International News from the Chronicles

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iGEM Team wins Gold

The International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition is a worldwide synthetic biology competition held annually in Boston, in which attempt to build simple biological systems from standard, interchangeable parts and operate them in living cells. This year,…
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Danza Universiteria

Tonight at 8 p.m. in the New Dance Theatre in the Dance Building, the dance department presents the U.S. premiere of Danza Universiteria Costa Rica: Inercia Come view some very special dance pieces from Danza Universitaria, the most famous, inventive and progressive professional contemporary dance…
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NASA and Cube-sats

NASA’s CubeSat Launch initiative (CSLI) provides opportunities for small satellite payloads to fly on rockets planned for upcoming launches. These CubeSats are flown as auxiliary payloads on previously planned missions. CubeSats are a class of research spacecraft called nanosatellites. The cube-…

Alumna among 'Underground Astronauts' to Homo naledi cave

The startling discovery in a South African cave announced this week was the result of some very dangerous, underground work. The derring-do - discovery of Homo naledi, a close ancestor of humans - came courtesy of a fossil excavation team that included UGA anthropology alumna Hannah…
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Fulbright foreign language teachers on campus

"Teaching here has two benefits for us. First of all, it really helps us become better teachers by experiencing the diversity of a different culture," Toraby said. "It also gives us the opportunity to improve our English and learn about the culture of the United States from our interactions with…

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