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Jeopardy episode with Watson and humans.

Jeopardy episode with Watson and humans.

UWG Graduate Weighs in on IBM’s Watson

Fans of the popular game show, “Jeopardy,” recently got a glimpse of the future when two of the show’s most successful champions went up against IBM’s supercomputer Watson.

Watson trounced its opponents: the record-breaking Ken Jennings, who won a consecutive 74 games, and Brad Rutter, who won a cumulative $3,255,102. MORE

BB&T Gift Funds Courses on the Merits of Capitalism

BB&T Gift Funds Courses on the Merits of CapitalismThe topic for the day: the distribution of wealth. The students clustered around an oval conference table at the Richards College of Business last fall for a freewheeling discussion of wealth and destitution. MORE

 

New Psychology Ph.D. Program to Debut in Fall 2011

eople are more than neurons, molecules and chemicals. How we view life, take it in and dish it back out is a complex system that has been the focus of the humanistic approach to psychology at UWG for more than three decades. People are more than neurons, molecules and chemicals.

How we view life, take it in and dish it back out is a complex system that has been the focus of the humanistic approach to psychology at UWG for more than three decades. MORE


Vol. 46 • No. 3
March 18, 2011

Feature

In debating you learn a lot; you get to discuss the great public policy issues of the day; and you meet a lot of people. MORE

Web Watch

Yes, the time to file your taxes is only a month away. Has the panic set in? You’d think we would know these answers by now. But rules change and there’s always a chance you’ll miss something. More

Kudos

Please join us in celebrating: UWG has won a prestigious Telly Award for its “Go West” branded television commercials. morE

Events of Note

From music to theatre to sports events, March and April offer something for everyone. More

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