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Eric JohnsonOver the past 20 to 25 years, the world has witnessed a major health crisis as a result of the dramatic increase in the emergence of multiple drug resistant pathogenic microorganisms (MDROs). This emergence has resulted in a growing ineffectiveness...
Arthur TakahashiAs the Georgia Public Health Laboratory confirmed three cases of West Nile virus infections in Augusta, local people may wonder what they can do to protect themselves and their families. Dr. Jim Wilde, professor of pediatrics emergency medicine at...
Nick GarrettWhen Patrick Chance smiles, you can’t help but to root for him. He’s a handsome child. Tall for his age, he was blessed with one of those classic boyhood grins – the sort of smile we convince ourselves exists only in fond memories and Saturday...
StaffCan you dance? Can you act? Do you play an instrument, recite poetry or sing? Do you have a talent you’d like to show off? If so, you’re in luck. The performing arts are returning to the Health Sciences Campus with a special series of...
GRU will be front and center at the annual CSRA College Night, where high school students will have an opportunity to meet recruiters from more than 130 colleges and universities and win $13,000 in scholarships. This year’s event will occur on...
Toni BakerThe regular physical trauma that appears to put professional football players at risk for degenerative brain disease may also increase their risk for hypertension and cardiovascular disease, researchers say. The frequent hits football players...
Day of Service: Reminder: The last day to sign up for Day of Service 2015 is Thursday, Sept. 10. Join a growing Georgia Regents University tradition by lending a helping hand to our CSRA community. Kristin Gordon, volunteer coordinator for the...
Maj. Gen. John Davis, senior military adviser for cyber to the undersecretary of defense for policy, will give a lecture on “Ethics in a Cyber World” as part of The Russell A. Blanchard Distinguished Lecturer in Ethics series. The free lecture will...
We started off strong, but let’s keep the momentum going! This year’s IGRU kickoff events brought in more than $250,000, which is up 20 percent from last year’s first-day total, but we’re not done yet. Come join us for a...
Denise ParrishAugusta University Health (formerly GRHealth) has earned a Patient-Centric Imaging Award from Health Imaging magazine for its makeover of the pediatric imaging suite at the Children’s Hospital of Georgia. The awards, developed in conjunction with...
Taylor LambGeorgia Regents University Athletics has released the season ticket plans for the 2015-16 Jaguar Basketball season! Fans can now purchase them by contacting the main athletics office off of Wrightsboro Rd. Current GRU students and current or retired...
On Sept. 1, the Medical College of Georgia and the College of Dental Medicine undertook a mighty challenge – one, we might add, that isn’t for the faint of heart. Which college, they asked, could donate the most blood? Now the question...
If you’re a faculty member or someone assisting an academic department, you’ve probably heard about the impending rollout of the Professional Activity Capture Tool (PACT), an online information management system that gives us a single database for...
Anurag Dixit, a newly enrolled student in the Biomedical Sciences Doctoral Program at Georgia Regents University, is the 2015 Dean’s Doctoral Fellow. Originally from India, Dixit came to the United States in 2013 to pursue a Master of Science with a...
The Georgia Regents University libraries will host the second annual Faculty Authors’ Reception on Tuesday, Sept. 22. From 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. This event will take place in Reese Library on the Summerville campus. The Faculty Authors’ Reception honors...
Georgia Regents University’s College of Nursing was recently recognized by Nurse Journal, an online social community developed for both nurses and current or future nursing students as a way of sharing information relevant to the nursing field...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Press On, a donor-advised fund of The Community Foundation for the CSRA that is pushing for a cure for childhood cancer, is giving $2.5 million to fund translational pediatric cancer research and cutting-edge treatment alternatives at...
Residents of the CSRA will have a chance to give back to the community during Georgia Regents University’s Day of Service on Sept. 12. Community members are invited to join GRU employees, students and their families to help organizations in our area...
On Friday Aug. 25, Georgia Regents University took part in a disaster preparedness drill simulating the occurrence of a Code Orange emergency. These drills, an essential part of guaranteeing the safety of GRU and GRHealth faculty, staff and...
Tyler Schumann was the winner of the GReport Summer Vaycay Contest. Throughout June, the junior from Hephzibah explored Jackson Hole, Wyoming and the surrounding National Parks as part of a mission trip. Tyler’s photo of Grand Teton was chosen...