To curb unnecessary antibiotic prescribing, physician and UGA researcher Mark Ebell developed a clinical decision rule for diagnosing sinus infections. In a new study, Ebell presents a series of simple clinical rules that integrate patient symptoms and simple lab tests to accurately detect acute bacterial rhinosinusitis.

This fall, WUGA, the NPR affiliate operated by UGA, is celebrating 30 years of being on the air. Several events are planned, including a gala featuring Steve Inskeep, left, host of "Morning Edition" on NPR.

The State Botanical Garden has hired a designer and a construction manager for the Alice H. Richards Children's Garden and plans to break ground Sept. 1. The 2.5-acre educational environment will include a canopy walk in the trees, a tree house, creature habitats, hands-on garden plots and a bog garden and pond.