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Four faculty members named SEC Academic Leadership Development Program Fellows

Four UGA faculty members—Scott Ardoin, Thomas Mote, Amanda Murdie and Usha Rodrigues—have been selected as the university’s 2018-2019 SEC Academic Leadership Development Program Fellows.
New UGA scholarship and program serves rural students

The ALL Georgia program is a network of campus resources “to support these exceptional students.”
UGA researchers battling the destructive whitefly

Last year, the tiny silverleaf whitefly decimated vulnerable crops throughout south Georgia.
Nonprofit professorship named for retired UGA faculty member

Not many university faculty members can say they’ve established a graduate degree program, but Professor Emeritus Tom Holland has two to his credit, as well…
Julie Fowlis to perform ‘Music from the Scottish Isles’

Fowlis is known to millions of children and parents around the world for singing the theme song to Disney Pixar’s “Brave.”
Where have all the turtles gone, and why does it matter?

61 percent of the world’s 356 turtle species are threatened or already extinct, with consequences.
Sculptor Richard Hunt fuses diverse influences

Hunt has created more than 130 large-scale public commissions and helped change the role of public sculpture in the late 20th and early 21st century.
New book about 9/11 by UGA professor

In her recently published book about 9/11, Angry Public Rhetorics, Distinguished Research Professor in the department of Communication Studies Celeste Condit explores emotions as motivators and organizers…
UGA engineering programs earn accreditation

All eight undergraduate degree programs in the college now have earned accreditation from ABET.
18 UGA students, alumni receive Fulbright offers

The Fulbright Program offers study and teaching opportunities in more than 140 countries.
$5M grant to help reduce indoor farming energy costs

One of the steepest barriers to profitable controlled-environment agriculture is the energy cost associated with providing the plants enough light, but new research being pioneered…
UGA climbs to 13th in U.S. News & World Report rankings

This is the third consecutive year the university has risen in the U.S. News national rankings.
Mary Frances Early: A life of courage and accomplishment

The College of Education formally named itself in her honor in February.
Jean Martin-Williams kicks off 2018-2019 Faculty Artist Series

This season’s Faculty Artist Series begins with Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor of Horn Jean Martin-Williams.
More than 300 people attended UGA’s 2018 Multicultural Faculty and Staff Reception

UGA’s 2018 Multicultural Faculty and Staff Reception was held on Aug. 28 at the Georgia Museum of Art.
Annual federal staff retreat highlights UGA research

Approximately 40 U.S. congressional staff members received an exclusive look at UGA’s research mission through the Office of Government Relations’ annual Federal Staff Retreat. Staff…
Emergency procedures

To be effective in the event of an emergency situation, the university seeks to identify and support students, faculty, staff and visitors with disabilities who…
The intersection of fashion and culture

Fashion has more of an influence on your daily life than you might realize. Just ask Monica Sklar.
President’s Innovation District Task Force presents recommendations

The report outlines a vision to create a hub on campus to foster collaboration and innovation.
NSF grant to cultivate a diverse, inclusive STEM faculty

UGA partners on $10 million grant to develop bold models that broaden STEM programs.
Partnership to create a trauma-informed library

The Athens-Clarke County Library has just received a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to partner with the University of Georgia…
Researchers are giving tortoises a ‘head start’

Raising the keystone species gopher tortoise in captivity may boost wild populations.
Electro-acoustic musician Max Richter coming to UGA

He’ll be joined in Hodgson Hall by “music dynamos” American Contemporary Music Ensemble.
Emily Johnson

From studying abroad to performing research to cheerleading, Emily Johnson has paved a path toward her goal of serving the underserved as a compassionate dentist.