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UGA Introduces New Online Biomedical Sciences Master’s
May 29, 2020The College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Georgia has announced the formation of a completely online Master’s program in Comparative Biomedical Sciences. The curriculum is interdisciplinary and is designed to provide a broad foundation for students who intend to pursue professional careers in veterinary or human medicine,…
NPML Online Professor Receives 2020 Service-Learning Excellence Award
May 28, 2020Kristina Jaskyte Bahr, associate professor for UGA’s Nonprofit Management and Leadership Online Program was recently presented with UGA’s 2020 Service-Learning Excellence Award. The Service-Learning Excellence Award consists of two categories: Service-Learning Teaching Excellence and Service-Learning Research Excellence. Bahr is one of two professors to earn the…
MFA Screenwriting Graduate Finds Success With Original Web Series
May 20, 2020Rebecca Jackson-Artis, a screenwriting graduate of UGA’s Low-Residency MFA Program in Narrative Media Writing, has found success in her original web series, Totally Becky. The comedic web series has been selected to screen at nine film festivals including the Charlotte Film Festival, the Shreveport Urban Film Festival, the…
Graduate Degree Holders Have Better Job Prospects During Pandemic
May 19, 2020In light of the recent pandemic and increases in unemployment numbers, thousands are without jobs—however, a graduate’s degree can improve job prospects for many, according to a recent Inside Higher Ed article. More than 33 million Americans have filed for unemployment since the pandemic began, and…
UGA faculty, John Grable, Helps Connect Anxiety to Financial Behavior
May 14, 2020Online M.S. in Financial Planning professor, John Grable, and his colleagues designed a survey to reveal a possible connection between two psychosocial concepts—financial knowledge and generalized anxiety. The study dives into how the two concepts are related to risky financial management. The study explains that…
MFA Screenwriting Mentor Directs Lifetime Movie
May 11, 2020Christine Swanson, award-winning filmmaker and screenwriting faculty mentor in UGA’s Online Low-Residency MFA program, can now add “director of a major Lifetime motion picture” to her long list of accomplishments. Swanson directed the new motion picture, The Clark Sisters: The First Ladies of Gospel, while also assisting with screenwriting…
Amy Trauger Receives 2020 UGA Creative Teaching Award
May 7, 2020The annual Creative Teaching Awards recognizes UGA faculty for excellence in developing and implementing creative teaching methods to improve student learning. Award recipients are faculty who have demonstrated either the use of innovative technology or pedagogy that extends learning beyond the traditional classroom or creative implementation of subject matter…
Online Final Exam Tips
May 5, 2020You are finally in the homestretch of the semester which means that finals season is upon us. As classes wrap up, these last few weeks of the semester can be some of the most challenging. So many are balancing work, assignments, end-of-semester projects, and finals – and for some,…
Virtually Connecting Students to Campus
April 29, 2020The COVID-19 pandemic has altered how people are living their day-to-day lives, and this is no exception for the thousands of University of Georgia faculty and students. However, as students have traded in classrooms for their laptops, members of the UGA community are finding unique ways to help connect…
Expanded App Helps Open More UGA Online PE courses
April 28, 2020The number of physical education courses available online this summer amid the COVID-19 outbreak has more than doubled with the help of a serverless PE app. The app allows remote students to give physical education instructors fitness data with just one click from anywhere in the world.