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Arthur TakahashiAugusta University will reveal its new seal and mace during the May 2016 commencement.
How healthy is the skin you’re in? You’re missing out if your skincare routine doesn’t include a monthly skin self-exam. “Routine self-skin checks are the best way to catch skin cancers at an early stage, when they are still...
Denise ParrishDr. Jim Rawson explains to U.S. News & World Report how the MRI imaging suite at Augusta University Medical Center was redesigned to help put patients at ease. “The walls are painted with beach scenes and MRI machines with skylights that...
Toni BakerAUGUSTA, Ga. – Dr. Sylvia B. Smith, vision scientist and chair of the Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, has been appointed to the National Advisory Eye Council. Smith will serve...
Augusta University will celebrate the academic achievements of the Class of 2016 at today’s 2 p.m. commencement ceremony at the James Brown Arena. President Brooks A. Keel, PhD, whose recent inauguration served as the ceremonial beginning of the...
While the Class of 2016 will officially graduate at the commencement ceremony kicking off at 2 p.m. on May 13 at the James Brown Arena, each of Augusta University’s nine colleges holds special ceremonies of their own to further recognize the...
Kelly JasperMindfulness might not be just for your mind, according to Inside Higher Ed’s Academic Minute podcast. The audio clip features Augusta University’s Vernon Barnes, who explained how mindful eating may be a healthy way to lose weight...
Haley HughesA group of Augusta University graduate students that have contracted for fall semester got a sneak peek last week of their new campus housing facility under construction on the Health Sciences Campus. The hard hat tour also allowed some faculty...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Dr. Nita J. Maihle, a tumor virologist/biologist and educator, is leading the U.S. Department of Defense’s national initiative to enable early career ovarian cancer investigators to stay focused and successful in their fight against...
Nick GarrettInternships, networking opportunities, experiential learning; Management Information Systems major Daisy Carlos has seen and done it all. The thing she’ll miss most, though? Augusta University’s awesome study abroad program.
Steven UhlesThe Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University is celebrating its expansion by asking everyone with a cancer story to come write on its walls. Soon demolition will begin on the Georgia Cancer Center’s M. Bert Storey Research building – the first...
Spots are still available for Augusta University’s Kids University program, a six-week, multidisciplinary summer program offering half-day or full-day academic enrichment programs for children (Grades K-6) and half-day or full-day camps for teens...
The Department of Medical Illustration will put its graduates’ talent on display at the Class of 2016 Masters Project Showcase on Thursday, May 12, from 2-4 p.m. in Pavilion III, Room CJ 1106. Students enrolled in the Medical Illustration Graduate...
Danielle HarrisAs part of Augusta University’s commencement exercises on May 13, the Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences will award a posthumous degree to the family of Charles Davis, a student who died of cancer in March. Davis was a...
Brennan MeagherAugusta University students who visit Student Health Services are likely to meet Bella, a regular volunteer and certified therapy dog. Bella, a 6-year-old Shih Tzu, has worked as a therapy dog for the last five years. As a puppy, Bella was enrolled...
More than 1,200 students are expected to participate in Augusta University’s commencement exercises at 2 p.m. on May 13 in the James Brown Arena. As part of the ceremony, the university will commission a graduating ROTC cadet into the United States...
The Confucius Institute at Augusta University competed for the third year at Goodwill’s 5th Annual Dragon Boat Race and Festival at Lake Olmstead on Saturday, May 7. Besides sponsoring the competition, the Confucius Institute entertained...
From 2001 to 2011, the number of nonprofits operating in the United States grew by nearly 25 percent. At a time when for-profit businesses were struggling with high unemployment rates and decreased revenues, nonprofit organizations — now accounting...
The Department of Communications and the Division of Professional and Community Education will host the inaugural Augusta University Summer Theatre Camp from Monday, June 13, to Saturday, June 18. The camp will take place on the university’s...