Category: Georgia Impact

Farmers, leaders, UGA president gather for Sunbelt Expo

The South Georgia agricultural damage from Hurricane Michael was a top topic at the Sunbelt…
UGA to host opioid epidemic symposium

More than 200 researchers and policymakers to seek solutions to opioid epidemic.
Learning the business

The Launch Pad living learning community is home to aspiring entrepreneurs.
Mary Frances Early honored with official UGA portrait

She was the first African American to earn a degree from the University of Georgia.
UGA helping rural Georgia address health care needs

Two partnerships in south Georgia to address growing need for health care workers.
Four tips for preventing the flu

Good advice: Get a flu shot and practice good hygiene.
Lefty the sea turtle returns to the wild

After three years at the UGA Aquarium, Lefty the loggerhead was released on Skidaway.
Class benefits students and disabled community members

‘Disability Wellness’ offers hands-on training while helping people reach health goals.
Insurance program at UGA ranked No. 1

The new ranking is the second time in five years that Terry College claims the…
UGA researcher receives NIH New Innovator Award

Project focuses on stressful experiences and the effect on children’s health.
Grady students mentor high schoolers in sports broadcasting

Cedar Shoals and Grady Sports Media students come together to build career skills.
New research traces impact of weather safety training

Study demonstrates effectiveness of weather science education for teachers, students, parents.
Fanning helps women in southeast Georgia grow as leaders

The academy focuses on servant leadership, mentoring and personal leadership style.
Gift supports graduate certificate in dyslexia

Zeist Foundation helps educators and clinicians gain a deeper understanding of reading development.
UGA’s interpreter programs help improve non-English speaking residents access to healthcare

For some Georgia residents, the key to quality health care isn’t dependent upon the doctor…
Farm Tour highlights diversity of agriculture industry

President Morehead and Georgia officials learn firsthand about state’s No. 1 industry.
UGA physician tracks tuberculosis using cellphone records

Researchers get $2.6 million NIH grant to understand the local epidemiology of TB in urban Africa.
Faculty member elected to NIH Council of Councils

Susan Sanchez, professor of infectious diseases, assistant director of the UGA Biomedical Health Science Institute…
State Botanical Garden celebrates longtime donors

Six longtime supporters of the State Botanical Garden of Georgia were honored recently during the…
The long struggle to allow women at UGA

The path to coeducation at UGA was long and hard fought.
UGA receives diversity award for fifth straight year

HEED Award is for UGA’s efforts to recruit underrepresented and first-generation students.
Mary Frances Early honored at documentary premiere

“The Quiet Trailblazer” chronicles her role in opening the educational door to African Americans.
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.