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At the recent American Academy of Advertising Conference, Marla Royne Stafford (Marketing and International Business) and her Georgia colleague received the Temerlin/AAA grant for social responses d ethics to support their work on using humor and humorous threat in responsible gambling messages.  
On March 26, Black Mountain Institute's Executive Director Colette LaBouff and Associate Director of Programs Charlotte Wyatt presented their workshop "Parachutes and Grassroots: Supporting Local Arts and Culture Ecosystems Through Resident Artists" for the 2026 Artists Thrive Summit. The Summit was a national event, with hubs in six cities,…
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Dr. Rassilee Sharma (Dental) presented a poster at the 2026 IADR/AADOCR/CADR General Session & Exhibition, held March 25-28, 2026, in San Diego. The poster, titled, “Assessment of Posterior Composite Failures Using Updated FDI Criteria,” represented the outcome of a collaborative research project involving Carter Gehlken, Jacob Seaney,…
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