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2A ®j)£ l)fra(ti <©a?£tt£ Tuesday, December 14,2021 Griffin UGA Dept, of Psychology celebrates 100th anniversary LAURA GEIGER UGA Griffin celebrated the Department of Psychology’s 100th anniversary Dec. 5 with a Cake and Learn session hosted on campus by senior lecturer Dr. Perry Buffington of Zebulon. He entertained the standing room only group by giving a few examples of what he calls “Cheap Psychological Tricks,” the title of one of his 13 books. A licensed psychologist with over 20 years of private-practice, Dr. Buffington teaches seminars nationwide on minimizing psycho- pharmacological errors. Shown along with him are student ambassadors (l-r) Sarah Smoak, Dr. Buffington, Emileigh Smith and Lindsey Decker. Tuday. 'December 4ptn/ta5pt (Wefahip thAough Cmununim tryey Ch/iidmm mam % b'lty nwmge * ^on me mt/ifm to the Fredonia Church Ch/tisbna& Cue Commutiim se’wice, GA Department of Driver Services warns of phone licensing scam The Georgia Depart ment of Driver Services (DDS) is warning the public of a phone scam that asks drivers to provide their driving license details and pay a fee to reinstate their license. The caller claims to be from the Depart ment of Driver Services (DDS) but in reality is a common voice phishing scam designed to steal personal information and money from recipients. “DDS employees do not contact customers to ask for personal or confidential information, such as driver’s license or Social Security num bers via telephone, email or text, and anyone who receives such a commu nication should consider it is a scam to steal your identity. When the DDS calls or emails custom ers it is based on action initiated by the customer such as a request to speak to a licensing agent or an email confirma tion from utilizing online services. Customers can quickly verify the status of their license on the DDS website at this secure link https://dds.drives. ga.gov/_/by. Voice and computer phishing scammers use many and varied tactics to trick victims into handing over their per sonal or financial infor mation. Georgians should be very cautious of any unsolicited telephone calls, texts or emails that claim to be government departments, banks or companies that instruct them to follow a link or open an attachment to update or verify personal information. Visit www.dds.georgia. gov for compete licens ing and testing informa tion including many online services that en able you to skip a trip to a DDS customer service center. COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Holiday Hours November 26- IO CLINIC November 30- 1:00pm-4:30pm December 24- JNIC December 31- Regular Clinic Hours Tuesdays & Fridays 7:30am-12pm & 1:00-4:30 pm Walk-Ins Welcome UPSON Regional Medical Center