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Danielle HarrisCan an app help parolees with Substance Use Disorder overcome their addictions? Augusta University graduate student Rebecca Howell has teamed up with Institute of Public and Preventative Health associate professor J. Aaron Johnson to study how a...
StaffIn an effort to ensure all employees have access to the latest policies, a new quick access point has been included on the PAWS web page. These important revised and/or recently approved policies, updated monthly, appear in a yellow-shaded box below...
Haley HughesWork commenced this week to replace the sign on the Annex I building at the corner of 15th Street and Walton Way. The building is the first to receive an Augusta University branded sign following the January launch of the university’s new name and...
Toni BakerWhether ablation of the highest-risk heart arrhythmia is best handled by a robot or the hands of an electrophysiologist should be answered by an international comparison of the two. These are high-risk scenarios where physicians first identity the...
Jennifer Hilliard ScottTwo longtime faculty at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University have been named Regents’ Professors. Dr. Michael W. Brands, a professor in the Department of Physiology and Dr. Mark Hamrick, a professor in the Department of Cellular...
Nick GarrettPardon Ndhlovu, an Augusta University alumnus and volunteer assistant coach, will compete in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. He is more than just a runner, though, as this trailer shows.
Denise ParrishWe can expect more attacks on U.S. soil like the Orlando nightclub shooting, according to Augusta University political scientist Dr. Craig Albert. But Albert told reporters that residents shouldn’t become paranoid, or change their everyday...
On June 19, 2014, the high in Augusta was 95 degrees Fahrenheit. It was a fairly typical summer day, sunny and humid with a slight chance of rain. Like the day before, it began cool and gradually warmed throughout the morning. With proper care and...
On June 2, Augusta University’s Pure Research Profiles received an upgrade. Pure Research Profiles is a resource offering information regarding researchers’ publications and activities. Several new features are now available, including a new layout...
Rick Pukis, associate professor in the Department of Communications, received the 2016 Mental Health Service Award from the Augusta University Counseling Center. According to Dr. Mark Patishnock, director of Mental Health Services, said Pukis was...
Maura Flaschner has been named Augusta University’s Director of Academic Admissions. Flaschner, who comes to Augusta with 22 years of admissions experience at Iowa State University and the University of South Florida, will start her new role July 5...
Karin Gillespie, part-time instructor in the Department of English and Foreign Languages, was awarded a 2016 Georgia Author of the Year Award in the Romance Category for her novel, Girl Meets Class at the 52nd annual Georgia Author of the Year...
Cisplatin is a common, powerful chemotherapy agent used for a wide range of cancers such as breast, ovarian and lung, that in a handful of days can also permanently damage or destroy patients’ kidneys. Now researchers want to turn the tide by...
Augusta University’s medical center has earned CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ re-accreditation for maintaining a strong commitment to the health of its employees and satisfying the latest, comprehensive requirements of the Gold Standard. The CEO...
The Medical Office Building parking deck will be temporarily closed today by 4 p.m. for cleaning and re-striping. The deck will reopen by 6 a.m. Monday. Exit lanes will remain open so that cars can leave the deck, but entry lanes will be blocked...
The work of Master of Fine Arts students from across the state is currently on display at the Mary S. Byrd Gallery as part of Augusta University’s first ever Trifecta Exhibition. Curated by MFA students Jessamy McManus and Courtney Ryan of Georgia...
Local teachers and Augusta University education majors learned more about the importance of cyberliteracy and cybersecurity during the College of Education’s inaugural GenCyber Teacher Camp.
Heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s Disease are among the leading causes of death of American men, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With June being Men’s Health Month, Dr. Joseph Hobbs, chair of Augusta...
This video was one of the ways Augusta University and its extended family wished Pardon Ndhlovu good luck when he competed in January’s Houston Marathon, where he ran to solidify his position on the Zimbabwe Olympic team.
Arthur TakahashiRunner, alumnus and volunteer coach Pardon Ndhlovu received some big news this morning.