Historic preservation conserves and manages historic resources in both natural and human-made environments. But historic preservation comes with its own concerns in a university setting.
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A renovation project on one of the University of Georgia's oldest buildings has turned into an archaeological treasure hunt, and after weeks of digging, the treasure pile just keeps growing
Old creeks and streams once flowed through Georgia campus area
OUA won the 2011 Preservation Award for Outstanding Rehabilitation for New College.
The Office of University Architects and the department of theatre and film studies are breathing life back into the Fine Arts Theatre.
Because the University is also expanding down South Milledge and space is in high demand, constructing a new facility was good for both the University and the animal and dairy science department..
Under safe and secure conditions, scientists will study areas that affect animal and human populations. Research into animal and human diseases has become increasingly vital to both animal and human health.
Renovating a historic building with modern amentities can take some planning, but imagine if it's designed for a very specific purpose such as a college dormitory.
Hundreds of University of Georgia students, staff and visitors turned out on a warm Friday afternoon to hear former president George H.W. Bush and tour the new building memorializing his old friend, the late U.S. Sen. Paul D. Coverdell.
The ceremonial groundbreaking took place on February 17, 2006 on the $30 million athletic building.
A walk around the University of Georgia campus today is quite different than it would have been in 1997. An old parking lot now has landscaped open space with a fountain.