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Kelly Jasper“Augusta is the perfect city for building a transformative art department. The timing and circumstances are right,” Scott Thorp, chair of the Department of Art at Augusta University, writes in a new blog. Read about efforts to grow the...
Toni BakerScientists have engineered a sort of biological barbell that can get inside cancer cells and do damage to two proteins that work independently and together to enable cancer’s survival and spread. Their therapeutic strategy includes a molecule on...
StaffEvery day, you’ll find remarkable things happening in our health system. We’re home to more world-renowned physicians and extraordinary teams of experts than any other area hospital. As an academic health center, we teach tomorrow’s health care...
Your children can’t wait to play and camp outside, but how do you protect them from what lurks outside and often times makes its way into your home? Read the full story at the Children’s Hospital of Georgia blog. Children’s Hospital of...
“I recommend changing everything about the routine,” Stallworth said, “including getting all electronic devices out of the bedroom…” Read the full story at the Your Health Today blog.
Your Health Today: Dr. Stallworth’s back-to-school checklist
Brennan MeagherFour years ago, the theater program at the Academy of Richmond County was practically nonexistent. It had approximately 40 students with one beginning theater class and a couple of music classes, but there were no productions and no advanced course...
Gregg Murray, associate professor and chair of the Department of Political Science at Augusta University, is author of Caveman Politics, a blog on evolutionary psychology and politics for Psychology Today. A recent post, “Beyond Knee-Jerk...
Eric JohnsonIf you are an Augusta University Medical Center employee, you can be someone’s hero and donate your time today …. The PTO/Catastrophic Leave Fund is in need. This fund consists of employee contributions that are used to assist other employees...
Danielle HarrisThe Office of Diversity and Inclusion will host their Sixth Annual Diversity and Inclusion Summit on Thursday, Sept. 8. This year’s event will be held 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. at the Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center. As part of the program...
Nick GarrettAttention Jaguars! Need some new back-to-school duds? Now’s your chance. All Augusta University and Augusta Jaguars Nike-branded merchandise is 20 percent off this week only (Aug. 1 – Aug. 5) at both the Health Sciences and Summerville...
Augusta University Art Student Baillie Conway recently had his artwork featured on Conan during a special live-from-Comic-Con broadcast. Conway said he submitted his work as part of a call for submissions for the four-night broadcast. “They...
By now, you’re in on the joke. Augusta University didn’t actually develop a SafeTee Dome Defender ™ to prevent injuries on the golf course. We did modify a motorcycle helmet with custom Augusta University decals to be worn by “Dr...
The following email was distributed to the Augusta University community from the Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response (CEPaR) The Jaguar Alert system, Augusta University’s mass notification system, is receiving system maintenance and...
Today, graduate students began moving into Elm Hall, one of the two new residence halls that make up Jaguar Park on the Health Sciences Campus. On Saturday, August 13, undergraduates will move into Oak Hall. Continue to read Jagwire for full...
The following letter was sent to all Augusta University faculty by Dr. Gretchen Caughman, executive vice president for Academic Affairs and Provost. Dear Augusta University Faculty: The start of a new academic year is always an exciting time and...
What do you get when a university comes to the aid of a community in need? World-class research and unprecedented access to care, for a start. But the annual Costa Layman Health Fair offers so much more. Watch the video or browse a gallery of photos...
Attention Augusta University voters: The election ballot for the Augusta University Employee Advisory Council is now available here. To have your voice heard, select one person from each section listed on the ballot and submit your vote by no later...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Lee Ann Liska, a health care executive with more than 30 years’ experience, has been named executive vice president for health affairs and chief executive officer at Augusta University Medical Center, effective Aug. 22. In her new...
Professor William Hatcher was featured in a recent WalletHub analysis of the best-run cities in America. For the analysis, WalletHub compared 150 of the U.S.’s top cities in areas like financial stability, education, health and safety, then...
A recent column in The Augusta Chronicle featured Augusta native and golfer Charles Howell, who recently chose to return to Augusta to have surgery to remove a non-cancerous mass in his neck at Augusta University Health. “There was no question I...