UGA NEWS
JUDGE ISSUES RULINGS IN LAWSUIT: Federal District Court Judge B.
Avant Edenfield issued several rulings Feb. 10 in connection with a
lawsuit challenging the university's admissions policies. Edenfield
ruled that the case is no longer certified as a class action, denied
the plaintiffs' motion for an injunction that would have halted the
current admissions process, and affirmed a previous ruling that the
plaintiffs cannot pursue damages from UGA President Michael F. Adams
and Chancellor Stephen Portch personally. Edenfield also denied a
motion for a change of venue.
FINALISTS NAMED FOR PUBLIC SERVICE VP: Three finalists have been
chosen for the position of vice president for public service and
outreach at UGA from among 50 candidates. They are: Thomas Rodgers,
interim VP for public service and outreach; Arthur Dunning, a senior
vice chancellor with the University System of Georgia Board of
Regents; and Janet Lewis, dean of continuing and distance education
at the University of South Dakota.
http://www.uga.edu/news/news.bureau/releases/releases2K/vppubser_final.html
NEW ACADEMIC UNITS PROPOSED: The Institutional Strategic Planning
Advisory Group recently heard from faculty members working on
proposals for new academic units at UGA. These include a new School
of Public and International Affairs, a College of the Environment and
a New Media Institute.
http://www.uga.edu/columns/current/front2.html
ADAMS TESTIFIES ABOUT THE WWW: While the World Wide Web can convey
information and improve learning, it should never take the place of
face-to-face "interchange and discussion" between teacher and
student, President Michael F. Adams told a Congressional panel on
Web- based education.
http://www/uga.edu/columns/current/campnews2.html
The hearing was covered by the New York Times online.
http://www10.nytimes.com:80/library/tech/00/02/cyber/education/09education.html
STUDENT RECOGNIZED BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY: Each year, the Georgia
General Assembly recognizes students for academic achievements. Kyle
Wingfield, a junior from Dalton studying publication management in
the College of Journalism and Mass Communication, is the honoree from
UGA. He holds a Foundation Fellowship, UGA's most prestigious
academic award.
http://www.uga.edu/news/news.bureau/releases/releases2K/wingfield.html
RESEARCH NEWS
WILD ANIMAL DISEASES POSE THREAT: Newly discovered infectious
diseases of free-living wild animals may pose an increasing and
significant threat to human health and to global biodiversity,
according to Peter Daszak, of UGA's Institute of Ecology and botany
department, who co-authored a report on the scope of the problem that
appeared in the journal Science last month.
http://www.uga.edu/columns/current/campnews.html
COLLECTING SEEDS AND STORIES: UGA anthropologist Virginia Nazarea's
Southern Seed Legacy Project collects "old-time" seed varieties and
the stories of people who have preserved the seeds over decades.
http://www.uga.edu/columns/current/campnews5.html
GENETICS RAISES HOPES/FEARS: Speech communications professor Celeste
Condit looks at societal hopes and fears about genetics in The
Meaning of the Gene, her latest book examining public discourse and
social change.
http://www.uga.edu/columns/current/weeklyread.html
EVENTS
GEORGIA REPERTORY THEATRE: UGA's professional theatre company
continues its tradition of premiering original works by American
playwrights when William Goulet's "Salvage" opens Feb. 16 at the
Seney-Stovall Chapel.
http://www.uga.edu/columns/current/preview.html
ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION: The State Botanical Garden of Georgia will
begin its celebration of Arbor Day Feb. 16 by giving away sawtooth
oak seedlings to the first 400 visitors at the information desk in
the Visitors Center. For more events, see the calendar at their Web
site.
http://www.uga.edu/botgarden/
IN THE NEWS
ALUMNA TO HEAD PBS: UGA alumna Pat Mitchell was named the first
female president of PBS on Feb. 7. She moves to that spot from the
presidency of CNN Productions and Time Inc. Television.
http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/020800/new_0208000013.shtml
INTERNET TAXES: The London Financial Times quotes e-commerce expert
Walter Hellerstein, a faculty member in the School of Law, on the
continuing debate over whether and how to levy an Internet tax.
http://www.ft.com/hippocampus/q34598e.htm
SPOTLIGHT
PROMOTING A CULTURE OF HONESTY: A Web site developed to promote
academic integrity at the University of Georgia offers basic
definitions and concrete examples that can be viewed in video or
text- only formats.
http://www.isd.uga.edu/academic/honesty.html
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