Happenings

UGA Town Hall Meeting about the Southern Light Rail

Brian Savory, executive director of the Southern Light Rail Consortium, will participate in a Research Computing Center town hall meeting for the University of Georgia research community on Tuesday, July 12, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in room 137 of the UGA Tate Center. UGA will make its segment of SLR, a high-performance fiber-optic network, available to researchers this July. The meeting will be hosted by Dr. Gordhan Patel, vice president for research, and Dr. Barbara White, chief information officer.

For more information, access www.rcc.uga.edu or www.ovpr.uga.edu/researchmatters

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Exhibits

Main Library: The LSA Staff Art Show, part of the annual ASSET extravaganza, celebrates the creative avocations of the Libraries staff.

Russell Library: “What’s in a Flag: The History of Georgia’s Flag 1956-2004.” Never has the power of symbols in society been so evident as in the contentious and continuous revisions to the designs of the Georgia flag. From the first flag to the current one, there have been eight different designs with some engendering significant controversy among factions in the state. This exhibit features collection items from state representative Janet Merritt, state representative Louise McBee, Gov. Zell Miller, and editorial cartoonist Gene Basset.

Science Library: " Stormwater Pollution and You." In the advent of the stormwater fee being assessed in Athens/Clarke County, this display shows ways residents and industry can reduce stormwater runoff and pollution.

Calendar

The Libraries has a new calendar located at www.libs.uga.edu/events, providing a central place for information on events and meetings. Please contribute by sending your news to libnews@uga.edu. The "libnews" address also replaces libjobs@uga.edu as the places to send news for Update.