Exercise is key to strength and function in older women
5 days ago
Higher protein diets prove less important for weight loss, maintaining physical function
On their own, exercise and eating higher protein diets are known to help people lose weight and increase strength. But combining both strategies doesn’t necessarily magnify their effects.
That’s according to a new University of Georgia study that examined the impact of a high-protein weight loss diet and exercise on women between the ages of 65 and 80.
The study revealed that while exercise during weight loss is critical to preserving muscle strength and function, a higher protein diet when combined with exercise does not appear to result in any added benefits to body composition and muscle strength in overweight older women.
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Third round of Affordable Course Materials Grant program brings student savings to $1 45 million
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Mary Frances Early discusses breaking barriers
March 2, 2021
On Feb. 25, 2020, the entire University of Georgia community celebrated the naming of the College of Education for one of its most esteemed graduates, Mary Frances Early. (Photo by Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA)
Reflections shared on the one-year anniversary of college naming
One year after the College of Education was
, Mary Frances Early celebrated virtually on a Zoom call with her friends and family along with Dean Denise Spangler and UGA President Jere W. Morehead.
On Feb. 25, she joined Phaidra Buchanan for a virtual conversation to celebrate the end of the University of Georgia Press’ Campus Read event. The conversation, moderated by Cynthia Dillard, Mary Frances Early Endowed Professor of Teacher Education, brought together the university’s first African American graduate and the university’s first African American Rhodes Scholar to discuss the past, present and future of a desegregated UGA.
New research grant program fosters diversity, inclusion
February 21, 2021
Faculty-led teams from across campus to tackle important issues of the day
The University of Georgia has awarded 12 grants to faculty-led teams from 17 academic units to support research that promotes diversity and inclusion.
The Diversity Research and Scholarship Grant program is a collaboration between the Office of the Provost, the Office of Research and the Office of Institutional Diversity. A total of 28 scholars working in a wide range of fields, including anthropology, biology, education, English, geography, veterinary medicine and many others, were awarded grants. The allotted funding was increased from $40,000 to $65,000 based on the number and quality of submissions.