Human Nature News from the Chronicles

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School of Art presents MYSTERIUM

The Atlanta-based artist Craig Dongoski's interest in probing the innate origins of human expression through experiments in layering basic marks through electronic and acoustic instrumentation is the focus of a 36-hour durational art and music event from 6 p.m. June 20 to 6 a.m. June 22 at the…
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Juneteenth 2023

In the tradition of recognizing and celebrating Americans and American history, we observe Juneteenth today. Two months after the American Civil War ended and two years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, U.S. Major General Gordon Granger, newly arrived with 1,800 men…
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CURO opens door to funding, research, and valuable experience

Emilio Ferrara, junior biochemistry and molecular biology major from Atlanta, Georgia, utilizes CURO—the Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities—to connect with research opportunities across campus. A nice feature story on the CURO program describes Ferrara and his work on Type IV…
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Colorful foods improve athletes’ vision

Nutrition is an important part of any top athlete’s training program.And now, a new study by researchers from the University of Georgia proposes that supplementing the diet of athletes with colorful fruits and vegetables could improve their visual range. The paper, which was published in Exercise…
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Mary Ruth Moore, 1936-2023

It is with great sadness that we share the news that beloved Professor Emerita of Photography Mary Ruth Moore has passed. Mary Ruth was, according to dear friend and former colleague Senior Lecturer Ben Reynolds, “unpretentiously and purely an artist.” She is remembered as a deeply enthusiastic…