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Arthur TakahashiDr. Simon Medcalfe, associate professor of finance at Augusta University, explains what the first interest rate hike since the Great Recession means for the average person.
StaffAugusta University and Georgia Regents Health System Employee Advisory Council is seeking nominations for the following awards: Clay Adamson Facilities Services Employee of the Year (University Only) Erie P. Blissit (University Only) Golden Pen...
Jennifer Hilliard ScottMore than 100 faculty of the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University have been recognized with Exemplary Teaching Awards for their contributions to students and residents at the state’s medical school. Awards for undergraduate medical...
In keeping with GR Health Medical Center tradition, hospital administration will be providing a free meal to all GRHealth employees who are working in the hospital on Christmas Day. Breakfast will be provided for those employees working 3rd shift on...
The University Compliance Program was created to ensure the University meets the commitment to comply with all laws, regulations, and operational policies. It is a proactive program which includes training workforce members (including student...
The Health System Compliance Program was created to ensure the commitment to comply with all laws, regulations, and operational policies is met. It is a proactive program which includes training workforce members to be better equipped to prevent...
Nick GarrettIf 30 minutes of your time could save a life, would you give it? According to Vergilia Velez, program specialist of Augusta University’s Blood Donation Program, that’s about how long it takes to donate blood. “The process of donating is very easy,”...
Each year, Augusta University, Augusta Technical College and Paine College come together to celebrate the life and work of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther, King, Jr. Through this celebration, the institutions encourage the community to reflect upon the...
In an attempt to enhance patient throughput, a Patient Discharge Lounge is being piloted on 5 North in the Oncology Library, located right across from the South elevators on 5N (BA5301). The lounge opened at 1 p.m. on Dec. 1, 2015, and provides a...
As part of the Transformation Agenda, Adult Inpatient Medicine has embraced clinical growth, quality and enterprise throughput as goals for success in patient care. As part of the throughput goal and in order to better serve our patients, a 15 all...
Danielle HarrisAUGUSTA, Ga.— Last-minute holiday travel can be both expensive and stressful. However, don’t let pricey airfares and long lines in the airport turn you into a scrooge. Mark Thompson, interim dean of the James M. Hull College of Business at Augusta...
Students at Augusta University will soon be saving the world from a deadly and rapidly-spreading outbreak, albeit virtually. Dr. Jessica Schwind, an assistant professor in the Medical College of Georgia Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology...
Brennan MeagherBy 2020, 61 percent of jobs will require a career certificate or college degree. However, only 34 percent of Georgia adults currently have an associate degree or higher, according to Complete College Georgia. Further research shows that from 1970 to...
Eric JohnsonThe Augusta University men’s basketball team hosted the second annual Education Day game on Tuesday, Dec. 15, at Christenberry Fieldhouse. Over 2,500 Richmond County fifth graders enjoyed watching the Jags beat Costal Georgia 89-85 in a game that...
Kelly JasperGun sales have more than doubled in a decade, to about 15 million in 2013 from about seven million in 2002. More firearms are sold to residents in the United States than in any other country, according to Jurgen Brauer, a professor of economics at...
Toni BakerAUGUSTA, Ga. – A class of drugs used increasingly to help fight cancer may have the additional benefit of protecting the kidneys when packaged with the powerful chemotherapy agent cisplatin. The nearly 40-year-old cisplatin can be a strong opponent...
Denise ParrishAUGUSTA, Ga. – Sickle cell disease was once labeled a childhood disease, but significant medical advances are allowing patients with this painful blood disorder to live well into adulthood. “Caring for a child with sickle cell disease is challenging...
Every week, Jagwire highlights the exceptional care shown by our GRHealth medical professionals in a segment we like to call “Heroes in Health Care.” This week’s installment of Heroes in Health Care begins in Cardiology, where Dr. Pascha...
Georgians who want to get on the fast track to a career in professional filmmaking can now enroll in pilot classes for the Georgia Film Academy’s inaugural semester. The Georgia Film Academy (GFA), a unique-in-the-nation, statewide effort to train...
Taylor LambAUGUSTA, Ga. – Augusta University will raise funds for a scholarship and the Jaguar baseball team will wear an honorary decal on their batting helmets for the 2016 season to remember former Augusta College baseball player and American hero Shannon...