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UGA College of Public Health awarded full accreditation from the Council on Education for Public Health

The University of Georgia College of Public Health, founded in 2005, has been awarded full accreditation by the Council on Education for Public Health. With this announcement, the college becomes one of only 41 accredited colleges of public health in the nation and the only accredited public health college in the University System of Georgia. The college joins the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University as the only two accredited colleges of public health in Georgia.
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Dr. Kissinger named a National Associate of the National Research Council.

Dan Colley

Jessica Kissinger,associate professor of genetics, has been named a National Associate of the National Research Council. The honorary title, bestowed by the Council of the National Academy of Sciences, recognizes extraordinary service for both the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine.

Kissinger has been an active participant in the Frontiers of Science program, an annual national and international symposia organized by the National Academies of Science. The invitation-only series brings together diverse top-notch scholars age 45 and younger to exchange ideas on cutting edge research in all areas of the sciences. She has participated in three German-American Frontiers symposia and was the U.S. co-chair for the first French-American symposium, the Kavli Frontiers of Science meeting, that will be held Nov. 20-23 in Roscoff, France. (From UGA columns www.uga.edu/columns/)

Developmental Biology awarded $8.3 million to study stem cells & cancer

Oct 8, 2008 - The National Institutes of Health has awarded the University of Georgia a five-year, $8.3 million grant to further its research into the role cell-surface sugars known as glycans play in the development of stem cells and cancer cells. The grant allows UGA to continue its role as a National Center for Research Resources Center for Biomedical Glycomics. Continue Reading

UGA Institute for Women's Studies to host second annual conference on Women and Girls in Georgia, Oct. 24-25

Oct 8, 2008 - The University of Georgia Institute for Women’s Studies is hosting the second annual conference on Women and Girls in Georgia on Oct. 24-25, at the Paul D. Coverdell Building on the UGA campus. The theme of the 2008 Women and Girls in Georgia Conference is “Health & Well-Being.” Presentation topics include environmental health, depression, body image, aging, teen pregnancy prevention, addiction, disability, midwifery and maternal health and many more.

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Georgia Cancer Coalition names three UGA Distinguished Scholars

Sep 16, 2008 - Three University of Georgia scientists John Vena, Jason Zastre and Claire Robb have been named by the Georgia Cancer Coalition as Distinguished Cancer Scholars for 2008-09. Together, they will receive $1.25 million over five years to support their research efforts through the coalition's Distinguished Cancer Clinicians and Scientists program. The coalition selects scientists engaged in the most promising areas of cancer research who can strengthen the state's research talent, capacity, infrastructure and funding.

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Microbiologist Dan Colley honored by Brazilian government for work in fighting schistosomiasis, a debilitating, sometimes deadly tropical disease

Dan ColleyAug 29, 2008 - Dan Colley, professor of microbiology and director of the University of Georgia’s Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases, was honored by the Brazilian Ministry of Health in August for his work in fighting schistosomiasis, a debilitating and sometimes fatal parasitic disease.



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