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Denise ParrishIsabelle Green earned gold at the world karate championships in June. Despite a daily fight with arthrogryposis, a chronic joint condition that limits much of her movements, this tough 10-year-old battled it out in LittleRock, Arkansas, to earn four...
Chris CurryThe Pediatric Immunotherapy Program at the Georgia Cancer Center and Children’s Hospital of Georgia is looking to expand and has received two donations to help cover part of the cost of that growth. Dr. Ted Johnson spent time talking with Tom...
Danielle HarrisDr. Jedidiah Ballard, an assistant professor of Emergency Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia, served as the commencement speaker for his hometown alma mater Columbia Falls High School. In his presentation, Ballard shared stories of how he...
Kelly JasperDr. Richard Franza, dean of Augusta University’s James M. Hull College of Business, writes about the cybersecurity, workforce and economic impact of the new Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center.
Marketing Professor Marsha Loda views on the impact the new GreenJackets stadium will have on the area’s hospitality industry were featured in The Augusta Chronicle. The Augusta Chronicle: New ballpark likely to be a winner, professor says...
Arthur TakahashiIn a recent story published by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Dr. William Hatcher, director of the Augusta University Master of Public Administration program, discussed the growing cyber industry in Augusta. Hatcher is one of the researchers...
Dr. Rick Franza, dean of the Hull College of Business, was featured on WJBF’s The Means Report sharing soft and hard skills he finds important for students in the business world, as well as the connection between the university and the city’s...
June is the most popular month for weddings, according to Almanac, and before couples head down the aisle, Augusta University Economics Professor Mark Thompson is dishing out advice to help newlyweds endure the “for richer or poorer” times of life...
Julie Cole, a bladder cancer patient being treated at the Georgia Cancer Center, was willing to take a risk when her life depended on it. Cole, along with Dr. Jigarkumar Parikh, decided to add a second immunotherapy drug and radiation to try and...
Dr. David C. Hess, the new dean of the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University talked with a writer for Metro Atlanta CEO recently about his first 100 days. Hess shared his excitement about leading Georgia’s only public medical school and...
Students from Greenbrier and Evans high schools recently took part in the first Georgia Future Educators Signing Day, an initiative through the partnership of the Department of Education and Augusta University to encourage students into the...
In light of Georgia’s staggering maternal mortality rates, Augusta University is working hard to provide life-saving care to pregnant women and new moms across the state. WFXG highlighted the efforts of the university’s health care...
Never burn bridges. That’s the advice AU Medical Center Chief Executive Officer Lee Ann Liska shares in the Person You Should Know (P.Y.S.K.) feature in the June issue of Columbia County Magazine. If you want to make fast friends with her, you...
The week of May 14-20 was National Women’s Health Week and a pair of TV stations spent time in a store inside the Georgia Cancer Center learning how the store helps women feel like good about themselves when they’re going through cancer treatment...
Dr. Yan Cui, a cancer immunologist at the Georgia Cancer Center, says her research shows a way to use a specific protein in the body to help trigger the immune system to destroy small tumors and even nearby cancers. Dr. Cui talked with Tom Corwin...
The Fidget Spinner, or Fidget Cube, is a popular gadget for kids being used for entertainment and therapy. Pediatric Psychiatrist Dale Peeples spoke with WRDW on how the spinner could benefit children with ADHD or Autism. WRDW: Fidget Spinner: A...
In case you missed it, three AU Health nurses were featured in a WJBF News Channel 6 story about National Nurses Week that included an interesting familial twist for Mother’s Day. Debra Marranci, an assistant nurse manager in surgery recovery...
When a child is diagnosed with cancer, it can be a parent’s worst nightmare. Though cancer in children is rare, with just below 10,500 children under age 15 diagnosed in 2016, according to the American Cancer Society, it still one of the most...
A young woman became a first-time mom on Mother’s Day 2017. Candace Cordell gave birth to Brodie Alexander at 12:02 a.m., just after midnight on May 14th at Augusta University Medical Center. Cordell said she was originally due after Mother’s...
Retired Army veteran and College of Education graduate Jeremiah Butler overcame many challenges on his road to commencement, and WFXG shared the details of his academic journey in the news story below. WFXG: Navy Veteran’s journey to...