Augusta University
Danielle HarrisAugusta University’s Health Sciences Campus is becoming a residential college campus with the opening of its new student housing facilities, Oak Hall and Elm Hall. Known as Jaguar Park collectively, Oak and Elm Halls combined offer more than 700...
Haley HughesAugusta University President Dr. Brooks Keel and other distinguished guests will cut the ribbon on Oak and Elm Halls, the university’s two new residence halls, on Wednesday, Aug. 24. All faculty, staff and students are invited to the ceremony, which...
Denise ParrishKirkland quads benefited from specialized pediatric care at CHOG, the local CMN Hospital When Julianne Kirkland, began having contractions at just 23 weeks of carrying quadruplets, one of her physicians suggested she consider reducing the pregnancy...
Toni BakerFollowing major trauma like a car crash, debris from the powerhouses of damaged cells appear to make their way to an immune system outpost in the kidneys, setting in motion events that can permanently damage or destroy the organs. The interesting...
A small piece of Minnesota history will be on display beginning Wednesday at the Mary S. Byrd Gallery of Art at Augusta University – “A Story in Pictures: Studies for the St. Paul Union Depot Murals,” a highly acclaimed exhibit by Atlanta-based...
Kelly JasperThe Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology has named Dr. Kevin Dellsperger, vice president and chief medical officer at AU Health System, as a Senior Examiner of the Board of Examiners for the 2016 Malcolm Baldrige...
Too much of a short gene that normally has the tall order of helping the eye continuously clear fluid and regulate intraocular pressure appears instead to have the opposite effect and contribute to the most common form of glaucoma. Scientists have...
The state of Georgia’s public medical school is strong, reports the 26th dean of the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University. The medical school has a recent clean bill of health from the accrediting body for the nation’s medical schools, a...
Jennifer Hilliard ScottA Medical College of Georgia alumnus and Athens, Georgia, urologist and a retired vascular surgeon and longtime medical educator were honored Friday, by Dr. Peter F. Buckley, dean of the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University. Dr. Mark F...
Brooks A. Keel, president of Augusta University It has been a true honor to work under the leadership of University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank M. Huckaby. He is a principled leader and strong advocate for higher education in Georgia. I am...
Augusta University’s Master of Public Administration program was recently reaccredited by the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration – a hallmark of excellence in public service education that is earned by only 63 percent...
Scientists have engineered a sort of biological barbell that can get inside cancer cells and do damage to two proteins that work independently and together to enable cancer’s survival and spread. Their therapeutic strategy includes a molecule on...
Arthur Takahashi‘The Extra Mile’ documentary on alumnus Pardon Ndhlovu’s road to Rio 2016 premieres Aug. 4 AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Augusta community is invited to meet Olympian and Augusta University alumnus Pardon Ndhlovu at the premiere of “The Extra Mile,” a...
Living on campus can be an adjustment, especially for freshmen moving away from home for the first time and their parents. Dr. Mark Allen Poisel, Vice President for Enrollment and Student Affairs at Augusta University and a change management expert...
The best-selling lipid in the world, often prominently featured on skin cream and shampoo labels, appears to also hold promise for Alzheimer’s treatment, scientists say. A long version of waxy, fat-like ceramide appears critical to helping brain...
Augusta University students volunteer at annual health fair AUGUSTA, Ga. – With a higher mortality rate than most other industrial jobs, farming is one of the most dangerous jobs in the United States. But access to preventive screenings may reduce...
U.S. Army veteran and Augusta University graduate student Cody Ward has been named a 2016 Tillman Military Scholar. In addition to Ward being one of 60 selected from over 2,000 applicants, he is the second recipient for Augusta University to receive...
Producing more small fat cells and “beige” fat may reduce cardiovascular risk A high-fat diet makes your fat cells larger, inflamed and dysfunctional, putting you at increased risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Now, scientists want to...
Augusta University’s health system has completed the rigorous standards defined by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers in order to retain level 4 status – the highest accreditation possible – for its comprehensive adult and pediatric...
Pulmonary hypertension is a highly lethal disease that transforms the thin, flexible vasculature of the lungs into thick, dysfunctional blood vessels that can kill. Scientists believe that a protein highly expressed in the deadly disease is a major...