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UGA researcher wins stimulus funding for stem cell research that may lead to new therapies
Stephen Dalton, University of Georgia professor and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar of Molecular Biology, has received a $600,000 federal stimulus grant to accelerate research into a type of stem cell that can turn into virtually any cell type.
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Noted researcher to speak at UGA on Nov. 6
James Ihle of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., will present the second annual Marquee Alumnus seminar in room C127 of the Davison Life Sciences Complex on the University of Georgia campus at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6. The title of the lecture is "Cotton to Cytokines: It’s All About Exploring Biology" and is open free to the public.
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UGA to dedicate new Redcoat Marching Band field
The University of Georgia Redcoat Marching Band will dedicate its new practice field at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 5 at the intramural fields off College Station Road. The event will feature a performance of the band’s halftime show, refreshments and remarks by UGA President Michael F. Adams; Dale Monson, director of the Hugh Hodgson School of Music; and band members Katie Rogers and Christina Swoope.
Classics
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Mathematics
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Comparative Literature
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