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WEBACCPD works to improve mental health response procedures. Story written and produced by: Amy Scott, Alexandria Ellison and Ashlyn Webb ATHENS, Ga. — …

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Experts: Five Minutes of Meditation Per Day Enough

WEBJon Kabat-Zinn, creator of the research-backed stress-reduction program Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, said that meditation is a different journey for each …

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UGA Professors Analyze Trends and Causes Behind Opioid Epidemic

WEBProfessor Jayawardhana has teamed up with Matthew Perry, a clinical and administrative pharmacy professor at UGA, to analyze the trends of opioid addiction …

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Georgia Menstrual Product Non-Profits Aid Trans and Non-Binary …

WEBAudrey Elliott, 21, Executive Director of (fem)me, a non-profit that proivides menstrual product kits to homeless populations and Ebony Caldwell, 27, Community …

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ACCPD works to improve mental health response procedures

WEBStory written and produced by: Amy Scott, Alexandria Ellison and Ashlyn Webb. ATHENS, Ga. — Athens-Clarke County Police linked approximately 140 citizens …

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Athens organizations combat food insecurity with healthier …

WEBWhile Athens-Clarke County has a poverty rate of over 30 percent, 22 percent of Athens residents are food insecure, according to 2019 County Health …

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The Wesley Foundation Attracts Thousands of Students …

WEBMerrick Laughridge, a third-year Wesley intern and University of Georgia alum, talks to James Palmer, a second-year pre-med student at UGA, before the …

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WEBATHENS, GEORGIA– Roughly 4 million refugees have left Venezuela since 2014 due to the crippling humanitarian crisis, making it the largest exodus from a Latin American …

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Destination Dawgs: Opening Doors for Intellectually Disabled …

WEBThe new inclusive post-secondary education program, Destination Dawgs, will give five students with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to attend the University of …

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Athens Set to Become Wetter, Hotter, Experts Say

WEBATHENS, Ga. — Athens climate is becoming more extreme, with hotter and wetter days ahead in response to human-induced climate change, according to …

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WEBStory written and produced by: Amy Scott, Alexandria Ellison and Ashlyn Webb ATHENS, Ga. — Athens-Clarke County Police linked approximately 140 citizens …

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Athens Attempts to Increase Bicyclist and Pedestrian Safety

WEBThe state of Georgia took steps to improve bicycle safety with the passage of Georgia House Bill 101 in 2011, which requires drivers to give cyclists three feet of …

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Athens Farmers Market Helps Combat Local Food Desert

WEBAccess to wholesome food: a right, not a privilege. The U.S. Department of Agriculture defines a food desert as “a substantial share of residents who live in low …

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Is Venezuela Losing Its Fight for Survival

WEBDespite having the largest proven oil reserve in the world, Venezuela’s inflation rate is nearing 10 million percent by the end of this year. Universities, long seen …

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The Surprising Costs of Raising a Special Needs Child

WEBAthens, Georgia – On average it takes about $250,000 to raise a child from birth to age 18, but it costs ten times that to raise a special needs child, at an average of …

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Dreamers in Athens Maintain Hope Amidst Uncertain Future

WEBThe Center for American Progress estimates that the annual GDP loss for removing workers with DACA in Georgia would amount to roughly $1 billion. Dreamers …

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UGA Student Creates Art Club Benefitting Athens Homeless …

WEBAthens, Georgia – A University of Georgia student, Tanner Woodson, founded Art for Athens, an official student club, which provides Athens homeless people …

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Athens Freemasons Claim to Focus Mostly on Fundraising

WEBMichael Law, the 44-year-old Worshipful Master of the Athens Masonic Lodge, gives us a tour of the lodge at Research Drive in Athens, Georgia, on September …

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UGA: Higher Crime Rate than Other Georgia Universities

WEBAccording to 2014 FBI crime statistics, the rate of violent crime at UGA is roughly 21.7 per 10,000 students, whereas at Georgia Institute of Technology, it is …

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