DSU Counseling Center Holds a Domestic Violence Conference
Posted On Thursday, November 14, 2013 By USA Education News. Under GEORGIA Tags: Domestic Violence Conference, DSU Counseling Center, MLK Student Center, Paulette Sullivan Moore, Ralph Robinson, SARA
DSU students received guidance in some of the pitfalls of social life and intimacy during a Nov.7 “Love Shouldn’t Hurt” Domestic Violence Conference in the MLK Student Center on campus.
The four-hour conference – which was sponsored by the DSU Counseling Center – included spoken word and dramatic skit performances, a ...
2013 Emory Medalists honored for achievements, dedication
Posted On Wednesday, November 13, 2013 By USA Education News. Under GEORGIA Tags: 2013 Emory Medalists, Georgia business executive, Joan Houston Hall, Walter M. "Sonny" Deriso Jr
Two of Emory University’s most distinguished and dedicated graduates will receive the university’s highest alumni honor, the Emory Medal, Nov. 12 in a special ceremony on the Emory campus.
The 2013 Emory Medals will be awarded to Joan Houston Hall, chief editor of the "Dictionary of American Regional English," a 50-year ...
Music documentary by UGA alum to have Athens premiere at arts festival
Posted On Wednesday, November 6, 2013 By USA Education News. Under GEORGIA Tags: Bayou Maharajah, Film Society of Lincoln, Lily Keber, Tragic Genius of James Booker, University of Georgia
Athens, Ga. - "Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker," a new feature documentary that had sold-out screenings at the South by Southwest, Outfest and Melbourne film festivals and in the Film Society of Lincoln Center's Sound + Vision series, will have its local premiere Nov. 11 at 7:30 ...
Grant Funds Development of Improved Nanoscale Additive Manufacturing
Posted On Tuesday, October 29, 2013 By USA Education News. Under GEORGIA Tags: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, fabricating three-dimensional, Grant Funds Development, thermally-energized jets
A new Department of Energy grant will fund research to advance an additive manufacturing technique for fabricating three-dimensional (3D) nanoscale structures from a variety of materials. Using high-speed, thermally-energized jets to deliver both precursor materials and inert gas, the research will focus on dramatically accelerating growth, improving the purity and ...
Humanoid Conference Gives Campus a Look at Robotic Future
Posted On Tuesday, October 22, 2013 By USA Education News. Under GEORGIA Tags: Assistant Professor Mike Stilman, Historic Academy of Medicine at Georgia Tech, Rethink Robotics, South Korea’s Robotis
Some of the most sophisticated and advanced robots in the world have arrived on campus for the IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids 2013) at the Historic Academy of Medicine at Georgia Tech. The international event is focused on trends and technology for humanoids in the real world. The ...
Tech Leadership Weighs Options Amidst Continuing Government Shutdown
Posted On Monday, October 14, 2013 By USA Education News. Under GEORGIA Tags: current ceiling, Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Government Shutdown, President Bud Peterson
The U.S. Government is closed for a second week, as the two political parties remain deadlocked on a temporary funding measure that will keep the federal government operating for fiscal year 2014. The impact of impasse is being felt around the country, and the problem is made more complex by ...
UGA dance department to hold annual Community Dance Day
Posted On Monday, October 7, 2013 By USA Education News. Under GEORGIA Tags: adult ballroom dance, Community Dance Day, UGA and Athens communities, University of Georgia
Athens, Ga. - The University of Georgia department of dance in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences will present its fourth annual Community Dance Day, an afternoon of free events to share the joy of dance with the UGA and Athens communities. This year's event will be held Oct. ...
UGA’s Henry Schaefer selected for 2014 Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry
Posted On Saturday, September 28, 2013 By USA Education News. Under GEORGIA Tags: Department of Chemistry, E. I. du Pont de Nemours, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, Graham Perdue, University of Georgia
Athens, Ga. - University of Georgia researcher Henry "Fritz" Schaefer, the Graham Perdue Professor of Chemistry in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences department of chemistry, has been selected to receive the 2014 Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry sponsored by E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company.
The ...
Tech Creates New Office of Postdoctoral Services
Posted On Friday, September 20, 2013 By USA Education News. Under GEORGIA Tags: Faculty Affairs, Georgia Tech, Jana Stone, National Postdoctoral Appreciation Week, Postdoctoral Services
Did you know that the third week of September is National Postdoctoral Appreciation Week? That makes this a fitting time to announce the opening of the new Office of Postdoctoral Services, which is under the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Faculty Affairs.
The mission of the Office ...
Medical Tourism is One of the Growing Trends Across the World
Posted On Friday, September 20, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ARKANSAS, DELAWARE, FEATURED, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, INDIANA, LOUISIANA, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MINNESOTA, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH DAKOTA, PUERTO RICO, SOUTH CAROLINA, SOUTH DAKOTA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, VERMONT, WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON DC, WEST VIRGINIA Tags: cardiology, health care facility, joint replacement, low cost, Medical tourism, medical tourists, medical treatments, orthopedic surgery
Medical tourism is one of the growing trends across the world. Due to high increase in the cost of health care facility, individual as well as companies are providing incentives to travel across the countries to get the surgeries they need. While travelling other countries for the medical tourists not ...
Unusual Mechanism of DNA Synthesis Could Explain Genetic Mutations
Posted On Friday, September 13, 2013 By USA Education News. Under GEORGIA Tags: Genetic Mutations, Indiana University, James Haber of Brandeis, Kirill Lobachev, Purdue University
Researchers have discovered the details of how cells repair breaks in both strands of DNA, a potentially devastating kind of DNA damage.
When chromosomes experience double-strand breaks due to oxidation, ionizing radiation, replication errors and certain metabolic products, cells utilize their genetically similar chromosomes to patch the gaps via a mechanism ...
Student Alumni Association Enters Fourth Year
Posted On Thursday, September 5, 2013 By USA Education News. Under GEORGIA Tags: CEO Walt Ehmer, Expert Jackets programs, graduate students, Mentor Jackets, Student Alumni Association
Known for over-the-top events, networking opportunities and generous giveaways, the Student Alumni Association (SAA) kicks off its new year on Thursday, inviting all current undergraduate and graduate students to join both in the day’s events and the organization itself.
Current SAA members and Tech alumni will be stationed across campus to ...
Provost Bras Named to U.S. Department of Energy Advisory Board
Posted On Thursday, August 29, 2013 By USA Education News. Under GEORGIA Tags: Georgia Tech, Provost Rafael Bras, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz
Rafael Bras, provost and executive vice president of academic affairs at Georgia Tech, has accepted an invitation to join the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board. The 19-member panel, comprised of scientists, business executives, academics and former government officials, will serve as an independent advisory committee to U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest ...
Electronic Warfare Development Targets Fully Adaptive Threat Response Technology
Posted On Wednesday, August 21, 2013 By USA Education News. Under GEORGIA Tags: air defenses, Electronic Warfare Development, Georgia Tech Research Institute, jamming, nboard electronic warfare, radar equipment assets
When U.S pilots encounter enemy air defenses, onboard electronic warfare (EW) systems protect them by interfering with incoming radar signals – a technique known as electronic attack (EA) or jamming. Conversely, electronic protection (EP) technology prevents hostile forces from using EA methods to disable U.S. radar equipment assets.
Defeating hostile radar ...
Student Makes National Television Debut on Syfy
Posted On Wednesday, August 14, 2013 By USA Education News. Under GEORGIA Tags: Georgia Tech, Heroes of Cosplay, houston, Kansas City, Monika Lee, Seattle, Students, Syfy opportunity
Monika Lee is one of about 20,000 students who attend Georgia Tech, but she has an online fan base twice the size of the student population.
Lee is somewhat of a celebrity in the world of costume play, or cosplay, where participants dress as characters from books, films, video games or ...
Suspension of Beta Theta Pi Amended; Fraternity to Resume Operation
Posted On Tuesday, August 6, 2013 By USA Education News. Under GEORGIA Tags: Gamma Eta, Georgia Tech’s Office of Student, OSI, Peter Paquette, Theta Pi fraternity
Following a performance review and collaboration with national representatives, Georgia Tech’s Office of Student Integrity (OSI) has announced that it will amend the disciplinary suspension for the Gamma Eta chapter of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. The updated terms will allow the chapter to resume most of its normal operations, including membership ...
New Imaging Technique Reveals Brain Tumor Function
Posted On Tuesday, July 30, 2013 By USA Education News. Under GEORGIA Tags: CT scans, Emory University, Hyunsuk Shim, MRI, National Cancer Institute, William Read, Winship Cancer Institute
An unprecedented technique to peer into the workings of a brain tumor has won a Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University investigator and her team a $4 million grant from the National Cancer Institute.
Glioblastoma is the most aggressive form of primary brain tumors. While doctors have strived for years to ...
Magnets Steer Stem Cells to Specific Locations
Posted On Tuesday, July 23, 2013 By USA Education News. Under GEORGIA Tags: Emory University, Gang Bao, Georgia Institute of Technology, Magnets Steer Stem Cells, Wallace H. Coulter
Magnets could be a tool for directing stem cells’ healing powers to treat conditions such as heart disease or vascular disease.
By feeding stem cells tiny particles made of magnetized iron oxide, scientists at Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology can then use magnets to attract the cells to ...
