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Medical center executives profiled in professional publications

September 28, 2017Avatar photoDenise Parrish

Lee Ann Liska shares what attracted her to Augusta and plans for the future health care growth, while Shawn Vincent discusses strategic partnerships.

EmployeesHealth

Mark your calendar: AU Medical Center open enrollment begins Oct. 1

September 28, 2017Avatar photoStaff

Open Enrollment for AU Medical Center benefits starts on Sunday, October 1, and ends on at midnight Sunday, October 15, 2017. As in past years, this is an active open enrollment.  Even if you want to keep your current plans the same, you will need...

Health

WBBQ 70th Birthday Bash features Rick Springfield and Richard Marx and benefits Children’s Hospital of Georgia

September 28, 2017Avatar photoDenise Parrish

Radio station 104.3 WBBQ is celebrating seven decades of popular music on Augusta’s airwaves with a special 70th Birthday Bash on Dec. 6 at the Bell Auditorium. Guest artists will be pop music legends Rick Springfield and Richard Marx, and a...

Campus News

Augusta University to host Mid-Autumn Festival and Confucius Institute Day

September 28, 2017Danielle Harris

Experience the Chinese culture and tradition during the Augusta University Confucius Institute annual Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival and Confucius Institute Day, a free event being held Monday, Oct. 2, from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Jaguar Student Activities...

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EmployeesHealth

Medical Center benefits and services fair today

September 28, 2017Avatar photoStaff

AU Medical Center invites you to attend our annual Employee Benefit and Services Fair for all benefits-eligible employees. In anticipation of this year’s open enrollment for AU Medical Center employees, which starts on Sunday, Oct. 1 and ends...

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Augusta University’s award-winning magazines find a new home on the web

September 27, 2017Eric Johnson

As good looking on your phone as it is on your desktop and every bit as easy to navigate, Augusta University's new magazine site site presents magazine content in a stylish new way while also providing opportunities for enhanced, web-exclusive...

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Campus NewsHealth

Forum to discuss health care access in the greater Augusta area

September 27, 2017Sara Carney

The Greater Augusta Healthcare Network (GAHN), one of the six signature programs of the Augusta University College of Nursing, is set to hold its annual community health forum to discuss health care access in the Greater Augusta area. Anyone...

Campus NewsCommunityEmployeesStudent Success

Day of Service registration ends Saturday

September 27, 2017Eric Johnson

If you haven’t registered for Day of Service, there’s still time – but not much. Registration for the Nov. 4 event ends this Saturday. Day of Service is the day each year when Augusta University students, employees and families come together in the...

Employees

New Employee Assistance Program provided by USG Partnership

September 26, 2017Avatar photoStaff

The following email was sent by Human Resources Benefits and Data Management on Tuesday, Sept. 26. The University System of Georgia (USG) has partnered with Espyr to provide employees and their family members with a comprehensive Employee Assistance...

Campus NewsCommunityStudent Success

Hurricane Irma relief turns into learning opportunity for BSN students

September 26, 2017Sara Carney

During Hurricane Irma, students from the College of Nursing earned clinical hours while providing care and comfort to those displaced by the storm.

In the News

The Augusta Chronicle: Linder featured in 8 over 80 list

September 25, 2017Avatar photoDenise Parrish

Children’s Hospital of Georgia’s Dr. Charles Linder made The Augusta Chronicle list of 8 over 80 who make Augusta a better place to live.

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Smith awarded $300,000 grant to continue vision study

September 25, 2017Avatar photoDenise Parrish

Dr. Sylvia Smith, co-director of the James and Jean Culver Vision Discovery Institute, was awarded a $300,000 grant to further study retinitis pigmentosa.

DiscoveryHealth & MedicineNews Releases

Cancer vaccines need to target T cells that can persist in the fight against cancer

September 25, 2017Toni Baker

Cancer vaccines may need to better target T cells that can hold up to the long fight against cancer, scientists report. Studies of two T cell types that are equally activated by alpha-fetoprotein, a well-established antigen made by liver cancer...

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Augusta University Sports Medicine partners with local high schools to keep athletes healthy

September 25, 2017Danielle Harris

With fall sports in full swing, Augusta Univesity Jaguar Sports Medicine’s new partnership with the Richmond County Board of Education is helping high school athletes stay healthy on and off the field. The Jaguar Sports Medicine’s Richmond County...

Campus NewsCommunityDiscoverySocial Sciences

Diversity and Inclusion launches speaker series

September 25, 2017Danielle Harris

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion will launch its Diversity and Inclusion Grand Rounds speaker series with a presentation by highly acclaimed researcher and Augusta University Education Professor Juan Walker.

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Shaffer named executive vice president

September 25, 2017Christen Engel

Michael Shaffer, vice president of government relations and chief advocacy officer at Augusta University, has been named executive vice president of strategic partnerships and economic development for the university and health system. Russell Keen...

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Campus News

Liberal Arts students: Find your path at Future Fest

September 22, 2017Nick Garrett

The Katherine Reese Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences will host Future Fest on Thursday, Sept. 28 from 1 – 2:30 p.m. in the JSAC Ballroom.

Campus NewsStudent Success

Exposure, experience are key to success at Accounting Night

September 22, 2017Nick Garrett

For one night every year, crisp, clean suits, warm smiles and ready hands monopolize the JSAC’s Ballroom. If you happened upon Accounting Night at Augusta University by mistake, you’d be forgiven for thinking it an international business...

Campus NewsStudent Success

Tonight: Miss Augusta University Scholarship Pageant

September 22, 2017Brennan Meagher

Dejah Johnson, senior kinesiology major and 2017 Miss Augusta University, will pass her crown to another Augusta student at the second annual Miss Augusta University  scholarship pageant on Sept. 29. The pageant is sponsored by the Jaguar Production...

Campus News

This Saturday: Join us for the Berry Fleming Book Festival

September 21, 2017Nick Garrett

The Berry Fleming Book Festival will take place on Saturday, Sept. 23 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Jaguar Student Activities Center. Named for acclaimed Augustan writer Berry Fleming (Colonel Effingham’s Raid), the non-profit festival has a simple...

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