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Undergraduates to present findings at CURO Symposium By Stephanie Schupska schupska@uga.edu

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The Honorable Steve Jones, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, speaks at a ceremony at Oconee Hill Cemetery for the reinterment of the remains of 105 individuals uncovered during the renovation of Baldwin Hall.

‘Meaningful reflection’

From spectator injuries at baseball games to invasive garlic mustard plants in forested areas, more than 550 UGA undergraduates are gearing up to share their research findings at the annual CURO Symposium April 3-4 at the Classic Center in downtown Athens. The 554 participants, presenting either as individuals or groups, mark a new high for the event hosted by the Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities and eclipse last

year’s record-breaking total by 146 students. The volume of undergraduates isn’t the only number of note. This year marks the first that nonHonors Program students make up more than half of participants with 53 percent of the total. CURO, administered by the Honors Program, was expanded to all undergraduates in 2010. “It has been a great pleasure to observe the overall growth in student participation in the CURO Symposium over the past several years, especially with regard to non-Honors students,” said

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COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE

UGA, community leaders pay tribute to individuals Veterinary Medical Center marks whose remains were discovered at Baldwin Hall two-year anniversary of opening

By Krista Richmond krichmond@uga.edu

Dr. Gregory S. Broughton of the UGA Hugh Hodgson School of Music looked to the sky and took a deep breath before beginning a moving a cappella version of “Amazing Grace,” a vocal tribute to the men, women and children whose remains were discovered during the construction of the Baldwin Hall expansion. Broughton, the Honorable Judge Steve C. Jones of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, the Rev. Dr. Winfred M. Hope of ­ Ebenezer Baptist Church, West, who delivered the opening prayer and benediction, and UGA President Jere W. ­Morehead, joined approximately 125 members of the community for a Reinterment Ceremony

March 20 at Oconee Hill ­Cemetery. “Despite all that we do not know, it is our privilege to join together today—in complete reverence—to pay tribute to these individuals as they assume their final resting place in the historic Oconee Hill Cemetery,” Jones said. “While we cannot call to mind their personal stories or life histories, we can hold these individuals with care and compassion in our hearts and in our minds.” The remains of those unidentified individuals were meticulously catalogued and placed in 105 funeral boxes before they were laid to rest in Oconee Hill. Oconee Hill Cemetery will provide for the perpetual care of the reinterment site. This site is marked by a granite marker that reads: Here lie the remains of 105 unknown individuals, originally interred

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UGA plans next steps in research on Baldwin Hall site

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during the 19th century. The vast majority of the 30 remains able to be identified were those of men, women and children of African descent, presumably slaves or former slaves. Others were of European and Asian descent. Their remains were discovered in November 2015 during the University of Georgia’s Baldwin Hall construction project adjacent to the Old Athens Cemetery. In March 2017, they were respectfully reinterred here. May they continue to rest in peace. Jones also quoted Paul See BALDWIN on page 8

By Cindy H. Rice cindyh@uga.edu

This March marks the two-year anniversary of the opening of the new Veterinary Medical Center for the UGA College of Veterinary Medicine. “It has been an exciting and busy two years,” said Dr. Gary Baxter, associate dean for clinical services. “Our new facility has had a positive impact on not only our students but also on the animals that we care for at our hospital and their owners and on the veterinarians and staff who work there.” Located at 2200 College Station Road, the center opened March 25, 2015, and includes the college’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital and a Veterinary Education Center. Before moving, the

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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

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By Mike Wooten

college’s hospital was handling more than 24,500 animal visits per year in one of the smallest veterinary teaching hospitals in the U.S. “Since day one, the new facility has been a vast improvement with nearly three times the space and an impressive list of state-of-the-art medical equipment,” Baxter said. “But what I am especially proud of is what we have accomplished since moving in. Anyone can occupy a building, but I feel like our faculty, staff and students have really made the most of this amazing opportunity that we were given by the state of Georgia and by our generous donors.” Highlights for the Veterinary Medical Center from the past two years include: • Handled more than See CENTER on page 8

Campus dean continues to work toward advancing Engineering students tackle real-world problems in Georgia medical education, research and outreach efforts sfahmy@uga.edu

A consensus builder by nature, one of the first priorities that Dr. Shelley Nuss had after being named campus dean of the Augusta University/UGA Medical Partnership was to bring the faculty and staff together to define a shared vision that would guide their work going forward. “I wanted to get cohesion around who we are, where we’re going and what we’re doing,” explained Nuss, who was named campus dean a year ago this month. “It was very clear from that

process that we want to train the best physicians for the community and the state, while being recognized as a premier medical campus with innovative, forward-thinking teaching strategies.” Nuss explained that active learning pedagogies hone students’ critical thinking skills and prepare them for practice in today’s rapidly changing health care environment. Small-group and case-based learning have always been a hallmark of the educational experience at the Medical Partnership, and students are increasingly gaining research experience. Nuss pointed out that a record 30 out of the 40 first-year

students will be participating in research projects this summer under the direction of UGA, AU and Medical Partnership faculty. Shelley Nuss N u s s joined the AU/UGA Medical Partnership as campus associate dean for graduate medical education in 2010, the same year that the first class of students enrolled. Those students graduated in 2014, See DEAN on page 3

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From a research pool in the basement of a building on South Campus to cities and towns in every corner of Georgia, students in the UGA College of Engineering are serving the state by tackling real-world challenges through their work on senior design projects. The yearlong projects are part of a capstone course that tests seniors on all the engineering concepts and skills they’ve learned and practiced during their undergraduate studies. The projects also

provide valuable engineering expertise to help communities across the state address critical needs. “As an engineering program in a premier land-grant, liberal arts university, we are in a unique position to positively impact communities and support economic development,” said Donald J. Leo, dean of the College of Engineering. The College of Engineering’s approach to its capstone senior design course differs significantly from many other engineering programs, where there may be little interaction between students and actual clients. In many programs,

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Around academe

College Board report: More high schoolers take AP classes, tests

A new report from College Board shows a record number of high school students are taking advanced placement classes and AP tests, with over 1 million 2016 graduates taking an AP exam. More than one in five graduating students in 2016 scored a 3 or higher on an AP exam, the minimum requirement for many colleges to accept the class for course credit. Over a third of students in Massachusetts, Maryland and Connecticut graduated with at least a 3 on one AP exam.

Educational survey: International students face unique hurdles

International students at U.S. institutions want more feedback, more examples of assignments, and for professors to make more of an attempt to understand their culture and perspective, according to a new survey from ELS Educational Services. Writing assignments and excessive reading proved difficult for more than half of the survey’s undergraduate and graduate respondents, according to an article in Inside Higher Ed. Respondents also found participating in class presentations and discussions to be uncomfortable. The findings of the survey are particularly relevant now that the number of international students attending U.S. institutions is over 1 million.

DAWGS FOR THE ROAD—

Instead of using their spring break to take a hiatus from university life, over 40 UGA students met at the Arch at 6:30 a.m. to become Road Dawgs. From March 6-9, they visited high schools in metro Atlanta, Laurens County and Twiggs County to meet with and talk to several hundred students about their undergraduate experiences at UGA. Now in its second year, the Road Dawgs program aims to inspire the next generation of college students by encouraging those still in high school to explore the benefits of a college education—and to consider becoming students at UGA. The Road Dawgs program includes a panel discussion and one-on-one conversations in which the UGA students engage high school students to answer questions about campus life, academic rigor, and future career opportunities. After returning to campus, the students lunched with UGA President Jere W. Morehead March 16 and gave him first-hand accounts about their Road Dawgs experience.

Keep flu virus from thriving

News to Use

It may be difficult to think about flu season when the outdoor temperatures remain at 70-plus degrees, but it still is flu season. UGA Cooperative Extension offers a few tips to help beat the flu bug. • Wash your hands properly. Hands should be washed for 20 seconds with warm soap and water to effectively clean them. Sanitizer is not a replacement for hand-washing. Sanitizer can be used in the event that soap and water are not available, but soap and water are always the best choice for hand-washing. • There are different levels of clean. Cleaning is the process of removing physical dirt. It does not remove germs, mold or other harmful bacteria that make us ill. Cleaning is generally done with soap or detergent and water. It is also the lowest level of clean. When someone has been ill in your home, you may want a higher level of clean. Sanitizing is the process of decreasing germs to levels at which illness does not occur. This process often involves the use of a sanitizing solution. To make a sanitizing solution, the Environmental Protection Agency recommends 1 teaspoon of bleach to 1 quart of water. Disinfecting, the third and highest level of clean, is a two-step process. First, clean the surface. Then spray or wipe the disinfectant solution onto a clean surface and allow it to sit. If using a chemical disinfectant, the instructions for this “dwell” time should be on the package. Source: UGA Cooperative Extension

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

WILLSON CENTER FOR HUMANITIES AND ARTS

By Sam Fahmy

By Krista Richmond

UGA alumna Patricia Andrews Fearon was one of 36 Americans to be named a 2017 recipient of the Gates Cambridge Scholarship, which fully funds postgraduate study and research at the University of Cambridge in England. Fearon is the seventh UGA student or alumnus to receive the scholarship, which was established by a gift from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, since it was first awarded in 2001. “Patricia’s achievement reflects the excellent preparation our students receive to compete for the most prestigious international scholarships,” said UGA President Jere W. Morehead. “The University of Georgia is proud that she is carrying on our land-grant tradition of applying her education to improve the lives of others around the world.” Fearon earned a bachelor’s degree in religion from the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication in 2009 before going on to earn a master’s degree in the study of religions from the University of Oxford. As a journalist, she has traveled to more than 40 countries and worked with media outlets such as CNN and Time Inc. In addition, she worked with non-governmental organizations such as Room to Read and cycled across France for her documentary The Tour de Farm. In 2015 she joined the IC Thinking Research Team, through which she has collaborated on studies and intervention designs that tackle sectarianism, violent extremism and other forms of intergroup conflict. “Patricia’s success in earning a Gates Cambridge Scholarship reflects well on her and the many faculty members who have educated and mentored her,” said Provost Pamela Whitten. “She has already accomplished so much since graduating from the University of Georgia, and this highly competitive honor underscores her extraordinary potential for the future.”

Irish writer Colm Toibin’s novels are inspired by his own life, including the memories of his mother and aunts and the homesickness he felt while teaching and living in Austin, Texas. “I just couldn’t read people, and I went around in a state of deep puzzlement all the time wondering what was going on,” Toibin said. “In the middle of all this, I began to miss Ireland. I began to miss things I don’t even like. I’d wake in the morning and think, ‘I wish I was home and it was an ordinary day.’ ” Toibin spoke about influences on his writing to a near capacity crowd March 16 at the Chapel during “StayColm Toibin ing Home, Leaving Home: Ireland and America.” Sponsored by the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts, the talk also was part of the Signature Lecture Series. Toibin’s 2009 novel Brooklyn, which follows the journey of Eilis Lacey as she immigrates from Ireland to Brooklyn in the early 1950s, leaving her home and family for the first time, touches on nostalgia for what’s left behind and the effects of homesickness. Brooklyn was adapted into a screenplay and became an Academy Award-nominated film in 2015. Toibin said it was “a painless experience” and spoke about the differences between the book and film. “In the book, the reader spends his time imagining. If things are too clearly spelled out for you dramatically, especially at the end, you feel almost cheated,” he said. “What they did at the end [of the film] was spell out something that I had left to the reader to imagine in the book, and I think that might be the difference between the two forms.” Sometimes, the difference is in the details. “You don’t have to say what color someone’s dress is,” Toibin said. “You simply put the camera on the dress.” Toibin visited UGA March 15-17 as the second annual Delta Visiting Chair for Global Understanding.

UGA alumna named 2017 Gates Cambridge Scholar sfahmy@uga.edu

Irish author talks about impact of family on writing krichmond@uga.edu

RESEARCH NEWS

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Digest SBDC will hold daylong conference on cybersecurity for small businesses

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UGA’s James Lauderdale is using a new type of atomic force microscopy, created by a mechanical engineering faculty member at Georgia Tech, to analyze eye cell cultures.

Eye-opening technique Stem cell treatment may restore vision to patients with damaged corneas

By Charlene Betourney cbetourney@uga.edu

Researchers working as part of UGA’s Regenerative Bioscience Center have developed a new way to identify and sort stem cells that may one day allow clinicians to restore vision to people with damaged corneas using the patient’s own eye tissue. They published their findings in Biophysical Journal. The cornea is a transparent layer of tissue covering the front of the eye, and its health is maintained by a group of cells called limbal stem cells. But when these cells are damaged by trauma or disease, the cornea loses its ability to self-repair. “Damage to the limbus, which is where the clear part of the eye meets the white part of the eye, can cause the cornea to break down very rapidly,” said James Lauderdale, an associate professor of cellular biology in UGA’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and paper co-author. “The only way to repair the cornea right now is to do a limbal cell transplant from donated tissue.” In their study, researchers used a new type of highly sensitive atomic force microscopy, or AFM, to analyze eye cell cultures. Created by Todd Sulchek, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Georgia Tech,

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the technique allowed researchers to probe and exert force on individual cells to learn more about the cell’s overall health and its ability to turn into different types of mature cells. They found that limbal stem cells were softer and more pliable than other cells, meaning they could use this simple measure as a rapid and cost-effective way to identify cells from a patient’s own tissue that are suitable for transplantation. “Todd’s technology is unique in the tiniest and most sensitive detection to change,” said Lauderdale. “Just think about trying to gently dimple or prod the top of an individual cell without killing it; with conventional AFM it’s close to impossible.” Building on their findings related to cell softness, the research team also developed a microfluidic cell sorting device capable of filtering out specific cells from a tissue sample. With this device, the team can collect the patient’s own tissue, sort and culture the cells and then place them back into the patient all in one day, said Lauderdale. It can take weeks to perform this task using conventional methods. The researchers are quick to caution that more tests must be done before this technique is used in human patients, but it may one day serve as a viable

treatment for the more than 1 million Americans who lose their vision to damaged corneas every year. The group first started this research with the hope of helping children with aniridia, an inherited malformation of the eye that leads to breakdown of the cornea at an early age. Because aniridia affects only one in 60,000 children, few organizations are willing to commit the resources necessary to combat the disease, Lauderdale said. Steven Stice, a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar, who plays an important role in fostering crossinterdisciplinary collaboration as director of the RBC, initially brought the researchers together and encouraged a seed grant application through the center for Regenerative Engineering and Medicine, or REM, a joint collaboration among Emory University, Georgia Tech and UGA. The REM seed funding program is intended to stimulate new, unconventional collaborative research and requires equal partnership of faculty from two of the participating institutions. “We tend to get siloed experimentally,” said Lauderdale. “To a biologist like me, all cells are very different and all atomic force microscopes are the same. To an engineer like Todd, it’s just the opposite.”

were previously concentrated in the state’s major cities, many of the new residency programs are launching in smaller cities, such as Tifton, Moultrie, Rome and Athens, where new programs are in place at St. Mary’s Health Care System and Piedmont Athens Regional. Nuss makes it clear that educating students is the highest priority, but the collective vision statement also emphasizes that the Medical Partnership seeks to be “a leader in research and scholarship.” To that end, Nuss has worked to bring faculty from UGA, AU and members of the medical community with complementary areas of expertise together. The Clinical and Translational Research Unit on the UGA Health Sciences Campus, which provides outpatient space and personnel who support clinical trials and research that seeks to apply laboratory findings to human health, recently celebrated its one-year anniversary and is now a hub of biomedical research. Nuss notes that more than 250 participants to date have enrolled in studies that involve

conditions ranging from the flu to heart disease and sleep apnea. Nuss emphasizes that successes in instruction, residency expansion and research have been the result of a culture of collaboration and a very supportive medical community. She notes that at any given time, up to 125 physicians from throughout Northeast Georgia serve as volunteer clinical faculty, a role in which they mentor third- and fourth-year students in their practices. The medical community has embraced the Medical Partnership, and its students and faculty have reciprocated through extensive community engagement. Students and faculty from the Medical Partnership are regular volunteers at organizations such as the Mercy Health Center, Nuci’s Space and Athens Community Council on Aging. “Building good, strong community partnerships with area agencies and doing service-learning is an important focus,” Nuss said. “It benefits students and people across the state, which really speaks to the reason the Medical Partnership was founded.”

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and many are completing their residencies this year and will then begin practicing independently. “We’ve had several alumni say that they want to practice in Georgia,” Nuss said. “And we know that if you’ve gone to medical school in Georgia and done a residency in Georgia, you have about a 70 percent chance of practicing in Georgia.” Because residencies play such an important role in keeping physicians in Georgia, the state’s expansion of medical education has been accompanied by new residency programs in Georgia hospitals that were made possible by startup funding proposed by Gov. Nathan Deal and supported by the board of regents and the General Assembly. “The governor proposed 400 new residency positions, and we’re on track to be 50 percent over that goal with 600 new residents by 2025,” Nuss said. “We’re really going to make a dent in the physician shortage, and we’re going to be able to do it for less money than was originally anticipated.” She adds that while residencies

Experts from the FBI, the state of Georgia, Fort Benning U.S. Army base and the private sector will attend a daylong cybersecurity conference April 6 presented by the UGA Small Business Development Center, a public service and outreach unit. Cyberstrength 2017 is geared toward smallto medium-sized businesses, particularly those that are vendors for the government or large corporations that are increasingly susceptible to hackers. “We’re encouraging people to anticipate (being hacked),” said SBDC State Director Allan Adams. “It’s a potential impediment to a lot of firms’ ability to grow if they can’t assure large companies they may supply that they won’t be a security risk.” The conference in Columbus is the first time that the SBDC has devoted a full day of programming to cybersecurity. The federal government will require vendors that deal with controlled unclassified information to have cybersecurity plans in place starting in December. Major corporations are expected to begin requiring the plans as well. The cost to attend the conference is $99. It will feature presentations by an FBI cybersecurity expert; Stanton Gatewood, the chief information security officer for the state of Georgia; and Brian Jackson, president and CEO of Abacus IT Solutions in ­Birmingham, Alabama. More information about the conference is at www.georgiasbdc.org/cyberstrength/.

Insect Zoo open house to be held April 7

The Bug Dawgs and the UGA entomology department are hosting the 31st annual Insect Zoo open house April 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the lawn of the Miller Plant Sciences building. Open to the public, the event promotes Athens community engagement and education about various entomology topics, causes and issues. The open house will consist of a variety of games and activities for all ages. Events include a photo booth, live bug exhibits, face painting, arts and crafts, edible insect food, cockroach races and more. The UGA Bug Dawgs includes volunteers who have a passion to spread awareness of entomology issues and the importance of related topics.

Senior Grady College journalism major awarded Google News Lab Fellowship

Daniel Funke, a senior journalism student at the UGA Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, has been named a Google News Lab Fellow. The fellowship offers journalism students from around the country the opportunity to apply for one of eight summer work experiences at premier journalism organizations including Nieman Journalism Lab, Pew Research Center and ProPublica. More than 1,800 applications were received for the eight fellowships this summer. Funke has been assigned to the Poynter Institute where he will be a contributor to Poynter Online through publishing video, data and interactive storytelling techniques. He will contribute to Poynter’s conversations about the future of journalism, as well as to their social media presence. The summer program begins with a short course with the other fellows at the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, to learn more about the News Lab. Funke is double majoring in journalism and ­international affairs, minoring in Spanish and earning a certificate in New Media. Keith Hendon, journalism professor and director of the Cox Institute, has worked closely with Funke through his Cox fellowship. In addition to the fellowship, Google News Lab also has created a university training network affiliated with universities from around the globe, including the Cox Institute at Grady College. The university network shares resources and best practices for training with Google’s extensive set of tools for journalists and news organizations.

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Driving Forces: Sculpture by Lin Emery. Through April 2. ­Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662. hazbrown@uga.edu To Spin a Yarn: Distaffs, Folk Art and Material Culture. Through April 16. ­Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662. hazbrown@uga.edu Advanced and Irascible. Through April 30. ­Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662. hazbrown@uga.edu Expanding Tradition: Selections from the Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Collection. Through May 7. ­Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662. hazbrown@uga.edu Equality Under the Law: History of the Equal Rights Amendment. Through May 12. ­Hargrett Library Gallery, special collections libraries. 706-542-8079. jclevela@uga.edu Necessary Words & Images: 70 Years of The Georgia Review. Through May 12. ­Hargrett Library Gallery, special collections libraries. 706-542-8079. jclevela@uga.edu Michael Ellison: Urban Impressions. Through May 21. ­Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662. hazbrown@uga.edu A Championship Tradition: The NCAA Tennis Tournament in Athens. Through May 30. Rotunda, special collections libraries. 706-542-5788. hasty@uga.edu On the Stump—What Does it Take to Get Elected in Georgia? Through Aug. 18. Special collections libraries. 706-542-5788. jhebbard@uga.edu

MONDAY, MARCH 27 SIGNATURE LECTURE “Intelligent Systems: Design and Ethical Challenges,” Barbara Grosz, Higgins Professor of Natural Sciences, Harvard University. Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar. 3:30 p.m. Mahler Hall, Georgia Center.

WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH FILM SCREENING Screening of Made in L.A., a documentary film that follows the journey of three Latina immigrants working in L.A.’s garment factories and their long battle to bring a major clothing retailer to the negotiating table. 6:30 p.m. 271 special collections libraries. 706-542-2846. tlhat@uga.edu

TUESDAY, MARCH 28 2017 WILLIAM A. OWENS LECTURE “Facing Complexity in Health and Healthcare in an Era of Big Data,” Indiana University. 2 p.m. Reading room, Miller Learning Center. 706-542-6074. ahorsman@uga.edu ECOLOGY SEMINAR “Trust Your Gut: Using Nutritional Physiology to Understand Animal Ecology,” Donovan German, University of California, Irvine. A reception follows the seminar at 4:30 p.m. in the Odum School lobby. 3:30 p.m. Auditorium, ecology building. 706-542-7247. bethgav@uga.edu WORKSHOP Creative use of free web-based tools such as Google Earth Tour Builder and Google Hangouts On Air can lead to virtual experiential learning and provide opportunities for students to develop Intercultural Communicative Competence by interacting with people and places from around the world. During “Going on Tour: Using Technology to Support Experiential Learning and Project Based Learning,” participants will take a look at how these and other tools are being used in SPAN 2001e and discuss methods of implementation. Part of the Franklin Faculty Teacher Speaker Series. Led by Annie Rutter Wendel, Spanish linguist and instructor. 5 p.m. 113 Gilbert Hall. 706-542-1898. jclaxton@gmail.com BASEBALL vs. Savannah State. $5-$8. 6 p.m. Foley Field. 706-542-1231. WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH KEYNOTE ADDRESS Speaker: Christine L. Williams, University of Texas at Austin. The national Women’s History Month theme is “Honoring Trailblazing Women in Labor and Business.” 6:30 p.m. 271 special collections libraries. 706-542-2846. tlhat@uga.edu

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CMSLC to perform ‘Russian Twilight’ April 2 By Bobby Tyler btyler@uga.edu

The UGA Performing Arts Center will present the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center April 2 at 3 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. The program, Russian Twilight, covers a 75-year period beginning in the twilight of Tsarist Russia and includes works by Rachmaninoff, Scriabin and Shostakovich. The Performing Arts Center has partnered with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center to present six concerts throughout the current season, establishing the greatest presence in one location for the Chamber Music Society outside of New York City. CMSLC is the nation’s premier repertory company for chamber music with a rotating roster of instrumentalists. For the Russian Twilight program, Chamber Music Society Co-Artistic Director Wu Han (piano) will be joined by the Escher String Quartet whose members are Adam Barnett-Hart (violin), Aaron Boyd (violin), Pierre Lapointe (viola) and Brook Speltz (cello). Tickets for the concert are $42 and can be purchased at the Performing Arts Center, online at pac.uga.edu or by calling the box office at 706-542-4400. UGA students can purchase tickets for $6 with a valid UGA ID, limit one ticket per student. The concert will be recorded for broadcast on American Public Media’s Performance Today, heard by 1.4 million listeners across the country. Patrick Castillo from CMSLC will give a pre-concert lecture at 2:15 p.m. in Ramsey Concert Hall.

The UGA Performing Arts Center will present Russian Twilight with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center April 2 at 3 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall.

ESPANA EN CORTO: SPANISH SHORT FILM FESTIVAL March 28 and 29. The fifth-annual Spanish Short Film Festival, started by UGA students, showcases award-winning Spanish short films. A different selection of films will be shown each night. 7 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29 GUEST ARTIST CONCERT Guest artist Darrel Hale will perform. 5 p.m. Edge Recital Hall, Hugh Hodgson School of Music. 706-542-4752. ccschwabe@uga.edu

The Hodgson Wind Ensemble’s final concert of the year features improvisation, works and performances by Hugh Hodgson School of Music faculty, and a significant musical contribution from the audience itself.

Hodgson Wind Ensemble’s season finale celebrates jazz, adventurous music making By Clarke Schwabe ccschwabe@uga.edu

The Hodgson Wind Ensemble’s final concert of the year features improvisation, works and performances by Hugh Hodgson School of Music faculty, and a significant musical contribution from the audience itself April 4 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. The HWE program, “All That Jazz,” highlights the adventurous spirit of that form when it is not highlighting the form itself. Experimentation, exploration, improvisation—the Hodgson School’s premier wind band will embrace the driving principles of jazz in a variety of ways. Perhaps the most adventurous, ambitious piece on the program, “Honeycomb,” by D.M.A. composition student Cody Brookshire, upholds the jazz traditions of bold innovation and collaboration. In this piece, the audience’s mobile devices become musical instruments. Assistant professor of composition Peter Van Zandt Lane’s “Beacons,” a chamber work rewritten for HWE’s March performance at the College Band Directors National Association national conference, opens the second half of the program. The concert makes room for traditional jazz with “And It Happened…” by Mike Titlebaum. Brandon Craswell, associate professor of trumpet, features in the performance and will take on the roles of Miles Davis, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie and more. Two more pieces, Augusta Read Thomas’ “Magneticfireflies” and Michael Torke’s “Bliss,” explore improvisation and will be conducted by graduate students/HWE teaching assistants Matthew Sadowski and Bradley Esau, respectively. The final piece on the program is Ron Nelson’s “Passacaglia (Homage on B-A-C-H).” Tickets to the concert are $12 each or $6 with a UGA student ID and can be purchased at pac.uga.edu or the PAC box office. Those unable to attend can watch the concert live on the Hodgson School’s website at music.uga.edu/streaming.

SOFTBALL vs. Georgia Southern. 6 p.m. Jack Turner Stadium. 706-542-1621.

The UGA Symphony Orchestra performs its penultimate concert of the year March 30.

CONCERT The UGA Percussion Ensemble will perform its spring concert. 6 p.m. Ramsey Concert Hall, Performing Arts Center. 706-542-4752. ccschwabe@uga.edu

UGA Symphony Orchestra performs works inspired by past

THURSDAY, MARCH 30

By Clarke Schwabe

J.G. WOODROOF LECTURE Jo Anne Shatkin, president of Vireo Advisors, LLC. 12:30 p.m. Mahler Hall, Georgia Center. 706-542-1089. dlord@uga.edu CONCERT The UGA Steel Pan Ensemble will perform its spring concert. 3:30 p.m. Ramsey Concert Hall, Performing Arts Center. 706-542-4752. ccschwabe@uga.edu

FRIDAY, MARCH 31 FREE SPEECH AND HEARING SCREENINGS The UGA Speech & Hearing Clinic will provide free screenings of speech, language, voice, resonance, fluency and hearing for adults and for children age 3 and older. Graduate students with nationally certified/state-licensed audiologists and speechlanguage pathologists will conduct screenings to identify communication disorders or differences and to provide prevention or intervention resources, when needed. 9 a.m. 593 Aderhold Hall. 706-542-4598. alacy0@uga.edu LECTURE “Writing our Herstories: Using ‘the Personal’ to Teach Women’s Studies, Foster Intergenerational Dialogue and Practice an Inclusive Learning Community,” Jamie Palmer, women’s studies and sociology. Part of the Women’s Studies Friday Speaker Series. 12:20 p.m. 214 Miller Learning Center. 706-542-2846. tlhat@uga.edu DISCUSSION Cherokee speculative fiction writers will discuss speculative fiction in the Native American contemporary literary canon. Writers Sequoyah Guess, author of The Books of the Red Eye; Daniel Justice, author of The Kynship Chronicles; and Blake Hausman, author of Riding the Trail of Tears, will take part in a panel discussion moderated by Josuah Nelson, University of Oklahoma. This event is sponsored by Institute of Native American Studies. 2 p.m. 171 Miller Learning Center. 706-542-1492. jweaver@uga.edu

SATURDAY, APRIL 1 FAMILY AND COMMUNITY LITERACIES RESEARCH SPEAKER SYMPOSIUM Features researcher Shirley Brice Heath. 10 a.m. 171 Miller Learning Center. tellison@uga.edu SOFTBALL vs. Auburn. 7 p.m. Jack Turner Stadium. 706-542-1621.

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ccschwabe@uga.edu The UGA Performing Arts Center presents Apollo’s Fire March 28 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. The chamber orchestra will perform a program titled Sugarloaf Mountain: An Appalachian Gathering.

Performing Arts Center to present ‘Sugarloaf Mountain: An Appalachian Gathering’ By Bobby Tyler btyler@uga.edu

The UGA Performing Arts Center presents Apollo’s Fire March 28 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. The chamber orchestra will perform a program titled Sugarloaf Mountain: An Appalachian Gathering. Named for the classical god of music and the sun, Apollo’s Fire was founded in 1992 by the awardwinning harpsichordist and conductor Jeannette Sorrell, who envisioned an ensemble dedicated to the baroque ideal that music should evoke passion in the listeners. The Cleveland-based ensemble made its London debut at Wigmore Hall in 2010 and was hailed as “one of the pre-eminent period-instrument ensembles” by The Independent. The U.K.’s Classical Music Magazine called Apollo’s Fire “the U.S.A.’s hottest baroque band.” Sugarloaf Mountain: An Appalachian Gathering was

SUNDAY, APRIL 2 CONCERT The Classic City Band is preforming its spring concert featuring nautical themed pieces. 2 p.m. Visitor Center, State Botanical Garden. 706-542-6014. connicot@uga.edu

COMING UP WORKSHOP April 4. “Best Practices in Analyzing and Displaying Qualitative Data” will describe the process of organizing and extracting findings from qualitative data, giving participants tools to tackle their own projects. 2 p.m. N6 Instructional Plaza. lcoco@uga.edu

conceived by Sorrell based on her research of early American traditional music. “Long ago, the sparkling fiddle tunes and haunting ballads of the British Isles came across the water, taking root in the hills of Virginia, mingling with Southern hymns and African spirituals, creating the soulful music we call Appalachian,” Sorrell said. In addition to Sorrell on harpsichord, the concert will feature vocalists Amanda Powell and Ross Hauck, violinist Susanna Perry Gilmore, cellist Rene Schiffer, Tina Bergmann on hammered dulcimer, Kathie Stewart playing wooden flutes, and Brian Kay on lute, guitar, banjo and long-necked dulcimer. Tickets for the concert are $31 to $41 and can be purchased at the Performing Arts Center, online at pac.uga.edu or by calling the box office at 706-542-4400. UGA students can purchase tickets for $6 with a valid UGA ID, limit one ticket per student. A pre-concert lecture will be offered at 7:15 p.m. in Ramsey Concert Hall in the Performing Arts Center.

ECOLOGY SEMINAR April 4. “Trait-based Demography: Linking individuals, Populations and Communities in Varying Environments,” Stephen Ellner, Cornell University. A reception follows the seminar at 4:30 p.m. in the lobby. 3:30 p.m. Auditorium, ecology building. 706-542-7247. bethgav@uga.edu MARY FRANCES EARLY LECTURE April 5. “Bridging the Gap in Higher Education,” Joycelyn Elders, former surgeon general of the U.S. and professor emeritus at the University of Arkansas School of Medicine. Part of the Signature Lecture series. Sponsored by the Graduate School, Graduate and Professional Scholars and the Office of Institutional Diversity. 3 p.m. M. Smith Griffith Auditorium, Georgia Museum of Art.

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The UGA Symphony Orchestra performs its penultimate concert of the year March 30 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. Under the batons of Mark Cedel, director of the orchestra, and Claudine Gamache, D.M.A. conducting student, the UGASO will perform works from Brahms, Karl Goldmark and Stravinsky. The program opens with Goldmark’s “Im Fruhling,” which translates to “In the Spring,” something of an appropriate selection, considering the date of the concert. Goldmark’s most popular overture, “In the Spring,” is less about telling a story than it is about conveying a feeling likely well known to Goldmark and other Austrian natives who endure harsh mountain winters: the joy of the dawning of spring. Stravinsky’s ballet “Le baiser de la fee,” or “The Fairy’s Kiss,” the Divertimento of which is the second work on the program, came together through no small amount of serendipity in 1927. Ida Rubenstein commissioned a work from Stravinsky and expressed a desire to have something composed that was inspired by Tchaikovky’s music. The four-movement Divertimento was arranged by Stravinsky and Samuel Dushkin in 1934, six years after the premiere of the ballet, and revised in 1949. The final piece of the program, Brahms’ Symphony No. 4, also owes a debt to music from its past. Using styles and techniques originating long before the symphony’s 1885 completion, Brahms made his final symphony reflect the music he admired from his past, while still including several modern twists on convention. The Brahms symphony will be conducted by Gamache, as part of her final D.M.A. recital. Tickets to the concert are $12 each or $6 with a UGA student ID and can be purchased at pac.uga.edu or the PAC box office. Those unable to attend can watch the concert live on the Hodgson School’s website at music.uga.edu/streaming.

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FACULTY PROFILE

Educational experiences

Experiential learning opportunities like study abroad programs, internships, service-learning, fieldwork and collaborating with faculty members on research are often a powerful part of higher education, and it’s not a new concept. It’s “the oldest idea in education—learning by doing,” Linda Bachman, director of experiential learning at UGA, told The Chronicle of Higher ­Education. “We want to make sure all of our students have opportunities to connect what they’re doing in the classroom to what they want to do with their lives beyond graduation, personally and professionally,” Bachman said. “We know that students get more deeply engaged with what they’re learning when they have a hands-on opportunity to practice.” Experiential learning is now required at UGA, and administrators plan to use some of the preliminary numbers they’ve collected to spot patterns and close resource gaps. Once there’s data, decision-makers can say, “Ah, we see that, for instance, humanities students might benefit from more internship opportunities,” Bachman said. “Or we definitely need more support for study abroad that aligns with the STEM disciplines.” To read more on The Chronicle of Higher ­Education’s report on experiential learning, visit http://bit.ly/2mQHLya.

Small spaces

Reality TV shows such as Tiny House, Big Living; Tiny House Nation; and Tiny House Hunters have helped increase the popularity of the small-home lifestyle and the idea of living with less. But there are many factors to consider before downsizing. According to a recent CNBC article, it’s important to consider the land cost. While a tiny house might make sense from a space perspective, the cost of the land may be prohibitive. In addition, it may require a cash purchase as some lenders may not approve loans for structures that small. Building permits and zoning regulations also should be considered. “There’s a certain economy of scale that you achieve by building a bigger house. A lot of things become cheaper and easier,” Kim Skobba, an assistant professor in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, told CNBC. According to Skobba, tiny homes may work best either as permanent structures in RV resorts or as accessory buildings to larger homesteads, where owners of tiny houses may lease from landowners.

Taste tests

The flavor of a ripe tomato straight from the garden can’t compare to tomatoes from the supermarket, which are built to grow bigger and withstand travel and storage. Now, scientists have charted the genetic path that made today’s tomatoes nearly unrecognizable from their more flavorful predecessors. According to Smithsonian Magazine, researchers looked for key flavor-enhancing genes that have dwindled or disappeared as the tomato changed over the years. With their research, they believe they can return that taste to grocery store tomatoes—with a little genetic fiddling. “Genomic technologies, like the ones the authors used in this research, really enable us to study what happened to the tomato in a very effective way,” Esther van der Knaap, a UGA plant geneticist who was not involved in the new study, told smithsonianmag.com. “What did we leave behind, and what are we carrying through?” Researchers at a University of Florida lab are now testing varieties. “If those tomatoes can be even slightly improved it will be a big gain for consumers, and this study certainly shows a road map of how that can be done,” van der Knaap said.

Dorothy Kozlowski

Orion Mowbray, an assistant professor in UGA’s School of Social Work, has examined, among other things, how chronic health problems, stigma, prejudice and discrimination affect health service use.

Social work faculty member works to fix cracks in health service use By Laurie Anderson laurie@uga.edu

Access to needed health services is a challenge for many people, particularly those with mental health and substance use problems. Orion Mowbray wants to change that. Mowbray likes to fix all kinds of problems. The assistant professor of social work repairs his own car, does carpentry and other jobs at his home. At the School of Social Work, he researches ways to improve access to mental health and substance use services for people who often slip through the cracks, such as the elderly or those who have been incarcerated. He has seen the toll that mental health and substance use can take. Mowbray grew up in a small farming town outside of Lansing, Michigan. When his family moved to a suburban neighborhood outside Detroit during his teen years, several of his friends began to experience mental health and substance use problems. “I knew many of them before they needed help,” he said. “To see someone you know go down this path changes the way you see these problems.” Expanding access to mental health and substance use services interests Mowbray because it’s a common need in many communities and, once received, improves people’s lives. According to

the National Institute on Drug Abuse, about one in four deaths in the U.S. can be attributed to substance use, yet very little is known about how to prevent or reduce mortality. “It is an area of social work where I feel I can make a difference,” said Mowbray, who often examines data on mental health and substance use services at a national level. “My research is dedicated to highlighting what can be done and where to intervene with maximum impact.” Mowbray has examined, among other things, how chronic health problems, stigma, prejudice and discrimination affect health service use. He conducted the first study of how formerly incarcerated individuals in rural areas use mental health and substance use treatment services, an important initial step in determining whether services are being provided at critical times. In another recent study, he found that the need for mental health services among caregivers in the child welfare system has increased at far greater rates than the general U.S. population. The findings could lead to greater coordination between child welfare agencies and health service providers. “There are so many barriers to effective treatment—cost, availability of evidence-based treatments and the perceptions that many people have

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Orion Mowbray Assistant Professor, School of Social Work Ph.D., Social Work and Social Psychology, University of Michigan, 2013 M.S.W., University of Michigan, 2010 M.S., Psychology, University of Michigan, 2010 M.A., Sociology, Eastern ­Michigan ­University, 2008 B.A., Psychology, ­University of Michigan, 2004 At UGA: 4 years

about substance use and mental health, to name a few,” said Mowbray. “Health professionals need better information about how to spot people who are at risk and how to teach people the skills they need to manage these problems independently.” In addition to teaching and research, Mowbray helps evaluate services administered by the Newton and Walton County Treatment and Accountability Court. The court provides alternatives to jail time for persons who have been charged with a nonviolent criminal offense and are struggling with long-term mental illness. “Mental health and substance use problems are issues that anyone can experience,” he said. “They are also issues that anyone can recover from.”

SAVANNAH RIVER ECOLOGY LABORATORY Three new staff will expand SREL’s outreach efforts By Vicky Sutton-Jackson vsuttonj@srel.uga.edu

Three new employees have joined the outreach team at UGA’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory. They will expand the lab’s outreach efforts in the South Carolina and Georgia communities surrounding the U.S. Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site near Aiken, South Carolina. Santanu Mukherjee will conduct research for the lab’s three-year radionuclide, education, monitoring and ­outreach program in Shell Bluff. He will monitor the air, water and soil

for radionuclides, metals and other contaminants. He has experience conducting research in rural agricultural areas and in examining environmental contaminants. Pacifico Perea Santanu Mukherjee will serve as the outreach program manager for SREL’s nine-member outreach team. Perea will supervise outreach and public relations personnel, and he will direct the team’s strategic plan. He previously served as the director of the National Wildlife and Turkey Federation Winchester Museum in Edgefield, South Carolina. Megan Winzeler will coordinate the­­outreach program in Shell Bluff.

Pacifico Perea Megan Winzeler She will work with residents and community leaders to gain their input and respond to their concerns. Winzeler also will work closely with Mukherjee to explain the research monitoring results to the residents of the community. Winzeler returns to SREL from the U.S. Geological Society National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, Wisconsin, where she was a wildlife epidemiological technician.

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ENGINEERING

Dorothy Kozlowski

Elizabeth Louis is a member of more than six organizations and is pursuing a doctorate in counseling psychology.

‘Bring everyone to the table’

Doctoral candidate carries out Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of service and equality By Saleen Martin

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A student, a graduate assistant, a therapist and a leader: Elizabeth Louis wears many hats in the UGA and Athens communities. Currently a member of more than six organizations, Louis is pursuing a doctorate in counseling psychology at UGA’s College of Education after earning a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in mental health counseling from Georgetown University and Boston College, respectively. A 2017 recipient of the President’s Fulfilling the Dream Award, Louis said that she respects Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision of equality and faith. “Faith was always at the center of all his movements, whether through prayer or references about God,” said Louis, who admires how King united people of all faiths, backgrounds and socioeconomic statuses while staying true to his own beliefs and values. “It’s about recognizing how to bring everyone to the table,” she said, “and pursuing equality, justice and a serving spirit for others.” Louis, whose parents immigrated to the U.S. from Haiti in the late 1980s, is the oldest of five children and the first in her family to attend college. Following in Louis’ footsteps, her three brothers and one sister have graduated from or are now attending college in Houston and Miami. Louis said it is important for people to recognize their own privileges so that they can ultimately combat injustice. “I may be indirectly contributing to some inequalities if I don’t speak up,” she said.

In addition to being a doctoral candidate, Louis works in UGA’s Office of Institutional Diversity as a graduate assistant. There, she supports the office with campus-wide diversity initiatives such as the certificate program on diversity inclusion. She also assists with developing and implementing programs for students, staff and faculty to enrich their experiences at UGA while supporting their personal and professional growth. She also is a member of the mental health committee for the university’s Graduate and Professional Scholars where she organizes events to provide ethnic minority students with a place to address issues they face both on and off campus while creating a welcoming community. In addition, she is a therapist at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, working with homeless and low-income populations who struggle with depression, trauma and other mental health issues. Louis is also a campus representative for the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students. As a part of APAGS’ Advocacy Coordinating Team, Louis encourages students in the university’s counseling psychology program to be advocates in the community. She also shares information about how they can get involved. When she isn’t busy with school, volunteering or working, Louis hosts potluck meals with friends, goes on road trips to Washington, D.C., Miami and Houston; visits countries such as Haiti, Canada, Italy, Japan and Cuba; and keeps in touch with family and friends in Haiti via Skype. After receiving her doctorate, Louis plans to become a psychologist and run mental health training programs and carry out disaster relief work. She hopes to work internationally in Haiti or other developing countries.

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students are assigned theoretical projects or present their work only to a professor. At UGA, the majority of senior design projects, particularly those involving civil engineering and environmental engineering students, are a collaboration between the College of Engineering and the Archway Partnership, a public service and outreach unit. “Nearly all of the projects in the two-semester senior design sequence are projects where our students work directly with communities and industry throughout the state of Georgia,” said Stephan Durham, assistant dean for student success and outreach and an associate professor of civil engineering. This year’s senior design projects range from the creation of a site development plan for an industrial park building in rural southwest Georgia’s Grady County to a road widening project in the metro Atlanta community of Chattahoochee Hills. In Metter, a team of students is developing a stormwater management plan to mitigate flooding along a creek that frequently closes a busy highway and threatens nearby homes. Grace Darling, George Summers and Michael Timpone recently traveled to the town west of Savannah to collect survey data and share their preliminary work with city officials. They’re proposing a multi-stage solution that includes replacing undersized culverts, creating a drainage channel and building a retention pond. “It feels great knowing that what we are working on may be used to help better a community,” said Timpone. “All engineers want to better serve society and working on a project like this not only makes us feel good about what we are doing, but it also prepares us for working in the professional world.” Like other senior design teams, the group working on the Metter project has a list of specific “deliverables” it’s required to submit to its client before the end of spring semester. In this case, the team will provide Metter officials with design documents, a cost analysis and other supporting data. While any plans created by the student teams must be reviewed and approved by a licensed, professional engineer, the feedback on students’ work has been overwhelmingly positive. In addition to serving communities in Georgia, the College of Engineering’s senior design teams are assisting business and industry across the state. One team is working with Gulfstream Aerospace, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of business jets, to determine the forces exerted on aircraft during emergency water landings or “ditching.” In the department of marine sciences’ research pool, they’ve built a test track that propels a 1/20 scale replica of the Gulfstream G550 into the water to simulate an emergency landing. If successful, the students’ research will help engineers at Gulfstream’s headquarters in Savannah validate the company’s computational models. As the College of Engineering’s undergraduate enrollment has grown exponentially, so has its senior design program. There were 28 teams of senior design students in 2015. The number of teams has grown to more than 60 this year. Students will present their work at the College of Engineering’s Senior Design Showcase April 12 at the Georgia Center.

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Maria Len-Rios, an associate professor of advertising and public relations at Grady College, has just published an introductory textbook Cross-Cultural Journalism: Communicating Strategically About Diversity. The book aims to teach college students how to navigate a continually changing world and write professionally and successfully about diversity and culture. Len-Rios edited the book with Earnest Perry, an associate professor at the Missouri School of Journalism. Len-Rios and Perry reached out to numerous educators and practitioners in journalism and public relations to bring together a comprehensive collection of exercises and real-world examples. The book provides instruction about applying journalism and strategic communication strategies that take culture into account. In addition to the chapters authored by Len-Rios, Patricia Thomas, Knight Chair in Health and Medical Journalism, authored a chapter, and graphics student Kara Wexler designed the cover.

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https://www.usanpn.org/nn/dogwood_genome Dogwoods are one of the most popular landscape trees in the American South, but little is known about the genetics of these spring-blooming beauties. UGA researchers are hoping to recruit an army of citizen scientists this spring to help collect data that will help them better understand genetic variation among

dogwood trees. To help, register as a volunteer observer with the USA National Phenology Network’s Nature’s Notebook and then collect data on the appearance of flowers, leaves and fruits on dogwood trees. Registered observers can collect data through an app that is available in the Apple and Android stores.

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has been to treat these individuals with dignity and respect, and it is in that spirit that today’s ceremony was developed.” University planners did not anticipate discovering remains on the Baldwin Hall site. Construction was delayed from November 2015 until February 2016, while archaeologists from Southeastern Archaeological Services Inc. and bioarchaeologists with the UGA Department of Anthropology worked to exhume the remains. Exploration and exhumation continued through the end of January 2017. As a point of clarity, archaeologists did

not discover 105 bodies. Some sites were empty, indicating that individuals could have been moved previously. In addition, more than a century has passed, so most of the graves contained only fragments of skeletal remains. In some instances, only “human essence” was found—soil that is presumed to have biological material from the naturally decomposed remains of these individuals. Throughout this entire process, the university has strictly followed the guidance of the State Archaeologist’s Office to reinter the remains individually, in a location close to the original burial site, and arranged as closely as possible to the original burial configuration so as to not inadvertently separate potential family members. The university was informed by the State Archaeologist’s Office that reinterment in Oconee Hill Cemetery was the most appropriate approach. “From the first discovery of these remains on the Baldwin Hall site to their reinterment at Oconee Hill Cemetery, the University of Georgia has relied upon the expertise and direction of the State Archaeologist’s Office,” said Gwynne Darden, associate vice president for facilities planning and university architect, who is overseeing the Baldwin Hall expansion project. “Their experience has provided the university with the necessary guidance to care for the remains of these men, women and children in the most dignified, respectful and appropriate manner.”

CT, an intermediate care ward, a dairy milk-quality lab, a diabetes clinic and an interventional radiology service; • Began using stereotactic radiation therapy for the treatment of tumors in cats and dogs, becoming one of only a handful of hospitals

across the nation offering this advanced oncological treatment option; • Utilized the hospital’s new Food Animal Treatment Area to better serve Georgia cattle owners and have seen a 25 percent increase in the number of cattle visits to the hospital; and • Hosted seven continuing education events for veterinary professionals. The $97 million project included $65 million in state funds, $30 million in private donations and $2 million from other sources. Another milestone for the facility was the renaming of its small animal hospital last fall in honor of Cora Nunnally Miller, a donor who gave more than $13 million to the College of Veterinary Medicine. Of her gifts, more than $7 million was designated for building the new hospital. “We are incredibly thankful to UGA, Georgia taxpayers and our donors for supporting us in the building of the VMC,” Baxter said. “I am confident that this facility will enable future generations to continue to advance the field of veterinary medicine both regionally and nationally.”

and that experience pays dividends for our students as they enter the next steps in their professional and academic careers.” The annual Symposium gives UGA students the opportunity to present their projects to faculty, graduate students and peers. It is open to all undergraduates pursuing faculty-mentored research in any discipline. Sydney-Alyce Bourget, a junior majoring in ecology, traveled to Massachusetts last summer to study garlic mustard, an invasive plant thriving at the edges of Harvard Forest. This is her second year presenting at the CURO Symposium. “I’ve always had the desire to learn and investigate things, and UGA definitely solidified my passion for doing research and for learning,” she said. “That’s what I love about research—the desire to learn and to find out and understand what’s happening in the world.” Zack Flagel, a junior majoring in economics, is currently in his second semester studying abroad at the London School of Economics. He is returning to the U.S. during his spring break to present a legal analysis of spectator injury risk at Major League Baseball games. “Almost everyone has been to a baseball

game, but not many think of the legal consequences of getting hit by a foul ball,” he said. “Doing legal research as an undergrad, especially before legal training, is difficult and unheard of. The structured system for undergraduate research at UGA has made it easier. The professors are here to help you.” The annual CURO Symposium is sponsored by the Office of the President, the Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, the Office of Instruction, the Office of Research, the UGA Libraries and the Honors Program. A UGA bus marked “Special” will provide transportation to the Classic Center, with stops at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education, Tate Student Center and the Arch. As well as its annual Symposium, CURO offers coursework, support staff and information sessions on how to begin conducting research. In addition to $3,000 summer fellowship grants, students can apply for the CURO Research Assistantship, which provides $1,000 stipends to 500 undergraduates each year. Research through CURO fulfills the university’s newly implemented experiential learning requirement. For more information, visit curo.uga.edu/symposium.

The reinterment site at Oconee Hill Cemetery includes a granite marker.

­ aurence Dunbar’s poem “Day,” saying that L it “conveys a message of hope and optimism that I find very fitting for this occasion.” An excerpt from “Day” is inscribed on the granite marker. “This occasion provides all of us with an opportunity for meaningful reflection—reflection on the precious nature of human life, on the value of family and community, on the history of this place— Athens, Georgia—a place many of us here call home,” President Morehead said. “From the moment the first remains were discovered in November of 2015, the university’s guiding principle

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Since moving into its new facility, the UGA Veterinary Teaching Hospital has launched or expanded several new services, including a diabetes clinic for companion animals. Professor of Internal Medicine Dr. Cynthia Ward examines Josie Lippert, one of the diabetes clinic’s patients. Peter Frey

52,000 animal visits; • Provided clinical training to more than 300 residents, interns and students; • Launched or expanded several new services including a small animal rehabilitation service, an equine podiatry service, equine

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David S. Williams, associate provost and director of the Honors Program. “Undergraduate research is a high-impact educational practice with a number of positive benefits that flow to both students and faculty members. UGA is proud to be a national leader in this area through CURO.” The Symposium opens April 3 at 11:15 a.m. and includes 224 presentations and 290 posters. Michael Terns, Distinguished Research Professor in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences’ biochemistry and molecular biology department, will deliver the keynote address, “CRISPR: From Basic Biology to Genome Editing Revolution,” at 3:30 p.m. in Ballroom E. The poster session and reception will follow at 4:30 p.m. Oral presentations will continue April 4 at 9:30 a.m. with the last session ending at 4:45 p.m. “One reason the CURO Symposium has grown every year is that our faculty members understand the professional and personal growth that occurs when their students engage in this type of learning,” said Martin Rogers, associate director of the Honors Program and CURO. “Many students describe their CURO research as having a transformational effect on their education,

UGA plans next steps in research on Baldwin Hall site The University of Georgia will sponsor additional research to learn more about the lives of the 105 individuals whose gravesites were discovered during the construction of the Baldwin Hall expansion. Following the discovery of the remains in November 2015, the university immediately consulted with the State Archaeologist’s Office for guidance. The university then commissioned a team of faculty, graduate students and undergraduate students—led by Dr. Laurie Reitsema from UGA’s anthropology department—to explore ancestry, age, sex and other characteristics of the individuals. Samples from nearly one-third of the remains were sufficient for DNA analysis, and the researchers found that the vast majority of this subset were of African descent. In a continuing effort to learn more about the individuals, a second stage of university-sponsored research will be coordinated by UGA’s Vice President for Research David Lee. This additional inquiry will build upon the preliminary analyses to understand better how these 105 individuals lived as well as their connections to the Athens community, including any ties to slavery. “Since the first remains were discovered, the university has been actively seeking to learn as much as possible about these individuals,” said President Jere W. Morehead. “That is why we sponsored the initial research and have the information we have today. We hope this next step in the research process will lead to a more complete story of who these individuals were, how they lived, and how they came to rest on the Baldwin Hall site.” In the coming weeks, Lee will assemble a team of faculty members with relevant expertise from across the university to develop a research plan to conduct the follow-up study. “Expanding on the initial findings will require multidisciplinary collaborations from all across campus,” said Lee. “I look forward to this important work, which is in keeping with the university’s mission as a land-grant research institution.” To continue the university’s ongoing efforts to collaborate with the Athens community, Morehead also will be meeting later this spring with members of the university, city officials and other local leaders to explore new ways to work together around priorities of mutual interest, such as education and economic development. “I have lived in Athens for more than 30 years, and I care deeply about this place and its future,” Morehead said. “As I reflect on the process and events surrounding the Baldwin Hall site, I see a great opportunity for the university and the community to reaffirm and expand our strong partnership.” The university and Athens-Clarke County already partner on a number of major initiatives, such as Experience UGA, which aims to bring every Clarke County student (Pre-K-12) to UGA’s campus every year. In addition, faculty and students from the institution work regularly with local organizations to complete service-learning projects that address important community needs. Morehead said that he hopes the discussion will point to even more opportunities to connect university expertise and outreach programs to local challenges and issues as well as create new avenues for members of the Athens community to engage in the institution’s vibrant campus life. “The city of Athens and the University of Georgia are inextricably linked—the success of one contingent upon the success of the other,” Morehead said, “and I look forward to a great discussion about our shared goals for the future.”