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News Articles
Pioneering Public Health Education: Online MPH Celebrates First Year
December 23, 2024The first year of the College of Public Health’s Online Master of Public Health (MPH) program brought together students from diverse backgrounds, all driven by a shared goal: improving the health of their communities. Launched in August 2023, the inaugural cohort of 21 students includes both public health professionals expanding their expertise and individuals pivoting to new careers.
Holly Sellers Advances Poultry Health Through Partnership with Merck Animal Health
December 16, 2024In Gainesville, Georgia, the “Poultry Capital of the World,” protecting the health of commercial poultry is critical. A partnership between the University of Georgia and Merck Animal Health exemplifies this commitment, combining cutting-edge research and educational opportunities to enhance poultry health and safety. “Students participate very closely in the research and get training in an area that doesn’t have very many opportunities outside of institutions like Merck and UGA,” said Dr. Holly Sellers, a professor at UGA’s College of Veterinary Medicine's Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center (PDRC) and a key collaborator in the partnership.
Dyslexia Endorsement and Certificate Program Makes a Difference
December 12, 2024Offered entirely online, UGA’s Dyslexia Endorsement and Certificate Program provides teachers with essential tools to support students with dyslexia, making it especially accessible to working educators.
Tricia Horvath (MFA ‘24) wins “Pitch Competition” at The Austin Film Festival
December 9, 2024A story about family, friends, understanding of self-worth and finding passion in life that started during Tricia Horvath’s (MFA ’24) time as a student in the Low-Residency MFA in Screenwriting program is the overall winner of the Austin Film Festival Pitch Competition.
Xiaoming Zhai publishes book on AI in STEM education
December 5, 2024Xiaoming Zhai, an associate professor in the Mary Frances Early College of Education and a faculty member in the Online Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Science Education program, has co-edited a groundbreaking book on artificial intelligence (AI) in STEM education.
Paige Carmichael Speaks on Leadership as a Woman at Lead@3 Session
December 2, 2024Each semester, the Office of Inclusive Excellence invites women in the UGA community to share three insights on leadership at Lead@3 sessions. Paige Carmichael, Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine and instructor in the Online Master of Science (M.S.) in Comparative Biomedical Sciences program, shared her journey and the lessons she has learned along the way.
Tony Mallon inspires tomorrow’s nonprofit leaders
October 16, 2024Tony Mallon is a testament to the possibilities, and the need for, higher education in the nonprofit sector. Director of the Institute for Nonprofit Organizations (INPO) from the School of Social Work since 2014, which offers an online Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management and Leadership, Tony has spent the last ten years expanding the institute's programs and offerings, which include financial management, fundraising, grant proposal writing, recruitment and management of volunteers and program evaluation.
Student Spotlight: Vincent Hamilton, Emerging Media Masters
October 14, 2024Meet Vincent Hamilton, one of the New Media Institute's online Master of Arts (M.A.) in Journalism & Mass Communication - Emerging Media students. With a background in graphic design and production, Vincent has enjoyed connecting with and learning from classmates with different skills, like coding, podcasting, influencing, audio/video, and creative directing.
Xiaoming Zhai-led team receives $10 million grant to fund national GenAI center at UGA
October 10, 2024A team led by Xiaoming Zhai, an associate professor in the UGA Mary Frances Early College of Education and instructor in the online Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Science Education program, has been awarded a $10 million grant from the Institute of Education Sciences to establish a research and development center that will provide national leadership on best practices for using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in schools, strengthening competence in GenAI in middle school science classrooms.
Rosalind Bentley produces new documentary focused on Valerie Boyd’s life and research into Black women writers
September 30, 2024Valerie Boyd, biographer of Zora Neale Hurston, Charlayne Hunter-Gault Distinguished Writer-in-Residence at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication and creator of the Low-Residency MFA in Narrative Nonfiction program, is the subject of a posthumous documentary produced in part by fellow nonfiction mentor Rosalind Bentley.