Tag: Columns

School of Social Work faculty member shines spotlight on hidden world of human trafficking

Sometimes it happens like it does on TV. Women and children kidnapped, transported across international…
UGA professor wins prestigious fellowship

The Fellowship is funded as a part of more than $30 million in new NEH…
UGA hosts conference on remote engineering

Engineering and technology researchers from around the world will gather at the University of Georgia…
Coca-Cola commits $1M to first-generation students

Foundation gift will create fourth cohort of Coca-Cola First Generation Scholars
Students honor Day of Service as ‘a day on, not off’

UGA students deployed at various sites around Athens to serve the community.
Project to transform STEM education is taking shape

The goal is to transform STEM education at higher education institutions nationwide.
Search committee named for grad studies vice provost

The 15-member committee will begin a national search for candidates.
21st-century students get inspired by 17th-century art

“Reflecting on Rembrandt: 500 Years of Etching” is on view Jan. 18 to April 19.
New innovation programs earn high marks

Participants say both programs provided valuable training and support.
Brooks, Lawler receive UGA Athletic Association promotions

University of Georgia Deputy Director of Athletics Josh Brooks has been promoted to senior deputy…
University Woman’s Club reissues children’s book

The Little Bulldog was recently printed for the second time. The children’s book, created and…
$1 million NSF grant funds new electron microscope

A grant of nearly $1 million from the National Science Foundation will bring a new…
Circa Contemporary Circus sets performances

UGA Presents is bringing Australia’s Circa Contemporary Circus to the Fine Arts Theatre for two…
Concerto Competition Concert brings cultures together

The annual Concerto Competition Concert will be held on Jan. 23 at 7:30 p.m. in…
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center returns for ‘French Enchantment’

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center will return to Athens on Jan. 21 to…
Grady professor quoted about Verizon unbundling TV and internet

Taylor Cole Miller, assistant professor of media studies and academic director of Grady College’s Peabody…
Vaccines and immunology center director quoted in AJC story about flu

Ted M. Ross, the director of the Center for Vaccines and Immunology in UGA’s College…
Inside Science quote emeritus ecology professor about on turtle research

Whit Gibbons, herpetologist and professor emeritus of ecology, was quoted in the Inside Science article…
FACS professor quoted by CNBC about financial health

Kristy Archuleta, associate professor in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, was recently quoted…
ISL assistant director draws on own experience

Ben Cecil’s job blends his passions for international education, community building.
Teaching Academy marks 20 years at UGA

Nine charter members of the University of Georgia Teaching Academy and its first inductee, Ron…
Research and Education Centers get new sites

The University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Research and Education Centers recently…
Twelve UGA employees retired Nov. 1, 2019

Twelve UGA employees retired Nov. 1, 2019.
Nine named 2019-2020 Women’s Leadership Fellows

The program was created as part of the university’s Women’s Leadership Initiative.