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Taylor LambThe Augusta University men’s and women’s basketball teams will host the Day of Service game on Saturday, Jan. 9 at Christenberry Fieldhouse to recognize the Augusta University Day of Service participants from across the community. On...
Danielle HarrisAUGUSTA, Ga. — As the recipient of an $8,750 grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, Augusta University will partner with colleges and universities across the state to reduce the number of motor vehicle crashes, injuries, and fatalities...
Eric JohnsonNot surprisingly, many of this year’s top stories involved Dr. Brooks Keel, who on July 8 was announced as the Board of Regents’ unanimous choice to succeed Dr. Ricardo Azziz as president of what was then Georgia Regents University. Keel officially...
Nick GarrettThe following is a list of updated policies as of Dec. 16, 2015. University Signage = Ensures that Augusta University signage meets quality standards of aesthetic appeal, uniformity, and simplicity, while being highly functional in providing...
A fraternity with some influential brothers prepared to recharter last year, and the story became one of our most read posts. On December 10, 1904, history was made at the College of Charleston. However, at the time, few of those in...
Tiffany TakahashiOne of our stories during International Education Week involved the Kawa Model, a theory of occupational therapy developed by Dr. Michael Iwama, chair of Occupational Therapy at Augusta University. The Kawa Model is currently taught in more than 500...
Kelly JasperIn July, when we were still Georgia Regents University, the South Carolina legislature sparked a national discussion about the Confederate flag when it debated proposals to remove it from Statehouse grounds. For perspective, we talked to Dr. John...
Though it was a year dominated by change – a new president and a new name for starters, not to mention a new website for university and health system news and information – there were plenty of other stories that captured the community’s attention...
In October, the controversial Bill Ayers, a retired University of Illinois at Chicago professor known for co-founding the “Weather Underground,” a left-wing organization responsible for a string of bombings in the 1970s, visited campus and sat down...
Brennan MeagherThe Extra Mile is a short documentary following assistant coach and recent MBA recipient Pardon Ndhlovu’s journey from Zimbabwe to Rio, by way of Augusta University. He competes in the Olympic marathon on Aug. 21 in Rio, Brazil. Send him your...
Arthur TakahashiUsing archival footage and first person accounts from the people who were there, we went back over 20 years to tell one of this year’s most heartfelt stories — the tragic plane crash that took the lives of Art Hardy and Debbie Matthei...
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...
Toni BakerAUGUSTA, Ga. – Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure, and scientists have found that infusing just a small dose of a cytokine, thought to help cause that failure, can instead prevent or reverse it. The cytokine IL-17A has long been...
As we prepare to promote the Augusta University Half Marathon and 10K, we’re looking for great stories from past participants. If you participated in what was formerly known as the GRU Augusta Half Marathon and you have a story of struggle...
StaffKick off the New Year right by doing something good for yourself. Team Lean is an annual 12-week community-wide weight-loss challenge run by the Family YMCA of Greater Augusta. The program provides the structure and support to help individuals and...
Advertising interests, not the pursuit of truth, coaxed many papers to adopt a policy of political objectivity in the 20th century. So says Dr. Debra van Tuyll, professor of Communications. “People didn’t want to tick [advertisers] off,”...
Every year, as many as 1,100 college students die by suicide. Most of these students were not in treatment at the time, according to the Jed Foundation, an organization that works to promote emotional health and prevent suicide among college and...
Warm, fuzzy lights wrapped around the Christmas tree. Evenings spent with family around the dinner table. Giving and receiving presents. Shopping malls, long lines and traffic jams. The holiday season should be about spending time with loved ones...
The following message was delivered yesterday by President Brooks Keel. Dear Colleagues, My wife, Tammie, and I are looking forward to celebrating the holidays back home in Augusta, Georgia. Thank you for the warm welcome you’ve given us and for all...
A special thanks to all those who submitted questions to Augusta University President Brooks A. Keel during his November town hall presentation. For those questions that couldn’t be addressed in the allotted time, full answers have been provided...