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Eric JohnsonThe 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...
Toni BakerIt’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...
Augusta University welcomes back Jaguar Nation with a week of special activities designed to assist new students acclimate to their new school and returning students reconnect with campus life. Below are some of the week’s more notable events...
The beginning of the new academic year is just days away, and the annual Fall Kick-Off gives faculty and interested staff the perfect opportunity to start the year off right. Doors will open 8:30 a.m. and the Kick-Off will start at 9 a.m. at the...
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 a cancer treatment that may also prove to be an effective therapy for psoriasis...
Haley HughesCarlos R. Escobar, a facilities development professional with more than 20 years’ experience, has been named assistant vice president of Planning, Design and Construction for Augusta University and health system. In his new role, Escobar will lead...
Arthur TakahashiAugusta University and The Georgia Chamber bring the nation’s top cybersecurity experts to Augusta. Registration is open for the fourth annual Cyber Georgia @ Augusta University, which will bring the nation’s top cybersecurity experts to the area...
Denise ParrishIn order to provide employees with their first opportunity to try-on and purchase uniforms, our AU Health uniform vending partner Scrubs & Beyond will host a Fit-Line event Aug. 21-26 on the first floor in Professional Building 1. If...
This month’s Healing Arts exhibit takes viewers on the road less traveled. Award winning photographer Mike Stanley, chief ophthalmic photographer for the Department of Ophthalmology and a 31 year veteran of the medical center, has had is work appear...
Jennifer Hilliard ScottDr. David C. Hess, 27th dean of the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, will give his inaugural State of the College Address at noon Friday, Aug. 11, in the Natalie and Lansing B. Lee Jr. Auditorium. In his talk, “Blueprint for our...
Chris CurryHe may be getting ready to start college at Washington and Lee University in Virginia, but the summer Charlie Weeks spent at the Georgia Cancer Center learning the molecular mechanisms of a major cancer associated protein is never far from his mind...
Julie Ginn Moretz was interviewed recently for a blog in the online magazine Imaging Technology News. She discussed what the philosophy of Patient- and Family-Centered Care involves and how patients and families played an integral part in the...
IBM’s Watson beat real-life contestants on Jeopardy. Now researchers are hoping this icon of artificial intelligence will help people with cancer win as well by providing a rapid, comprehensive report of the genetic mutations at the root of their...
StaffThe JagStore, which is operated by Augusta University and provides new and used textbooks for sale or rent, is proud to announce a new textbook price comparison site. JagCompare is now available to students of Augusta University and East Georgia...
IGIVE, the annual campaign for giving at Augusta University and Augusta University Health, kicks off from 11:30—1:30 on Tuesday, Aug. 8, and employees on the Health Sciences Campus will have three locations to participate. Donation stations will be...
The award-winning performer will help raise money for the James and Jean Culver Vision Discovery Institute at Augusta University.
In recognition of World Breastfeeding Week, two NICU programs ensure that newborns – and moms – get the right nourishment.
Pardon Ndhlovu, an alumnus of the Hull College of Business, will compete in London on Sunday, Aug. 6.
The 3rd Annual Fall Kick-Off is scheduled for Monday, August 14, in the Maxwell Theatre from 9 – 10:30 a.m. All university faculty and employees with an academic role are encouraged to attend. Light refreshments will be provided following the...
Sara CarneySince its inception 18 years ago, the College of Nursing’s Healthy Grandparents Program has supported over 450 grandparents in the Augusta area who are raising their grandchildren. The program continued this tradition of service recently by hosting...