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Ben Starks

Foundation Fellow Ben Starks has a laser focus on his goal of combining his passion for analytics and basketball for a career in professional sports.…
Juan Meng

Juan Meng, an associate professor in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, gives students hands-on learning experiences that help them develop into leaders…
Commencement speakers share defining moments

More than 6,900 students receive degrees, begin next phase of life.
Navicent Health, UGA partner on pacemakers for dogs

Human heart patients can donate their used pacemakers to canine heart patients.
Twenty-three employees complete Supervisors’ Academy

Twenty-three supervisors from units across the university completed the UGA Supervisors’ Academy on March 8. “The UGA Supervisors’ Academy is designed to help supervisors make…
College of Education faculty member receives Early Career Award

Logan Fiorella, an assistant professor in the educational psychology department at the College of Education, recently received the Division C Early Career Award from the…
Franklin College professor receives AAG career award

Fausto Sarmiento, a professor of mountain science in the geography department of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, received the 2019 Barry Bishop Career…
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 Forestry and Natural Resources, has been named an Ecological Society…
Andrew Sawyer named pecan agent for SE District

The partnership between UGA Cooperative Extension and the Georgia Pecan Commission yielded a new area pecan agent position for the Southeast District this year. The…
Grady College faculty member studies media consumption

As a faculty member, Bart Wojdynski derives satisfaction from seeing the switch flipped within the minds of his students. “I love watching students develop interests…
Twenty UGA employees retired Feb. 1, 2019

Twenty employees retired Feb. 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and years of service are: Jeffrey D. Aaron, public service assistant, Cooperative Extension-Northeast District, 28 years,…
Website adds interactive data functions

The GeorgiaDATA depository of state- and county-level statistical information now features a suite of interactive data visualization tools. GeorgiaDATA, hosted by UGA’s Carl Vinson Institute…
Book details origins of Southern literature

The Classical Origins of Southern Literature explores the continuation of the classical literary tradition in Southern literature from the Colonial era to the present. Written…
Parking registration

Registration for the first and largest round of parking permits for the 2019-2020 school year will end June 28 at 5 p.m. After this date,…
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 address May 18 in Stegeman Coliseum.
Initiatives are advancing UGA’s Great Commitments

UGA is committed to healthier people, more secure future, stronger communities.
Why I Give: Jenna Jackson

Name: Jenna Jackson Position: Associate Director of Admissions and Diversity, School of Law At UGA: Five years Beneficiary of her gift to the university: The…
NY Philharmonic String Quartet to make Athens debut

The chamber ensemble from one of America’s premier orchestras will perform a program of quartets by Haydn, Shostakovich and Brahms on May 16 at 7:30…
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 launched in 2015 by the Office of the President and…
New challenges push speech-language pathology graduate

First African American to graduate from doctoral program to train next generation.
Decorated war veteran has drive to succeed

Perry West relies on his training to excel while earning his bachelor’s degree.
UGA’s Gwinnett campus wins education IMPACT award

The University of Georgia’s Gwinnett campus received the education award from the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce’s IMPACT Regional Business Awards this week. The chamber honored more…
Seven win Peabody Futures of Media Awards

Annual honor recognizes best in innovative digital storytelling across multiple platforms.
Art museum to participate in Blue Star program

The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia will participate this summer in Blue Star Museums, a program organized by the National Endowment…