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The University of Georgia Observatory 24-inch telescope has been fixed and the public is invited to the first special viewing on March 25, 2016. Reservations are required and can be made online at: https://www.physast.uga.edu/reservations/view/1.
This particular showing will offer two time slots at 9:00 and 9:30, with 20 seats available at each time. Space is limited so reserve you slot now!
The observatory is located at the top…
An interesting new study highlighted on the CHE blog, Wired Campus, expands on the expanding reality of the impacts of social media on informed discussions within and beyond the classroom:
In a paper released on Monday, Christine Greenhow, an assistant professor of education at Michigan State University, argues that using informal social-media settings to carry on debates about science can help students refine their argumentative skills,…
Social media has enabled the tracking and analysis of tornado debris by researchers in the department of geography:
After tornadoes touched down in the Southeast on April 27, 2011, many people in the storm's path did the most logical thing they could-they posted images of the aftermath on Facebook.
The University of Georgia's John Knox and his student researchers went one step further. They used the social media site to create and analyze a…
Social media tools have the perception of keeping us all connected, but we probably shouldn't dismiss the extent to which they are also self-serving, so says a new study:
New research from the University of Georgia finds what people may really "like" about social networking are themselves.
"Despite the name ‘social networks,' much user activity on networking sites is self-focused," said Brittany Gentile, a UGA doctoral candidate who looked at…