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Club helps English students with job search

Though 19 weeks – the average time it takes to complete a job search – may seem like a long time, one club at the University is trying to make sure students make the most of the time.
A new job club for English majors called 19 Weeks allows students to network with peers while learning to identify and research career interests, said Sujata Iyengar, the undergraduate coordinator and faculty adviser for the club.

Univ. researcher links sex and weather

Women who live closer to the equator are more likely to birth baby girls than boys, according to the first global birth-sex ratio study published by a University professor.

Researcher Kristen Navara used data from the CIA World Fact Book through a 10-year period to analyze the statistics of countries’ sex ratios at birth.

UGA faces possible fines for dyeing water

The University may be penalized for polluting Tanyard Creek with paint that was used to line the playing field in Sanford Stadium, according to a state Environmental Protection Division official.

Kevin Chambers, EPD director of communications, said Monday the EPD will decide later this week whether it will impose penalties on the University for polluting the creek.

As darkness hits, so does depression

Winter brings cold weather, less sunlight and, for some people, depression.

For those diagnosed with Seasonal Affective Disorder, depressive symptoms usually begin in late October or early November, and last until the warmer, sunnier days of spring, according to the Mayo Clinic.

THAT’S AMORE: Alum’s Your Pie restaurant thriving in the Classic City

Who says you can’t have your pie and eat it, too?

Equipped with a unique idea and the three essential ingredients for starting a business – time, commitment and money – University alumnus Drew French became the franchise owner of Your Pie restaurant three years after graduating, at the age of 25.

Buddy program helps the disabled

Who doesn’t need a friend?

Best Buddies, a nonprofit organization, provides people with intellectual and developmental disabilities friendship and job opportunities.

Thirty students volunteer at the University’s chapter of Best Buddies, which began about four years ago, said director Alaina Kemp, a senior from Evans.

Students befriend and assist disabled

Who doesn’t need a friend?

Best Buddies, a nonprofit organization, provides one-on-one friendship and job opportunities to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The University’s chapter of Best Buddies College began four years ago, said Director Alaina Kemp, a senior from Evans.

Experts expect plentiful peanut yield for Georgia

Georgia, the No. 1 producing peanut state in the U.S., is expecting a record- breaking peanut yield this year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

At the end of harvest, Georgia farmers can expect to have 3,500 pounds of peanuts per acre, according to an October report released by the National Agricultural Statistics Service, an agency within the USDA.

Professor’s textbook brings electricity to Malawi

A reception program introduced a University professor to an African man whose life was changed by her textbook – halfway around the world.

William Kamkwamba studied “Using Energy,” a science textbook University professor Mary Atwater wrote, to build a windmill that generated electricity for his family’s house and village for the first time in Malawi.

Local businesses encourage workers to be Work Ready

Think a good resume is enough to land a job? Think again.

Some Georgia employers are looking for a Work Ready certificate to demonstrate a job candidate’s basic skills.

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