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Kelly JasperDr. Leroy Hood, a renowned systems biologist who helped pioneer the human genome program with the development of the automated DNA sequencer, is the keynote speaker for Georgia Regents University’s 31st annual Graduate Research Day. Hood’s...
Toni BakerBrain levels of the lipid ceramide are high in Alzheimer’s disease, and now scientists have found increased levels of an antibody to the lipid in their disease model. While some members of this lipid family are a plus in skin cream, inside the...
StaffThe Center for Undergraduate Research & Scholarship (CURS) will offer a six-week Summer Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Program sponsored by the Provost, Vice President for Academic and Faculty Affairs, and the Senior Vice President...
Older, single white males with advanced bladder cancer have the highest suicide risk among those with other cancers of the male genitals and urinary system, researchers report. Genitourinary cancers – prostate, bladder, kidney, testis, and penile...
Danielle HarrisCelebrating student success is the theme of the 16th Annual Student Research and Fine Arts Conference being held at Georgia Regents University on Wednesday, March 18. The conference, sponsored by GRU’s chapter of the National Honor Society of Phi...
Jennifer Hilliard ScottTeen girls who live in rural areas are more likely than their male counterparts to have undiagnosed asthma, and they often are at a higher risk of depression, according to researchers at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University...
Educators from across the state of Georgia will converge upon the Georgia Regents University Summerville campus for the 17th annual Impacting Student Learning Conference on Saturday, March 21. The conference will offer teachers practical strategies...
Nicotine’s primary metabolite supports learning and memory by amplifying the action of a primary chemical messenger involved in both, researchers report. “This is the first hint of what the mechanism of the metabolite cotinine might be,” said Dr...
In December, the Hull College of Business Augusta Leading Economic Index (LEI) increased 1.1 percent from November. The index has increased 5.4 percent from December 2013. This represents ten consecutive months of growth. Housing permits increased...
Higher levels of a “danger” molecule may be one reason males tend to become hypertensive earlier and more severely than females, scientists say. They aren’t referencing a propensity to eat fried foods or drive fast cars, rather higher levels of the...
To maximize stroke recovery, researchers may want to focus more on ways to support the side of the brain where the injury didn’t occur, scientists report. “Most studies focus on the stroke area and ways to limit damage in that area,” said Dr. Adviye...
Denise ParrishNBC TV station WMGT 41in Macon aired a special report on this clinical trial that began in December at GRU. The reporter interviewed Drs. Yong Park and Michael Diamond, as well as Valerie Weaver of Augusta, the mother of Preston – the first...
The Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology at Georgia Regents University cordially invites you to attend a seminar, presented by Stephanie A. Norman, DVM, MS, PhD., with Marine-Med: Marine Research, Epidemiology, and Veterinary Medicine...
The Augusta Chronicle and WRDW-TV News 12 spoke briefly to Valerie Weaver about her son Preston, the first child in Georgia participating in the clinical trial of cannibinoid oil for the treatment of intractable seizures, during his first follow-up...
Sharron WallsThe College of Allied Health Sciences’ Dean’s Research Seminar Series is pleased to present Dr. William Stead, Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and Chief Strategy Officer at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Thursday, Feb...
The James M. Hull College of Business will host an Economic Forecast breakfast on Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 7:30 a.m. in the Jaguar Student Activities Center Ballroom on the Summerville Campus. Simon Medcalfe, Associate Professor of Finance, will be...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Dr. Christopher W. Cutler has been named Associate Dean for Research at the Georgia Regents University College of Dental Medicine. Cutler has served as Interim Associate Dean for Research since July 2013 and Chairman of the Department...
In November, Georgia Regents University’s Hull College of Business’ Augusta Leading Economic Index (LEI) increased 1.0% from October.The index has increased 4.7%% from November 2013. This represents nine consecutive months of growth...
A new Clinical Research Unit opened Wednesday at the Children’s Hospital of Georgia, providing a new site for pediatric research, including community studies and clinical trials. Faculty and staff toured the new facility on the fifth floor of...