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StaffOn Feb. 8, 22 Dental College of Georgia students volunteered for Lessons in a Lunch Box, an oral health literacy initiative developed by the Children’s Oral Health Institute that brings oral health care to grade school students. Taking advantage of...
Jennifer Hilliard ScottAUGUSTA, Ga. – A $1 million gift from the Medical College of Georgia Foundation will help establish a new scholarship and further diversify the state’s public medical school. Announced at the Feb. 7 event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the...
Nick GarrettJohn “Jay” Heslen, assistant professor of political science and cyber, has received a $284,434 2017 CyberSecurity Core Curriculum Development Grant from the National Security Agency. One of the primary goals of the CyberSecurity Core Curriculum...
Haley HughesThree Augusta University campuses received a new tree on Friday to commemorate Arbor Day. A live oak was planted in front of the Student Center on the Health Sciences Campus; a vitex was planted by the Jaguar Student Activities Center on the...
Toni BakerDr. Adam E. Berman, director of Cardiac Arrhythmia Services at the Medical College of Georgia and Augusta University Health, has been named chief of the Division of Cardiology in the MCG Department of Medicine. Berman, an electrophysiologist and...
Taylor LambThe Augusta University men’s basketball team hosted the 2017 Homecoming Celebration and Senior Day on Saturday afternoon in Christenberry Fieldhouse and won an 82-66 Peach Belt Conference game over the Lander Bearcats. AU Athletics honored the 2017...
Andy NapierThe College of Education Dean’s Lecture Series will begin on March 16 at 6 p.m. in the JSAC Ballroom. Dr. Tondra Loder-Jackson, director of the Center for Urban Education at the University of Alabama at Birmingham will open the series by...
Natives of rural Nicaragua disproportionately suffer from chronic kidney disease. The incidence of syphilis in people with end-stage renal disease in America is three times higher than in the general population. There’s little research to indicate...
Arthur TakahashiDr. Dale Peeples, psychiatrist and assistant professor of psychiatry in the Medical College of Georgia, was featured on local media outlets where he talked about how parents should approach the topic of gun safety with their children. WRDW News...
The Augusta University Department of Art hosted an opening reception for the 2017 Juried Student Art Exhibition on Thursday, Feb. 17 in the Mary S. Byrd Gallery of Art. Juried by Birmingham-based contemporary artist Amy Pleasant, the exhibit...
Danielle HarrisAs autistic children move into adulthood, Occupational Therapist Teal Benevides says it is imperative that their health care needs evolve with them. Benevides’ latest project on caring for autistic adults was featured on WFXG, and the study is...
Denise ParrishA cannabis oil study led by Augusta University is showing promise in the fight against childhood epilepsy. Dr. Yong Park, an epileptologist at Children’s Hospital of Georgia, is the principal investigator in the study of Epidiolex involving...
Dr. Jedidiah Ballard, an emergency medicine physician at Augusta University Medical Center, was invited to be a guest on The Doctors show, hosted by Dr. Travis Stork and Dr. Andrew Ordon. Ballard talked about how his life has changed after being...
The following communication was distributed by Lee Ann Liska, executive vice president for health affairs and chief executive officer, Augusta University Medical Center. I am pleased to announce that Catherine Clary has been named Director of the...
If you’ve caught someone in the act of great teaching, the Office of Faculty Development and Teaching Excellence wants to hear about it. Nominations are ongoing for the Caught in the Act of Great Teaching Award, which honors faculty for those acts...
Eric JohnsonThe Augusta University Half Marathon, 10K and 5K is less than 10 days away: Are you ready? Do you need to register? Registration remains open until Saturday, Feb 25, so head over to the Augusta University Half Marathon site and get that taken care...
The third LASER Talk of the academic year will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 21 from 6-8 p.m. in University Hall Room 170. Leaders in the fields of science and art, panelists Dr. James Elkins, Dr. Kelli Braun and Brian Rust will discuss a number of...
On Friday, Feb. 10, at the opening of the Outliers exhibition at the Westobou Gallery on Broad Street, Scott Thorp, chair of the Augusta University Department of Art, announced a partnership between the Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities and Social...
With a backdrop of state law enforcement officers and a gallery filled with state and local dignitaries, Gov. Nathan Deal signed an amended state budget that includes $50 million earmarked for the Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center, set to...
Dr. Teal Benevides, associate professor and occupational therapist in the College of Allied Health Sciences, was featured on the “Means Report” where she discussed her latest research project, “Priority Setting to Improve Health...