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UGA Research Team Unlocks Lucky Secret

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Published July 18, 2010 at 3:11 a.m.

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Researchers led by a University of Georgia plant scientist have figured out the genetic secret of the four-leaf clover ... But Wayne Parrott didn't find the gene for the rare four-leaf trait through a lucky stroke or help from leprechauns ... It took 18 years of research and modern DNA analytical techniques to find the gene, said Parrott ... Parrott, who came to UGA in 1988, worked with UGA graduate student Rebecca Tashiro and other researchers at UGA and Oklahoma's Noble

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Records: Evans Sent 200+ Texts to Companion

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Published July 17, 2010 at 5:23 a.m.

(WSB Radio) -- Former University of Georgia athletics director Damon Evans exchanged about 250 text messages with the woman who was in the car with him when he was arrested, according to cell-phone records released by UGA Friday ... Those records show Evans and Courtney Fuhrmann, 28, sent four texts around 9 a.m. July 1st, the morning after they were arrested in Atlanta. Evans was charged with DUI. Furman was arrested for disorderly conduct ... Evans also called Fuhrmann on July 1st, about an

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What Uga the Ga. Bulldog Gets Before He Flies

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Published July 17, 2010 at 4:23 a.m.

WASHINGTON (AP) Owners of bulldogs and pugs, beware: Short-snouted breeds accounted for roughly half the purebred dog deaths on airplanes in the past five years, government data released Friday shows. That comes as no surprise to the owner of the University of Georgia's famous mascot, Uga, who has a surgical procedure done on the dog to help him fly safely ... Overall, at least 122 dog deaths were reported since May 2005, when U.S. airlines were required to start disclosing them, the

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Goizueta gives $2.4M for UGA scholarships

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Published July 16, 2010 at 2:43 p.m.
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The Goizueta Foundation has earmarked $2.4 million to fund need-based scholarships at The University of Georgia for students who are fluent in Spanish ...

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UGA's Richt Reacts to Evans Resignation

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Published July 7, 2010 at 4:57 p.m.

The Bulldog nation was still reeling Wednesday after last week'sarrest and then resignation of University of Georgia athleticdirector Damon Evans. FOX 5 News caught up with head football CoachMark Richt for his reaction to the resignation ...

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Troy Davis Case: Murky Legal Questions

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Published July 6, 2010 at 3:42 a.m.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) Thanks to an order from the U.S. Supreme Court, a Georgia death row inmate was granted a hearing to prove his innocence to a federal judge a chance afforded no American facing execution in nearly half a century ... Now that the court hearing is over, what happens next isn't so clear. The case of condemned inmate Troy Anthony Davis is so unusual, legal experts can't even agree on what the judge can do ... Davis' fate rests with a U.S. District Court judge who heard testimony in

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Adams statement on Evans

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Published July 6, 2010 at 3:33 a.m.

University of Georgia President Michael F. Adams released the following statement Monday regarding the resignation of Damon Evans ... Yesterday, July 4, 2010, University of Georgia Athletics Director Damon Evans submitted his resignation, which I have accepted. As I said on Thursday morning when I first learned of the situation, this is not an example of the kind of leadership that I expect our senior administrators to set. I have high regard for Damon personally; I care deeply about him and

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UGA Athletics: $2M Academic Gift

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Published May 28, 2010 at 3:49 a.m.

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) The University of Georgia Athletic Association's board of directors approved an additional $2 million contribution to help academic programs get through difficult financial times ... The contribution approved Thursday at the board's regular quarterly meeting is to be made immediately and is in addition to the $6 million over three years pledged by the association to academic programs last year ... Under a proposal by athletics director Damon Evans, the donation

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UGA Athletics Board OKs $2M Gift

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Published May 27, 2010 at 3:44 p.m.

The University of Georgia Athletic Association’s board ofdirectors approved an additional $2 million contribution to helpacademic programs get through difficult financial times ...

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UGA Faces IRS

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Published May 19, 2010 at 12:58 p.m.

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) The University of Georgia says the Internal Revenue Service is auditing the income it receives from subsidiaries such as golf courses, food services, parking and catering ... University officials released a letter regarding the audit from the IRS in response to an open records request by the Athens Banner-Herald ... In 2008, the IRS began a compliance project by surveying more than 300 colleges and universities ... An interim report released earlier this month says the agency is

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