Category: Public Service & Outreach
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UGA wins national outreach award
The national honor is for a program that is boosting economic development in Georgia.
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UGA project helps veterans with mental health
New platform utilizes machine learning to customize interventions.
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Program helps vets reconnect with the land
Farm Again provides technical assistance and professional training in agriculture.
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UGA supporter, Terry namesake leaves lasting legacy
Mary Virginia Terry recognized as major supporter of education, philanthropy, arts.
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Keeping graduates in rural communities
UGA provides tools for community engagement and economic success.
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Students helped Moultrie police develop co-responder program
In only four months, 79 potential inmates were diverted from jail and into programs.
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UGA issues proclamation recognizing Colquitt County Archway
Since 2005, 13 additional Georgia counties have become Archway Partnerships.
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UGA outreach units help local entrepreneurs succeed
East Georgia community seeks to increase opportunities for economic development.
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New animal shelter medicine program established
This joint venture will save animals’ lives and provide hands-on experience for students.
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Inaugural visually impaired sport field day held at UGA
Students from age 6 to 21 gathered to play a variety of sports.
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$73.7M granted to accelerate state’s medical research
Funds will go to the Georgia Clinical & Translational Science Alliance, which includes UGA.
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Academic, outreach faculty collaborate on rural issues
Eight University of Georgia faculty teams were awarded grants for projects.
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Partnership between UGA and local middle schools to be expanded
The program improved students’ grades and participation in sports.
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The pearl on the Georgia coast
UGA researchers are working hard to bring oyster industry back.
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New award will fund several community initiatives
Inaugural Bobbi Meeler Sahm Awards benefit town-gown partnerships.
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Archway Partnership wins regional award for outreach
The program now sets its sights on the national Kellogg Foundation award.
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UGA Extension helps burgeoning Georgia crop industries bear fruit
UGA Cooperative Extension agent, viticulturist help local winery.
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Students help gather housing data for rural community
The experiential learning project was beneficial for everyone involved.
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Campus Kitchen rolls into Athens community
UGA will feed more local residents this fall with its new trailer.
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New UGA students volunteer in Athens-Clarke County
Students got the opportunity to meet people and learn about their new community.
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Healthier Together program helped participant lose 100 pounds
An interdisciplinary group is working to improve health in rural Georgia.
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New faculty get a tour of the state
The trip offered a firsthand look at UGA’s economic impact across Georgia.
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UGA helping rural downtowns experience a renaissance
Faculty, graduate students focused on developing a sense of community.
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Rain gardens created to mitigate coastal flooding
Georgia’s coastal communities are getting help from UGA’s Marine Extension.
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