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StaffThe following email was distributed to Augusta University staff on Monday, Dec. 12, 2016: Augusta University recently conducted two assessments of our susceptibility to phishing. The fake message in the image below was sent to faculty, staff and...
Eric JohnsonIf Black Friday and Cyber Monday are all about the deals, #GivingTuesday is all about making a difference. A global day dedicated to celebrating generosity and giving, #GivingTuesday is a chance to give back to the schools, communities and charities...
Kelly JasperResearchers are beginning to find puzzling new links between obesity, memory loss and dementia, according to a new article in The Guardian that included research by Dr. Alexis M. Stranahan, neuroscientist in the Department of Neuroscience and...
Dr. Martha Ginn, associate professor of political science, was recently awarded the Georgia Political Science Association’s Georgia Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award. The award is given to a professor who demonstrates a clear dedication to...
Nick GarrettWhat’s in a name? For Dr. Mark Patishnock, director of the newly renamed Student Counseling and Psychological Services (formerly the Counseling Center), the answer comes in three parts. The first is a new emphasis on diagnosis and treatment. Having...
Haley HughesA portion of Taylor Street on Augusta University’s Summerville Campus will be detoured temporarily for storm drain repairs beginning Monday, Nov. 28. Taylor Street will be blocked to through traffic from in front of the Central Energy Plant (CE)...
Denise ParrishGeorgia War Veterans Nursing Home held its annual Veterans Day service Nov. 11 to recognize the men and women who have served this great nation. Col. Robert L. Holmes, an alumnus of The Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University who is now with...
Dr. Jana Sandarg, professor of Spanish at Augusta University, and Angie Mallar, developmental education manager at Helms College, have a special favor to ask this holiday season. They’d like you to consider donating to the Los Amigos Hispanos Annual...
The second annual Walk 2 Remember, a 24-hour walk-a-thon to recognize the sacrifice and dedication of our veterans, will kick off at 11 a.m. on Nov. 10 behind the Maxwell Theatre on the Summerville Campus and end 24 hours later with an awareness...
Dr. Trinanjan Datta, associate professor of Physics, has been named a USG Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Fellow for 2016-2017. The purpose of the SoTL fellowship program is to foster a community of learners throughout the University...
Dr. Theja De Silva, assistant professor of Physics, has been selected as a Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) Scholar for 2016-2018. The purpose of the KITP Scholars program is to support physicists who are conducting theoretical...
Dr. Rhonda Armstrong has been appointed Chair of the Department of English and Foreign Languages in the Katherine Reese Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. Armstrong, who served as interim department chair since 2015, has been...
Brennan MeagherDr. Lance Hunter, assistant professor of political science, explains how fatal terrorist attacks can affect elections and voter turnout.
After spending his early life in Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas; his high school days in Atlanta and his undergraduate years at Wake Forest, Curt LaFrance chose to get his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia, a choice that allowed him...
A tragedy brought Augusta University professor Dr. Melanie O’Meara together with her husband, Augusta University alumnus Lucas O’Meara, but it took Augusta University to give them a future. Read about their romance in “After the...
The Office of Faculty Development and Teaching Excellence is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2016 Augusta University Teaching Excellence Awards. These new annual awards were instituted at the recommendation of the Office of Faculty...
Danielle HarrisThe 2016 IGIVE fundraiser for Augusta University exceeded its $1 million goal for the second consecutive year. With the help of alumni, faculty, staff, donors, and community partners, the campaign raised $1,033,490 according to an announcement made...
Christen EngelDr. Samir N. Khleif will step down as director of the Georgia Cancer Center. “I am grateful to Dr. Khleif for his leadership and wish him much future success,” said President Brooks A. Keel. “We have a talented group of clinical and research faculty...
The 2016 IGIVE fundraising campaign for Augusta University culminates Friday, Oct. 14, with the Augusta U Brew-N-Que event kicking off at 5:30 p.m. in the D. Douglas Barnard Jr. Amphitheatre on the Summerville Campus. This annual affair includes a...
A 2016 recipient of the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce’s “Top 10 in 10 Young Professionals to Watch” award has received another prestigious honor. Carlton Deese, Associate Director and Nursing Home Administrator at Georgia War Veterans Nursing...