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Project promotes health from ground up

UGA service-learning students help middle school students tend their garden and learn about food production.
Drug ads lead to better health

UGA researcher links improved consumer welfare to increased prescription drug advertising efforts.
The science and the painting

Vincent van Gogh’s series of sunflower paintings depict a mutation whose genetic basis has, until…
Study downplays Tamiflu benefits

UGA College of Public Health researcher Mark Ebell finds that Tamiflu isn’t necessarily the wonder…
Gateway offers financial path to UGA degree

“Extraordinary program” focuses on helping academically qualified students in need of financial support.
Cook healthy meals in 15 minutes

UGA’s Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program teaches busy families how to prepare quick, nutritious…
Nurturing a global citizenry

More than 250 UGA students study abroad each year through the UGA Global Programs in…
Students establish pet food bank

Veterinary students help those who struggle to care for their pets feed them and cut…
Scientists bring toads back from the brink

Once declared extinct in the wild, the spray toad has been returned to its native…
Plan gives students tools to succeed

UGA is taking steps to improve retention and graduation rates with its Complete College Georgia…
Students put principles into practice

Campus Kitchen project uses surplus food to provide meals for those in need.
UGA Press celebrates Press Week

Special event will highlight the contributions university presses make to culture and an informed society.
Spotlight on the arts at UGA

More than 50 events spotlighting the performing, visual and literary arts at UGA will take place across…
It’s the message, not the makeup

Juan Meng, a Grady College assistant professor, looks at how consumers make decisions about cosmeceuticals…
Top Brass!

UGA Tuba Euphonium Studio musicians who play low brass recently captured top international awards for…
African Studies celebrates 25 years

UGA will mark the 25th anniversary of its African Studies Institute with events starting Nov.…
From comfort zone into learning

“My experiences in Costa Rica will allow me to teach and observe with more of…
WUGA-FM signed on 25 years ago

Robb Holmes, a longtime voice of WUGA-FM, shares the station’s 25-year history.
Research helps chemical cleanup

Jack Huang, a researcher from UGA’s Griffin campus, has received funding from the Department of…
University Theatre thrives at 80

University Theatre, one of the oldest theatre programs in the country, has brought live performances…
Rising up to the challenge

Working hand-in-hand with the local community, UGA and Georgia Sea Grant are helping Tybee Island…
Honors IFP celebrates 25 years

Students from UGA’s Honors Interdisciplinary Field Program have trekked enough miles to circle the earth…
SPIA reaches 10-year milestone

UGA’s School of Public and International Affairs, one of the top-ranked public affairs graduate schools…
Creative connections

How do student artists respond to works of art in a museum setting, and how…