Gov. Nathan Deal was moved by stories of children in Georgia who suffered daily with intractable epilepsy, or epilepsy not controllable with medication. Children like then-7-year-old Preston Weaver of Augusta, who at...
Small Things, Great Love
Any event planner will tell you that coordinating a successful event is all about the numbers. How many people can a particular venue hold? What kind of incentives should you provide? How many parking spaces, press...
Mine the Past: Everything Old is New
Last year, John Hinckley Jr. was released from a psychiatric hospital and allowed to return home, 35 years after he was found not guilty by reason of insanity for attempting to assassinate President Ronald Reagan. The...
From the Wire: R&D 2017
Site Connects Patients with Clinical Trials December 2016—One of the significant advantages of living near a major research university with an academic medical center is the access to clinical trials, which are vital to...
Out of the Lab: Serving Up Literacy
The Augusta University Literacy Center, a program that aims to deliver literacy-related community service, sits in the backyard of Newman Tennis Center, home of Jaguar tennis. During tutoring sessions, students at the...
Hijacked Cells
Study Probes Cause of Periodontal Disease Dental College of Georgia periodontist is probing a case of hijacking in an attempt to cut the perpetrators off at the pass. The hijackers are oral bacteria – microorganisms...
