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UGA Professor Leads Project to Improve Athens’ Needs
August 5, 2020The community-wide Athens Wellbeing Project is partnering with local organizations to enhance the outcomes achieved by local institutions and organizations through collecting and sharing open-access data that is representative of Athens-Clarke County’s population. The project partners with The Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County is partnering with the Clarke County…
Virtual Activities for the UGA and Athens Community
July 30, 2020With campus closed and social distancing guidelines put into place in Athens, the University of Georgia is a lot quieter than usual—even for summertime. Although campus units have had to modify many of their programs, the university still offers a mix of virtual and physical summer activities for community…
UGA Professor Researches Feelings of Loneliness in the Time of COVID-19
July 28, 2020Kerstin Emerson, a clinical associate professor of gerontology at UGA’s Institute of Gerontology and new online Graduate Certificate in Gerontology, said she’s concerned that older adults could be experiencing more exacerbated feelings of loneliness due to social distancing. America’s oldest citizens say they’ve been through worse,…
Financial Planning Student Overcomes Adversity
July 23, 2020Nine months prior to joining UGA’s online Master’s in Financial Planning program, Tom Schorn suffered two brain hemorrhages, one a month before the program started and another, one month into the program. Schorn considered withdrawing from the program, but both times, his professor Dr. Chatterjee encouraged him to…
Veterans Legal Clinic Creates Outreach Program
July 16, 2020The University of Georgia School of Law’s Veterans Legal Clinic, in partnership with the Georgia Legal Services Program, has received funding from the American Bar Association to extend its work for veterans throughout the state of Georgia. Formed in 2018, UGA’s Veterans Legal Clinic focuses on veterans receiving…
Professor Challenges Students on Diet Culture
July 14, 2020Not long after coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic hit the news, phrases like “quarantine-15” and “fattening the curve” began popping up on social media. A reference to weight gained during stay-at-home orders, a quick hashtag search of these phrases turns up thousands of posts, many of them “before and after” memes…
Remote Library Resources Sustain Students and Faculty
July 9, 2020University of Georgia Libraries ramped up additional resources for students during the pandemic to accommodate for on-campus closures, and even while the UGA campus has been closed, librarians have been working from home to make sure students can find the information they need to continue coursework and projects. …
Valuable Online Resources for Students
July 7, 2020As the end of Spring semester and this summer semester transitioned to fully online courses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Georgia launched several initiatives and programs to help students adjust. From Zoom, online assistance and meetings, and more—here are the top 3 online resources that emerged as…
UGA’s Online B.S. in Special Education Ranks No. 2 in the Nation
July 2, 2020Updated – 2/2023 In 2020, the University of Georgia’s online Bachelors of Science in Special Education has been ranked No. 2 best online Bachelor’s in Special Education by College Consensus. Each year, College Consensus ranks universities and their programs according to three metrics: cost, reputation,…
Wellness Tips and Stress Prevention
June 30, 2020As the world adjusts to the COVID-19 pandemic, lives, routines, families, and jobs have changed. For some, stress, responsibilities, and more have only increased. Approaching stress management as a part of a wellness lifestyle will help prevent stress and boost energy. Below are wellness tips and activities based on recommendations…