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Brennan MeagherOn Friday, March 17, the Department of English and Foreign Languages at Augusta University will host its fifth annual Writer’s Weekend, a conference for emerging writers. The two-day event will include lectures, readings and workshops with award...
Denise ParrishConstruction crews recently completed renovations on the fifth floor at Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home. New beds, bedside cabinets, wardrobes, flooring, artwork and other amenities are part of the home-like improvements that were made to enhance...
Toni BakerResearchers are developing a portable, painless 3-D ultrasound that can rapidly gauge whether there has been a brain injury.
StaffSarah Sharman, 27 years old, Biochemistry & Cancer Biology Graduate Program, 4th Year PhD Student Research: Viagra for colon cancer prevention “Basically, we figured out that these two drugs, Linzess and Viagra, help in preventing colon cancer...
Augusta University will once again host the Resource Alignment Hearings this year as part of integrated planning. At the hearings, university leaders will share their colleges’ and units’ achievements and challenges, and they will present their...
It’s time for your voice to be heard again, this time on draft recommendations for our new strategic priorities and organizational goals. The new strategic plan that will be published next fall will guide our university’s initiatives for the next...
Taylor LambAugusta University men's basketball senior guard Keshun Sherrill has been voted the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioner's Association Southeast Region Men's Basketball Player-of-the-Year.
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 the particulars of how high blood pressure damages our kidneys. The Medical...
Arthur TakahashiMedia advisory for Wednesday, March 15, 2017 EVENT: More than 200 students from middle schools in South Carolina and Georgia, including the Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta, will debate foreign policy issues in the third annual Junior Model United...
Eric JohnsonOrganized in honor of a baby girl who was stillborn at 8 ½ months due to Down Syndrome, the Kelsi Long Memorial Ride will be held Saturday, March 18. This year’s ride starts at Timms Harley Davidson of Augusta at 11 a.m., where roughly 200 bikes...
Andy NapierAs of March 7, 2017, Vannecia Glenn, an accounting student from the Hull College of Business, will be leaving the Internal Audit Internship Program to join John Deere as an employee. Created to introduce audit to students interested in pursuing a...
“Beauty is pain.” We’ve all heard this mantra and know someone who goes to great lengths to achieve their beauty goals. Perhaps they go to a tanning bed to get that “healthy glow,” insisting that they’re safer than sunlight – right? After all...
We blame the media. Sudden heart conditions in young athletes lead to dramatic headlines, and parents understandably start worrying: “What if this happens to my child?” For a breakdown of the average sports physical and why children competing in...
Jennifer Hilliard ScottA student from the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University recently spent a day advocating for cancer funding on Capitol Hill. Bianca Islam, who is enrolled in the University System of Georgia’s MD/PhD program at MCG, was one of 15...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Augusta University men’s basketball senior Keshun Sherrill became the all-time leading scorer in Peach Belt Conference history Saturday night as the fifth-seeded Jaguars rolled fourth-seeded Columbus State 102-68 in the first...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The fifth-ranked Augusta University men’s basketball team met host and top-seeded Queens in the NCAA Southeast Regional semifinal game on Sunday night and fell 88-82 in The Levine Center. NCAA Southeast Region Page PHOTOS...
Kelly JasperAugusta, Ga. – Today, Augusta University launches a new online resource featuring an array of university and health system experts who can be relied on to provide timely, informative interviews. The new Augusta University Expert Center makes it...
Media Advisory for Tuesday, March 14, 2017 WHAT: Augusta University and health system leaders will celebrate a ceremonial beam signing commemorating the M. Bert Storey Cancer Research Building. WHEN: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 14 WHERE: Georgia Cancer...
A student from the Dental College of Georgia was elected Speaker of the House of Delegates for the American Student Dental Association (ASDA) during the national organization’s annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. last week. Abby Halpern, currently...
Several Summerville campus parking lots will be closed for special event parking during spring break.