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How to Help a Friend in Need With Comfort Food
February 10, 2020In times when your friend or loved one is sick, in mourning, getting an edible treat in the mail is a sweet surprise—Gift baskets are a great solution. In other cases, Uber Eats, DoorDash or another delivery system may be best to cheer up a friend or family member…
Athens Business Provides Mental Health Resources for Musicians
February 5, 2020Bob Sleppy is a man that does it all, and he has made it his life’s work to help serve others. As a UGA double dawg graduate and Nonprofit Management and Leadership online instructor, Sleppy also serves as the executive director of Nuçi’s Space. …
Detox Diets: Helpful or Harmful?
January 22, 2020On the top of many people’s New Year resolutions list is a type of detox diet—the focus being on cleansing your body by only consuming juices and laxatives. In an Inverse article, Emma Laing, UGA online professor in M.S. Foods and Nutrition and director of…
UGA Ranked Among Best Online Programs in the U.S.
January 16, 2020Updated 2/2023 In 2020, the University of Georgia’s online degree programs rose sharply in U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 Best Online Programs rankings that were released and feature the top-ranked online programs for business and education in the country. Terry College’s…
Online Student’s New Year Resolutions
January 8, 2020New Year’s resolutions. Have you considered using the New Year to kickstart an educational journey, learn a new set of skills and enhance your career? Online student and Atlanta native, Kathy Lopez, intends to focus on her academic goals this 2020. She is completing a Pre-Professional Speech Language Pathology…
Financial Therapy for Couples Can Lower Chance of Breakups
December 11, 2019In this day in age, therapy has become more normalized and accessible; on any given day, one can seek out therapy for any given cause. So what if you and your partner could seek out therapy for money issues or finances? A new, emerging type of therapy known as…
Holiday weight gain. Fact or Myth?
December 9, 2019As preparation for the holiday season approaches, mark weight gain off your list. Jamie Cooper, UGA associate professor and director in the department of food and nutrition, conducted a study that found tactical measures to ease the stress of holiday weight gain. The research reveals if you do…
Focus on Faculty: Javier Boyas
December 4, 2019Javier Boyas, associate professor in the UGA School of Social Work and Master of Social Work (MSW) program director, started his career at UGA in 2018. Since his start, his focus is centered around the Latinx community and the populations large shift to Georgia and other Southern states. …
Does cold weather make you crave comfort food?
November 25, 2019As the seasons change and the temperatures begin to drop, we may find ourselves reaching for more plentiful, rich foods. Comfort foods are associated with cold weather and bring us just that – comfort. With Thanksgiving and holiday parties just around the corner, this can mean a rush of…
MSW Online faculty focuses on access to mental health
November 18, 2019Since joining the University of Georgia in 2013, Orion Mowbray, faculty for online Master’s of Social Work program, focused on promoting access to mental health services and the outcomes of mental health services utilization. Mowbray has developed research and training funding in the National Institutes of Health, the…