Augusta University
Denise ParrishThe Compensation Committees for the boards of AU Medical Center and AU Health System will have a joint meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11 in conference room FG-2201 in the Human Resources office building at 1515 Pope Ave. For more information, call...
Toni BakerPrescription sleep aids appear to carry a rare risk of suicide, most typically when they cause the unexpected response of stimulating rather than quietening patients, researchers say. “These medications can have a rare paradoxical effect like...
Danielle HarrisFinding the time for a mammogram can be challenging for busy women. However, a weekend mammogram might be your answer. October is national Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Breast Health Center at Augusta University is offering patients a chance...
Kelly JasperEvents at Augusta University this October will mourn those lost to domestic violence, celebrate those who have survived, and unite those working to end the abuse in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. “This is an opportunity to hear the...
Dr. Peter F. Buckley, dean of the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, has been appointed chairman of the 10-member Board of Directors of the WCG Foundation. The WCG Foundation is a public charity that raises and distributes funds to...
Few students have the opportunity to read an author’s newest release and then speak to the writer about the work. At Augusta University, it’s an annual opportunity provided by the Department of English & Foreign Languages in the Pamplin College...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Just who is the “ultimate guy” for 2016? Well, it could be Dr. Jedidiah Ballard, according to Men’s Health magazine. Ballard, an an assistant professor of emergency medicine for the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, is...
Arthur TakahashiRegistration opens for summit co-hosted by Augusta University and The Georgia Chamber AUGUSTA, Ga. (Sept. 21, 2016) – CIA Director John Brennan and NSA Deputy Director Richard Ledgett will be among other top authorities in cybersecurity at Cyber...
With age, the chromosomes of our cardiac stem cells compress as they move into a state of safe, semiretirement. The typically long, coiled strand of DNA inside each youthful stem cell gets shorter and dense as we age, literally leaving less room for...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – About 62 children enter a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital for treatment every minute. You can help provide vital care to these young patients by making a donation to the Children’s Hospital of Georgia through your local Walmart or...
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Sept. 16, 2016) – Augusta University introduced students, faculty and community members to its new Cyber Institute facility on Friday. Located on the first floor of University Hall on the Summerville Campus, the almost 9,000-square...
Dr. Ted Johnson receives rare second grant from Hyundai AUGUSTA, Ga. — Dr. Ted Johnson, a researcher and physicians at the Georgia Cancer Center, will accept a $250,000 Hyundai Hope Grant from Hyundai Hope on Wheels (HHOW) and Augusta-area...
September is Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month The Honorable Hardie Davis Jr., Mayor of Augusta, will present a proclamation for Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, in the lobby of the Children’s Hospital of Georgia...
One way chronic stress appears to cause depression is by increasing levels of a protein in the brain that decreases the availability of an important chemical that regulates our mood, scientists report. They have found elevated levels of...
Dr. Stuart A. Thompson, microbiologist and professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, was recently appointed to two review boards of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research...
For the third time, Augusta University has received a prestigious national award recognizing its commitment to diversity and inclusion from the oldest higher education, diversity-focused publication. Augusta University, one of five Georgia...
Scientists are trying to turn up the heat-burning ability of brown fat with the long-term goal of combatting obesity. Babies and hibernating bears have brown fat to help stay warm and some adults also are lucky enough to have this fat that helps...
Millie HuffProduct created by researchers at The Dental College of Georgia shows promise in fighting virulent bugs AUGUSTA, Ga. (Sept. 7, 2016) – A green tea hand sanitizer created by an Augusta University researcher is proving to be highly effective in...
Students, faculty and community members will have a chance to learn the latest on cybersecurity from experts in the field during BSidesAugusta 2016, a cyber conference hosted by Augusta University on Sept. 10. In its fourth year, the conference...
Jennifer Hilliard ScottDr. Zheng Dong, a cell biologist and Regents’ Professor in Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, has been named the first Leon Henri Charbonnier Endowed Chair in Cellular Biology and...