Augusta University
StaffWith another successful Day of Service under our belts, let’s take a moment and enjoy a brief recap of some of the highlights.
Our cameras couldn’t be everywhere, but our university family pretty much was.
This year, Augusta University solidifies its relationship with the Westobou Festival by partnering on four events during the five-day arts festival. As part of Westobou’s extensive visual arts programming, the Mary S. Byrd Gallery of Art will...
Nick GarrettThe Augusta University Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship will host a number of CURS Research Workshops throughout the remainder of the 2016 fall semester. Held on Tuesdays from 3-4 p.m. in University Hall, Room 247, the workshops...
Danielle HarrisFinding the time for a mammogram can be challenging for busy women. However, a weekend mammogram might be your answer. October is national Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Breast Health Center at Augusta University is offering patients a chance...
Kelly JasperEvents at Augusta University this October will mourn those lost to domestic violence, celebrate those who have survived, and unite those working to end the abuse in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. “This is an opportunity to hear the...
Open Enrollment for employee benefits starts on Monday, October 3, 2016, and ends at midnight on Sunday, October 16. The Medical Center’s Benefits Open Enrollment is an Active Enrollment If you are a benefits-eligible employees at AU Medical Center...
Undergraduate students looking to participate in health sciences research will have an opportunity to meet some of the university’s most influential researchers during the Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship (CURS) Meet and Greet event...
Augusta University and Augusta University Health will honor faculty, staff and employees celebrating 5, 10 and 15 years of service to the enterprise on Thursday, Oct. 13, during the semi-annual Faculty & Staff Service Recognition Breakfast...
The Medical College of Georgia will honor alumnus and psychiatry pioneer Dr. Hervey M. Cleckley at two separate events on Augusta University’s Health Sciences Campus. A public screening of The Three Faces of Eve, a film adaptation of...
The rising talent of Augusta University’s Department of Music will take center stage during the institution’s annual Gala Concert. The program is set to begin at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6, in the Maxwell Theatre on the Summerville Campus...
Dr. Leslie Lesoon, a physician assistant in Augusta University’s department of neurosurgery, lost her daughter Natalie to suicide on Jan. 27, 2015. To help others who are struggling, Lesoon formed Natalie’s Light, an organization with the goal of...
For the past several months, we’ve been hiding a secret as big as Santa’s tool bench, with a colony of elves on top for good measure. We already got our toys even though it’s just September. But we’re ready to reveal how everything came to life on...
Brennan MeagherNext month, Augusta University students will have the opportunity to hear the printed word come alive at the 41st annual Sand Hills Writers Series. This year’s series features female authors Crystal Wilkinson and Darnell Arnoult. Each writer will...
Martini glasses, diamonds and oversized cameras are just some of the objects visitors can expect to see at the upcoming art show Out of the Box: The Art of Working with Cardboard. The show will feature works created by Jennifer Onofrio’s, professor...
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 potential new way to rejuvenate heart muscle affected by heart attack that...
In order to help ease the transition for employees moving to non-exempt because of changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), town hall meetings and training sessions have been added on the following dates and times: Town Hall Meetings...
Starting this Friday and continuing for every Friday in October, Augusta University staff is encouraged to wear pink in honor of breast cancer awareness. And that’s just one of the ways we’re celebrating Breast Cancer Awareness Month. That same...
In 2009 alone, the United States spent an estimated $25 billion treating chronic wounds. By 2012, the average cost of treatment per wound was $3,900. Since then, those numbers have steadily risen. Today, chronic wounds affect the lives of more than...
Recent neuroscience PhD program graduate Dr. Arnab Barik and the Xiong and Mei Labs were featured on the cover of the Journal of Neuroscience. The Journal of Neuroscience is an official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, publishing papers on a...
Jennifer Hilliard ScottNew standardized training on how to effectively place central lines using ultrasound is aimed at improving patient safety and quality of care at Augusta University Health. Residents and fellows who insert the lines, which are placed into a large...