Author: Leigh Hataway

Learning How to Design

Preparing the next generation of designers
Can movies change the world?

Despite the rise of feminism, romance films continue to stereotype female roles.
Seal ultrasounds, fish MRIs and exotic animal endoscopies

UGA’s zoological medicine program provides practical experience for residents.
Do you need a COVID-19 booster shot?

If you got the COVID-19 shots in early spring, your antibodies are likely waning. But…
Adolescents use social media to post about self-injury

Instagram hashtags related to self-harm almost doubled over the span of a year.
Gorillas can tell human voices apart

Apes react differently to people they know and like than people they don’t.
#Nomakeup trend fails to discourage use of cosmetics

The ‘natural’ makeup look often requires more time and effort than you think.
Pandemic housing status influenced mental health

Renting, living alone were pandemic mental health risk factors.
Dog parasite is developing resistance to treatments

Hookworms have evolved to evade all FDA approved medications used to kill them.
Scientists find eco-friendly way to dye blue jeans

New dyeing technology is sustainable, uses less water and has better color payoff.
FDA-approved gout medicine could also battle COVID-19

UGA researchers found probenecid has potent antiviral properties against SARS-CoV-2.
Message in a (plastic) bottle

UGA’s waste management expert explores how plastics are affecting the nation’s waterways.
Eliminating cash could benefit average U.S. families

New study shows tax cuts could offset giving up physical currency.
The Stewart Family: Mint Condition

The Stewart Candy Company celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2022.
AU/UGA Medical Partnership welcomes largest class

The 60 new first-year medical students key to combating physician shortage.
When family stress is high, teen depression can follow

Structural inequality, family stress put African American youth at risk.
Grass in the Olympic Stadium developed by UGA in Tifton

UGA’s TifSport and TifGrand, tough and durable bermudagrasses, were decades in the making.
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in cattle

Harmful bacteria are hiding in livestock; traditional methods aren’t finding them.
Protein in prostate cancer may inhibit tumor growth

Researchers identified the protein responsible for cancer’s aggressiveness.
Foster care, homelessness are higher education hurdles

New research shows stable housing, money for books among chief concerns.
Shawn Ellen LaGrua: Your Honor

Helping others reach their potential is Georgia Supreme Court Justice Shawn Ellen LaGrua’s main goal.
Carla Wong McMillian: Public Servant

UGA law grad is first Asian American on the Georgia Supreme Court.
Brandon Stanton: The Human Behind Humans of New York

Alumnus who started HONY built a social media army for good
Modern Slavery

UGA faculty and alumni are working to end the $150B human trafficking industry.