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Eric JohnsonIn March 2016, some employees will receive a new tax form called the 1095-C that will contain important information about their University System of Georgia health care coverage. Employees who will receive the form include those who: Were enrolled...
Toni BakerAUGUSTA, Ga. – Exposure to second-hand smoke is associated with a larger waist and poorer cognition in children, researchers say. “The take-home message is that for these children, smoke exposure was connected to two major adverse health outcomes...
Nick GarrettThe Augusta University men’s and women’s golf programs named former Jaguar from 2007-2011 and back-to-back National Champion Mitch Krywulycz as the new assistant coach. Krywulycz will assist both the men’s and women’s...
Six Augusta University undergraduate students will present their research at the 30th annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research in April. Hosted in 2016 by the University of North Carolina at Asheville, the NCUR is an annual conference...
Tara Cramer, executive director of the Georgia Regional Academic Community Health Information Exchange (GRAChIE), was recently announced as a winner of the 2015 Health IT Outcomes Change Agent Award. Cramer was nominated by Kashif Rathore, senior...
Representatives from T-Mobile presented their exclusive pricing for Augusta University employees at the most recent Great Start New Hire orientation. The presentation was part of a new effort to familiarize employees with the Employee Discount...
Danielle HarrisAUGUSTA, Ga. – Social activist and musical performer Yewande Austin will be the keynote speaker for Augusta University’s Black History Month Kick-off Celebration at 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, in the Jaguar Student Activities Center Ballroom...
Christen EngelJames C. Lyon, Jr., has been named director of public safety at Augusta University, effective March 1. The appointment follows the conclusion of a national search that began last summer to recruit a new director of public safety who would provide...
Brennan MeagherIn December, first and second year medical students participated in the Employee Advisory Council fundraiser. However, they took their involvement one step further and also raised money for a toy drive to benefit the Children’s Hospital of Georgia...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Chronic learning and memory problems that plague patients with schizophrenia may have a worthy foe in a monoclonal antibody that also holds promise in the fight against cancer and is already used to treat a rare disorder similar to...
Whether you missed last week’s Swag Stops or found something else to exchange, don’t miss this week’s chance to walk away with a newly branded Augusta University T-shirt. On Thursday, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., bring your legacy branded merchandise to the...
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 effects of secondhand smoke in children. The Medical Minute airs at 8:18 a.m...
In July of 2015, the United States formally restored its diplomatic relations with Cuba, and there has never been more buzz surrounding our tiny island neighbor. Today, thanks to that renewed interest, wandering eyes from around the world are once...
Economics professor and gun industry expert Jurgen Brauer’s opinion on firearm regulations was featured in The Guardian. “Whenever there is even talk about firearms regulators there is almost immediately an unmistakable increase in sales. Even...
Denise ParrishAUGUSTA, Ga. – Dr. James D. Burgess has been appointed chair of the Department of Medical, Laboratory, Imaging and Radiologic Sciences in the College of Allied Health Sciences at Augusta University. Burgess will oversee three nationally accredited...
StaffWhat: Guest speakers, including community members and Augusta University faculty, staff and students, will come together to speak about the sidewalk chalk events that occurred on the Summerville Campus in October 2015. After the rally, a collective...
Pardon Ndhlovu, Augusta University alumnus and assistant cross country coach, ran the Houston Marathon on Sunday in hopes of securing his spot on the Zimbabwe Olympic marathon team. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) set a...
As an annual reminder, the Board of Regents requires each institution to distribute information to their faculty and staff concerning the State Business Transaction Disclosure form. Section 45-10-26 of the Official Code of Georgia requires that all...
Changing our name to Augusta University requires us to change the name associated with our official tax identification number. In general, it takes the IRS no more than 60 days after the initial notification to complete the name change in official...