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    Pulitzer winner and former U.S. poet laureate to make public appearances
    Classic City News
    • Mar 24
    • 5 min

    Pulitzer winner and former U.S. poet laureate to make public appearances

    By Dave Marr/UGA Today American author and Pulitzer Prize winner Natasha Trethewey will be visiting the University of Georgia on April 21...
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    Accomplished flutist, UGA doctoral student found dead in her Athens home
    Classic City News
    • Dec 6, 2021
    • 2 min

    Accomplished flutist, UGA doctoral student found dead in her Athens home

    By Joe Johnson A University of Georgia music doctoral student was found dead last week in her home in east Athens. The body of...
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    Eugene Patterson: Journalism icon, war hero, champion for civil rights
    Classic City News
    • Sep 29, 2021
    • 8 min

    Eugene Patterson: Journalism icon, war hero, champion for civil rights

    A journalist and editor who risked his life and career to stand up for justice This story is part of a series, called Georgia...
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    50 vaccinated individuals win UGA’s $1,000 prize through incentive program
    Classic City News
    • Sep 22, 2021
    • 3 min

    50 vaccinated individuals win UGA’s $1,000 prize through incentive program

    UGA Today Fifty fully vaccinated members of the University of Georgia community won $1,000 in the first of three drawings to promote...
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    Carla Wong McMillian: from UGA grad to Georgia Supreme Court Justice
    Classic City News
    • Jul 15, 2021
    • 3 min

    Carla Wong McMillian: from UGA grad to Georgia Supreme Court Justice

    By Leigh Beeson/UGA Today Georgia Supreme Court Justice Carla Wong McMillian was planning to be a high school history teacher. But in her...
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    Destination UGA: How one student brings joy to campus
    Classic City News
    • May 14, 2021
    • 4 min

    Destination UGA: How one student brings joy to campus

    By Sara Freeland/UGA Today Like many younger siblings, Marina Martinez followed her older brother to college. She always looked up to him...
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    AU/UGA medical student recounts fighting pandemic in NYC
    Classic City News
    • May 7, 2021
    • 4 min

    AU/UGA medical student recounts fighting pandemic in NYC

    By Lindsey Derrick/UGAToday When the COVID-19 pandemic began spreading across the country, medical students of all ages found themselves...
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    UGA, Chess & Community launch new partnership
    Classic City News
    • Apr 15, 2021
    • 3 min

    UGA, Chess & Community launch new partnership

    By Greg Trevor/UGA Today The University of Georgia and the local nonprofit Chess & Community have launched a new partnership that uses...
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    UGA senior earns top U.S. Marine Corps officer training award
    Classic City News
    • Mar 31, 2021
    • 3 min

    UGA senior earns top U.S. Marine Corps officer training award

    By Stephanie Schupska/UGA Today George “Tripp” Koenig of Atlanta puts boots on the ground when it comes to leading and inspiring. A...
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    UGA alumna finds creative ways to make the world a little better
    Classic City News
    • Mar 9, 2021
    • 5 min

    UGA alumna finds creative ways to make the world a little better

    By Krista Richmond/UGA Today Maxine Clark’s superpower isn’t giving figurative life to teddy bears. It’s her curiosity. “I always wanted...
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    UGA Class of 2020 achieves 91% career outcomes rate despite pandemic
    Classic City News
    • Mar 2, 2021
    • 3 min

    UGA Class of 2020 achieves 91% career outcomes rate despite pandemic

    By Loran Posey/UGA Today Of University of Georgia Class of 2020 graduates, 91% were employed or attending graduate school within six...
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    AU/UGA medical students to help administer Covid-19 vaccines
    Classic City News
    • Feb 8, 2021
    • 3 min

    AU/UGA medical students to help administer Covid-19 vaccines

    By Lindsey Derrick/UGA Today Medical students at the Augusta University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership will begin helping...
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    New UGA athletics director creates scholarship targeting Athens-Clarke County students
    Classic City News
    • Jan 21, 2021
    • 2 min

    New UGA athletics director creates scholarship targeting Athens-Clarke County students

    By Clarke Schwabe/UGA TodayJosh Brooks, the newly named Director of Athletics at the University of Georgia, recently pledged $100,000 to...
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    UGA’s first Black Ph.D. graduate pushed for more underrepresented students in STEM
    Classic City News
    • Jan 20, 2021
    • 7 min

    UGA’s first Black Ph.D. graduate pushed for more underrepresented students in STEM

    This story is part of a series, called Georgia Groundbreakers that celebrates innovative and visionary faculty, students, alumni and...
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    UGA celebrating 60 years of desegregation
    Classic City News
    • Dec 16, 2020
    • 3 min

    UGA celebrating 60 years of desegregation

    Hamilton Holmes By Heather Skylar/UGAToday On Jan. 9, 1961, Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes made history when they became the first...
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    UGA’s Phaidra Buchanan named 2021 Rhodes Scholar
    Classic City News
    • Nov 30, 2020
    • 2 min

    UGA’s Phaidra Buchanan named 2021 Rhodes Scholar

    By Stephanie Schupska/UGA Today University of Georgia student Phaidra Buchanan recently joined recipients from 64 countries around the...
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    UGA study: Family talks about finances impact students’ money views
    Classic City News
    • Nov 11, 2020
    • 3 min

    UGA study: Family talks about finances impact students’ money views

    By Hayley Major/UGA Today Money is an important subject, but it’s also a complicated one, especially for young adults. Figuring out how...
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    UGA responds to pre-Thanksgiving COVID testing push
    Classic City News
    • Nov 11, 2020
    • 2 min

    UGA responds to pre-Thanksgiving COVID testing push

    By Greg Trevor/UGA Today Volunteers for COVID-19 surveillance testing at the University of Georgia reached a new all-time high last week,...
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    UGA grad: Academic leader in U.S., tribal king in Africa
    Classic City News
    • Nov 2, 2020
    • 6 min

    UGA grad: Academic leader in U.S., tribal king in Africa

    This story is part of a series, called Georgia Groundbreakers, that celebrates innovative and visionary faculty, students, alumni and...
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    Politics and Instagram: UGA researcher uses computer vision to determine post types that resonate
    Classic City News
    • Oct 30, 2020
    • 2 min

    Politics and Instagram: UGA researcher uses computer vision to determine post types that resonate

    By Cal Powell/UGA Today As the country enters the final days of a marathon and polarizing election season, politicians’ faces are...
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