Category: Public Service & Outreach

Students build leadership, problem solving skills

Through UGA’s InnovateU program high school students learn to develop new solutions.
Moving beyond the horizon

Horizons at UGA teaches young students the joy of learning during inaugural summer program.
Destination Possible

Life is a journey. Be prepared for the trip.
UGA expands access to native plant certificate

State Botanical Garden educates Georgians about plants and pollinators.
If students can’t get to the coast, UGA brings the coast to them

Since February, the marine education staff has educated more than 1,000 students.
NSF grant enables UGA to expand statewide STEM program

University awarded $2.5M for program benefiting underrepresented students.
UGA Alumni Association welcomes new board, leadership council members

Alumni Board of Directors adds nine; leadership councils add 27.
Faces of Resiliency: Protecting coastal Georgia

UGA video series highlights how coastal communities are preparing for sea level rise.
New site helps locals find access to meals

Food insecure Athens residents can access information on available food.
Student-designed park inspired by area’s history

The project is one of several in Hart County designed to boost tourism.
UGA SNAP-Ed team recognized as part of 30-year celebration

The team was recently highlighted by the national SNAP-Ed program’s webinar series for its innovative…
UGA selects new cohort of Georgia agriculture and forestry leaders

The program has had more than 90 graduates since 2014.
Program helps Georgians claim over $2M in refunds

Students in UGA’s tax preparation VITA program helped file more than 1,500 returns.
UGA, rural communities work on safe walking routes

The goal is to develop areas for residents to exercise and play safely.
UGA x The Sparrow’s Nest: Helping the Athens community

They are focused on improving the lives of the local underserved population.
Teenage inventors win patent assistance

The UGA-run Georgia Science and Engineering Fair had a unique reward this year.
Make way for oysters

UGA helps coastal communities plan for a resurgence in Georgia’s oyster industry.
Boosting rural Georgia

Support from the UGA Foundation benefits students and communities.
UGA broadband map helps state pinpoint areas in need

Underserved rural comunities will benefit from more than $400M in grants.
Elementary students are able to take field trips again

As COVID cases dropped, Clarke County students began returning to UGA.
State budget will advance UGA priorities in FY23

Enhanced state appropriations boost UGA goals of affordability, academic excellence.
Botanical Garden dedicates new museum, garden updates

The museum was a longtime dream of garden board member and donor Deen Day Sanders.
Engineering students create exam room in mobile clinic

Changes will enable more patients to get the health care they need.
Charting a brighter future

PROPEL gives rural communities in Georgia the tools to prosper and thrive.