Public Information Open House planned to discuss Laney Walker transportation...
Georgia Health Sciences University and the Georgia Department of Transportation will hold a Public Information Open House concerning the Laney Walker transportation enhancement project, from 5 to 7:30...
View ArticleCampus closed for holidays
The campus of Georgia Health Sciences University will be closed Dec. 24-25 in observance of the Christmas Holidays. Campus will reopen on Dec. 26. Continue reading →
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Black elected to Free Radical Society Council
Dr. Stephen Black, a cell and molecular physiologist in the Vascular Biology Center at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Health Sciences University, has been elected to the Council of the...
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Ergul selected to co-chair American Heart Association review panel
Dr. Adviye Ergul, physiologist and Professor at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Health Sciences University, has been selected as Co-Chair of the American Heart Association’s Brain 3 Review...
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Terry named Regents Professor
Dr. Alvin V. Terry Jr., pharmacologist and Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Health Sciences University, has been named a Regents’...
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MCG faculty member, former hostage returns to Kuwait as Fulbright Scholar
The last six months Dr. James E. Carroll spent in Kuwait were in 1990 and as a hostage in the U.S. Embassy. Starting this January, he’s going back for six months as a Fulbright Scholar. “I really want...
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Young-Hyman co-edits American Diabetes Association reference text
Dr. Deborah Young-Hyman, Professor of Pediatrics and a diabetes and obesity researcher at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Health Sciences University, is Co-Editor of the American Diabetes...
View ArticleMedical Center and Health System boards to meet Jan. 24
The Boards of Directors of Georgia Health Sciences Health System and MCG Health, Inc., doing business as Georgia Health Sciences Medical Center, will meet Thursday, Jan. 24, in the first-floor...
View ArticleGeorgia Health Sciences Medical Associates Executive Committee to meet
The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Physicians Practice Group, doing business as Georgia Health Sciences Medical Associates, will meet at 7 a.m., Monday, Jan. 14, Annex 1,...
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GHSU researcher’s products target cold sores, fever blisters
A Georgia Health Sciences University researcher has developed a topical ointment and a daily lip protector with natural ingredients to combat herpes simplex virus type 1, commonly known as cold sores...
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Virtual patient may help future doctors prevent suicide
AUGUSTA, Ga. – A virtual patient named Denise may help future physicians feel more comfortable and capable assessing suicide risk. “Primary care doctors tend to be the frontline providers for people...
View ArticleRegents approve consolidated Georgia Regents University
The consolidation of Augusta State and Georgia Health Sciences universities is official following today’s approval of a resolution by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents to form Georgia...
View ArticleAugusta’s newly consolidated university to sponsor half marathon
Georgia Regents University is going the distance as the new title sponsor of Augusta’s half marathon and 10K. University officials have signed a three-year agreement with the Augusta Sports Council to...
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GRU Pediatric Obesity Intervention Program benefits area children
Students and faculty from the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University are fighting obesity, one step – and one bite – at a time. Continue reading →
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Eliminating useless information important to learning, making new memories
As we age, it just may be the ability to filter and eliminate old information – rather than take in the new stuff - that makes it harder to learn, scientists report. Continue reading →
View ArticleGeorgia Regents University signs exclusive agreement with Licensing Resource...
Georgia Regents University has signed an exclusive agreement with Licensing Resource Group, a trademark management company specializing in collegiate licensing and branding. “This is an important step...
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Historian and author to speak at annual MLK celebration
Dr. Lewis V. Baldwin, a historian and author who specializes in the history of black churches, will be the guest speaker at an annual celebration service in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The...
View ArticleCoroners Symposium slated for Jan. 25 at GRU
Georgia Health Sciences Health System’s Tissue Donor Services and the Georgia Coroners Association, District 2, are teaming up for the third annual Coroners Symposium from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Jan....
View ArticleGeorgia Regents University partners with local music society
Georgia Regents University has partnered with the Harry Jacobs Chamber Music Society to offer expanded cultural experiences for the students, faculty and staff of Augusta’s new consolidated university....
View ArticleIHOP flips for Children’s Medical Center
IHOP will serve free short stacks all day long on National Pancake Day, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, in support of Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. All local proceeds will go to the Georgia Health...
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Smith named Chair of MCG Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy
Dr. Sylvia Smith, Interim Dean of the College of Graduate Studies and Co-Director of the Vision Discovery Institute at Georgia Regents University, has been named Chair of the Medical College of Georgia...
View ArticleCampus closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. holiday
Campus offices at Georgia Regents University will be closed Monday, Jan. 21, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Continue reading →
View ArticleDeRemer named GSHP Practitioner of the Year
David DeRemer, a Pharmacy Clinical Specialist at the Georgia Regents University Cancer Center, has been named 2012 Practitioner of the Year by the Georgia Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Continue...
View ArticleMedical Associates Board of Trustees to meet
The Board of Trustees of the Physicians Practice Group, doing business as Georgia Health Sciences Medical Associates, will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, in the Murphy Building, Pathology...
View ArticleStroke center makes honor roll for fast, quality care
The Primary Stroke Center at Georgia Health Sciences Medical Center has been named to the Target: Stroke Honor Roll by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association for excellence in...
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Statement from Georgia Regents University President Ricardo Azziz on Georgia...
Following is a statement from Georgia Regents University President Ricardo Azziz, regarding today’s State of the State Address by Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal. “I am extremely appreciative and encouraged...
View ArticleMCG at GRU hosts international pathology research group
The Department of Pathology at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Health Sciences University is hosting the Winter meeting of the international Group for Research in Pathology Education today...
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Multiple Appointments End, Multidisciplinary Care Begins at GHSU Cancer Center
For many cancer patients, it can feel like they’re spending as much time coordinating appointments and waiting for referrals as they are in getting treatment. Continue reading →
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Study explores whether sleeping pills reduce insomniac’s suicidal thoughts
Researchers want to know whether a sleeping pill reduces suicidal thoughts in depressed patients with insomnia. “The more we look at it, the more it looks like insomnia by itself is a predictor of...
View ArticleLocal children to receive free dental care on Give Kids a Smile Day on Feb. 1
Students from Georgia Regents University’s Colleges of Allied Health Sciences and Dental Medicine will provide free dental treatment to local elementary school students at 9 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 1 as...
View ArticleGeorgia Regents University will Go Red
Georgia Regents University will hold several events to celebrate the American Heart Association’s Go Red Movement throughout the month of February. The movement was established in 2004 by the AHA to...
View ArticleGRU College of Nursing recruiting students for inaugural BSN class
Georgia Regents University’s College of Nursing is accepting applications for the inaugural class of its Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. The deadline to apply is March 15. On Jan. 8, 2013,...
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Knology of Augusta Raises More Than $7,000 in First Annual Pajama Run
Augusta, GA (Dec. 27, 2012) – Knology of Augusta – a leading cable, digital phone and high-speed Internet services provider – today announced it will donate $7,830 to the Georgia Health Sciences...
View ArticleBoards vote to rename clinical entities
AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Boards of Directors of Georgia Health Sciences Health System and Georgia Health Sciences Medical Center voted today to change the names of the clinical entities associated with...
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New technology provides rapid diagnosis of respiratory illness
Georgia Regents Health System physicians now have a quick, thorough method to identify the viruses and bacteria causing respiratory illness. Within an hour the technique, called polymerase chain...
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$1.67 million grant supports possible cure methodology for deadly form of...
Georgia Regents University cancer researchers are expanding the reach of an easy-to-use algorithm that could keep 30 percent of patients with a rare but deadly form of leukemia from dying within the...
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Scientists learn more about how inhibitory brain cells get excited
Scientists have found an early step in how the brain’s inhibitory cells get excited. A natural balance of excitement and inhibition keeps the brain from firing electrical impulses randomly and...
View ArticleGRU professor named Vice President for education council
Kathleen Hogan, Assistant Professor of Special Education in the Department of Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Special Education at Georgia Regents University, has been named Vice President for...
View ArticleMCG students head to Georgia Capitol Feb. 5 for first Medical Student...
Students at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University are headed to the Georgia Capitol Tuesday, Feb. 5 for their first Medical Student Advocacy Day. About 30 medical students, MCG...
View ArticlePipeline programs aim to diversify health care workforce
Two pipeline programs aimed at diversifying the health care workforce are planned in the upcoming months at Georgia Regents University. Applications are being accepted now for a summer enrichment...
View ArticleGRU Department of Communications hosts lecture on 1970 Riot of Augusta
Georgia Regents University’s Department of Communications in the Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences will present a panel discussion on the 1970 Augusta riot on Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. at...
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Fulton named Director of MCG Vascular Biology Center
Dr. David Fulton, a vascular biologist and faculty member in the Vascular Biology Center at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University for more than a decade, is the center’s new...
View ArticleMedical Associates Executive Committee to meet
The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Physicians Practice Group Foundation, doing business as Georgia Regents Medical Associates, will meet at 7 a.m. in the Medical Associates...
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Grant will help fight Georgia’s physician shortage
A $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration will help Georgia Regents University continue its efforts to diversify Georgia’s health care workforce. The five-year...
View ArticleGRU to host Career Expo
The Georgia Regents University Career Center will hold its annual Expo Career Fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday, Feb. 15 at the Christenberry Fieldhouse on GRU’s Forest Hills Campus. More than 50...
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GRU Cancer Center Director Joins World Oncology Forum to “Stop Cancer Now”
Dr. Samir N. Khleif, Director of the Georgia Regents University Cancer Center, is one of 100 international cancer experts who were invited to participate in the World Oncology Forum (WOF), who are...
View ArticleGRU to host panel on gun violence, legislation
The Georgia Regents University Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and the Department of Sociology, Criminal Justice and Social Work will present Gun Violence and Gun Legislation:...
View ArticleGeorgia Regents Medical Center becomes Georgia’s first Advanced Comprehensive...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations has designated Georgia Regents Medical Center as an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center, making it the only...
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Early life stress may take early toll on heart function
Early life stress like that experienced by ill newborns appears to take an early toll of the heart, affecting its ability to relax and refill with oxygen-rich blood, researchers report. Rat pups...
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GRU offers free summer camp for children with asthma
Georgia Regents University is sponsoring a free all-day camp for children with asthma July 8-12 at Camp Tanglewood in Columbia County. Slots are available for 60 children age 6-13 at the second annual...
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