Author: Aaron Hale
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Professor drawn to ‘human component’ of waste management
Jenna Jambeck, an assistant professor in the College of Engineering, is obsessed with trash.
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‘Feel like a scientist’
Byron Spraggins and Gemerious Smith, 15-year-old ninth-graders at Clarke Central High School, looked like astronauts…
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Harvard gets $150 million for financial aid, professorship of business
Ken Griffin, a Chicago hedge-fund chief, gave a $150 million donation to Harvard University largely…
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American wives increasingly are more educated than their husbands
A record percentage of wives are more educated than their husbands, according to the Pew…
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Efforts, ideas throughout campus help UGA get greener
Many of UGA’s ongoing efforts to promote sustainability in the university community and beyond begin…
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Canada pledges $1.5 billion toward research to boost competitiveness
In its latest budget, the Canadian government pledged $1.5 billion over a 10-year period to…
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S.C. lawmakers propose merger of two Charleston colleges
In a move reminescent of recent higher-education consolidation efforts in Georgia, two South Carolina lawmakers…
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Fulfilling the Dream Award winner aims to change the world
Dervin Junior Cunningham’s drive to succeed in his academic career and in helping his community…
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Gifts to colleges reach record level
For the first time since the Great Recession, giving to colleges has reached a record…
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Disparity grows between millennials with, without college degrees
The gap between income earnings of millennials with college degrees and those without has grown…
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Report: High school grades are biggest factor in college admissions
More than standardized testing or high school rank, students’ grades and course rigor matter most…
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SPIA professor calls for Congressional oversight of domestic spying agencies
Loch Johnson, Regents and Meigs Professor in the School of Public and International Affairs, said…
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College exit exams building steam
Students have long taken tests such as the SAT or ACT to get into college.…
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Website helps students find more college options with algorithm
A new website is helping students find more college options based on a “Netflix-like” algorithm,…
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Appropriations bill to allow funding for political science research
After nine months of restrictions, Congress passed an omnibus appropriations bill in January allowing for…
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Public higher education group proposes federal funding program
The American Association of State Colleges and Universities proposed a new matching program to encourage…
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Downtown connector
As UGA continues to seek ways to boost economic growth and help create jobs in…
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New survey to examine degree value beyond salary
Gallup and Purdue University have announced joint plans to conduct a survey that will attempt…
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Eight faculty members inducted in new Teaching Academy class
Eight UGA faculty members make up the newest class of the university’s Teaching Academy.
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UGA students volunteer on King holiday
On the final morning of a three-day weekend, the urge might be to sleep in…
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School of Law’s enrollment up slightly; national numbers dip
First-year U.S. law school enrollment is down to its lowest mark since 1977, according to…
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Study: Professor ranked again as one of the ‘least stressful’ jobs
Tenured university professor ranked No. 4 in job portal website CareerCast’s top 10 list of…
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Annual words-to-ban list targets ‘selfie,’ ‘twerking’ and ‘hashtag’
Social media jargon was a big target in this year’s Lake Superior State University’s banished…
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CTL launches spring speaker series
The Center for Teaching and Learning continues this spring to lead a dialogue about enhancing…
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