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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Longtime Georgia doctor dies at 114

ATHENS, Ga. -- Leila Denmark, a doctor her patients never forgot and one of the world's oldest people, died Sunday in Athens at the age of 114.
By Lee Shearer

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Charges dropped against woman who was with former UGA AD

ATHENS, GA. -- Authorities have dropped the charges against a woman arrested with former University of Georgia Athletic Director Damon Evans in the traffic stop that led to Evans' resignation as ...
By Lee Shearer

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Feds probe ex-UGA coach

ATHENS, Ga. -- The Securities and Exchange Commission has intervened in the bankruptcy case of former University of Georgia football coach Jim Donnan.
By Lee Shearer

Friday, March 23, 2012

UGA tuition hike predicted

ATHENS, Ga. -- The University of Georgia stands to get more money from state government in the upcoming fiscal year - but not enough to provide faculty and staff raises or avoid another tuition ...
By Lee Shearer

Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012

Ex-UGA coach didn't cheat player from Augusta, judge rules

ATHENS, Ga. — A federal bankruptcy judge has rejected a former University of Georgia and NFL player's claim that former UGA football coach Jim Donnan duped the player out of $2 million.
By Lee Shearer

Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012

Fear of 'acting white' can limit black children activities, researcher says

ATHENS, Ga. -- The fear of "acting white" may keep many black people away from activities they would like, and which could help them have better lives, according to University of Georgia ...
By Lee Shearer

Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012

Scientist tells UGA how to 'build' a dinosaur

ATHENS, Ga. -- A scientist who hopes to recreate an actual dinosaur told a University of Georgia audience how he plans to do it.
By Lee Shearer

Monday, Feb. 6, 2012

Lacking cash, Ga. county may close schools

ELBERTON, Ga. -- Even after cutting the school week to four days to save money, Elbert County's cash-strapped school board may close two of the county's five elementary schools.
By Lee Shearer

Friday, Jan. 27, 2012

Ex-Laney star Bell alleges UGA coach investment scheme

ATHENS, Ga. -- Former University of Georgia and Laney High School football star Kendrell Bell says former UGA football coach Jim Donnan deceived him into investing $2 million in a West Virginia ...
By Lee Shearer

Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012

UGA hosts scientist trying to create dinosaur

A scientist who's trying to create a real, living dinosaur will come to the University of Georgia.
By Lee Shearer

Friday, Jan. 6, 2012

UGA researchers tout bacteria discovery

ATHENS, Ga. -- A husband and wife team of University of Georgia scientists have harnessed a bacteria's immune system to turn off genes that allow the bacteria to resist viruses and other disease ...
By Lee Shearer

Friday, Dec. 2, 2011

UGA council votes against restrictions on undocumented students

ATHENS, Ga. -- A group that represents the University of Georgia faculty called on the state Board of Regents on Thursday to end a policy barring undocumented students from UGA and four other ...
By Lee Shearer

Coach scandals elsewhere prompt UGA review

ATHENS, Ga. -- The University of Georgia is reviewing its monitoring policies about who can get in and out of athletic facilities in light of two recent child sex abuse scandals involving coaches ...
By Lee Shearer

Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011

Abstinence-only sex education doesn't work, UGA researchers say

ATHENS, Ga. -- When it comes to reducing teen pregnancy and birth rates, abstinence-only sex education just doesn't work, according to University of Georgia researchers.
By Lee Shearer

Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011

UGA council may oppose Regents ban on undocumented students

ATHENS, Ga. -- The University of Georgia's University Council will vote Thursday whether to ask the Board of Regents to reverse a policy that requires UGA turn away undocumented students.
By Lee Shearer

Monday, Nov. 21, 2011

Georgia warming, climatologist says

Since about 1970, Georgia's temperatures have been getting warmer, experts say.
By Lee Shearer

'Occupy Athens' faces hostile community

ATHENS, Ga. -- The ranks of the occupiers at the University of Georgia Arch dwindled to nothing for a while Saturday night, perhaps in part because of the regular abuse the protesters get from ...
By Lee Shearer

Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011

UGA workers tested after lab spill

ATHENS, Ga. -- About a dozen University of Georgia workers will be tested for tuberculosis after they may have been exposed to a weakened form of TB bacteria in a lab accident.
By Lee Shearer

Monday, Oct. 31, 2011

Occupiers have legal right to protest on Arch steps, UGA prof says

ATHENS, Ga. -- Occupy Wall Street protesters have right to protest on Arch steps, UGA prof says.
By Lee Shearer

Wednesday, Aug 10, 2011

Ex-UGA coach, firm agree to settle suit

ATHENS, Ga. -- Managers of a bankrupt Ohio company and former University of Georgia football coach Jim Donnan have agreed to a settlement in a lawsuit the company filed against Donnan.
By Lee Shearer
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