When fall semester starts Monday at the University of Georgia, freshmen will take a new seminar designed to give them more access to professors and research. First-Year Odyssey seminars are capped at 18 students and cover everything from sustainability to biotechnology to Sherlock Holmes. UGA President Michael Adams will teach about the college's history and growth. About 90 percent of freshmen enrolled in the classes for this fall. A smaller number of seminars will be offered in the spring. LAURA DIAMOND
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A new radio show for the blind, visually impaired and print disabled will discuss benefits and rights for people with Medicare.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is partnering with the nonprofit Georgia Radio Reading Service, a 24-hour radio reading service. The show, called My Health / My Medicare, will broadcast throughout the day.
Visit www.garrs.net for more information or call 800-672-6173. Learn more about Medicare and Medicaid at www.medicare.gov or by calling 800-633-4227. MISTY WILLIAMS
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Piedmont Heart Institute is accepting patients to participate in a trial to evaluate a new non-surgical, less-invasive treatment alternative to open heart surgery for people with severe aortic stenosis.
Piedmont Hospital is one of 40 hospitals nationwide participating in the Medtronic CoreValve U.S. Clinical Trial. Patients with severe aortic stenosis, where the aortic valve doesn't fully open, who are also at high risk of needing an aortic valve surgery may be eligible. For more information, go to clinicaltrials.gov and search for CoreValve trial.
MISTY WILLIAMS
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Teachers, parents and students aged 13 and older have until Sept. 10 to nominate their K-12 class for a chance to win a $25,000 Macy's classroom makeover.
To enter, visit and “like” Facebook.com/macys for official rules and regulations and follow the instructions on the sweepstakes tab.
The winning classroom will be selected at random on or about September 30.
No purchase is necessary. GRACIE BONDS STAPLES
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