Category: Georgia Impact
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Mary Frances Early: A life of courage and accomplishment
The College of Education formally named itself in her honor in February.
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Partnership to create a trauma-informed library
The Athens-Clarke County Library has just received a grant from the Institute of Museum and…
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Walter Sams: Aim High
Whether its as a major general in the Air Force Reserve or as a pilot…
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Road Dawgs Recruit the Next Generation
This past spring, the Road Dawgs visited three Georgia cities and encouraged thousands of high…
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Fighting the flu: 100 years of vaccine development
UGA researchers are developing vaccines to make sure a pandemic doesn’t happen again.
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Campus Kitchen delivers food to seniors in the community
The student-run food recovery program works to address food insecurity issues in Athens.
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Students play virtual vet in award-winning digital game
The COE-developed science and health education game enhances the student’s learning experience.
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Dawgs have their Day of Service
About 500 students participated in the annual event that allows students to serve the community.
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Medical students provide free sports physicals to schools
They help middle school student-athletes who might not otherwise be able to participate.
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UGA partners with Clarke schools to launch Georgia Possible
The pilot program focuses on leadership development and college readiness for high school students.
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Zell Miller: He left a legacy of HOPE
He worked to transform the landscape of higher education in Georgia and beyond.
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A Triple Dawg pressing vinyl in Athens
Dan Geller used his academic and music background to co-found a record pressing plant.
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UGA alumna helping harvest agricultural leaders
On a “4-h at uga day” football game in the sixth grade, Lauren Ledbetter Griffeth,…
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Admissions team reaches out to students across Georgia
The University of Georgia admissions team will continue its tradition of traveling extensively across Georgia…
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UGA has three finalists for national economic development award
For the second year, three University of Georgia programs have been selected as finalists for…
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Gallery: New Faculty Tour 2018
(All photos by Shannah Cahoe Montgomery/UGA) About 40 new University of Georgia faculty members took a…
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UGA drives agricultural success in Georgia
New faculty at the University of Georgia learned why agriculture continues to be the state’s…
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UGA works to help Atlanta aviation company soar
Dan Casey was looking for a location for a new business after selling his Oxnard,…
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Atlanta theatre production features UGA professor, alumni
Beginning with preview performances on Aug. 15, Atlanta’s Theatrical Outfit will present “The Book of…
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Engineering camp challenges high school students
Dozens of area high school students got the opportunity to step into the shoes of…
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UGA partners with county in debt crisis
She was just a year older than his daughter. When Rick Mewborn arrived on the…
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Gallery: UGA students welcome high schoolers back
More than 70 University of Georgia students traveled to Clarke Central and Cedar Shoals high…
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New faculty learning of UGA’s impact on state’s economy
This week, about 40 new University of Georgia faculty members kicked off a five-day tour…
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UGA helps a gelato business scoop up more customers
Wes Jones and Jackson Smith grew up as best friends in their north Atlanta neighborhood.…
