Category - Community

Materials Seminar Series to start Friday

Over 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...

GRU Explains: West Nile virus infections

As 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...

CSRA College Night 2015

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...

Sign-up ending soon for Day of Service 2015

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...

IGRU: Community Giving

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...

2015-16 GRU Basketball season tickets now on sale!

Georgia 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...

Bleed for your Team: Wednesday Blood Update!

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...

Photo Gallery: Disaster Preparedness Drill

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...

GReport Summer Vaycay Contest winner

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...

Lyceum Series begins Sept. 22

The 2015-16 GRU Lyceum Series brings artistry, creativity and a whole lot of history to the Maxwell Theatre, with four shows that are guaranteed to please. First up, on Sept. 22, is Step Afrika!, a nationally known step company that traces the...

Karin Gillespie writes and writes… and writes

Karin Gillespie has quite a few writing achievements to her name. For one thing, she writes a popular book column, “By the Book,” for the Augusta Chronicle. If that wasn’t enough local exposure, she’s also a humor columnist for Augusta Magazine. She...

Faculty exhibition delights

Art lovers from GRU and throughout the community, including President Brooks Keel, packed the Mary S. Byrd Gallery of Art on the Summerville Campus last Thursday to experience the color and creativity of the annual Art Faculty Exhibition. The...

Wish you were here: Business in Cuba

For most Americans, Cuba probably seems an unlikely vacation spot. The largest of the Caribbean islands, the scenic little nation sits less than a hundred miles from the coast of Florida, little more than a 45-minute flight from Miami...