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Davis Knox: Making Athens
Davis Knox founded the nonprofit Athensmade to support Classic City brands and entrepreneurs.
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Maritza McClendon: Medalist Mentor
Meet the first African American woman to earn an Olympic medal in swimming.
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Suzy Deering: Good Balance
As the chief marketing officer for eBay, she was named a 2017 Grady Fellow.
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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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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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Ernie Johnson Jr.: Writing the script
Ernie Johnson Jr. is one of the most popular and respected figures in sports broadcasting.
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Alumnus’s batik paintings garner prestigious 1858 Prize
Long considered a revolutionary in the art world for his envelope-pushing batik paintings, Leo Twiggs,…
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UGA to help guide development of norovirus vaccine
Researchers from Emory University and the University of Georgia have received a five-year, $1.7 million…
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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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Migrating monarchs facing increased parasite risks
A popular non-native milkweed is creating “resident” monarchs on their annual trek to Mexico.
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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra to perform ‘Rach 2’
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra returns to the Performing Arts Center Sept. 21 with music director…
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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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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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Traumatic brain injury recovery via petri dish
Researchers in the University of Georgia’s Regenerative Bioscience Center have succeeded in reproducing the effects…
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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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Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center to perform
UGA’s 2018 Payne Memorial Concert will be performed by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln…
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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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UGA to test first fully biodegradable plastic straw
A research team that includes partners from the University of Georgia New Materials Institute and…
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Engineering students win award in robotics competition
A team from the University of Georgia College of Engineering took second place in the…
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Researchers propose new theory of aging
A new theory of aging published in the journal BioEssays addresses the link between adenosine triphosphate…
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Bridging the health care gap
The American health care system has been called many things, but “simple” isn’t usually one…
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UGA alumnus contributes to the Motor City’s makeover
Marcus Jones committed to helping Detroit and its residents recover from the crash.
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Students go ‘North of the Arch’ to learn about downtown Athens
About 250 first-year, transfer and international students explored the shops and sights of downtown Athens…
