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Arthur TakahashiAUGUSTA, Ga. – Students from local middle schools will engage in world politics as they attend the second annual middle school Model United Nations Conference on Wednesday, March 16, at Augusta University. “We want to expose young Americans to the...
Kelly JasperAUGUSTA, Ga. – Renowned neuroscientist Dr. Dora Angelaki is the keynote speaker for Augusta University’s 32nd Graduate Research Day, an annual event to showcase the research accomplishments of students and postdoctoral fellows throughout The...
Toni BakerAUGUSTA, Ga. – Fatness is clearly linked to cardiovascular disease, but scientists want to find why the unhealthy pair tend to go hand-in-hand and how to break up their relationship. “The obesity epidemic means many people have high levels of the...
Jennifer Hilliard ScottAUGUSTA, Ga. – Fourth-year Medical College of Georgia students in Augusta and at the Augusta University/UGA Medical Partnership in Athens will participate in Match Day 2016 at noon on Friday, March 18. Match Day for the Augusta campus will be held...
Danielle HarrisAUGUSTA, Ga.—Susan Barcus, senior vice president for advancement and chief development officer at Augusta University, has announced her resignation, effective March 31. She has served as the chief fundraiser for both the university and the health...
Denise ParrishAUGUSTA, Ga. – You can help mend tiny hearts at Children’s Hospital of Georgia by eating pancakes at IHOP on Tuesday. IHOP restaurants will serve free short stacks of their famous buttermilk pancakes in recognition of National Pancake Day on...
Augusta, Ga. — Students from Episcopal Day School spent the morning of Wednesday, March 2, touring the Cancer Center at Augusta University. Approximately 40 8th grade students visited clinical and research facilities and met with physicians...
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Suzanne Tatum, former assistant vice president for external affairs and chief protocol officer at Georgia Southern University, has been named Augusta University’s assistant vice president of protocol and special events. Created as part...
Haley HughesAUGUSTA, Ga. – The Forest Hills Campus is the hub of Augusta University’s athletics programs, and with the addition of a new building as proposed in the Campus Master Plan, more space will be available for academic and sport expansion. The plan...
StaffDr. Jonathan Murrow named campus associate dean for research Athens, GA – Dr. Michelle “Shelley” Nuss, an administrator at the Augusta University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership who has played a key role in expanding residency options in...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – A low-salt diet does not necessarily translate to stronger bones in postmenopausal women, physician-scientists report. “When we started the study, we thought we were going to be telling everyone again that a low-salt diet is good for...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – A recent study of a handful of patients supports mounting evidence that targeted suppression of inflammation packaged with standard therapy can improve the cognitive ability of patients with schizophrenia, physician-scientists report...
AUGUSTA, Ga. — University of Georgia wide receiver and children’s book author Malcolm Mitchell will be the opening speaker for Augusta University’s 18th Annual Impacting Student Learning (ISL) Conference. This one-day event will be held Saturday...
AUGUSTA, Ga. — National Football League icon Archie Manning will be the featured speaker for Augusta University’s Alumni Weekend Signature Event. The program will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, April 30, in the Maxwell Theatre on the university’s...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Construction has begun on a $62.5 million expansion project at the Augusta University Cancer Center, marking a significant step forward in the Campus Master Plan, which calls for expanding the university’s research footprint. The...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – There’s no doubt estrogen plays a big role in the differences between males and females, and now researchers want to know if it also helps explain emerging sex differences in what makes younger, obese men and women hypertensive. “That...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Campus Master Plan’s proposed relocation of Augusta University’s College of Science and Mathematics from the Summerville Campus to the Health Sciences Campus is a critical component of the growth plan for that college and...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Researchers have new insight into the complex interchange that can raise blood levels of unhealthy lipids, or fat, in type 1 diabetes, and early evidence that a drug under study to block cancer cell growth can restore healthier levels...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Augusta University’s health system has earned three patient care quality and safety awards from the Partnership for Health and Accountability, an affiliate of the Georgia Hospital Association. The health system earned awards for...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Augusta University projects an increase in its undergraduate and graduate student populations over the next 10 years, and with that comes a greater demand for space for students to live, eat and play. To meet that demand, the Campus...