News from the Chronicles - April 2014


Computer Health and Security Fair

Computer viruses and malware are no joke - today or any other day. Viruses routinely result in billions of dollars of lost productivity and lost network operation time. Today and tomorrow, our own Office of Information Technology, partnering with EITS, will offer free laptop security check ups for the university community: Two departments at the University of Georgia will host the spring Computer Health and Security Fair April 1-2, from 10 a.m.…


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African American Choral Ensemble: 25 Years

A special concert upcoming: The University of Georgia African American Choral Ensemble will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a reunion concert April 12 at 7 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. The performance is free and open to the public.   "There is a lot to celebrate at this concert," said Gregory Broughton, the ensemble's director and associate professor of music in the Hugh Hodgson School of Music. "Some outstanding leaders and musicians…

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Spring Awakening

University Theatre winds up its season with the Broadway musical "Spring Awakening': [T]he sexually charged rock musical "Spring Awakening," composed by Duncan Sheik with book and lyrics by Steven Sater, on April 10-12 and 15-18 at 8 p.m. with matinees April 13 and 19 at 2:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Theatre. The production is directed by Richard Garner, co-founder and artistic director of Georgia Shakespeare. A recent hit on Broadway, "Spring…


Thinc. at UGA

Entrepreneurship doesn't always mean starting a for-profit business. Some of the world's most successful entrepreneurs got their start because they wanted to help people in their community. A full schedule of events, speakers and related activities is available at thinc.uga.edu. The Franklin College is fully enaged with the Thinc. initiative, with our students, faculty, staff alumni involved at every level. Make plans to attend these events…


2014 Lafayette Debates

Our students continue to succeed at the highest levels of debate in the United States, and distinguish themselves internationally: Two University of Georgia students will attend the 2014 Lafayette Debates hosted by George Washington University and the French government April 11-13 in Washington, D.C. Eilidh Geddes, a junior majoring in economics and math from Dunwoody, and Amy Feinberg, a junior studying public relations and international…


State of Black America 2014

The National Urban League has published the 38th edition of The State of Black America, a book with essays by some of our nation's leading thinkers, including our own J. Marshall Shepherd: the State of Black America®– One Nation Underemployed: Jobs Rebuild America – underscores a reality the National Urban League knows all too well – that the major impediments to equality, empowerment and mobility are jobs, access to a living wage and wealth…


Robinson receives SEC Faculty Achievement Award

The accolades continue to roll in for Foundation Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Gregory H. Robinson. One of our most outstanding faculty members, Robinson has been named the University of Georgia's 2014 recipient of the Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Award. The award, which is administered by SEC provosts, recognizes one faculty member from each of the 14 SEC schools and includes a $5,000 honorarium. Robinson joined the UGA…


[Re]Defining 'Food Deserts'

Very interesting new research from the Jerry Shannon in the department of geography on access to healthy food: The concept of food deserts grew out of a need to describe areas with the combination of a low-income population and reduced availability of stores selling healthy foods, such as fruits and vegetables. Online resources made available by the USDA identify food deserts by measuring the distance to the closest supermarket from each census…

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Athens Music Project Symposium April 17

Besides providing a gratuitous opportunity to post this phot of Pylon from 1979 (wow), the Athens Music Project, a Willson Center Research Cluster featuring Franklin faculty, is presenting the community with signifciant cultural dividends: The Athens Music Project will hold its first symposium April 17 from 4-8 p.m. in the auditorium of the Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries at the University of Georgia. The AMP is a…

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