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New facility to aid in medical program start-up
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Issue date: 2/7/08 Section: News
The University's Real Estate Foundation purchased Tuesday the Athens Factory, also known as the O'Malleys building, to renovate it into a medical teaching facility.
The foundation closed Tuesday on the 36,845-square-foot building and approximately five acres on Williams Street at the North Oconee River. It cost nearly $7.3 million.
The Real Estate Foundation will renovate the facility and lease it to the University to house the first class of medical students under the Medical College of Georgia and the University's medical education initiative. This initial class of students is slated to enter as early as fall 2009 and no later than fall 2010.
A report presented to the University System of Georgia Board of Regents last month by Tripp-Umbach consultants regarding the need for expanded medical education in Georgia stated that an initial facility is required for start-up of the medical teaching program in Athens. The University cannot occupy the Navy Supply Corps School property until the federal government vacates it in approximately 2011.
At that time, the University will use the Navy School property as a new University health sciences campus, which will include the MCG/University medical education initiative program.
The ceremony was hosted by the University's DiGamma Kappa student broadcasting society in conjunction with the Georgia Association of Broadcasters. Cochran spoke to the group of students and professionals.
Cochran has been president of Radio-Television News Directors Association and Radio and Television News Directors Foundation since 1997.
In fact, these bacteria are generalists in how they get their nourishment and may have the option of doing many different things, depending on what works best at the time.
The new research confirms predictions by ecological theorists. It is among the first clear demonstrations at the experimental level that coastal ocean bacteria can act as tidewater utility infielders.
- University News Service
The foundation closed Tuesday on the 36,845-square-foot building and approximately five acres on Williams Street at the North Oconee River. It cost nearly $7.3 million.
The Real Estate Foundation will renovate the facility and lease it to the University to house the first class of medical students under the Medical College of Georgia and the University's medical education initiative. This initial class of students is slated to enter as early as fall 2009 and no later than fall 2010.
A report presented to the University System of Georgia Board of Regents last month by Tripp-Umbach consultants regarding the need for expanded medical education in Georgia stated that an initial facility is required for start-up of the medical teaching program in Athens. The University cannot occupy the Navy Supply Corps School property until the federal government vacates it in approximately 2011.
At that time, the University will use the Navy School property as a new University health sciences campus, which will include the MCG/University medical education initiative program.
Journalism expert given broadcasting award
Media expert and electronic journalism leader Barbara Cochran received DiGamma Kappa's 2008 Distinguished Achievement Award in Broadcasting during a ceremony Tuesday at the Hilton Garden Inn.The ceremony was hosted by the University's DiGamma Kappa student broadcasting society in conjunction with the Georgia Association of Broadcasters. Cochran spoke to the group of students and professionals.
Cochran has been president of Radio-Television News Directors Association and Radio and Television News Directors Foundation since 1997.
Researches evaluate roles of marine bacteria
Research led by a University marine microbial ecologist is showing for the first time that the roles played by bacteria in coastal waters aren't nearly as specific as some scientists suspected.In fact, these bacteria are generalists in how they get their nourishment and may have the option of doing many different things, depending on what works best at the time.
The new research confirms predictions by ecological theorists. It is among the first clear demonstrations at the experimental level that coastal ocean bacteria can act as tidewater utility infielders.
- University News Service
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Winfield J. Abbe
posted 2/07/08 @ 2:29 AM EST
According to a similar article in the Athens Banner Herald yesterday, Feb. 6, 2008, this property was appraised by ACC at about $3.5 million. Since it is likely in a flood plain and contains very old building which would be very expensive to demolish. (Continued…)
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