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Denise ParrishMedia Advisory for Thursday, May 25, 2017 EVENT: Heart transplant recipient and former NFL coach for the Cincinnati Bengals Sam Wyche will be the guest speaker at a LifeLink-sponsored Donate Life luncheon to help raise awareness about the importance...
Chris CurryDr. Yan Cui, a cancer immunologist at the Georgia Cancer Center, says her research shows a way to use a specific protein in the body to help trigger the immune system to destroy small tumors and even nearby cancers. Dr. Cui talked with Tom Corwin...
Stacey HudsonHigh school students across the state of Georgia celebrated their academic accomplishments and collegiate intentions at Georgia Future Educators Signing Day on May 17. Georgia Future Educators Signing Day is a statewide initiative sponsored by the...
Nick GarrettMay is officially recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month (also simply “Mental Health Month”) in the United States. First championed in 1949, Mental Health Awareness Month is designed to draw attention to mental illness and spread...
Danielle HarrisThe Fidget Spinner, or Fidget Cube, is a popular gadget for kids being used for entertainment and therapy. Pediatric Psychiatrist Dale Peeples spoke with WRDW on how the spinner could benefit children with ADHD or Autism. WRDW: Fidget Spinner: A...
In case you missed it, three AU Health nurses were featured in a WJBF News Channel 6 story about National Nurses Week that included an interesting familial twist for Mother’s Day. Debra Marranci, an assistant nurse manager in surgery recovery...
Brennan MeagherThis spring, twenty senior art students had exhibitions across the Central Savannah River Area. These exhibitions were part of the senior capstone class and one of the final college requirements for art students. “The capstone class is...
Dr. Anand P. Jillella returns to the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University July 1 as the J. Harold Harrison, MD, Distinguished University Chair in Medical Oncology. Jillella also has been named chief of the MCG Division of...
LeDarius Scott—sophomore, undergraduate student government association president, and speechwriter extraordinaire—got a surprise that changed his life forever.
Students studying Medieval Literature and Medievalism learn to play a series of hand-made games to learn more about Anglo-Saxon culture.
StaffBy Ali Hale Now in its fourth year at Augusta University, the Summer LEADership Camp is a residential conference-style program open to 36 talented rising high school juniors and seniors. The Division of Enrollment and Student Affairs sponsors this...
Eric JohnsonIf you haven’t already replaced your old JagCard, you have until July 1 to avoid paying a replacement fee. If your JagCard looks like any of the versions displayed here, just bring your old JagCard to the JagCard office on your campus and the...
A recent Georgia Workforce Trend report from the Georgia Department of Labor shows medical and health service management jobs are on the rise, and Augusta University is meeting this growing need with its new Bachelor of Science in Health Services...
When a child is diagnosed with cancer, it can be a parent’s worst nightmare. Though cancer in children is rare, with just below 10,500 children under age 15 diagnosed in 2016, according to the American Cancer Society, it still one of the most...
On any given day, about 1 in 25 hospital patients will have a healthcare-associated infection or HAI. Not only are these infections costly, but they can be deadly, so it’s vital that hospitals do all they can to protect patients and help...
A young woman became a first-time mom on Mother’s Day 2017. Candace Cordell gave birth to Brodie Alexander at 12:02 a.m., just after midnight on May 14th at Augusta University Medical Center. Cordell said she was originally due after Mother’s...
Augusta University Medical Center has been awarded the CEO Cancer Gold Standard for incorporating strategies in the workplace to help employees and their families reduce their risk of cancer. The medical center has been a Gold Standard healthy...
Toni BakerPeople potentially at risk for stroke are being recruited for a national study to determine whether intense medical management or interventions like surgery or stenting are best at reducing their risk. CREST-2, or the Carotid Revascularization and...
Retired Army veteran and College of Education graduate Jeremiah Butler overcame many challenges on his road to commencement, and WFXG shared the details of his academic journey in the news story below. WFXG: Navy Veteran’s journey to...
In October, Augusta University hosted a beauty pageant and Dejah Johnson was crowned the first Miss Augusta University. The kinesiology student, track athlete and member of the Lumin Society, a student ambassador program, thought the pageant would...