World view

UGA expands access to study abroad opportunities for minority students

By Camie Williams camiew@uga.edu

Tony Dang is a student at the University of Georgia, but his academic experience spans the globe: he taught English in Peru, interned in Greece and studied in Australia and New Zealand.

“I never thought about studying abroad before starting college, but my experiences abroad have shaped me more than I could have ever imagined,” Dang said. “I have met some truly incredible people and have learned more from them than I can in any classroom. Every experience has been extremely unique, and I have finished every trip a better person. I now would like to have an international career and have a desire to pay my fortunes forward in the future to minority students like me.”

Since UGA became one of the largest public universities to ensure that all undergraduates engage in a meaningful experiential learning opportunity in 2016, the Office of Global Engagement has expanded study abroad offerings to provide rigorous learning opportunities in a diverse array of fields. Through a new U.S. Department of State grant, the office is working to ensure that students of every background understand the advantages of study abroad and have access to it.

“There are so many opportunities for minority students, but there’s also a lack of awareness,” Dang said. “Making minority students aware of the resources available to them is the first step.

Showing them that they are deserving of the opportunity and not to give up with a single rejection email is the next.”

Study abroad activities, which are available in more than 75 countries to UGA students, provide numerous benefits, including improving intercultural understanding, college performance and career preparation. Notably, students in the University System of Georgia, which includes UGA, boast an average 18% higher fouryear graduation rate if they participate in a study abroad opportunity, according to study funded by the U.S. Department of Education. In that study, researchers found that the four-year graduation rate for African American students who participate in study abroad is 31% higher than their peers, yet they do not participate in study abroad as often as white students.

“Study abroad contributes to the academic success and personal

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HONORS PROGRAM

12 UGA students, alumni receive Fulbright offers

By Stephanie Schupska schupska@uga.edu

The University of Georgia once again hit double digits in the number of international travel-study grants offered to its students and recent alumni through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. With 12 students selected, this marks the sixth straight year—and 10th time in the past 11 years—that UGA has received 10 or more offers.

Of the 12, nine were able to take advantage of the opportunity. Four received academic and arts grants, and five will be teaching English.

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers research, study and teaching opportunities in more than 140 countries to recent college

graduates and graduate students. As the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, it is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the U.S. and countries worldwide. “ We a r e p r o u d o f t h e 12 students who received offers and are excited for the nine who are able to participate,” said Maria de Rocher, assistant director of the Honors Program and chair of the Fulbright selection committee at UGA. “It has been a tremendous honor to get to know all of these students, each representing such different academic interests and backgrounds but all of whom are clearly devoted to serving as cultural ambassadors and increasing our

understanding of the wider world.”

Four UGA students and alumni received Fulbright academic and arts grants. They are listed below with their study concentrations, host countries and UGA degree information.

Andrew Bonanno of Tivoli, New York, is a Ph.D. student in anthropology. He will spend his Fulbright year in Sierra Leone studying land tenure change and economic well-being.

Clémence Kopeikin of Le Mesnil Saint Denis, France (and recently Alpharetta), graduated in August 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in international affairs. She will work in Uberlandia, Brazil, to understand women’s perceptions of See FULBRIGHT on page 8

UGA’s Innovation District initiative is moving full steam ahead.

Several programs and event series are planned on campus this fall, all aimed at fostering innovation, entrepreneurship, creativity and collaboration among faculty, students and local entrepreneurs.

The UGA Innovation District Seminar Series will kick off with the first of three seminars on Oct. 2, followed by additional seminars on Nov. 6 and Dec. 4.

The first seminar, “Innovation District Partner Showcase,” will

feature leaders from various entities involved in the Innovation District initiative, including the Office of the President, Innovation Gateway, Student Entrepreneurship Program, New Media Institute, Small Business Development Center, Athensmade and other partners. For more information about the series and to register for the first seminar, visit https://t.uga.edu/5fA. Ian Biggs, who directs the startup program in Innovation Gateway and serves as a member of UGA’s Innovation District launch team, is leading the planning and implementation for the fall event schedule.

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OFFICE OF RESEARCH

Partnership expands the use of antibodies developed at UGA

By Ashley Crain

AshleyCrain@uga.edu

The University of Georgia is partnering with U.K.-based recombinant reagent specialist Absolute Antibody to expand uses of research antibodies developed at UGA for therapeutic and medical applications.

The partnership will enable the quick transfer of UGA-developed antibodies to Absolute Antibody for the development of numerous products to supply the research and diagnostic communities, according to Derek Eberhart, associate vice president for research and executive director of Innovation Gateway, UGA’s technology commercialization office.

Example applications of these UGA antibodies include such things from infectious disease

studies to thyroid function regulation, but their potential will expand through Absolute Antibody’s reengineering process.

“This collaboration not only increases the commercial availability of antibodies developed by UGA researchers, but also Absolute Antibody’s ability to reformat the antibodies into a recombinant form will enable scientists to use these reagents in new applications,” Eberhart said. “This is a partnership that will benefit the research community, as well as UGA, and will strengthen the position of our antibodies portfolio in the research reagents market.”

The partnership will open up several new possibilities for researchers, allowing easier and more effective experimentation, starting with six antibodies developed at

See ANTIBODIES on page 8

COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENT AND DESIGN

Former director-general of UNESCO to give HGOR Lecture

By Melissa Tufts mtufts@uga.edu

The College of Environment and Design is hosting Irina Bokova, former director-general of UNESCO, for its 2019 HGOR Endowed Lecture.

Bokova, a native of Bulgaria, will discuss “Preserving Global Heritage in Times of War and Conflict” on Oct. 1 at 5 p.m. in the Chapel. Open free to the public, the lecture will be preceded by a reception at 3:30 p.m. in the Jackson Street Building.

“We are honored to have Irina Bokova visit the UGA campus and

address our community on this timely and complex issue,” said Sonia Hirt, dean of the College of Environment and Design, Irina Bokova who is also originally from Bulgaria. “I believe her lecture will appeal to a broad audience, and I want to personally encourage everyone to attend our reception for her as well as the lecture.”

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COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE

New center will improve UGA’s ability to School of Law renews Butler ser ve state’s animal agricultural industries The UGA College of Veterinary SCHOOL OF LAW

Commitment for veterans

By Heidi Murphy

hmurphy@uga.edu

For the second straight year, the University of Georgia School of Law commits to providing financial aid to every veteran who accepts its offer of admission for fall 2020—a guarantee known as the “Butler Commitment.”

Furthermore, the law school is pleased to share that 100% of veterans currently enrolled in its Juris Doctor program are receiving some form of scholarship aid from the school.

The Butler Commitment was launched earlier this year to guarantee financial aid to 100% of veterans who matriculated in the fall 2019 entering class. The initiative and its expansion are supported by renowned trial attorney and 1977 law school alumnus Jim Butler, who also helped establish the law school’s Veterans Legal Clinic in 2018.

“The law school is tremendously proud to be able to assist former military members as they seek to become lawyers and to advocate for others,” School of Law Dean Peter B. “Bo” Rutledge said. “Jim Butler continues to strongly believe in those who have served our country similar to his father and brother, and the school is happy to honor the Butler family connection to military service in this manner.”

The law school’s Veterans Legal Clinic provides veterans in Georgia with legal assistance they might not otherwise have access to or be able to afford, with particular regard to denied or deferred claims before the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The Veterans Legal Clinic also provides support to undergraduate veterans who work in the clinic through the Department of Veterans Affairs Work Study Allowance program.

Additionally, the School of Law participates in the Yellow Ribbon Program. The Yellow Ribbon Program allows institutions of higher learning to make additional money available to fund tuition and fee expenses that exceed the tuition and fees covered by the Post-9/11 GI Bill. Under the program, the Department of Veterans Affairs matches school aid contributions made to eligible veterans.

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Landscapers, homeowners learn latest research on care for new ornamentals

By Chad Cain

chadcain@uga.edu

When it comes to new varieties of bushes and landscape plants, many are first planted at the University of Georgia’s Durham Horticulture Farm in Watkinsville.

This fall, landscapers, gardeners and plant-savvy homeowners will be able to get a first glimpse of some of these new plants at the 2019 Durham Horticulture Farm Open House. This year’s field day and open house will be held on Oct. 4 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the farm at 1221 Hog Mountain Road, just outside of Athens.

“The Durham Horticulture Farm Open House is an opportunity for both the general public and industry to visit the farm and gain a better understanding of the exciting work happening at the farm,” said Matthew Chappell, associate professor, event coordinator and UGA Cooperative Extension coordinator for horticulture. “At any one time, there are dozens of projects ongoing from vegetable and ornamental breeding to disease and insect trials.”

While the farm is home to much of the vegetable research done in UGA’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, this program will focus on ornamental and viticulture research at the horticulture farm, Chappell said.

Multiple speakers will be presenting on their research during the half-day event: • Woody plant and shrub breeder Donglin Zhang will present the latest varieties he is developing.

• Viticulture assistant professor Cain Hickey will be talking about muscadine and winegrape cultivars.

• Chappell will discuss the partnership between CAES and the Center for Applied Nursery Research and the new varieties of gardenia, loropetalum and camellia it has produced.

• Horticulture associate professor Tim Smalley will present his latest research into cultural practices that can make landscape plants more vigorous and resilient, including studies that could help boxwood shrubs survive boxwood blight.

To register for the open house, visit https://bit. ly/2mbQlLB. Registration is free before 5 p.m. on Oct. 1. After Oct. 1, registration will be available onsite the day of the tour and will be $15 (check or cash only).

For more information, call Chappell at 706-542-9044.

Medicine broke ground recently on a new facility on its campus in Tifton.

The UGA Tifton Farm Animal Veterinary Medical Center will improve the college’s ability to serve Georgia’s animal agricultural industries and will strengthen the South Georgia region overall.

The 9,000-square-foot facility will feature space for the clinicians in Tifton to perform both routine and specialized food animal medical procedures in a controlled and safe environment thanks to the availability of a large hydraulic tilt chute and enclosed treatment room. In addition, this facility will help bring access to advanced reproductive technologies such as in-vitro fertilization procedures to smaller producers who may not have had access to these technologies in the past. The college expects that it will be able to offer additional services once the facility is completed in early 2020. These services will likely include lameness treatments using the new tilt chute to address feet and leg problems in cattle, especially bulls.

“The goal of this new facility is to strengthen our support of farmers and producers in this area and increase our students’ exposure to the unique needs of South Georgia,” said Lisa K. Nolan, dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine. “It fits perfectly

The College of Veterinary Medicine’s new facility in Tifton will host space for clinicians and bring access to advanced reproductive technologies.

into the college’s long-range plans to better serve all parts of Georgia and to encourage our graduates to practice in rural areas. It will allow us to more efficiently deliver veterinary services to livestock owners and, with its proximity to our Tifton Diagnostic Lab, will strengthen the relationship between the clinical and diagnostic sides of veterinary medicine.”

The groundbreaking ceremony included remarks from state Rep. Penny Houston (R-Dist. 170) as well as college personnel. Former state Sens. John

Crosby (R-Dist. 13) and John Bulloch (R-Dist. 11), both of whom were instrumental in helping secure the funding for the project, were in attendance as well as Rep. Clay Pirkle (R-Dist.

155), representatives from the college’s advisory board and constituent groups such as the Georgia Veterinary Medical Association, the Georgia Department of Agriculture, Georgia Milk Producers and the Georgia Cattlemen’s Association. Construction on the facility will begin immediately with expected completion in spring 2020.

OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

Federal legislative staffers get up close look at UGA’s academic, public service initiatives during retreat

By Emily Pateuk epatuek@uga.edu

About 50 federal staffers representing Georgia’s 16 congressional offices visited the University of Georgia to get a firsthand look at how UGA makes a positive impact on the state and nation through its teaching, research and service missions.

The retreat, held annually during the August congressional recess, is hosted by the UGA Office of Government Relations.

“This event provides an opportunity to demonstrate UGA’s stewardship of federal research dollars and our dedication to serving Georgians,” said Carly McCallie, UGA’s director of federal relations. “We are able to highlight the university’s academic and public service initiatives and feature research addressing grand challenges facing our society.”

One session highlighted UGA’s work to support Georgia’s veterans and the defense community. Anna Scheyett, dean of the School of Social Work, and Alex Scherr, director of the UGA School of Law Veterans Legal Clinic, demonstrated how UGA could collaborate with district offices’ constituent services staffers to support Georgia’s growing veteran population.

Another session highlighted how UGA programs, including the UGA Student Veterans Resource Center, are serving veterans who are current students.

“Growing up in Georgia, it is easy to overlook the tremendous impact UGA has on so many of us,” said Dylan Nurse, retired Army officer and constituent services representative/grants coordinator to Rep. David Scott (GA-13). “As a veteran, I truly appreciated the opportunity to learn about the Veterans Legal Clinic at UGA and the services it could offer to help veterans get the benefits they deserve. It is inspiring and reassuring to see how the university uses its

Federal staff members from 16 of Georgia’s congressional offices got a firsthand look at the impact the University of Georgia makes across the state during an annual retreat.

funding and partnerships with the federal government to build lasting change in the community.”

UGA’s teaching and research missions were also featured during the retreat. Recently appointed Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost S. Jack Hu provided an overview of UGA’s growing research enterprise and discussed his vision for the advancement of the university. Foundation Fellow and Honors undergraduate student researcher Satya Jella presented his research in glycoimmunology and developing effective vaccines.

“I enjoy learning more about the university’s short- and long-term goals,” said Ryan Diffley, UGA alumnus and legislative assistant to Rep. Tom Graves (GA-14). “As a staffer who handles the appropriations portfolio, this retreat is a great opportunity to see how UGA maximizes its federal

funding to expand opportunities for students, faculty and serve the state of Georgia.”

To see how UGA leverages facilities to provide hands-on teaching to students, staff visited sites across campus, including the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and the newly renovated Driftmier Engineering Center. At each location, faculty explained how their research improves lives around the globe.

“The transformative research taking place at the University of Georgia truly is extraordinary,” said Samantha Cadet, assistant director of federal relations at UGA. “Faculty members’ research significantly improves the quality of life not only for Georgians but also for everyone in the nation. We hope that the retreat showcased how federal investment plays an essential role in helping UGA solve global grand challenges.”

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Digest UGA College of Pharmacy, FDA will host medical device regulations conference

Lohitash Karumbaiah is researching the impact of surfen on an aggressive form of brain cancer.

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Tumor growth ‘blocker’ UGA research team finds that existing drug could treat aggressive brain cancer

By Charlene Betourney cbetour@uga.edu

A research team from the University of Georgia’s Regenerative Bioscience Center has found that a compound molecule used for drug delivery of insulin could be used to treat glioblastoma, an aggressive, usually fatal form of brain cancer.

Glioblastoma, also known as GBM, is a fast-growing, web-like tumor that arises from supportive tissue around the brain and resists surgical treatment. Described by some as “sand in grass,” GBM cells are hard to remove and tend to reach out in a tentacle-like fashion through surrounding healthy brain tissue.

According to the National Foundation for Cancer Research, more than half of newly diagnosed GBM patients die within the first 15 months. Late U.S. Sens. John McCain and Ted Kennedy both died from GBM, raising national awareness of the deadly disease.

Surfen, a compound molecule first described in 1938, is a pharmaceutical agent used to optimize insulin delivery.

The UGA researchers identified that surfen-treated cells were “blocked” from tumor growth, and the spread of tumor cells in the brain.

“This study shows that we can stifle the growth of invasive brain tumors with a compound that has a substantial

clinical advantage, and can aid in the reduction or refinement of mainstream treatments, particularly radiation and/ or chemo,” said Lohitash Karumbaiah, associate professor of regenerative medicine in UGA’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

Published ahead of print in the FASEB Journal, the study is the first known use of surfen as an application to treat GBM. To test the approach, the research team first used cultured cells to observe binding properties of the surfen compound. Next, they introduced live rodent models with cells that could grow into invasive tumors. The researchers found that surfen-treated animals demonstrated smaller tumors and substantially reduced brain hemorrhage volume than control animals.

“In basic terms, surfen is highly positively charged and will bind to negatively charged things,” said Meghan Logun, a graduate student working with Karumbaiah.“Since we study sugars in the brain, which are highly negatively charged, we then asked, ‘Why not try using positive charges to block off the negative ones?’ ” To explore the surfen molecule further, the team worked with Leidong Mao, associate professor in UGA’s College of Engineering and co-developer of a microfluidic device used to examine glycosaminoglycans, or GAGs, highly negatively charged molecules produced

by brain tumors. Designed to mimic the neural pathways of the brain, the device allows for real-time monitoring of tumor cell adhesion and growth.

Based on the study’s discovery that surfen had isolated the tumor, the team also analyzed MRI images to gauge the treatment’s effectiveness.

“In the MRI image you can see [the effects of the surfen treatment] pretty drastically, not in terms of killing the GBM but in blocking its prey,” said Qun Zhao, associate professor of physics in the UGA Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and another RBC collaborator on the project. “In the nontreated image, you see rampant invasive growth, compared to the surfen-models where you see a nicely contained and almost circular-shaped tumor.”

“The tumor may still grow, but at least now it doesn’t have any invasive inroads to creep into other parts of the brain,” said Karumbaiah. “That could be clinically beneficial for a surgeon wanting to remove the tumor and not having to worry about rogue cancer cells.”

Looking ahead, Karumbaiah is hopeful that repurposing a compound known to be safe, with proven and beneficial binding properties, could help accelerate review and approval of this potential new therapeutic, and advance consideration in helping to expedite the drug approval process.

COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Study finds that teens who don’t date are less depressed

By Rebecca Ayer alea@uga.edu

Dating, especially during the teenage years, is thought to be an important way for young people to build self-identity, develop social skills, learn about other people and grow emotionally.

Yet new research from the University of Georgia has found that not dating can be a beneficial choice for teens. And in some ways, these teens fared even better.

The study, published online in The Journal of School Health, found that adolescents who were not in romantic relationships during middle and high school had good social skills and low depression, and fared better or equal to peers who dated.

“The majority of teens have had some type of romantic experience by 15 to 17 years of age, or middle adolescence,” said

Brooke Douglas, a doctoral student in health promotion at UGA’s College of Public Health and the study’s lead author.

“This high frequency has led some researchers to suggest that dating during teenage years is a normative behavior,” Douglas also said. “That is, adolescents who have a romantic relationship are therefore considered ‘on time’ in their psychological development.”

If dating was considered normal and essential for a teen’s individual development and well-being, Douglas began to wonder what this suggested about adolescents who chose not to date.

Douglas and study co-author Pamela Orpinas examined whether 10th grade students who reported no or very infrequent dating over a seven-year period differed on emotional and social skills from their more frequently dating peers.

Non-dating students had similar

or better interpersonal skills than their more frequently dating peers. While the scores of self-reported positive relationships with friends, at home and at school did not differ between dating and non-dating peers, teachers rated the non-dating students significantly higher for social skills and leadership skills than their dating peers.

Students who didn’t date were also less likely to be depressed. Teachers’ scores on the depression scale were significantly lower for the group that reported no dating. Additionally, the proportion of students who self-reported being sad or hopeless was significantly lower.

“In summary, we found that nondating students are doing well and are simply following a different and healthy developmental trajectory than their dating peers,” said Orpinas, a professor of health promotion and behavior.

The University of Georgia College of Pharmacy’s International Biomedical Regulatory Sciences program, along with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, will sponsor the seventh annual Medical Device Regulations Conference Nov. 6-7 at UGA’s Gwinnett campus in Lawrenceville. The conference will feature leaders from the FDA, industry and consulting firms who will engage participants on issues related to strategic implications of medical device advancements and regulations.

Targeted attendees include quality assurance and regulatory affairs professionals, industry consultants and device manufacturers from throughout the country. The two-day event will include presentations, networking opportunities and panel discussions.

Individuals registering before Oct. 20 will receive a $100 discount. Discounts also are available for students and government officials.

In addition to registration, conference sponsorships and advertisement, at varying levels, also are available. For registration and sponsorship information, see http://mdr-con.com/.

Athletic Association board approves Butts-Mehre expansion project

A major expansion of the Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall—165,000 square feet of new and improved space that will include a much larger operating area for the Bulldogs’ football program—was approved Sept. 6 by the University of Georgia Athletic Association board of directors during its quarterly meeting.

After the board’s unanimous approval, the Butts-Mehre expansion project will be presented for consideration by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents at one of its meetings later this fall.

The Butts-Mehre building has served as the administrative center for the Athletic Association, as well as the operational hub for the football program, since 1987. The latest project, at an estimated cost of $80 million, will add a greatly expanded weight room, locker room, meeting rooms, coaches’ offices and sports medicine facility, as well as a number of other improvements for the football program.

Hudson, Chipman named Joel Eaves Scholar-Athlete Award winners

UGA football player Prather Hudson and soccer player Caroline Chipman are recipients of the 2019-2020 Joel Eaves Scholar-Athlete Award.

The award is presented to the male and female student-athletes with the highest GPA upon entering the fall semester of his or senior year, based upon academic hours rather than eligibility. Additionally, a student-athlete must have earned at least two varsity letters to be eligible for the award.

Hudson is a finance major from Columbus.

He earned the team’s 2017-2018 Scholar Athlete of the Year award and was one of three winners of the Frank Sinkwich Award (toughest player on team) at the team’s 2018 post-season awards gala. He played in all 14 games, with 64 yards on 15 carries in 2018. Chipman, a native of Atlanta, is an accounting major who was a Presidential Scholar on the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for spring 2019. She is a staple of Georgia’s defense, starting in all games and assisting in five shutouts during the 2018 season.

Eaves was the director of athletics at UGA from 1963-1979, and the award was established with the aim of acknowledging the contributions he made during his tenure while also highlighting the academic achievements of current student-athletes.

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EXHIBITIONS

The Fool-ectomy. Through Oct. 4. Suite Gallery, Lamar Dodd School of Art. 706-542-0069. kgeha@uga.edu.

Turbulent Femme || toward a radical future. Through Oct. 4. Margie E. West Gallery, Lamar Dodd School of Art. 706-542-0069. kgeha@uga.edu.

Color, Form and Light. Through Oct. 13. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662. gmoa@uga.edu.

Betsey Barth Withington, Painting. Through Oct. 18. Visitor Center, Great Room, State Botanical Garden. 706-542-6014. connicot@uga.edu.

Out of the Darkness: Light in the Depths of the Sea of Cortez.

Through Oct. 27. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-1817. hazbrown@uga.edu.

Before the War: Photographs of Syria by Peter Aaron. Through Dec. 1. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662. gmoa@uga.edu.

The New South and The New Slavery: Convict Labor in Georgia.

Through Dec. 13. Hargrett Library Gallery, Special Collections Libraries. 706-542-6367. kdotson@uga.edu.

Moon Rocks! Through Dec. 24. Russell Gallery, Special Collections Libraries. 706-542-5788. washnock@uga.edu.

Now and Then: 1979. Through Dec. 24. Russell Gallery, Special Collections Libraries. 706-542-5788. washnock@uga.edu.

Storytelling in Renaissance Maiolica. Through Jan. 5. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662. gmoa@uga.edu.

Beautiful and Brutal: Georgia Bulldogs Football, 2017.

Through Feb. 28. Rotunda Gallery, Special Collections Libraries.

706-542-6170. hasty@uga.edu.

MONDAY, SEPT. 23 TAI CHI CLASS Tai Chi class open to everyone at UGA. Start the week off with gentle movement to help focus and balance. Join the class at any point during the semester. 8 a.m. North Tower, Miller Learning Center. 706-542-6196. kathleen.kern@uga.edu.

CTEGD RESEARCH IN PROGRESS: CHAMPAGNE LAB Moderators: Kerri Miazgowicz and Nathan Chasen. Advanced students, postdocs, technicians and PIs from CTEGD labs present “in progress” work and discuss preliminary data and ideas for collaboration. Questions and discussion are highly encouraged. Refreshments are provided by CTEGD and the host lab. 8:30 a.m. 175 Coverdell Center. 706-542-9417. donnah@uga.edu.

OPEN HOUSE The Georgia Center for Assessment has recently moved to Aderhold Hall. Join the staff for an open house to learn more about the center and its work. Light refreshments will be served. 2 p.m. 122 Aderhold Hall. gca@uga.edu.

LECTURE “Crusoe’s Absence: Sugar Economies and the Ingenuity of Realism,” Barbara Fuchs, UCLA. Fuchs’ lecture is hosted by the Early Modern Studies Research Group, an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant-funded research project in the Global Georgia Initiative of the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts. Matching funds are provided by Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and

the departments of English, history, Romance languages and theatre and film studies as well as the Bulletin of the Comediantes, a journal devoted to the study of Spanish Golden Age Theater. 5 p.m. Ballroom, Founders Memorial Garden. fernan.gomezmone25@uga.edu.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 24 OWENS LIBRARY BOOK SALE Annual fundraising event. Library entrance, Jackson Street Building.

WORKSHOP “Citation Management for the Sciences” provides an overview of citation management options and tips for citation management workflow in groups and in systematic reviews. Part of the Graduate Research Workshop Series sponsored by the UGA Libraries. Noon. Classroom, Science Library. ithomas@uga.edu.

GRADTEACH WORKSHOP “Current and Emerging Legal Issues in Teaching” will assist graduate teaching assistants in identifying current and emerging legal issues in teaching and in developing and communicating appropriate responses to legal issues that arise in the higher education setting. There will be an opportunity for questions and answers with guest presenter Elizabeth Bailey, senior associate general counsel, UGA Office of Legal Affairs. 12:20 p.m.

372 Miller Learning Center. 706-542-1355. gradteach@uga.edu.

TOUR AT TWO Ashlyn Parker Davis, master’s degree candidate in art history and curatorial intern, will lead a special tour of the exhibition Before the War: Photographs of Syria by Peter Aaron. 2 p.m.

Georgia Museum of Art. ECOLOGY SEMINAR “Whither the Naturalist in the Age of Genomics?,” Manuel Leal, University of Missouri. A reception follows the seminar at 4:30 p.m. in the lobby. Host: Ricardo Holdo. 3:30 p.m.

Auditorium, Ecology Building. 706-542-7247. bethgav@uga.edu.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 25 NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH RESOURCE FAIR Join the Office of Emergency Preparedness along with community partners to learn about how to prepare for emergencies. 10 a.m. West Lawn, Tate Student Center.

706-542-5845. broadnax@uga.edu.

WORKSHOP This workshop introduces the Transparency in Learning and Teaching, or TILT, framework, which promotes a direct conversation between instructors and students to make the hows and whys of the learning process more intelligible to all students. It helps eliminate confusion from students, establish equal opportunities for the success of all students and increase the quality of work. 10:05 a.m. 372 Miller Learning Center. 706-542-1355. jamie.adair@uga.edu.

CONSERVATION SEMINAR “Collaborative Research and Management of Culturally Important Forest Products with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians,” John Schelhas, research forester with the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station; Michelle Baumflek, ethnobotanist with the USDA Forest Service, Asheville, North Carolina; and Tommy Cabe, forest resource specialist. 1:25 p.m.

Auditorium, Ecology Building. 706-542-7247. bethgav@uga.edu.

UNIVERSITY COUNCIL MEETING 3:30 p.m. Theatre, Tate Student Center. 706-542-6020.

Colarusso’s ‘Twilight’ paintings on view at Georgia Museum of Art through Nov. 17

By Hillary Brown

hazbrown@uga.edu

The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia is currently displaying two large works by Georgia artist Corrine Colarusso in its permanent collection galleries.

“Stack of Twilight” and “Shaking the Twilight, Reeds Rain and Vapors” are on view through Nov. 17 in the museum’s Barbara and Sanford Orkin Gallery.

Colarusso received her undergraduate degree in painting from the University of Massachusetts and a Master of Fine Arts degree, also in painting, from the Tyler School of Art of Temple University in Philadelphia. She has received awards and grants including a Guggenheim Fellowship, a National Endowment for the Arts Grant and a FulbrightHayes research and travel grant to India and Nepal.

She has been a visiting artist at the American Academy in Rome, the Cortona Program of the University of Georgia and the Ossabaw Island Project, Ossabaw Island, Georgia.

She was a tenured associate professor of painting at the Atlanta College of Art from 1975-1996. Her work has been shown in many solo and group exhibitions and is included in numerous public, private and corporate collections.

Colarusso’s work is both figurative and abstract, focusing attention on the experience of looking and being present in the natural world.

“In my work, nature, landscape, the bright symbolic sunrise, the gloaming, weather conditions, paint and color become a stirred fiction,” Colarusso said.“There is a metaphorical, fugitive quality to my work. It depicts not a comfortable nature, but a shifting one, acknowledging that we live in a time when technology seems increasingly natural to us and nature itself less so. And because of this, landscape, nature, plant life, however beautiful and seemingly

MIDDLE EAST FILM SERIES The Battle of Algiers. 7 p.m. 101 LeConte Hall. 706-372-1682. kevjones@uga.edu.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 26 NATO@70: THE RULE OF LAW ALLIANCE This presentation will examine the North Atlantic Treaty’s successes in meeting the collective security needs of its members, assessing the interplay of international law and other international and regional organizations with NATO’s mission. It also will address contemporary challenges facing the alliance, such as technological advances in the security, privacy and military arenas. It will look forward to adaptations necessary for NATO’s future success, and the contributions international law, NATO and the collective action of its member states can achieve in the 21st century. Steven Hill is the legal adviser and director of the Office of Legal Affairs at NATO headquarters in Brussels. Lunch will be provided. Organized by the Dean Rusk International Law Center, this event is part of the UGA’s Signature Lecture Series.

Noon. Classroom A (120) Hirsch Hall. doty@uga.edu.

SOCCER vs. Louisiana State. 7 p.m. Turner Soccer Complex.

FILM SCREENING Enamorada (A Woman in Love, Emilio Fernández, 1946), a riff on Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew set during the Mexican Revolution, returns to the big screen in a newly restored version. Jacqueline Ávila with the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and author of Cinesonidos: Film Music and National Identity in Mexico’s Época de Oro, will introduce the film. The book will be available for sale beginning at 7:30 p.m. Restored by UCLA Film & Television Archive and The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project in collaboration with Fundación Televisa and Filmoteca de la UNAM. Restoration funded by the Material World Charitable Foundation. Screening sponsored by the theatre and film studies department and the Romance languages department. $5. 8:30 p.m. Cine. 510-725-8733. rnavitsk@uga.edu.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 27 IOB MINI-SYMPOSIUM “Machine Learning.” 8:45 a.m. 250 Miller Learning Center.

706-542-7783. iobgradadmin@uga.edu.

DISCUSSION “Musical Machismo: The Singing Charro and National Masculinity in Cine Mexicano (1936-1952).” This presentation discusses the comedia ranchera and the intricate visual and musical depiction of the singing charro in three key films: Allá en el Rancho Grande (1936), ¡Ay Jalisco, no te rajes! (1941) and Los tres García (1946). The music in these films solidifies, or exalts, the charro’s changing sense of machismo and his connection with nationalism and the nation in the face of his compatriots and foreigners. 12:20 p.m. 214 Miller Learning Center. 510-725-8733. rnavitsk@uga.edu.

DISCUSSION “‘A Seat at the Table’: Black Women Administrators’ Narratives of Struggle and Support in the Ivory Tower,” Rosemary E. Phelps, counseling and human development services; Kecia M. Thomas, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences; Nichole Ray, women’s studies; and Juanita Johnson-Bailey, women’s studies and adult education. Part of the Women’s Studies Friday Speaker Series. 12:20 p.m. 213 Miller Learning Center.

706-542-2846. tlhat@uga.edu.

PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT COLLOQUIUM “On Anger, Silence and Epistemic Injustice,” Alison Bailey, Illinois State University. Reception will follow lecture. 3:30 p.m.

115 Peabody Hall. 706-542-2823. nhines@uga.edu.

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The Hodgson Wind Ensemble continues the 2019-2020 season with Let’s Party!, featuring festive pieces to keep the party going.

Join the party and move to rhythms from Cuban to Greek, and join the “Tweet Seats” to interact with the music in real time.

This concert features Havana, a piece written by student composer Kevin Day. “I wanted to highlight different dance genres such as salsa, mambo and cha-cha while also making the piece in my own voice,” Day said. “I have a strong love way and the American songbook with a night of show tunes, standards and songs both familiar and new. $55-$85; $10 for students. 7:30 p.m. Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, Performing Arts Center. 706-542-4400. ugaarts@uga.edu.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 29 ROSH HASHANAH Through Sept. 30. Jewish religious observance.

CLASS “Fungal Ecology & Diversity,” a CNP elective, will start with an overview of fungal ecology and diversity. Students will then collect samples of fungi in the field and, in the final part of the class, examine the findings in relation to an evolutionary “tree” of fungal diversity. $50. 1 p.m. Visitor Center, Classroom 2, State Botanical Garden. 706-542-6014. connicot@uga.edu.

MONDAY, SEPT. 30 CTEGD RESEARCH IN PROGRESS: STRAND LAB Moderators: Ruby Harrison and Molly Bunkofske. Advanced students, postdocs, technicians, and PIs from CTEGD labs present “in progress” work and discuss preliminary data and ideas for collaboration. Questions and discussion are highly encouraged.

Refreshments are provided by CTEGD and the host lab.

8:30 a.m. Coverdell Center.

WORKSHOP In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn several basic embroidery stitches, including a running stitch and a chain stitch. Attendees will leave with a sewn project of their own. No previous experience required. All supplies provided. Registration

FAMILY DAY: PLEIN AIR PAINTING Explore works of art by French Impressionists from the Terry Collection. Freed from their studios by the invention of tubed paints, artists painted outdoors. This free, drop-in program includes gallery activities and an impressionism inspired art project in the Michael and Mary Erlanger Studio Classroom (and outdoors, weather permitting). 10 a.m. Georgia Museum of Art. AN EVENING WITH SUTTON FOSTER Sutton Foster won two Tony Awards for her acclaimed performances in Thoroughly Modern Mille and Anything Goes on Broadway as well as widespread praise for roles in Shrek, Young Frankenstein, The Drowsy Chaperone, Little Women and more. Now the Georgia native (and former Athens resident) and current star of TV’s Younger returns home to celebrate Broad-

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Before farm-to-table was a culinary catchphrase, there were families who ate what they grew on their farms because that’s what they had to eat.

These meals are the basis of all great cuisines and the source material for the farm-centered style of Italian cuisine that Lidia Bastianich popularized in her restaurants and on her long-running PBS cooking show, Lidia’s Kitchen.

Bastianich will share the connections between place, food and identity that have shaped her life and career at the UGA Chapel on Oct. 2 at 3 p.m. The event, “A Conversation with Lidia Bastianich: A Life of Love, Family and Food,” is sponsored by the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Lidia Bastianich Sciences. It is open free to the public.

“Food is not only about nutrition and flavor; it tells a story about us, our connection to the land and our hopes for the future,” said CAES Dean and Director Sam Pardue. “Lidia’s whole career has been guided by these connections, and I think we can

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for Latin music, so this was incredibly fun to write.”

The Hodgson Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Cynthia Johnston Turner, is the premier performing ensemble of UGA Bands. The ensemble has garnered an international reputation for its artistry, precision, sensitivity and musicianship.

The performance is scheduled for Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. Tickets, which are $3-$12, can be purchased online at pac.uga.edu or by phone at 706-542-4400.

For those unable to attend, live streaming is available at music.uga.edu/live-streaming. For more program information or questions, contact the band office at 706-542-1505. is required. 2 p.m. 381 Science Library. makerspace@uga.edu.

CLASS Topics covered in “Fundamentals of Photography” include qualities of light, composition, creative use of camera controls, flash and portraiture. Includes field trip, class project and evaluation of project photographs with introduction to digital image editing basics. Class size is limited to 18. $219. 6:30 p.m. on Mondays through Nov. 25. Georgia Center. 706-542-3537. questions@georgiacenter.uga.edu.

COMING UP GRASP CLASS 4 Oct. 1. “Negotiation, Acceptance and Award Management” examines the agreement review process and challenges commonly involved in negotiating and accepting awards and presents an overview of the chartstring set-up and access in the UGA Financial Management System. Instructors will discuss the fiscal compliance requirements involved in managing externally funded projects, and participants will learn to differentiate between allowable and unallowable costs. 9 a.m. Room C, Training and Development Center.

CELLULAR BIOLOGY SEMINAR Oct. 1. “Evolutionary Perspectives on Gamete Fusion and the Role of HAP2 in Eukaryotic Sex,” Theodore Clark, Cornell University. 11 a.m. 404A Biological Sciences Building.

LUNCHTIME GALLERY TALK Oct. 1. Dodd MFA candidate Alex McClay will discuss her exhibition Turbulent Femme || toward a radical future. Noon. Margie E. West Gallery, Lamar Dodd School of Art. 706-542-0069. kgeha@uga.edu.

Lidia Bastianich, pioneer of farm-centric Italian cuisine, to speak at UGA Chapel

By J. Merritt Melancon

28TH ANNUAL INSECT-IVAL Join garden staff and volunteers for this creepy, crawly and fun family festival. Discovery stations, roach and beetle races, an insect café, puppet shows, performances and, of course, lots of live insects will be at this event. At 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., join the annual butterfly release on the lawn of the International Garden. Insect-ival is sponsored by the State Botanical Garden, UGA Lund Club, UGA entomology department and the Georgia Museum of Natural History. $5 per person or $20 per family.

Children younger than age 2 will be admitted free. 9 a.m.

Visitor Center, State Botanical Garden. 706-542-6014. connicot@uga.edu.

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The Hodgson Wind Ensemble’s next performance features rhythmic sounds from Cuba to Greece.

By Brian Chaplow

SATURDAY, SEPT. 28

familiar, provide a speculative reality.”

Colarusso’s “Twilight” paintings make the viewer consider the passage of time and the human desire for light, especially as the days grow shorter. Using color and an intense concentration on the materiality of paint, they make viewers feel present in their natural spaces and aware of slow change. “They help us to appreciate that we are in a moving world in a grand universe,” Colarusso said.

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STOP THE BLEED: BLEEDING CONTROL TRAINING This free course teaches participants the basic life-saving medical interventions, including bleeding control using a tourniquet, wound packing and direct pressure with gauze. Skill demonstration is a part of the class. 6 p.m. 342 Tate Student Center.

706-542-5845. prepare@uga.edu.

FACULTY BOOK TALK Michael Winship will discuss his latest book, Hot Protestants: A History of Puritanism in England and America (Yale University Press). Winship is the E. Merton Coulter Professor in the history department. Refreshments will be served. 4 p.m. Sidney Samuel Thomas Reading Room, Miller Learning Center. 706-542-2053. history@uga.edu.

See Corrine Colarusso’s “Shaking the Twilight, Reeds Rain and Vapors” at the Georgia Museum of Art through Nov. 17.

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all learn how to think about and appreciate food a little more deeply by listening to her experiences.”

Bastianich is an Emmy award-winning public television host, a best‐selling author, a successful restaurateur and owner of a flourishing food and entertainment business. She runs her restaurants with the help of her adult son and daughter.

Bastianich immigrated with her family from the Istrian peninsula to the New York City area in the 1950s. The peninsula is part of what is now Croatia, but it’s culturally Italian. When communists took over the area in the 1950s, there was an exodus from the area, which included Bastianich’s family.

With the advent of the college’s hospitality and food industry management major this year, faculty are working to bridge the business of farming with the business of food and dining to help support a more holistic approach to the U.S.’s food system, Pardue said.

“Our college is working to prepare the next generation of entrepreneurs, farmers and chefs, and we want them to understand how the entire system works,” Pardue said. “We don’t just have farmers here, consumers over here and chefs over there; it’s all part of one system. We need to understand that if we want our food production to become more efficient, more productive and more sustainable.”

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FACULTY PROFILE

Sun Joo “Grace” Ahn, associate professor of advertising at Grady College, is the recipient of the 2019 Krieghbaum Under-40 Award by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. The award is one of the highest honors given by AEJMC and was presented to Ahn during the annual AEJMC conference in Toronto.

In addition to her role as associate professor, Ahn is also the director of the Games and Virtual Environments Lab and co-director of the new VERGE Lab. The award is named after the late Hillier Krieghbaum, a former professor at New York University and former president Grace Ahn of AEJMC, to honor a journalism/communication faculty member who has made outstanding contributions to the industry in three key areas: teaching, research and public service.

Ahn teaches undergraduate research methods classes as well as graduate-level user experience research, communication theory and advertising classes.

Ahn accepted her Krieghbaum Under-40 Award Aug. 9 during the general session at the AEJMC conference.

Jason Gordon is hoping to bring community forestry to the forefront as a faculty member in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Sciences’ new program.

UGA peanut researchers Soraya and David Bertioli received the American Peanut Council Peanut Research and Education Award at the recent meeting of the American Peanut Research and Education Society in Auburn, Alabama.

The Bertiolis are faculty members in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

David Bertioli is a professor in the UGA Institute for Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics and principal investigator of an innovation lab project incorporating wild alleles to improve West African peanut cultivars. Soraya Bertioli is a senior research scientist in IPBGG and the plant pathology department.

According to the American Peanut Council, the Bertiolis’ unique, but related, research programs have focused on the wild relatives of peanuts. They work to unravel the collection of untapped genetic traits naturally occurring in the peanut ancestors and identifying the traits for use in breeding programs around the world to solve real-world limitations to peanut production.

Cas Mudde, the Stanley Wade Shelton UGAF Professor of International Affairs in the School of Public and International Affairs, has been named to Prospect Magazine’s 2019 list of “World’s Top 50 Thinkers.” Those selected are considered leaders in their fields who engage in original and profound ways of thinking with the central questions of the modern world.

Mudde has been recognized for his extensive work on populist politics and the far right.

He defined modern populism in 2004 and has since laid the groundwork for research and reporting in the area. His research interests extend to civil society, conceptualization, democracy and democratization, Cas Mudde Euroskepticism, political parties, political ideologies and social movements.

Mudde was one of two political scientists to make the top 50. He is among academicians from Princeton and Columbia University who were also named to Prospect Magazine’s list.

Mudde also holds the title Professor II in the Center for Research on Extremism at the University of Oslo.

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Faculty member’s experience brings added dimensions to new program

By Kristen Morales kmorales@uga.edu

Jason Gordon’s route to community and urban forestry took the long route: through the U.S. Forest Service, working abroad with the U.S. Peace Corps and, eventually, graduate studies.

Now, as a new faculty member in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, he’s helping to create a more direct path for future community foresters. Gordon is part of a new degree emphasis in community forestry and arboriculture now offered by Warnell, and by earning a Bachelor of Science in Forest Resources in this area, students now have direct access to this diverse and growing field.

“I’ve been doing this about eight years now, and I firmly believe that tree canopy management in an urbanizing context is going to be increasingly critical to people’s well-being,” said Gordon, an assistant professor.“With community forestry—for those of us who have had experience with more traditional types of natural resource management—we talk about how dynamic it is. The issues are unique, and it always relates back to the human dimension.”

Gordon arrived this past summer, coming to the University of Georgia from Mississippi State University, where he also taught in a community forestry program. But he’s familiar with Athens—this is where he earned his undergraduate degree in 2000, studying forest business.

He’s the first to admit, though, that the business of managing city trees was not his calling.

“I was in a student Society of American Foresters meeting, and Kris Irwin came down to talk to us,” Gordon said.

Irwin, now Warnell’s associate dean

for outreach, attended the student meeting to talk about community and urban forestry.

The concept, said Gordon, blew him away.

“We thought, ‘What’s he talking about?’ ” said Gordon.

Gordon went to work for the U.S. Forest Service after graduation. Then he joined the Peace Corps, where he worked in Latin America. There, urbanization is happening at an extremely fast rate and the need to address urban environmental issues was great.

After a few years, Gordon decided to go back to graduate school, hoping to wrestle the environmental and natural resources management experience he’d earned into a more focused field. His master’s degree project while at Pennsylvania State University focused on understanding wildfire risk perceptions at the interface of wildland and urban areas. It then turned into a doctoral project that was funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

At Penn State, Gordon also realized that his real-world experience wasn’t just happenstance—there is a growing need for professionals who understand the needs of trees in urban and suburban environments, but few degree programs exist. The field is naturally transdisciplinary, incorporating science, nature, new technologies and working with the public. But like Gordon, until recently most professionals came to the field through a variety of routes.

That’s changing, though. Gordon notes an increase in interest and funding to address landscape-scale environmental issues viewed through an urban context, and there’s a greater need to manage trees from the perspectives of risk or ecosystem benefits.

FACTS Jason Gordon

Assistant Professor, Community Forestry Certified Arborist and Tree-risk Assessment Qualified Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources Ph.D., Rural Sociology & Human Dimensions of Natural Resources and Environment, The Pennsylvania State University, 2010 M.S., Rural Sociology, The Pennsylvania State University, 2007 B.S., Forest Resources, University of Georgia, 2000 At UGA: Less than one year

Georgia, which is the 10th fastestgrowing state in the country, is a prime example of the need for community foresters. Utility companies need professionals to help protect and maintain utility lines; state and local agencies need professionals to help guide residents and businesses in tree planting and maintenance; cities employ foresters in planning and GIS; and private companies hire professionals to work alongside landscape architects, engineers and others as cities grow and develop.

“I fell into it, but it’s been really nice to be able to bring it all together into a transdisciplinary approach,” he said, noting the benefits that trees bring to communities. Whether it’s through recreation, home values or just shade, trees are a perk that more people are now coming to fully appreciate.

“It’s fun—we’ve got a good team here, and it’s fun to be on a team that’s working toward the same goals as far as student instruction and outreach,” said Gordon.

FRANKLIN COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Memorial service will honor late chemistry professor A memorial service for Charles Ronald“Chuck”Kutal will be held on Oct.4 at 4 p.m. in Room 400 of the Chemistry Building, 140 Cedar St. A faculty member in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, Kutal died Aug. 29 at age 75.

Born Aug. 9, 1944, in Chicago, Kutal graduated cum laude with a major in chemistry from Knox College in 1965. He received his doctorate in chemistry in 1970 from the University of Illinois. He then spent two years as a postdoctoral associate at the University of Southern California and one year as a National Research Council associate at

the Aerospace Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

In 1973, he joined the faculty at the University of Georgia, where he spent his entire academic career. In Charles Kutal addition to being a professor in the chemistry department, he served as department head for seven years, associate dean of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences for 14 years

and was founding director of the UGA Office of STEM Education.

He authored more than 100 publications dealing with the photochemistry of inorganic and organometallic compounds and co-edited three books. He described his research in more than 200 presentations. His research was funded by several federal agencies (NSF, DOE, DOD), private foundations and industry.

Kutal is survived by his wife, Judy Gombos Kutal; sister, Mildred Shaver of Edwards, Illinois; nieces, Laura and Anita; and nephew, Johnny.

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Orientation leader, SGA VP works for inclusion

RETIREES

By Sara Freeland freeland@uga.edu

Melissa Hevener actually never attended summer UGA orientation.

An international student, she started at UGA in the spring semester, which turned out to be transformative for her UGA experience.

“I was shy, adjusting culturally—having never lived in the U.S. before,” she said. “One of the things I carried away from my first semester was that I think there should be an event to really welcome spring start students because many of them tend to be international students coming in, because the academic calendar is different.”

That fall, she applied for UGA’s Student Government Association with the goal of starting a spring welcome event. She saw a need—and in spring 2018, the event came to fruition. She kept with SGA and in March was elected vice president. As part of the Empower Ticket, she campaigned around bridging the gap between students and campus resources as well as creating an inclusive environment for underrepresented students.

This past summer Hevener served as a summer orientation leader.

Leading her first session in May was her first time at summer orientation.

“It was really cool going through the first first-year session, I felt like I was going through it, too,” Hevener said.

She draws on her high school theater days at orientation as she sings “If you wanna come and get a good degree, you can study at Tate or the MLC” to the tune of Nelly’s “Ride wit Me.” She led group nine.

“If you’re on cloud nine, you’re mine,” Hevener told students at orientation welcome.

Hevener jokes that learning the somewhat complicated hand sign for nine—an upsidedown A-OK, over the eye—is how her group bonded. They also all signed a painted fabric flag she made for them.

At orientation, Hevener went out of her way to greet international students, especially those from the Philippines, her home country. Her fellow orientation leaders made a special effort to introduce her to any Filipino international students in their groups.

“I want to be that first friend for them, so they already feel they’re known on such a big campus,” she said.

But more than being the international student, she wanted freshmen to know that “if you aren’t having a stellar, amazing first year, that’s normal.”

Prior to college, she said, “you think of freshman year—fun all the time—and when it doesn’t meet that expectation, students think, ‘What am I doing wrong?’ ” Like students at other universities, a lot of UGA students struggle their first year—

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Melissa Hevener is majoring in public relations and political science. She’s vice president of SGA and hopes to work in Washington, D.C., after graduation.

adjusting, making friends, feeling homesick, she said. “I try to be that person who I wanted to have—an advocate for someone having the same experience.”

Hevener said the biggest adjustment to living in the U.S. was the cultural difference.

She was used to being more reserved and not initiating conversation.

“In the South, people are more outgoing,” she said. “They want to get to know you; they want to know your story. You can say ‘hi’ from across the street.”

Initially that was overwhelming, so she had to push herself outside her comfort zone to come out of her shell.

“That is truly what Southern charm is,” she said. “And I love the South now. Everyone’s so hospitable.”

Majoring in political science and public relations, Hevener enjoys working on political campaigns and hopes to work in Washington, D.C., after she graduates. She’s considering law school and possibly working in communications for the government one day.

Her work at orientation helped with her fall SGA platform.

Her favorite part of orientation is the Georgia Way, which she describes as a multiple people spoken word poem. It’s a performance that talks about UGA’s value statement and honor code.

WEEKLY READER

Book looks at Georgia’s place in Smithsonian Things New and Strange chronicles a research quest undertaken by G. Wayne Clough, the first secretary of the Smithsonian Institution born in the South.

Soon after retiring from the Smithsonian, Clough decided to see what the Smithsonian collections could tell him about South Georgia, where he had spent most of his childhood in the 1940s and 1950s.

The investigations that followed expanded as Clough discovered that the collections had many more objects and documents from South Georgia than he had imagined. These objects illustrate important aspects of Southern culture Things New and Strange: A Southerner’s Journey through and history and also inspire reflections about how South Georgia has changed the Smithsonian Collections over time.

G. Wayne Clough Clough’s discoveries—animal, plant, University of Georgia Press fossil and rock specimens, along with Hardcover: $34.95 cultural artifacts and works of art­—not only serve as a springboard for reflections about the region and its history, but also bring Clough’s own memories of his boyhood in Douglas back to life. Clough interweaves memories of his own experiences with anecdotes from family lore.

“As a Georgia Bulldog, we respect everyone and their opinions. We are kind to each other.

We address injustices and stand up for each other,” she said.

And through SGA she wants to work to extend that message past orientation—and remind students throughout the school year what it means to be a Bulldog and how to make fellow students feel more welcome and comfortable.

“It’s not enough to be a law-abiding citizen and go to class,” she said. “We want to encourage students to have your Georgia degree mean more, make you a well-rounded person.”

Through the Georgia Way, orientation leaders show their vulnerable side.

“We talk about really real issues—hate crimes, slurs, what it means to be an inclusive and welcoming community,” Hevener said.

“We get vulnerable with the audience; we talk about ourselves.”

For her that meant talking about her own insecurities and challenges.

But in orientation and SGA, she has found her community. At her last session, her fellow SGA leaders sat front row to watch her perform her song one last time.

“If you wanna go and see the Dawgs with me, welcome to your home Class of ’23,” she sings.

“Oh, why do we love this place? Hey! Must be the Bulldogs.”

CYBERSIGHTS

August

Twenty-four employees retired Aug. 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and years of service are: Pamela Millwood Butts, horticulturist, State Botanical Garden, 11 years, 10 months; Holly A. Byrd, senior accountant, Accounting, 22 years, 11 months; Michael L. Callihan, work management coordinator, Facilities Management-Work Request Center, 30 years, 11 months; Phyllis Carney, clinic assistant, University Health Center-Medical Clinic Green, 23 years, 6 months; Stephen D. Corey, editor, UGA Libraries-The Georgia Review, 36 years, 1 month; Sheila C. England, administrative specialist II, USGA Applicant Clearinghouse, 34 years; Dorothy M. Fragaszy, professor, psychology, 28 years, 9 months; Diana Fruth, student affairs specialist III, University Housing-staff development and student conduct, 28 years, 11 months; Wayne Gentry, application programmer specialist, College of Veterinary Medicineinformation technology, 10 years, 7 months; Judy A. Harrison, professor, foods and nutrition, 28 years, 3 months; Elissa R. Henken, professor, English, 29 years, 11 months; Harvey S. Humphries, assistant coach, swimming and diving, 36 years; Shannon R. Kennedy, business manager III, plant biology, 30 years, 1 month; Genia E. King, administrative associate II, cellular biology, 32 years, 8 months; David C. Larson, concrete mason, Facilites ManagementGrounds-Construction, 23 years, 1 month; Susan E. Maier, research professional II, microbiology, 20 years, 11 months; J. Steve Oliver, professor, mathematics and science education, 28 years, 11 months; Patricia M. Reeves, professor, School of Social Work, 21 years; Charles J. Richie, skilled trades worker, Facilites ManagementStructural Support Shop, 22 years, 11 months; Martha Roach, senior accountant, biochemistry, 32 years; Scott E. Sanders, senior graphics designer, Auxiliary Servicesmarketing, 14 years, 9 months; Paul G. Schempp, professor, kinesiology, 26 years, 10 months; Diane L. Southwood, program operations coordinator, Fanning Institute for Leadership Development, 25 years; and Mihai I. Spariosu, department head, comparative literature, 36 years, 11 months.

Source: Human Resources

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Two genealogical projects available online

https://dlg.usg.edu/collection/uwg_ccgc, https://dlg.usg.edu/collection/uwg_ccgq Based at the UGA Libraries, the Digital Library of Georgia recently made two of its projects for the Carroll County Genealogical Society available online.

Carroll County Georgia Cemeteries is a guide to cemeteries in the western (volume 1) and eastern (volume 2) parts of the county.

Together they provide transcriptions of names as they appear on tombstones within the 292 cemeteries located in Carroll County.

The digitization of these volumes makes family names keyword searchable.

The DLG also has digitized 53 issues of the Carroll County Genealogical Quarterly (1980-present).

The University of West Georgia’s Ingram Library’s Special Collections has a complete set of these newsletters in which members have written articles on their research into various aspects of the county’s history.

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8 Sept. 23, 2019 columns.uga.edu FULBRIGHT from page 1 the institutional response to gender-based violence.

Vineet Raman of Marietta graduated in May with bachelor’s degrees in biology, Spanish and Latin American and Caribbean studies. He will be heading to India to research health inequities among tribal populations in southern Karnataka.

Cydney Seigerman of Detroit, Michigan, will conduct research in Ceará, Brazil. A Ph.D. student in anthropology and integrative conservation, she plans to study water insecurity at the individual and household levels, as well as the social and political relations that shape and are shaped by these experiences.

Five alumni received Fulbright English teaching assistantship awards. They are listed below alphabetically with their host countries and UGA degree information.

France: Magali Lapu of Atlanta graduated in May with bachelor’s degrees in French and international affairs. She will teach at Lycée Robert Doisneau in Grand Lyon and hopes to include conversations about race and social justice in her curriculum.

Germany: Kavi Pandian of Tucker

ABROAD graduated in May with bachelor’s degrees in economics and sociology. The recipient of a Diversity Program placement, he will be assigned to a school with a significant number of minority or refugee students.

Turkey: Dorothy Rau of Atlanta graduated in May with bachelor’s degrees in international affairs and Arabic. She hopes to get involved with the local artistic community while in Turkey and use her theater background to engage her students in the classroom.

South Korea: Hannah Sharpe of Marietta graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in history and a combined bachelor’s/ master’s degree in social studies education.

She will spend her Fulbright year teaching at an all-boys high school in Mokpo, on the southwest coast.

Taiwan: Amanda Tysor of Douglasville graduated in May with bachelor’s degrees in international affairs and Chinese and a combined bachelor’s/master’s degree in public administration. Beyond teaching English, she hopes to continue practicing her Mandarin and learn more about the relationship between Taiwan and China.

INNOVATION from page 1 “With this fall lineup, we hope to bring together faculty and students, as well as our partners in the Athens community, to learn more about the innovation ecosystem evolving at UGA and how it can impact both their entrepreneurial goals and the broader economic development landscape,” said Biggs. “We are very excited to get started on Oct. 2.”

The inaugural Innovation Bootcamp will commence on Oct. 15 with a session designed specifically for female faculty, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Over the course of six weeks, attendees will meet weekly to learn firsthand about the basics of commercialization and targeted skill building, as well as receive one-on-one support from experienced mentors.

“As the Innovation District moves forward and the entrepreneurial ecosystem continues to thrive at UGA, we want to make sure that our programs are reaching all who call this university home,” said Crystal Leach, director of industry collaborations and a member of UGA’s Innovation District launch team.

“Our goal is to equip each attendee with the key skills needed for success in an innovative, entrepreneurial environment. We look forward to offering sessions in the future to address other cohort-specific needs.”

Applications for the Innovation Bootcamp are due by Sept. 27 and are available at https://t. uga.edu/5ge.

Biggs and his team also will host the I-Corps VII fall showcase on Oct. 21. UGA I-Corps is a National Science Foundationfunded program that provides UGA teams with the training and funds needed to understand the value of a customer-centric approach

to commercializing new technologies. Each team includes UGA faculty and students, as well as community members.

Thirteen teams, including three from the College of Veterinary Medicine and one community-led team, will present their problem, solution and customer interview outcomes as part of the showcase, making this the largest cohort group to date. For more information about the showcase, visit https://t.uga.edu/5fB. Serving as UGA’s first Startup Mentor in Residence this fall, serial entrepreneur and former Chick-fil-A executive David Salyers will present “START UP ... your future!!!” on Oct. 24 as part of the fall 2019 Signature Lecture series.

Salyers, who is involved in nine startups and was instrumental in the growth and development of the iconic “cow campaign” for Chick-fil-A, will present his commercialization and innovation expertise as part of this campus-wide lecture. For more information about Salyers’ lecture, visit https://t.uga. edu/5fC. “At the heart of the Innovation District initiative will be robust programming that brings people together—that fosters a community where innovation and entrepreneurship are encouraged and supported,” said Kyle Tschepikow, special assistant to the president and director for strategy and innovation. “And that is the overarching goal for each and every one of these exciting events.”

All events are open to the public and will be held at the Jackson Street Building. For more information about the Innovation District, visit innovation.uga.edu.

Bulletin Board Dream Award nominations

Nominations are being accepted until Sept. 27 for the President’s Fulfilling the Dream Award, which recognizes individuals in the UGA and Athens-Clarke County communities who have worked to make Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of equality and justice a reality.

Recipients of the President’s Fulfilling the Dream Award will be recognized at the 17th annual Martin Luther King Freedom Breakfast, which will be held on Jan. 17 at 8 a.m. in the Grand Hall of the Tate Student Center.

Nominations can be made at https://bit.ly/2R3FXAk. Contact UGA’s Office of Institutional Diversity by phone at 706-583-8195 or email diverse@uga.edu with questions.

TEDxUGA nominations

Since 2013, TEDxUGA has been engaging the campus community in an exploration of ideas

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growth of students, and the University of Georgia is working to ensure that all of our students understand the benefits it provides and the scholarships and other resources that can help put it within reach,” said S. Jack Hu, the university’s senior vice president for academic affairs and provost.

Brian Watkins, director of international initiatives in the Office of Global Engagement, said that perceptions about the benefits and costs of overseas studies likely keep the participation down, as well as perceived cultural and social barriers. A range of financial assistance offerings can place opportunities within their reach, and Watkins aims to increase the awareness of those options.

“There are concrete academic benefits to study abroad, but many students aren’t aware of that,” said Watkins, the grant’s lead investigator. “We don’t want students to miss out on these life- and career-changing opportunities.”

Noel Fallows, the university’s associate provost for global engagement, noted that the new grant will allow for educational materials and training for counselors and advisors to show students how they can apply for scholarships and other opportunities.

“In addition to programming in partner high schools, the Office of Global Engagement plans to connect with prospective students in two college pathways programs at UGA: the College of Agricultural and

ANTIBODIES

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and supplied by UGA. For each antibody, Absolute Antibody will offer a recombinant version of the original antibody, as well as other versions reengineered into new formats. These new formats, which include different species and antibody isotypes, will offer increased compatibility with secondary antibodies, tools for understanding the mechanisms underlying protective antibody responses and serological markers for earlystage immune responses.

“We’re excited to partner with UGA to offer engineered recombinant versions of antibodies developed by university investigators,” said Amelia Gibson, director of business development at Absolute Antibody. “At Absolute Antibody, we believe all researchers should have access to recombinant antibodies, which enable antibody engineering and provide ensured batch-to-batch reproducibility.

Under the new agreement, we will engineer UGA’s lab-made antibodies into recombinant formats designed to open up new experimental possibilities, further extending the value of the original antibodies.”

Absolute Antibody merged with Bostonbased reagent company (and current UGA partner) Kerafast in 2018, bringing together two companies that work to improve the selection of research tools available to the scientific community.

worth spreading.

TEDxUGA is currently seeking faculty and staff presenters with dynamic ideas to take the stage in March 2020.

Visit tedxuga.com/nominate by Sept. 30 to submit a faculty or staff nomination. Self-nominations are welcome and encouraged. Email tedxuga@uga.edu with any questions.

Study participants needed

Participants are being sought for a research study that will help investigate the impact of nut consumption on cholesterol profiles. Subjects who complete the study will earn $70-$145, depending on treatment groups.

The foods and nutrition department seeks men and women ages 30-75 with high cholesterol levels or a “bigger build.” Subjects must not take cholesterollowering medications, thyroid medications or exercise

Environmental Sciences’ Young Scholars Program and the Terry College of Business’ Business Academy,” Fallows said.

Natalie Morean, who recently graduated with an undergraduate degree and is currently enrolled as a master’s student in nonprofit management and leadership, participated in the Young Scholars program before she enrolled at UGA. While she was introduced to study abroad through that program, she originally thought that an internship would be a better fit for her experiential learning requirement; that is, until she learned about an intensive program in Ghana.

“I didn’t consider studying abroad at first, but I’m glad I eventually did,” Morean said, adding that the experience helped her grow academically and as a person. “I was part of a group of students who traveled throughout the country to conduct health screenings and give suggestions as to how the communities could improve their health through their diets.

“The people there were so influential on how I continue to see the world,” she said.

“Being in a country so rich in history, culture, tradition and family life encouraged me to see the world more for what it is: diverse.”

LECTURE

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The first woman to lead UNESCO, Bokova served as director-general of the organization from 2009-2017. Prior to her service at UNESCO, she served two terms in Bulgaria’s parliament as well as interim deputy minister for foreign affairs. She also served as her country’s ambassador to France and Monaco.

In 2016, Bokova was among eight candidates for the post of United Nations secretary-general. She has been on the Forbes list of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women several times. Fluent in five languages, she is a vocal advocate of European unity, gender parity and education.

Bokova has successfully pushed forward a strong U.N. agenda for better preservation of humanity’s cultural heritage. In particular, she and UNESCO have proven successful in criminalizing the illegal trade in cultural artifacts and in prosecuting those who willfully destroy parts of cultural history.

Part of the yearlong observance of the College of Environment and Design’s 50th anniversary, the lecture is funded by the Atlanta design firm HGOR. It also is supported by the Office of Academic Programs, School of Public and International Affairs, the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts and the School of Law. The lecture is part of the university’s Signature Lecture Series, which features speakers noted for their broad, multidisciplinary appeal and compelling bodies of work.

For more information about the lecture and other events in the college’s 50th year anniversary, visit ced50.uga.edu.

more than three hours per week.

Subjects also must not have diabetes or food allergies/intolerances to pecans, gluten, dairy or meat.

Subjects must not habitually eat tree nuts more than twice per week.

This study requires an eight-week commitment and four testing visits. Four visits require blood draws.

In addition to monetary compensation, participants also will learn their body weight, blood pressure, body fat percentage, metabolic rate (estimated calorie needs) and cholesterol levels.

Participants may refuse or cease their participation at any time during the study.

Those interested in finding out if they qualify for the study or who want to request more information should contact Liana Rodrigues via email at liana.rodrigues@uga.edu or by phone at 423-596-7708.

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