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Christen EngelDr. Mark Allen Poisel, vice president for enrollment and student affairs, has accepted the position of vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Poisel joined Augusta University in 2013 as vice president for...
Brennan MeagherContributed by Ali Hale Each summer, the National Endowment for the Humanities, one of the largest funders of humanities programs in the United States, selects educators to participate in their Summer Scholar Institutes. Dr. Liana Babayan, assistant...
Nick GarrettPharmacy resident Pam Ku will present a lunch and learn about the dangers of opioid abuse and addiction on Wednesday, June 28 in Terrace Dining. The lunch and learn, which runs from 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m., will cover general information about the...
In 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 how a powerful pain medicine may also function as a glaucoma treatment, by...
Kelly JasperAugusta University’s campus and faculty will appear in an upcoming episode of The Travel Channel show, The Dead Files. In the episode Return of the Damned, which airs at 10 p.m. Saturday, hosts Steve DiSchiavi and Amy Allan travel to Evans, Ga...
Dr. Andrew Balas, dean of the College of Allied Health Sciences, will step down Aug. 11, to return to his faculty role within the college. Balas has served as dean since 2011, and in that time, has worked to increase student enrollment and retention...
Danielle HarrisMarketing Professor Marsha Loda views on the impact the new GreenJackets stadium will have on the area’s hospitality industry were featured in The Augusta Chronicle. The Augusta Chronicle: New ballpark likely to be a winner, professor says...
Jennifer Hilliard ScottTwo rising second-year students at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University are helping plan the Medical Student Section of the American Medical Association’s annual meeting this week in Chicago. Yannan “Jennifer” Wang of Johns Creek and...
Chris CurryThey are the leaders of tomorrow, making a name for themselves today and getting the attention of their superiors. And Augusta University is happy to be represented with four of the 10 members of Augusta Magazine’s “Top 10 in 10 Young Professionals...
Arthur TakahashiIn a recent story published by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Dr. William Hatcher, director of the Augusta University Master of Public Administration program, discussed the growing cyber industry in Augusta. Hatcher is one of the researchers...
StaffContributed by Ali Hale. Officials with Ronald McDonald House Charities of Augusta will be unveiling their Happy Wheels Cart at 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 12, in the lobby of the Children’s Hospital of Georgia. This cart, which is about as tall...
Dr. Rick Franza, dean of the Hull College of Business, was featured on WJBF’s The Means Report sharing soft and hard skills he finds important for students in the business world, as well as the connection between the university and the city’s...
June is the most popular month for weddings, according to Almanac, and before couples head down the aisle, Augusta University Economics Professor Mark Thompson is dishing out advice to help newlyweds endure the “for richer or poorer” times of life...
Toni BakerResearchers are dissecting just what happens to the stem cells that make tissues which help keep us upright, with an eye on improving our healthspan.
In 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 new vaccine, based on a weaken listeria virus, that may prevent or reduce the...
June is the most popular month for weddings, according to Almanac, and before couples head down the aisle, Augusta University Economics Professor Mark Thompson is offering advice to help newlyweds endure the “for richer or poorer” times of life...
Chad Knight, a health care professional with more than 17 years of leadership experience, has been named the executive director for Georgia Correctional HealthCare. Georgia Correctional HealthCare houses two divisions: Georgia Correctional...
Haley HughesIn conjunction with the recent notice about the hospital studying the parking situation and taking action to improve the patient experience, the following change will occur to the gate operations at the 15th Street and Medical Office Building...
Dr. Kathleen May, an allergist-immunologist with more than two decades of clinical experience who is vice chair of the American Board of Allergy and Immunology, has been named chief of the Division of Allergy-Immunology and Rheumatology at the...
Eric JohnsonThe Augusta University Police Department will be holding its latest Coffee with a Cop event from 8:30 – 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 15, in the HR Training Room in Annex I on the Health Sciences Campus. The event, an opportunity for those on campus to...