Just Like That, Georgia Regents U. Becomes Augusta U.

By Andy Thomason. The Georgia Board of Regents voted on Tuesday to change the name of Georgia Regents University to Augusta University, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The change followed an extended campaign against the original name, which the regents bestowed on the university in 2012, when Augusta State University and the Georgia Health Sciences University, both in Augusta, Ga., merged to create it. More...