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Danielle HarrisStudents and alumni of Augusta University will show off their Jaguar spirit during the institution’s annual homecoming week, Feb. 13-18. The week-long celebration includes several on-and off-campus activities such as dining out in Downtown Augusta...
Meal kit delivery services are becoming increasingly popular as it offers the convenience of having groceries delivered to your home. However, with so many meal delivery providers on the market, Nicole Moore, a registered dietitian with the Augusta...
Toni BakerReceptors on the surface of our cells enable a wide variety of functions from our sense of smell to memory. Now scientists are learning more about the constant export of these receptors from inside the cell where they are made, to the cell surface...
In honor of our country’s African-American heritage, Augusta University will host various events throughout Black History Month. This year’s theme, The Crisis in Black Education, speaks of the role of education in the history of African Americans...
Denise ParrishThe next meeting of the AU Medical Center Board will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, at the Children’s Hospital of Georgia, first floor, conference room BT-1810. The next AU Health System Board Meeting will be held from 1 to 3 p.m...
Mutations in a gene that should enable memories and a sense of direction instead can result in imprecise communication between neurons that contributes to symptoms of schizophrenia, scientists report. They found that dramatically reducing the amount...
Jennifer Hilliard ScottA signature event recognizing the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University’s first black students and a keynote address from a former U.S. surgeon general will commence a yearlong celebration of the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of...
WARM SPRINGS, Ga. (Jan. 17, 2017) – Roosevelt Warm Springs Rehabilitation and Specialty Hospitals held a ribbon-cutting and open house today at its newly renovated Long-Term Acute Care Hospital, marking the completion of the first phase of $25.8...
Arthur TakahashiRegistration opens for Health Tech Startup Expo, co-sponsored by Augusta University, the Technology Association of Georgia and theClubhou.se AUGUSTA, Ga. – People with big ideas in health technology who want to start their own business can learn the...
Cell powerhouses are typically long and lean, but with brain injury such as stroke or trauma, they can quickly become bloated and dysfunctional, say scientists who documented the phenomena in real time for the first time in a living brain. The...
Christen EngelAUGUSTA, Ga. – Augusta University President Brooks A. Keel has been named to Georgia Trend’s list of “100 Most Influential Georgians.” Included in this month’s issue of the magazine, the 2017 list includes individuals from Georgia’s government...
Kelly JasperAugusta, Ga. (Jan. 5, 2017) – AU Medical Center is one of just 19 hospitals in the United States – and the only medical center in Georgia – to be selected for a pilot program that aims to improve kidney transplantation nationwide. As part of the...
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 3, 2017) – The Augusta University Rural Hospital Task Force, convened in 2016 by President Brooks A. Keel in response to the closure of more than eight of Georgia’s rural hospitals since 2001, half within the past three years –...
A more powerful version of an anti-inflammatory molecule already circulating in our blood may help protect our vision in the face of diabetes. Diabetic retinopathy resulting from high circulating levels of glucose is the leading cause of blindness...
An exhibition featuring the work of Amy Pleasant will include a mural painted by the artist on the walls of the Mary S. Byrd Gallery of Art at Augusta University. The artist will be in-residence Jan. 9-13 to create the mural, which will be on...
Beverly Bella, a business operations leader with 15 years’ experience at Augusta University, has been named associate dean for finance and administration for the Medical College of Georgia. In her new position, Bella serves as chief financial...
Scientists are using “gene scissors” to cut off the code of a defective gene that results in progressively weaker muscles and death in Duchenne muscular dystrophy and replace it with a synthetic code they hope will one day restore healthy life to...
Augusta University appeared in national headlines hundreds of times over 2016. Here are just a few of our top mentions for the year. 1. How Meditation Can Help Active-Duty Soldiers Huffington Post (Jan. 13) A small study from researchers with the...
Dr. David Hess has been named interim dean for Augusta University’s Medical College of Georgia and executive vice president of Medical Affairs and Integration. Both appointments are effective Jan. 17, upon the departure of Dr. Peter F. Buckley, who...
Applications are being accepted for two pipeline programs designed to help high school and college students find their way to health professions education. The annual Igniting the Dream of Medicine Conference, sponsored by the Medical College of...