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News Articles: Athens

On Second Thought For Wednesday, February 15, 2017

There’s a major climate change conference on Thursday in Atlanta. It’s happening at the Carter Center, but only because it was canceled by the Centers...

February 15, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee

On Second Thought For Tuesday, February 14, 2017

On this special Valentine's Day show, we spend the day talking to Georgia couples who’ve kept romance alive even though they work together. We also talk...

February 14, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee
A man, woman, and child were killed in a house fire early Sunday morning.

Former UGA Player, Woman, Child Die In House Fire

Quentin Moses, a former Miami Dolphins linebacker who played for the University of Georgia, was found dead by firefighters in Monroe, Georgia early...

February 13, 2017
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By:
  • Najae Lamar

On Second Thought For Tuesday, February 7, 2017

This is show is a celebration of Black History Month. Since 1970, February has been dedicated to celebrating the contributions and achievements of...

February 09, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee

On Second Thought For Tuesday, January 31, 2017

This year we present a continuing series called “Georgia Eats.” We’ll bring you great conversations with farmers, chefs, cooks, scientists and even some...

February 07, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee

Georgia Universities Improve In U.S. News And World Report Ranking

U.S. News and World Report has released its annual ranking of top national and liberal arts universities. Four of Georgia’s colleges and universities...

September 13, 2016
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By:
  • James Reising
Members of the former band R.E.M., which began in Athens, Georgia.

R.E.M.’s 'Out Of Time' Celebrates 25 Years

R.E.M. made the world listen. Formed in 1980, the quartet out of Athens, Georgia exploded the old idea of what pop music is all about. The 25th...

August 29, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers
Kate Pierson of Athens is a founding member of the B-52s.

Georgia Playlist: Kate Pierson of the B-52s

Singer Kate Pierson has been a staple of Georgia's music scene since the early 1970s. She is a founding member of the B-52s. She has also collaborated...

August 29, 2016
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By:
  • Sean Powers

Georgia Playlist: David Barbe

We add a couple of songs to our essential Georgia Playlist courtesy of David Barbe, director and lecturer at the University of Georgia’s music business...

July 14, 2016
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By:
  • Taylor Gantt
University of Georgia researcher David Cotten, student Caleb Adams, professor Deepak Mishra, and student Megan Le Corre are working with others at UGA to build two cube satellites into space. Adams holds a 3-D printer model of the CubeSat.

University of Georgia Students Developing Satellites To Study Climate Change

There is still a lot we don't know about the effects of climate change on our world. NASA and the Air Force have collaborated to help us learn more....

May 31, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers
UGA Provost Pamela Whitten, center in black, joined hundreds of friends, students, and staff at the vigil in Athens.

Hundreds Gather To Mourn UGA Students Killed In Crash

Family members of the victims joined hundreds of friends, students, and staff at a Thursday evening ceremony on the University of Georgia campus in...

April 29, 2016
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By:
  • Alexia Ridley

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