Augusta University
StaffWhile summer is a time for relaxing with friends and family as well as laying the necessary and important groundwork for the academic year that follows, it also provides our institution a wonderful opportunity for community outreach. Thanks to the...
Nick GarrettDid you know that Martinez, Georgia, was named after a wealthy Cuban refugee? If not, you’re not alone, but a recent grant bestowed to the Georgia Regents University libraries is looking to change that. In June, GRU’s Reese and Greenblatt libraries...
Admiral Michael Rogers, Commander of the U.S. Cyber Command, Director of the National Security Agency and Chief of the Central Security Service, paid a visit to Georgia Regents University on Thursday to attend the graduation of both the Cyber and...
Dozens of Georgia and South Carolina high school students celebrated graduation a little early on Thursday, June 25. Participants of the Cyber and Health Science Summer Academies, students ended their weeklong academic venture with a tearful...
Eric JohnsonOn Monday, June 29, students from the Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship (CURS) Summer Scholars Program capped off their six weeks of work by presenting their research to a group of interested onlookers in the JSAC Ballroom before a...
Hello from Baylor University! I just completed week four of what has already been an amazing research experience at the Baylor University REU program in chemistry. This week was filled with cool research and a few extra things to spice up the...
Toni BakerDr. James V. Rawson, Chairman of the Department of Radiology and Imaging at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University, has been elected to a three-year term on the 33-member Board of Chancellors of the American College of...
Taylor LambGRU Augusta head men’s basketball coach Dip Metress signed seven student-athletes for the upcoming 2015-16 season and gained six true freshman and one senior to compete for the Jaguars in the upcoming slate. The Jaguars added freshmen Jashawn...
Kelly JasperAugusta, Ga. — A national search will commence for a new Director of Public Safety and Chief of Police at Georgia Regents University. GRU Police Chief William McBride will retire June 30. Major Gene Maxwell and Major Earnest Black will provide...
Dr. Vinata B. Lokeshwar, Professor and Co-Director of Urology Research in the Departments of Urology and Cell Biology at the University of Miami-Miller School of Medicine, is the new Chairwoman of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology...
The Children’s Hospital of Georgia gift shop, Ferns and Fossils, will be closed Friday, June 26 for maintenance. Ferns and Fossils will reopen Monday, June 29 at 9 a.m. In the meantime, please visit The Little Store on the 2nd floor of the hospital...
The GRU Augusta baseball team gained a new assistant coach in Chris Howell for the 2016 season, Head Coach Jason Eller announced on Wednesday afternoon. Howell comes to Augusta and the CSRA after spending last season in the Peach Belt Conference as...
Denise ParrishSummer is a time for adventure, fun, and making memories. For a lot of kids, that means heading off to summer camp for a few days. But not all children are fortunate enough, or healthy enough, to enjoy those summer days with their friends. Now, with...
As the number of people accessing the Internet for convenience increases, so too do the number of people looking to take advantage of others. From individuals to major corporations such as Sony and Home Depot, no one is entirely safe from cyber...
Danielle HarrisAUGUSTA, Ga. – Warmer days are here, encouraging outdoor activities such as swimming, walking, gardening, or even just being outside to soak up the sunshine. But exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet rays is the leading cause of skin cancer, says Dr...
In April, the Hull College of Business Augusta Leading Economic Index (LEI) returned to positive growth after last month’s blip. The LEI increased 0.8% from March. The index has increased 6.1% from April 2014. I have been calculating the...
In an apparent effort to help themselves, inflamed kidney cells produce one of the same inflammation-suppressing enzymes fetuses use to survive, researchers report. Inflammation is a major culprit in most kidney disease – from rare conditions, such...
AUGUSTA, Ga.- David Barron has been named Associate Vice President for Enrollment Services, and Dale Hartenburg has been named Assistant Vice President for Student Services in the Division of Enrollment and Student Services at Georgia Regents...
When Sabrina Dowds was told she’d be taking a tour of the Health Sciences building, she never imagined she’d be doing so from the confines of a wheelchair. Alongside eight of her classmates, she lowered herself into a worn, hospital-grade chair and...
GRU Augusta women’s golf head coach Kory Henkes has accepted the head coaching job at the University of Mississippi and will begin her coaching duties at Ole Miss for the 2015-16 season. “I am so thankful for my time at Georgia Regents...