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Features

Research in Georgia: The Power of Discovery

Patty Rasmussen,

In 2009, Robert J. Woods spun a startup out of his extensive research in glycobiology, which is the study of carbohydrates. A distinguished research professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Chemistry at the University of Georgia,…

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Downtime, People

Catching up with... Brooks Keel

Karen Kirkpatrick,

Brooks Keel was appointed president of Augusta University, his alma mater, in 2015. After leading the school during a time of tremendous growth and expansion, Keel will retire in June. These are edited highlights from an interview. What are you…

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Features, Health Care

Nursing's New Normal

Mary Anne Dunkin,

Of all the occupations affected by the pandemic, perhaps none was affected more or in more ways than nursing – which was already suffering before the first COVID patients started arriving at Georgia hospitals in March of 2020. [caption id="attachment_53640"…

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Education, Features

Where Education and Employment Intersect

Patty Rasmussen,

The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) inhabits the space where two critically important priorities intersect – education and workforce development. And as economic development investment poured into Georgia, creating as many as 17,500 new jobs in the first half…

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Features, Health Care

Georgia’s Medical Mismatch

Mary Anne Dunkin,

Dr. Anna Mirk was a resident in internal medicine and contemplating her options of specialties when she discovered what she loved most was working with elderly patients. “I considered a lot things – cardiology, gastroenterology – but I really ended…