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StaffBy Tina Baggott, Associate VP for Alumni and Donor Engagement The Augusta community arrived at the J. Harold Harrison, M.D. Education Commons Saturday evening, dressed to the nines, in celebration of the 2016 Augusta University President’s...
Denise ParrishMedia Advisory for Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 CONTACT: Denise Parrish, 706-831-3148; mparrish@augusta.edu EVENT: Jaguar Miracle, a new student-run organization at Augusta University, is holding its inaugural Dance Marathon to raise money for the not-for...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Laurie Cordaro, director of Occupational Therapy at the Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home, was named Occupational Therapist of the Year by the Georgia Occupational Therapy Association at its fall conference in Atlanta in October...
If you weren’t able to make it to the earlier Guitar Pull Ticket Stop, you’ve got another chance. On Friday, Nov. 11, from noon-2 p.m., Kicks 99 will be at the Wellness Center on the Health Sciences Campus with another Guitar Pull Ticket Stop...
The State Charitable Contributions Program (SCCP), the official workplace giving campaign for state employees, is currently underway and will continue until Nov. 15. The SCCP gives university employees the opportunity to individually select from a...
Brennan MeagherIn 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 gene which researchers say plays an important role in Renal Cell Carcinoma, the...
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Country music star and Georgia native Cole Swindell performed an acoustic benefit concert for the Family Y’s Camp Lakeside Monday night at Enterprise Mill. Funds raised through the invitation-only event will help Children’s Hospital of Georgia give...
It’s time for the Augusta University Faculty and Staff Golf Tournament, presented by the Health Center Credit Union. The cost is only $35 per player for the annual tournament, which takes place on Saturday, Nov. 5. Registration starts at 8:15 a.m...
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Allied health student Tyler Garrett was initially attracted to the respiratory care profession because he grew up with asthma as a kid. But it was his dad’s disease that really sealed the deal for him. A former law enforcement officer, Dewayne...
After spending his early life in Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas; his high school days in Atlanta and his undergraduate years at Wake Forest, Curt LaFrance chose to get his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia, a choice that allowed him...
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 new research that takes a look at the effect of sodium on inflammation and...
Augusta University has a long and well-documented history of ghostly inhabitants, from Emily Galt, who reportedly haunts Bellevue Hall, to the Apple Pie Ghost, who according to the marker in the Arsenal Cemetery, was “killed by a cowardly assassin”...
The job search site Glassdoor released a study recently ranking the 50 college majors that result in the highest-paying jobs five years after graduation. Eight of the top ten majors are in STEM-related (science, technology, engineering and...
Kelly JasperPrescription sleeping pills are common, but also come with some fairly alarming potential side effects. A new article on The Huffington Post reported on research linking suicide or suicidal thoughts with 11 different hypnotic drugs currently...
Media advisory for Friday, Oct. 28 WHAT: Students at Augusta University will provide examinations, health screenings and bilingual information for patients at a free health clinic for female farmworkers. WHEN: 7:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 28, in the...
Media advisory for Thursday, Oct. 27 WHAT: Leading educator Dr. Carl Glickman will deliver a personal and provocative presentation examining why some students succeed in public schools while others don’t. WHEN: 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 27, Jaguar...
Compliance training for university and health system employees begins Nov. 1. As the assignments vary depending on where you work, please view the specific communications below: University Employees For the 2016 requirement, all University (Health...