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2026 University of Georgia Award for Excellence in Teaching
The award recognizes exemplary instruction by teaching faculty at UGA.
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2026 Reiff Award
The award recognizes full-time faculty members who have made exceptional contributions to global education at UGA.
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2026 Research Awards
Read more about the 2026 research award recipients.
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2026 Public Service & Outreach Faculty Awards
Seven faculty and staff members are being honored for their service and outreach.
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2026 Creative Teaching Awards
The Creative Teaching Awards are presented annually on behalf of the Office of Instruction.
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2026 Service-Learning Excellence Awards
These awards recognize faculty for outstanding service-learning instruction and advancing service-learning scholarship.
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2026 Innovation in AI Teaching Award
The award celebrates faculty leveraging AI technologies to enhance student learning outcomes and academic success.
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2026 Graduate School Faculty Awards
The awards recognize faculty and staff supporting graduate students.
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2026 Graduate School Student Awards
These awards recognize graduate student excellence in teaching, research and public service.
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Highlighting academic and career pathways
UGA joined with local academic and economic leaders to showcase opportunities for CCSD students.
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Three UGA faculty named 2025 AAAS Fellows
The university now has 53 Fellows named to the prestigious organization.
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Frequent social media use could impact child development
Adolescents who use social media have weaker reading skills but higher processing speed.
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C. Robin Buell named 2026 SEC Professor of the Year
The UGA crop genomics pioneer was recognized for her transformational impact in teaching, research and service.
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Celebrating excellence: UGA to host 2026 Honors Week programs
UGA will celebrate the achievements of outstanding students, faculty, staff and alumni during Honors Week 2026 from March 30 to April 2.
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Feeling unfulfilled could lead to riskier, heavier alcohol use
Feeling fulfilled in life may help people consume alcohol more responsibly.
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Bulldog Basics marks 10 years of serving UGA students
In March 2016, a single, anonymous grab-and-go space for toiletry items quietly opened at the University of Georgia. It was called The Hygiene Closet. Ten years later, what is…
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Wild peanut genetics drive $6M effort to protect crops in Africa and the U.S.
The researchers’ work spans continents, crops and generations of farmers.
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‘Join Me’ Initiative for students launches
The initiative was launched earlier this month at Village Summit.
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Risk coordinator supports employees when the unexpected happens
Dayna Evans coordinates care, claims and return-to-work planning to keep UGA’s workforce moving forward.
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Ten UGA employees retired March 1, 2026
Ten UGA employees retired March 1, 2026.
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Scottish folk group Breabach returns to Athens
The April 2 performance blends music, vocals and step dancing.
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UGA Presents welcomes Norwegian jazz artists The Tord Gustavsen Trio
The March 27 concert concludes the Nordic Dreams series.
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Medical Partnership celebrates 13th Match Day
Fourth-year students in the Augusta University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership celebrated Match Day with a 97% residency placement rate, learning their postgraduate training locations during…
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UGA names inaugural class of Creative Engagement Fellows
UGA’s inaugural Creative Engagement Fellows are designing experiences that fully immerse students.
