Month: May 2019
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Student to intern with National Geographic
Sarah Riggs will work with Nat Geo’s Human Journey Grants team.
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Vet Med professor named UGA Inventor of the Year
Holly Sellers’ inventions have saved the poultry industry millions of dollars.
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Museum celebrates Athens Art Association history
The exhibition “Our Town and Beyond” is on view May 18-Aug. 11.
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Ben Starks
Foundation Fellow Ben Starks has a laser focus on his goal of combining his passion…
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Juan Meng
Juan Meng, an associate professor in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, gives…
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Commencement speakers share defining moments
More than 6,900 students receive degrees, begin next phase of life.
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Navicent Health, UGA partner on pacemakers for dogs
Human heart patients can donate their used pacemakers to canine heart patients.
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Twenty-three employees complete Supervisors’ Academy
Twenty-three supervisors from units across the university completed the UGA Supervisors’ Academy on March 8.…
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College of Education faculty member receives Early Career Award
Logan Fiorella, an assistant professor in the educational psychology department at the College of Education,…
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Franklin College professor receives AAG career award
Fausto Sarmiento, a professor of mountain science in the geography department of the Franklin College…
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SREL, Warnell School faculty member named ESA Early Career Fellow
Jim Beasley, an associate professor at UGA’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory and Warnell School of…
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Andrew Sawyer named pecan agent for SE District
The partnership between UGA Cooperative Extension and the Georgia Pecan Commission yielded a new area…
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Grady College faculty member studies media consumption
As a faculty member, Bart Wojdynski derives satisfaction from seeing the switch flipped within the…
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Twenty UGA employees retired Feb. 1, 2019
Twenty employees retired Feb. 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and years of service are: Jeffrey…
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Website adds interactive data functions
The GeorgiaDATA depository of state- and county-level statistical information now features a suite of interactive…
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Book details origins of Southern literature
The Classical Origins of Southern Literature explores the continuation of the classical literary tradition in…
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Parking registration
Registration for the first and largest round of parking permits for the 2019-2020 school year…
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Former governor to give School of Law Commencement address
Former Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal will deliver the University of Georgia School of Law’s Commencement…
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Initiatives are advancing UGA’s Great Commitments
UGA is committed to healthier people, more secure future, stronger communities.
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Why I Give: Jenna Jackson
Name: Jenna Jackson Position: Associate Director of Admissions and Diversity, School of Law At UGA:…
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NY Philharmonic String Quartet to make Athens debut
The chamber ensemble from one of America’s premier orchestras will perform a program of quartets…
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Twelve employees selected for third cohort of Women’s Staff Leadership Institute
Launched in 2017, the WSLI is an annual program aligned with the Women’s Leadership Initiative…
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New challenges push speech-language pathology graduate
First African American to graduate from doctoral program to train next generation.
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Decorated war veteran has drive to succeed
Perry West relies on his training to excel while earning his bachelor’s degree.
