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Marshall Shepherd

Marshall Shepherd talks climate

UGA Research magazine and now the UGA homepage feature this terrific article on atmospheric sciences hero, Marshall Shepherd:

The bogeymen he faces aren't humanoid, however, but the misinformation he calls "zombie theories" — the litany of benighted arguments that human activities are not… Read Article

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74th Peabody Awards

The red carpet rolls out this weekend to celebrate the highest achievements in radio and television, networks, webcasting, podcasting, producing organizations and individuals at the 74th annual George F. Peabody Awards:

The May 31 ceremony in New York will have a new venue: the Greek… Read Article

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Industrial Espionage: A brief history

History professor Stephen Mihm uses his Bloomberg column to offer a heuristic for those who might get the vapors about recent "unscrupulous dealings in the global economy":

before getting into high dudgeon mode, the U.S., and for that matter, almost every Western nation, might wish to… Read Article

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Metabolomics expert Arthur Edison

Edison is the third GRA Eminent Scholar to join UGA this year. He brings the total number of GRA scholars at UGA to 17.

Among the brightest minds in their fields, eminent scholars also represent a driver of Georgia's technology-rich economic development strategy. Working on… Read Article

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Maymester Shakespeare

The Maymester Shakespeare class in the department of theatre and film studies will present William Shakespeare's "A Comedy of Errors," June 2 and 4 at 8 p.m. in the Cellar Theatre:

A free performance June 3 at 6:30 p.m. in the UGA Founders Garden will be first come, first served; the… Read Article