Month: December 2023

Advertising and Public Relations program named top five in nation

Grady program named an Outstanding Education Program by PRWeek.
Third cohort of Rural Scholars embraces first semester

The program recruits students from underrepresented areas of the state.
UGA helps senior-focused business grow and thrive

The Small Business Development Center helped support a thriving adult day care center.
UGA photos of the year 2023

UGA photographers select their favorite photos of the year.
Program prepares students for the workforce

The leadership program is led by the State Botanical Garden of Georgia.
UGA breaks record with three Pickering Fellows

The Fellowship prepares outstanding young people for Foreign Service careers.
School counselors report prevalence of vaping, gaming issues among adolescents

But most report a lack of formalized training in these two addictive behaviors.
Alumnus wins 2024 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize

Peter Schreiner has received one of Germany’s most prestigious research awards.
Early action applications for UGA set record

Applicants were from all 50 states, including 107 counties across Georgia.
Commencement marks beginning of new journey

Degrees conferred on 2,966 students during Dec. 15 ceremonies.
UGA’s retention and completion rates remain strong

The rate of freshmen who continue at UGA their second year rose to 94.6%.
UGA reveals 2024 Bulldog 100 businesses

This year, businesses are headquartered in a total of seven states.
West to East

Student Commencement speaker Kyle Huemme shares his thoughts on growth, perseverance.
Athens Free Clinic wins national award

The clinic has provided over $538,000 of care to more than 2,200 patients.
Hu, Sellers named National Academy of Inventors Fellows

They join 14 other UGA faculty members who have received the honor.
Black patients less likely to receive lifesaving stroke treatments

Minority patients who do get the treatments face longer hospital stays.
Georgia’s economy is headed for a ‘soft landing’

Economic development, strong demographics buttress state against recession risks.
UGA Commencement set for Dec. 15

2,966 students are eligible for graduation.
A full circle journey

Haley Rose reflects on family history, foundations formed at UGA.
Destination: Arrived and thriving

Destination Dawgs is a two-year certificate program for students with intellectual disabilities.
Student creates fundraiser to support advocacy center

Squishmallows are helping the children she works with heal.
Fostering a cat can ease loneliness

This study one of the first to demonstrate cat companions are beneficial like dogs.
Ashni Patel named a Schwarzman Scholar

She is the eighth UGA student to receive this prestigious award.
UGA receives multiyear grant to address obesity in Georgia

The CDC funds will be used to improve access to healthy foods and physical activity.