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Nick GarrettTwo Augusta University College of Nursing programs have earned a place in national rankings for 2017 and 2018. The Clinical Nurse Leader program was ranked 7th in the nation in the U.S. News and World Report’s listing of 2018’s Best...
Toni BakerIn the war on cancer, powerful chemotherapy agents are increasingly packaged with immunotherapy that primes a patient’s immune system to better battle the disease. To strengthen their synergy, scientists are now focusing on immune cells that...
Denise ParrishThe AU Medical Associates Executive Committee will meet at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at the AU Health Medical Office Building, in fourth-floor conference room BP-4306. Additionally, the AU Medical Associates Board of Trustees will meet...
Eric JohnsonThe following communication was sent by Dr. Kevin Dellsperger: It has been decided that visitation restrictions will be extended until May 1, 2017, as the organization is still experiencing a high volume of flu cases, as is the rest of Georgia. This...
Danielle HarrisHull College of Business Dean Richard Franza is such a fan of the Masters that the tournament inspired him to name his daughter “Augusta.” Franza and his daughter had the chance to explain their interests in both the sport and the city...
The Augusta University Master of Public Administration program will host a public conversation with Gary Warner, director of planning and landscape architecture at Cooper Carry, on April 19 at 6 p.m. in University Hall, Room 248. Warner will discuss...
Augusta University’s Strategic Plan, which will guide the university’s initiatives for the next four years, will be published next fall, and the teams who have been working to develop the plan are soliciting feedback from faculty, staff, students...
Haley HughesA small flood occurred on the first floor of The Dental College of Georgia late this morning in the clinical area. The building was evacuated initially, but staff, faculty and students are now being led back into the building under supervision. The...
Brennan MeagherThis year, more than 50,000 new cases of oral, head and neck cancers will be diagnosed in the U.S. Many of these cases will not be diagnosed until the cancer is in an advanced stage. Head and neck cancers are common forms of cancer affecting the...
Augusta University’s National Model United Nations team made a splash in New York on Wednesday in the form of a shoutout during a heated Knicks – 76ers game. The NMUN team, representing Indonesia this year, will return to Augusta on...
A new interdisciplinary bachelor’s degree program at Augusta University is giving students the opportunity to customize a degree path based on their unique interests and career goals. The Bachelors of Arts in Integrated Studies is a degree program...
The Academic Success Center will maintain extended hours on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for the duration of the spring 2017 semester. Beginning Tuesday, April 18, the ASC will remain open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The ASC...
Andy NapierThe Augusta University Faculty Club has awarded five $2,500 scholarships to students from each of the university’s health sciences colleges for the next academic year. Exceptional applicants are chosen based on three criteria: financial need...
The Easter season is here and, for some, that means indulging in chocolate bunnies, shopping for clothes to wear Easter Sunday or taking the kids Easter egg hunting. However, Christians view this week as a holy time of year marking the end of Lent...
Dr. Candis Bond, director of the Augusta University Writing Center and assistant professor of English, was recently interviewed by the staff of the University of Texas Austin’s ‘Axis’ writing center blog to discuss the challenges...
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 “Markov Modeling,” a complex analysis process that considers a...
Jennifer Hilliard ScottThe fate of a cardiologist, a surgeon and a pediatrician is in the hands of students at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University. All three are aboard a sinking ship, and their only escape is a one-person raft. Who should be saved...
Kelly JasperRadiologists and physicists at Augusta University turned to the award-winning pediatric imaging suite at the Children’s Hospital of Georgia to scan a 75-million-year-old raptor egg.
Parents, take a good look in the mirror. How are your teeth these days? If you’ve ever wished that your mom and dad had taught you better dental hygiene habits, now’s your chance to pay it forward—to your own kids. Check out this post on the CHOG...
Want to lose weight, get smarter, be more attractive or get the sympathy you deserve? Then what are you waiting for? Getting healthy just got real. Learn a few simple and effective ways to help your body get and stay healthy from this post on the...