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Eric JohnsonToday we celebrate 223 of our remarkable students as they take the next step in their careers as physicians, including 188 from our home base in Augusta and 35 from the AU/UGA Medical Partnership in Athens. They have been educated in all four...
Nick GarrettDr. Heather J. Abdelnur, associate professor in the Department of History, Anthropology and Philosophy, was recently accepted into the 2016 Higher Education Resource Services (HERS) Bryn Mawr Summer Institute. Abdelnur’s participation marks the...
Toni BakerAUGUSTA, Ga. – When mutated, a gene known for its ability to repair DNA, appears to instead cause breast cancer, scientists report. The gene GT198, whether mutated by genetics and/or environmental factors, has strong potential as both as a way to...
Taylor LambAUGUSTA, Ga. – As the highlight on its 25th Anniversary celebration, the Peach Belt Conference announced its inaugural Hall of Fame class on Wednesday, March 16. Former Director of Athletics and head coach Marvin Vanover and men’s basketball All...
StaffThe Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs is pleased to announce three candidates for the position of Director of Experiential Learning as part of the new Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP). Each candidate will speak on his or her concept of...
Dr. Richard Deaner, associate professor and Counselor Education Program Coordinator, has been awarded the 2016 Regents’ Teaching Excellence Award for research institutions for the University System of Georgia. After careful examination and...
Augusta University will celebrate student and faculty innovation during the 2016 Health Sciences Education Day on Thursday, March 24 from noon to 5 p.m. in the J. Harold Harrison, MD Education Commons, Room GB 1120-D. Two roundtable discussions will...
After months and months of strenuous, coordinated effort, we’re close to the finish line when it comes to our accreditation. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges’ (SACSCOC) on-site team will be vising Augusta...
James Lyon, Augusta University’s new director of public safety, comes to the institution with more than 20 years of campus law enforcement experience and a strong love for the role public safety plays in a university environment. “One of the...
Life – not the kind of life we see on screens, but the kind of life we actually live – isn’t supposed to come full circle. Real living is too messy, too unpredictable, to allow for even the most simple symmetry. And yet, sometimes the stars...
Despite major hurdles such as unprecedented wet weather conditions in January and February, unanticipated utility line conditions, unforeseen unsuitable subsurface conditions and buried utility lines that had to be moved or relocated, the Laney...
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, talks about the relationship between growth hormones and insulin resistance in people with...
Danielle HarrisAUGUSTA, Ga. – Children in the CSRA are breathing a little easier thanks to an informative week at camp. Augusta University is sponsoring the fifth annual Augusta Area Asthma Day Camp July 11-15 at Camp Tanglewood in Columbia County. This event...
Augusta University has announced the recipients for the institution’s 2016 Distinguished Alumni and Jag20 awards. The winners will be formally recognized during the university’s Alumni Weekend, April 28- May 1. The following distinguished...
The Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs is pleased to announce three candidates for the position of Director of Experiential Learning as part of the new Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP). Each candidate will speak on his or her concept of...
Arthur TakahashiJames C. Lyon, Jr., the new director of public safety, answers questions about community policing and the role of the public safety in the campus environment.
GAFFNEY, S.C. – The eighth-seeded Augusta Jaguars (24-9) reached the NCAA Division II Tournament Southeast Region Championship game and were outlasted 72-65 by Peach Belt Conference foe Francis Marion (24-8) on Monday night in the Timken Center on...
It’s no secret that modern journalism is in the midst of a major transition. As more and more publications switch from print to online formats, the search for the perfect paper continues. The Bell Ringer, Augusta University’s student...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Students from local middle schools will engage in world politics as they attend the second annual middle school Model United Nations Conference on Wednesday, March 16, at Augusta University. “We want to expose young Americans to the...
Augusta University values its community relationships and encourages faculty, staff and students to engage in community volunteerism. The Community Service Committee of the Augusta University Senate seeks to identify events and provide a current...