News Articles
News Articles
Faculty Helping Faculty
March 18, 2020The first in a series of blogs about UGA faculty who are making their online instructional media publicly available in an effort to ease the strain on faculty who are shifting to online education due to COVID-19.
Low-Residency MFA Program Launches Narrative Media Podcast
March 10, 2020UGA’s Low-Residency MFA in Narrative Media Writing program launched its very own podcast in February, 2020. Called Hear-Tell, the podcast focuses on telling true stories, and each episode dives deep into well researched and reported narrative writing by current UGA students, alumni, faculty and visiting lecturers in Grady’s…
Online Summer Courses Filling Up Quickly
March 3, 2020With just two months until Summer, it’s time to start thinking of what courses would best fit your summer schedule. Summer courses are just flexible enough to plan around your travel, internship or work plans. However, they fill up quickly, so consider now what classes are the best fit for…
Black History Month Recap
February 27, 2020The University of Georgia capped off Black history month by renaming the College of Education to Mary Frances Early College of Education in honor of UGA’s first Black graduate. Early is the first black graduate of the University of Georgia, earning her master’s degree of music education in 1962,…
Online Community Nutrition Student Works as Extension Agent
February 24, 2020Anticipated to graduate this Summer 2020, online M.S. Community Nutrition student, Susan Moore, is currently employed by UGA Extension as the Laurens County Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) Agent. Moore has always felt called to earn her degree in higher education and has used the…
How UGA’s School of Social Work focuses on World Social Justice Every Day
February 20, 2020When the University of Georgia School of Social Work decided to offer the first fully online Master of Social Work degree in Georgia in the fall of 2020—it did so hoping to address the growing demand for social workers who will tackle social justice in the future. On…
UGA Ranked as Top Three Military Friendly School For Third Year
February 17, 2020The University of Georgia has been ranked the No. 1 Military Friendly Tier I Research University in the Nation according to the 2021-2022 Military Friendly rankings. The Military Friendly Schools survey is the longest-running, most comprehensive review of college and university investments in serving military and veteran students,…
UGA Poultry Research Center Recognized at GA Bio Awards
February 12, 2020Each year, Georgia Bio recognizes achievement and honors excellence in the life sciences industry in Georgia, and for the second year in a row, the University of Georgia was recognized at their annual Golden Helix Awards. This year, UGA’s Poultry Diagnostic & Research Center received the…
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. …