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Jaguar Nation: Stay safe and healthy during Spring Break

March 30, 2021Woman's head shotHeather Henley

COVID-19 vaccinations and lowered case numbers are providing a light at the end of the tunnel as we look for the pandemic’s end, but it’s important to remember — we’re not quite there yet.

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Campus NewsHealth

Doctors’ Day 2021: Looking back at a groundbreaking year

March 30, 2021Woman's head shotHeather Henley

For National Doctors' Day 2021, the Georgia Hospital Association spotlights Augusta University Health and its groundbreaking work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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DiscoveryHealth & MedicineNews Releases

Prime editing enables precise gene editing without collateral damage

March 30, 2021Toni Baker

New gene editing technology, prime editing, snips only a single strand of the double-stranded DNA. CRISPR makes double-strand cuts, which can be lethal to cells, and produces unintended edits at both the work site as well as randomly across the...

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Dental College of Georgia staff says don’t put off dental work during pandemic

March 29, 2021Avatar photoStaff

Dental visits to the clinic declined 44 percent from 2019 to 2020.

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Pizza with a purpose: Give back to Children’s Hospital of Georgia

March 29, 2021Henry Hanks

Your Pie’s support of Children's Hospital of Georgia and the many patients they serve is greatly appreciated.

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Graduate Research Day goes virtual

March 25, 2021Henry Hanks

The format for Graduate Research Day differs in more ways than one from how it will be presented this year.

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Campus News

‘It’s on us’: Show your support during Sexual Assault Awareness Month

March 25, 2021Raysean Ricks

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. To help bring awareness and show support and advocacy, Augusta University is hosting events during the entire month of April.

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Campus NewsStudent Success

MCG students produce music video as tribute to frontline workers

March 25, 2021man smilingMiguelangelo Hernandez

The video features photos and videos from health care systems, first responders, universities and nonprofits from Georgia, Arkansas, Wisconsin, Montana, New York, Minnesota and Wyoming, to name a few.

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Campus NewsStudent Success

New lounge, study space created for graduate students in biomedical sciences

March 25, 2021Avatar photoDenise Parrish

“Students need a place to connect with others. Now we have this fantastic lounge and study space where they can do that," said Dr. Jennifer Sullivan, interim dean of The Graduate School.

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Campus News

Christen Engel named vice president of Division of Communications and Marketing

March 24, 2021Lisa Kaylor

Christen Engel has been named vice president of the Division of Communications and Marketing at Augusta University, a role she's been serving in as interim since the fall. Engel has managed communications through consolidations, name changes and the...

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Georgia Cancer Center researcher launches health disparity study on breast cancer in Georgia’s Black community

March 24, 2021Danielle Harris

Learn how a researcher at the Georgia Cancer Center is working to eliminate Georgia's breast cancer disparities.

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Campus News

Augusta University students, faculty and staff encouraged to schedule COVID-19 vaccine ahead of Spring Break

March 24, 2021Avatar photoStaff

Gov. Brian Kemp has announced the expansion of COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to everyone in Georgia aged 16 and older effective tomorrow, March 25, making most university students, faculty and staff eligible for vaccination.

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In photos: Azaleas and more brighten Health Sciences Campus

March 23, 2021Avatar photoDenise Parrish

Check out the flower power on our Health Sciences Campus.

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Campus News

Listen: Unite in the Fight, Women’s History Month and more on ‘In the Wild’ podcast

March 23, 2021Raysean Ricks

This week on "In the Wild," Raysean Ricks and Kiara Heffner discuss more "wild" topics and salute women who have impacted their lives for Women's History Month.

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Campus NewsCommunityStudent Success

Augusta University helps administer COVID-19 vaccines to farmworkers in South Carolina

March 23, 2021man smilingMiguelangelo Hernandez

More than 800 farm workers in South Carolina received their first vaccine shot on March 13. They are scheduled to receive their second dose in April.

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Campus News

Dr. Patricia Molina selected as guest speaker for Virendra B. Mahesh Lectureship

March 23, 2021Raysean Ricks

Dr. Patricia Molina, head of the Department of Physiology at LSU Health New Orleans, has been selected as the special guest speaker for the Virendra B. Mahesh Lectureship at the Medical College of Georgia at 10 a.m. April 15 via WebEx.

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Stem cell therapy shows promise against age-related muscle loss

March 23, 2021Toni Baker

As the name implies, induced pluripotent stem cells can become any type of cell in our body, and scientists have evidence that when they prompt them to become muscle progenitor cells they can help restore the sometimes debilitating muscle loss that...

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Winners announced in Augusta University’s virtual STEAMIFY competition

March 23, 2021Avatar photoStacey Eidson

Of the more than 95 teams competing in the virtual STEAMIFY competition at Augusta University this year, there were two grand prize winners from North Harlem Elementary and Greenbrier Middle schools. Congratulations to all of this year's winners!

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Athletics

Augusta Jags take on Lander Bearcats at SRP Park this week

March 22, 2021Raysean Ricks

Augusta University’s baseball team is hosting the Lander University Bearcats Wednesday, March 24 at SRP Park. The first pitch is at 2:05 p.m.

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Campus News

‘Stand together against hate’: Augusta University calls for action amid violence against Asian Americans

March 19, 2021Avatar photoStaff

In response to the mass shooting this week in Atlanta, as well as recent violence across the nation targeting Asian Americans, Dr. Tiffany Townsend, chief diversity officer for Augusta University, shares an important message with the entire...

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