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In The NewsAt the National Dental Association’s annual convention in Dallas, Dental College of Georgia students played a significant role. Busola Olaseinde, immediate past president of the DCG chapter, and newly elected president Melanie Evans represented the...
Denise ParrishDr. David Bogorad, an ophthalmologist and laser eye surgery specialist with the Eye Care Center at AU Medical Center, recently gave several interviews with the media about the importance of protecting the eyes when watching the eclipse. He says...
Brennan MeagherIn this week’s Medical Minute, Dr. Joseph Hobbs, chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, discusses the challenges inherent in monitoring treatment of multiple myeloma. The Medical...
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After 32 years of service as executive director of the Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home, Charles Esposito will retire Oct. 1.
Danielle HarrisLet’s count to 16, boys and girls! 1, 2, 3 … 16. That’s right – 16 is the number of Emmy awards Sesame Street’s Sonia Manzano earned for her role as Maria during her time on the beloved and educational PBS children’s television series. The award...
Eric JohnsonNew and returning faculty plus those whose roles support the university were welcomed to campus at Monday’s Fall Kick-Off, held at the Maxwell Theatre on the Summerville Campus. Hosted by Dr. Gretchen Caughman, executive vice president for academic...
Not only is Reagan Rhodes a local celebrity for Children’s Hospital of Georgia through her miracle story, but she recently earned the national spotlight by being crowned USA National Princess. Reagan, age 9, has brains, beauty, and a chronic...
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Arthur TakahashiAUGUSTA, Ga. – Joanne Sexton, director of the Augusta University Cyber Institute, has been named founding dean of the new School of Computer and Cyber Sciences. The appointment is effective immediately. For the past 18 years, Sexton has overseen the...
Nick GarrettShould you make the trek? Absolutely, says Dr. Joseph Newton, director of the Nuclear Science Program. Watch to find out why.
Toni BakerOlder people receiving electroconvulsive therapy for their depression likely will need an additional treatment if insomnia is one of their symptoms, researchers report. “What we can say is that ECT is a powerful antidepressant with a global effect...
Chris CurryIt is the beginning of their college journey, the first time many of these students will be on their own away from their family and friends. But freshmen moving into Oak Hall Saturday quickly learned they have a surrogate family ready to welcome...
Public/Private Partnerships for Translational Research is the topic for the 2017 Southern Translational Education and Research Conference set for Sept. 21-22 at the Augusta Marriott Hotel downtown. The regional research meeting, sponsored by the...
Jennifer Hilliard ScottThe longtime chairman of the medical school’s Department of Family Medicine and the president and CEO of the Savannah health system that serves as one home base to students studying at MCG’s Southeast Campus were honored Friday by Dr. David C. Hess...
To ensure a dynamic future, the state’s public medical school must work to stabilize and transform its own health system and lead efforts to develop a unique statewide academic health system, that builds on its statewide campus network, to foster...
You might be wondering what you'll see during the upcoming solar eclipse. Dr. Thomas Crute has the answer.
The Employee Advisory Council is seeking nominations for the 2018 EAC Awards. So many great people do so much great work here at Augusta University – don’t let that effort go unrewarded. Visit the EAC nomination page and nominate a coworker today...
The Summerville kick-off for IGIVE, the annual campaign for giving at Augusta University and Augusta University Health, runs from 10:30 until 1:30 in the Grove on Aug. 14. Another Health Sciences Campus event will also be held on Aug. 22 at the...
It’s a cancer of the plasma cells, which normally make an array of antibodies that protect us from infection. With multiple myeloma, the cells start primarily producing instead a singular product, called a monoclonal antibody, or M spike, that...