Student Honors
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May 14, 2012 | Honors & Awards
UGA graduate student wins fellowship to study invasive seaweed, nutrient pollution
Linsey Haram, a doctoral student in the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology, has received a three-year National Estuarine Research Reserve System graduate research fellowship, one of only nine awarded in 2012.
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May 11, 2012 | Honors & Awards
UGA ecology undergraduate wins NOAA Hollings Scholarship
University of Georgia Honors ecology student Scott Saunders received an Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, one of only 115 awarded nationwide in 2012.
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May 11, 2012 | Honors & Awards
UGA College of Pharmacy graduates 121 students
The University of Georgia College of Pharmacy graduated 121 doctor of pharmacy students in ceremonies held May 5 in Athens. Of those students, 70 graduated with honors, including one first honor graduate. Other honors were five summa cum laude, 32 magna cum laude and 33 cum laude.
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May 9, 2012 | Honors & Awards
Mu Chapter of Sigma Nu fraternity receives national award of distinction
The University of Georgia Mu Chapter of Sigma Nu fraternity was selected among approximately 5,500 member chapters nationwide to receive the 2012 Chapter Award of Distinction from the North American Interfraternity Conference. Mu is the first chapter of Sigma Nu and the first fraternity at UGA to secure the award.
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May 9, 2012 | Honors & Awards
UGA College of Veterinary Medicine presents Phi Zeta honors
The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine recently recognized outstanding faculty and students with honors for excellence in teaching, research and service at its annual Phi Zeta Veterinary Honor Society Induction Ceremony.
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May 7, 2012 | Research News
Ten NSF Graduate Research Fellowships awarded to UGA students and alumni
Ten University of Georgia students and alumni received graduate research fellowships this spring from the National Science Foundation to conduct research during their master's and doctoral studies. The NSF fellowships are among the most sought-after in the United States. The awards provide students with up to $126,000 during a five-year period for research in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Sixteen students and alumni also received honorable mentions.
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May 4, 2012 | General News
Graduating UGA students available to share collegiate experiences
Three graduating University of Georgia students willing to share their collegiate experiences are available to speak with the media.
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April 30, 2012 | Honors & Awards
UGA graduate student wins Singularity University scholarship to grow food indoors
University of Georgia doctoral student Erico Rolim de Mattos envisions a world where exploding human populations, global climate change and land overdevelopment has rendered mankind incapable of producing enough food to sustain humanity. This scenario is a very real possibility, and it has captured the minds of specialists from organizations like NASA and the United Nations.
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April 27, 2012 | Honors & Awards
Georgia Law advocacy teams finish in top four nationally, top 10 internationally
The University of Georgia School of Law recently finished as one of the top four teams in the country at the American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition and placed as one of the top 10 teams in the world at the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot.
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April 20, 2012 | General News
UGA graduate students honored for work in marriage and family studies
Graduate students from the University of Georgia were honored for their scholarship in marriage and family studies at the 28th Annual Marriage and Family Therapy Institute recently held at the UGA Hotel and Conference Center at the Georgia Center.
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April 16, 2012 | Honors & Awards
UGA art student wins $15,000 Windgate Fellowship award
The University of North Carolina-Asheville's Center for Craft, Creativity and Design has awarded 10 graduating seniors each with $15,000 in the form of a Windgate Fellowship, including Rachel Columb from the University of Georgia Lamar Dodd School of Art.
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April 12, 2012 | Honors & Awards
Georgia Law dominates intrastate moot competition, finishes strong nationally
The University of Georgia School of Law recently took home the top trophy and the Best Brief Award at the 2012 Intrastate Moot Court Competition.
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April 10, 2012 | General News
UGA School of Law wins national negotiation competition
The University of Georgia School of Law recently captured first place at the Robert R. Merhige, Jr. National Environmental Negotiation Competition.
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April 6, 2012 | Events on Campus
S.O.A.R. Awards honors student organizations
The University of Georgia's 11th Annual H. Gordon and Francis S. Davis Student Organization Achievement and Recognition Awards will be held April 11 at 7 p.m. in the Grand Hall of the Tate Student Center. The awards recognize the accomplishments of registered student organizations at UGA.
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April 5, 2012 | Honors & Awards
Seven UGA students participate in National Conference on Undergraduate Research
A diverse group of University of Georgia students who participate in undergraduate research were selected from more than 3,500 submissions to present at the 2012 National Conference on Undergraduate Research at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, March 29-31.