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Public Health Day students on the stairs.

AU receives grants to help prevent overdoses throughout Augusta

February 10, 2026Avatar photoStacey Eidson

“As Georgia’s only public academic health center, AU has a responsibility to educate citizens about opioid misuse and critical interventions," says President Russell T. Keen.

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Families leave lasting contribution to medical science with body donations

February 4, 2026man smilingMiguelangelo Hernandez

Augusta University receives between 70 to 80 body donations every year and provides support for educational activities and interdisciplinary research throughout its colleges.

A male scientist stands in a lab surrounded by computers and other lab equipment.

Revolutionary genome mapping tech targets childhood brain cancers

January 28, 2026Tim Rausch

"We will be able to make a more specific diagnosis, better classify the cancer, give a better prognosis and enable better therapy choices," says Ravindra Kolhe, MD, PhD.

A group of four male neuroscientists stand in front of a backdrop with a picture of an animated brain on it and look at the camera.

MCG starts human trials on deep brain stimulation for Alzheimer’s patients

January 21, 2026Avatar photoHannah Litteer

“We want the patients to have the same clinical dementia ratings or better two years from now,” says David T. Blake, PhD.

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Stephen Shiver, MD, named chair of MCG’s Department of Emergency Medicine

January 8, 2026Tim Rausch

“Since he stepped in as chair, patient experience scores in the Emergency Department have dramatically improved," says David C. Hess, MD.

Two college students, one man and one woman, give each other a fist bump while sitting in a large auditorium. It is filled with faculty, staff and students from a university celebrating the start of a new academic year.

‘Moving forward with purpose’: Augusta University 2025 Year-in-Review

December 23, 2025Avatar photoStaff

As we take some time to celebrate with friends and colleagues and prepare for an exciting new year, below are some of our most notable stories of 2025.

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