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Gov. Nathan Deal declares today ‘UGA Football Friday’
http://www.wsbtv.com/sports/college/university-of-georgia/gov-nathan-deal-declares-tomorrow-uga-football-friday/676298982?utm_source=eGaMorning&utm_campaign=d2a7a94f40-eGaMorning-1_5_18&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_54a77f93dd-d2a7a94f40-86731974&mc_cid=d2a7a94f40&mc_eid=32a9bd3c56
By: JuliaKate E. Culpepper
Governor Nathan Deal will be cheering on the Bulldogs Monday against Alabama in the College Football Playoff National Championship. On Thursday, Deal tweeted out a picture of the infamous Georgia “G” near the state capitol with the caption, “Here at the Capitol, I’m keeping the main thing the main thing. #committotheG #atd #uga.” Gov. Deal also declared Jan. 5 “UGA Football Friday.” He’s encouraging everyone to wear red and black to show support for the Dawgs!
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Gov. Deal flaunts photo of big ol’ UGA logo on lawn near state Capitol
http://www.ajc.com/news/local/gov-deal-flaunts-photo-big-uga-logo-lawn-near-state-capitol/ad6muFLWH0LrWErjbBnmoI/?utm_source=eGaMorning&utm_campaign=d2a7a94f40-eGaMorning-1_5_18&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_54a77f93dd-d2a7a94f40-86731974&mc_cid=d2a7a94f40&mc_eid=32a9bd3c56
Becca J. G. Godwin The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Gov. Nathan Deal is clearly very excited about the upcoming College Football Playoff National Championship game. Deal posted a photo Thursday of Liberty Plaza, just across the street from the state capitol, emblazoned with the Georgia Bulldogs logo.The caption says he’s “keeping the main thing the main thing” — a popular University of Georgia slogan.
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Watch Sen. Johnny Isakson pay tribute to UGA, Bulldogs on Senate floor
http://www.ajc.com/sports/watch-sen-johnny-isakson-pay-tribute-uga-bulldogs-senate-floor/S1MwaJjK06GMPas02xoCsJ/?utm_source=eGaMorning&utm_campaign=d2a7a94f40-eGaMorning-1_5_18&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_54a77f93dd-d2a7a94f40-86731974&mc_cid=d2a7a94f40&mc_eid=32a9bd3c56
JuliaKate E. Culpepper The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia Senator Johnny Isakson took a moment on the Senate floor Thursday morning to pay tribute to the University of Georgia and the Rose Bowl Champion football team after their win over Oklahoma on New Year’s Day. Isakson spoke highly of coach Kirby Smart, running back Sony Michel and linebacker Roquam Smith and their leadership that contributed to the 54-48 win over Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl. “I wish Alabama a lot of luck on Monday night, but not enough to beat my Georgia Bulldogs,” Isakson said.
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Rose Bowl tickets were an easy get for some
http://www.myajc.com/news/local-education/rose-bowl-tickets-were-easy-get-for-some/sodU2TnBcgJzkmgNdcu2TP/
By Eric Stirgus – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Monday’s Rose Bowl Game was the hottest Georgia Bulldogs football ticket in decades, and some prominent Georgians saw it in person for free. The university invited about 180 people to the game, according to a spreadsheet The Atlanta Journal-Constitution received from UGA through a Georgia Open Records Act request. The list included U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Pooler, House Speaker David Ralston, R-Blue Ridge, and state Senate Majority Leader Bill Cowsert, R-Athens. Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr was listed as a guest of his wife, Joan Kirchner Carr. Also on the list were several top higher education leaders, such as University System of Georgia Chancellor Steve Wrigley, his predecessor Hank Huckaby and eight current Georgia Board of Regents members. Many of the names on the list were University of Georgia administrators, led by its current president, Jere Morehead. Several have relationships with political leaders or have served on state agencies. UGA spokesman Greg Trevor said in a statement that the university used a standard process to determine who should get tickets. …Regents spokesman Charles Sutlive said in a statement “we participate in athletics events to support our institutions and student athletes. Our athletic associations use private dollars to facilitate these activities with no taxpayer dollars used.”
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GHC earns top honors at the 2017 Chancellor’s Annual Service Excellence Awards ceremony
http://coosavalleynews.com/2018/01/ghc-earns-top-honors-at-the-2017-chancellors-annual-service-excellence-awards-ceremony/
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Georgia Highlands College brought home the highest honor for colleges in the University System of Georgia at the 2017 Chancellor’s Annual Service Excellence Awards ceremony. GHC and President Don Green were presented with the Gold Award for Outstanding Institution of the Year and President. This award goes to the institution and president that demonstrated the highest commitment and performance levels in service excellence across the institution over the last year, including “Best Practice” accomplishments and employee activities that foster service excellence. GHC and President Don Green were presented the Silver Award for Outstanding Institution of the Year and President Award in 2016.
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Georgia State among top 100 best college values
https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2018/01/04/georgia-state-among-top-100-best-college-values.html?ana=e_me_set4&s=newsletter&ed=2018-01-05&u=xw%2BDRjRaikB6EdaliSJBWQ0ae2f198&t=1515160959&j=79449931
By Dave Williams – Staff Writer, Atlanta Business Chronicle
Georgia State University has made Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine’s 2018 list of the top 100 best college values. The downtown Atlanta university was listed 90th among the top 100 public colleges and universities in the rankings, which weigh both affordability and academic quality. Specifically, the rankings include analyses of graduation rates, annual cost, average need-based student aid and undergraduate average debt.
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Editorial: 2018 brings ‘Glory, Glory’ days for UGA
Monday’s title contest matches 2 fiercely fervent fan bases in the state’s biggest game ever
https://www.gainesvilletimes.com/opinion/editorial-2018-brings-glory-glory-days-uga/
Times Editorial Board
The supermoon gleaming down on our winter landscape has brought quite a harmonic convergence to begin the new year. Under that lunar orb Monday night, football fans from neighboring states who live and die with the fortunes of their Saturday heroes will tailgate side-by-side before their teams decide the national championship, Georgia’s Bulldog Nation meeting Alabama’s Crimson Tide legions. They will gather in Atlanta’s new spaceship of a stadium next to the rubble of the one it just blew up, where each has already won a big game: Alabama beat Florida State in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff game in September; Georgia bested Auburn for the Southeastern Conference crown last month. The game should be a classic, and it’s tempting to refer to it as a welcome distraction to the usual parade of politics, scandal and other more serious news. But to fans of these teams, those items are the ones relegated to the back pages.
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3-D Printing To The Rescue Of US Military. Printing Drones On Demand Is On Its Way
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/217341/20180103/3-d-printing-to-the-rescue-of-us-military-printing-drones-on-demand-is-on-its-way.htm
By Cabe Atwell Tech Times
The U.S. forces have been using drones during its missions for a while. They use these UAVs mainly to provide support to its troops in combat zones. The challenges, however, include the delivery of the drones taking weeks and that they had to be stocked and stored throughout the troops’ expeditions. Recently, the engineers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and Georgia Tech started working on a project to design their own UAVs. It occurred to them that what they were actually creating a software-enabled tool that could design on-demand. Both teams agreed to make a prototype and present it to the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command at Benning, Georgia. According to Eric Spero, a project leader at the US Army Research Lab, once the prototype was approved at Benning, they decided to put it in the hands the of soldiers to see what they thought of it. After the audience tried the prototype, the researchers said that they got enough feedback to understand what the Army needed on the field and all the changes they had to make to perfect the tool.