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Steven UhlesAUGUSTA, Ga. – On Monday, June 6, Vice President Joe Biden, in an address to the American Society of Clinical Oncology, announced the public launch of the Genomic Data Commons, an open-access cancer database containing the raw genomic and clinical...
StaffOn Wednesday, June 8, Augusta University Health, in partnership with the American Heart Association – CSRA and the Augusta GreenJackets, hosted “Strike Out Stroke” Night at Lake Olmstead Stadium. Throughout the night, participants...
Millie HuffTamika Brown, a second-year dental student at The Dental College of Georgia, is the recipient of a David E. Rogers Student Fellowship Award from the New York Academy of Medicine. Brown will receive a $4,000 stipend to complete her research project:...
On Friday, June 10, contractors for the Hybrid OR project will be connecting some wiring to one of the emergency transfer switches in the Sydenstricker (BI) building. This will cause a brief power outage of approximately 2 hours or less that will...
Nick GarrettAugusta University Volleyball will host a summer volleyball camp for girls between the ages of 12 and 18 this summer. The four-day event, beginning Monday, June 13, and ending Thursday, June 16, will be held in the Christenberry Fieldhouse gymnasium...
Jennifer Hilliard ScottTwo residents training in radiology and radiation oncology at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University and Augusta University Health have been elected to leadership positions in the American College of Radiology. Dr. Robert Mackey, from...
Toni BakerThe metabolite of a drug that is helping patients battle multiple sclerosis appears to significantly slow the onset of Parkinson’s disease, researchers say. The oral drug, dimethylfumarate, or DMF, and its metabolite, monomethylfumarate, or MMF...
Brennan MeagherThis spring, Augusta University mathematics students took part in the Mathematical Association of America Southeastern Section’s (MAASE) math jeopardy competition and won first place. Augusta students competed against 28 other teams, including...
Kelly JasperThe influence of health IT company Cerner reaches far beyond its corporate campuses, a new cover story in the Kansas City Business Journal reports. In 2014, Augusta University and Cerner partnered to create a world-class help desk service. In the...
Merry Ma, a graduate research assistant in the Medical College of Georgia’s Brann Lab, and Xiangdong Sun, a postdoctoral fellow in MCG’s Mei Lab, were awarded for their studies during Veterans Administration Research Week at Charlie...
Denise ParrishPediatrician, father of four shares advice with dads on how to have healthy relationships with their children A mother’s role is vital in the growth and development of a child. But far too often dad’s role in the process is underestimated, or even...
The following information was distributed by Walter Ray, chief information security officer Security alert – beware of email threats The FBI has issued an alert about a new email scam that is currently circulating. This is an email that threatens to...
Arthur TakahashiMedia advisory for Wednesday, June 8 EVENT: Augusta University College of Education is hosting the first GenCyber Middle Grades Teacher Camp to provide cyber training to 10 education majors and 20 local teachers. The educators come from 16 local...
Augusta University admitted 771 new, non-transfer, full-time students for the fall 2015 semester. Of those, 239 – or roughly 31 percent – brought some college credit with them. Of the university’s 85 new non-Professional Scholar Honors students...
This story from late October finished last year as the second most popular story on Jagwire, coming up short only to a story about parking enforcement. It tells the story of Grandison Harris, a slave (and later an employee) who came to be known as...
Augusta University Health, in partnership with The American Heart Association – CSRA and the Augusta GreenJackets, will host “Strike Out Stroke” Night on Wednesday, June 8 at 7:05 at Lake Olmstead Stadium. Over the course of the GreenJackets game...
Cancer survivor Roel Wielinga talks about his cancer journey and using his art as therapy.
In April, Beth Bryson, parking and transportation manager in the Department of Parking and Transportation, was recognized as the 2016 Parking Supervisor of the Year by the Parking Association of Georgia. The parking association selected Bryson as an...
Summer getaways often take families to the open waters for refreshing fun. “But, just like pools – ponds, lakes and beaches can be dangerous, especially for children, if you don’t follow some important guidelines,” said Dr. Natalie Lane, medical...
Researchers at The Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University have identified a gene that may indicate if individuals are predisposed to having Sjögren’s syndrome. Nearly 4 million Americans suffer from Sjögren’s syndrome, making it one of the...