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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.
Tips to Avoid Overeating at Home
April 23, 2020Overeating is a normal reaction to being bored or anxious, but in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the phenomenon has taken on a new dimension. With many Americans now rapidly adjusting to working or studying from home – often within arm’s reach of the refrigerator or pantry –…
Virtual Earth Day Events
April 21, 2020The University of Georgia’s celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day is moving online. While most of the originally scheduled events have been canceled or postponed, others have been adapted to take place online, and several new events have been added. The UGA Earth…
Graduate Student Financial Education Program
April 16, 2020In the theme of April Financial Literacy month, the University of Georgia’s graduate school has released resources to help support and educate students on managing debt, loans, savings and other financial management practices while in graduate school. The Department of Financial Planning, Housing, and Consumer Economics and the ASPIRE Clinic…