Augusta University
Taylor LambAUGUSTA, Ga. – Georgia Regents University had 102 student-athletes earn a spot on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for their excellence in academics during the Spring 2015 semester. “Our student-athletes continue to excel at a high level...
Toni BakerA star-shaped brain cell called an astrocyte appears to help keep blood pressure and blood flow inside the brain on a healthy, even keel, scientists report. Like a health-care worker keeping tabs on a patient’s blood pressure, the finger-like...
Danielle HarrisTyler Cook and Sawyer Branham, vocal performance majors at Georgia Regents University, have been selected to compete in the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) National Student Auditions. This event will be held July 7 at the...
Kelly JasperAUGUSTA, Ga. – Hand sanitizers are more popular than ever – and so are myths about the products. “We get a lot of questions about hand sanitizers and their uses. Are they safe? Are they effective?” said Dr. Stephen Hsu, a Georgia Regents University...
AUGUSTA, Ga- School is out for the summer, and many kids are already trying to figure out what to do with their free time. Though lounging around in front of the TV or computer seems to be a common pastime, recent studies show inactive kids...
Denise ParrishAUGUSTA, Ga. – More than 500 children have died since 1998 after being left or becoming trapped in a motor vehicle. “Heat is more dangerous to kids than adults,” said Rene Hopkins, a nurse educator and coordinator for Safe Kids Greater Augusta, led...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Cathleen Caldwell has been named Associate Vice President of Marketing, and Christen Carter has been named Associate Vice President of Communications in the Division of Communications and Marketing at Georgia Regents University. “In...
AUGUSTA, Ga.- John Sutherland, Chair of the Department of Physics at East Carolina University, has been named the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies for Georgia Regents University’s College of Science and Mathematics effective July 1...
Dr. Bennett S. Greenspan, Professor in the Department of Radiology and Imaging at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University, has been elected Vice President-Elect of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. Greenspan...
Area Kroger stores raise money for Children’s Hospital of Georgia Campaign will provide funds for NICU expansion AUGUSTA, Ga. – Today through June 9, local Kroger stores will be asking customers to Put Their Money Where The Miracles Are and purchase...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Drugs, drinking, distraction, and drowsiness are leading factors in motor vehicle crashes. These risky behaviors result in thousands of deaths and hundreds of thousands of injuries each year, according to the American Trauma Society...
StaffAUGUSTA, Ga. – If you are a fan of Fruit Ninja or Super Mario, the latest app developed by Georgia Regents University and local fifth-graders is a must-have. Battle Bacteria is educational, fun, and free to download. The main goal of the game is to...
Body builders have it right: vitamin E does help build strong muscles, and scientists appear to have figured out one important way it does it. Vitamin E has long known as a powerful antioxidant, and now scientists have shown that without it, the...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Former U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Georgia Regents Health System. Appointed by Gov. Nathan Deal, Gingrey represented Georgia’s 11th Congressional District from 2003 to 2015, founding the...
Dr. Walter J. Moore, Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education and VA Affairs at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University, is the new Governor of the Georgia Chapter of the American College of Physicians, the national...
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Jennifer Lopez is joining Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals as an official spokesperson to encourage supporters to “Put Your Money Where the Miracles Are.” The actress and singer is the latest celebrity to join CMN’s efforts to...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – More than 60,000 Americans will be diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease this year, joining the nearly 1.5 million people – including actor Michael J. Fox – already living with PD. Learn more about this neurological illness when the...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – More than a dozen Georgia Regents University and Health System nurses were recognized at the 2015 Spirit of Nursing Showcase hosted May 2 by the CSRA Chapter of the Georgia Nurses Association. The annual Showcase and awards banquet is...
AUGUSTA, Ga.- Selfless, optimistic, and nurturing are a few of the sentiments used to describe Physician Assistant Program graduate Jenny Dickson, this year’s winner of the John F. Beard Award for Compassionate Care at Georgia Regents University...
The gene and hormone soup that enables women to breastfeed their newborns also can be a recipe for breast cancer, particularly when the first pregnancy is after age 30. Researchers have now found that the gene DNMT1 is essential to maintaining...