UGA prof gets money for cancer research

A professor from the University of Georgia's College of Pharmacy received a three-year award worth more than $570,600 to research issues related to breast cancer. Eileen Kennedy, assistant professor of pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences, studies a type of enzyme as it relates to cancer. The award is from the National Institutes of Health. Kennedy joined the pharmacy college in 2010.

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3 teens, 1 child shot at SE Atlanta apartment complex

Georgia woman’s alleged killer found 20 years later. He’s in prison for murder.

Atlanta officer accused of beating her dog to death, placed on leave

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Police abandoned area where 8-year-old was shot, detective testifies

The testimony came as trial began for Julian Conley, the man accused of fatally shooting the child near the burned-down Wendy’s where Rayshard Brooks was killed weeks earlier.

Emory giving free tuition to students from families making under $200,000

Starting next academic year, Emory University will be tuition-free for undergraduates whose families earn less than $200,000, a move that could help hundreds of students.

Weekend Predictions: Another winning weekend for Falcons, Georgia Tech?

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