2021 - UGA Provost's Office

Philip Hong named dean of UGA School of Social Work

His scholarship focuses on poverty alleviation and workforce development.

Three more UGA faculty elected to NAI

UGA now has 12 faculty to receive National Academy of Inventors honor.

University officials and Delta executives before the ribbon cutting at the Delta Innovation Hub Dedication Ceremony.

UGA dedicates Delta Innovation Hub

Facility renovation was supported by a major gift from The Delta Air Lines Foundation.

Students on the Baldwin Street steps during a class change. (Photo by Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA)

UGA continues to break records for enrollment, completion rates

Largest class ever enrolled at UGA, more students completing degrees.

Photograph of Shirley Mathis McBay, the first Black graduate to receive a Ph.D. from the University of Georgia.

UGA names two facilities for African American alumni

Action taken by University Cabinet was approved by Board of Regents.

Portrait photo of Anisa Zvonkovic, new dean of College of Family and Consumer Sciences

Zvonkovic named dean of College of Family and Consumer Sciences

Anisa M. Zvonkovic, an academic leader with a distinguished record of promoting student success and impactful research and outreach, has been named dean of the University of Georgia College of Family and Consumer Sciences.

Shown, from left, cutting the ribbon to dedicate the Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education are S. Jack Hu, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost; UGA President Jere W. Morehead; Libby V. Morris, director of the Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education; Charles Knapp, UGA president emeritus and director of the Institute’s Ed.D. program; and Marisa Pagnattaro, vice provost for academic affairs. (Photo by Dorothy Kozlowski/UGA)

UGA dedicates McBee Institute of Higher Education

University of Minnesota President Joan T.A. Gabel delivers McBee Lecture.

Taking part in the groundbreaking were, from left, Ryan Nesbit, Kelly Kerner, Kathy Pharr, Rahul Shrivastav, Provost S. Jack Hu, Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black, President Jere W. Morehead, Gov. Brian Kemp, Marty Kemp, Nick Place, Kylie Bruce, Regent Everett Kennedy, Regent Philip Wilheit, Jennifer Frum, Arthur Tripp and Toby Carr. (Photo by Peter Frey/UGA)

UGA breaks ground on new Poultry Science Complex

The University of Georgia broke ground Monday on the site of a new, technologically advanced Poultry Science Complex in Athens.

Road Dawgs students teach Dougherty Comprehensive High School students to Call the Dawgs at the close of the Road Dawgs program.

Diversity plan expands Road Dawgs Program

UGA tour of Georgia schools increases its diversity efforts.

2021 Spotlight on the Arts Festival graphic

10th annual Spotlight on the Arts festival set for November

More than 60 events in the literary, performing and visual arts.

Detail of a plant specimen growing in a vial, in the hands of professor Robin Buell, GRA Eminent Scholar Chair in Crop Genomics.

UGA again ranks in the Top 5 for new products to market

For the eighth straight year, the University of Georgia has placed among the top U.S. universities for number of commercial products created from its research by industry partners.

Morehead Honors College ribbon cutting ceremony. (Photo by Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA)

Jere W. Morehead Honors College celebrates official naming

The dedication of the University of Georgia’s Jere W. Morehead Honors College was celebrated on Thursday, Sept. 30, with a ribbon-cutting on the steps of Moore Hall, facing Herty Field.

UGA Institute of Higher Education named for Louise McBee

The late UGA administrator and state legislator left UGA a gift of over $3.5 million.

Photo of the arch (Photo by Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA)

Awards recognize excellence in teaching and research

The two new awards are among several internal honors available to faculty.

Aerial view of students walking around UGA campus

UGA among nation’s top universities for graduation rate among Pell Grant recipients

The University of Georgia’s commitment to providing students tailored support and an engaging learning environment has made it one of the nation’s top universities for student success.

UGA receives national diversity award for eighth consecutive year

HEED Award is the only national honor for higher education excellence in diversity and inclusion.

The Arch is highlighted by early morning sunlight with the UGA Historic Marker and North Campus in the background.

UGA submits compliance certification for reaffirmation of accreditation

UGA submitted its Compliance Certification Report to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to meet the Sept. 8, 2021 deadline for this key step in the university’s reaffirmation of accreditation.

UGA earns No. 16 ranking among nation’s best public universities

New ranking marks the university’s sixth consecutive year in the top 20.

UGA’s first Black graduate releases autobiography

A virtual book launch will celebrate Mary Frances Early’s new book.

The Herty Field fountain framed by Fall foliage with sunlight filtering through the trees.

UGA announces fall 2021 Signature Lectures

Nationally recognized scholars and leaders are to share perspectives with the campus community.

Dallin Young and Katie Koo, both assistant professors in the department of counseling and human development services in the Mary Frances Early College of Education, speak before New Faculty Orientation earlier this month. (Photo by Carolyn Payton)

UGA shares ‘keys’ to faculty success with orientation and workshop series

The University of Georgia welcomed new faculty members with an orientation that included a panel discussion on strategies for success, an overview of university traditions and lingo, and words of encouragement from academic leaders.

Four faculty selected for the SEC Academic Leadership Program

UGA to host October workshop.

Georgia Commitment Scholarships get $1M match

UGA Foundation funds will encourage further investment in the successful program.

UGA welcomes record-setting Class of 2025

Incoming class continues tradition of academic excellence and leadership.

Tianming Liu working in a research situation to illustrate signature research initiative. Graduate student Qinglin Dong, left, talks with professor Tianming Liu at the control console for the MRI inside the Paul D. Coverdell Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences.

UGA launches major hiring initiative in data science, AI

Fifty faculty members to be recruited over the next two years.

(L-R) Associate Vice President of Student Affairs Michele Howard, Co-Chair Henry Munneke of the Terry College of Business, Associate Director of Assessment Katherine Burr, and Student Affairs Chief of Staff Matthew Waller brainstorm ideas during discussions as Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Committee members work together on a plan to improve active learning in undergraduate classrooms in Benson Hall.

Quality enhancement plan builds on active learning opportunities for students

The University of Georgia’s Active Learning Summer Institute has reached nearly 80 faculty members whose redesigned courses have enrolled 28,000 students, and classroom renovations have facilitated greater levels of engagement across campus.

‘Part of this Bulldog family’

Incoming students reflect on their path to UGA.

Dean of Students Bill McDonald speaks with students at the 2019 Transfer Student Welcome. The 2021 Transfer Student Welcome is scheduled for Aug. 24, from 3–5 p.m. in the Grand Hall of the Tate Student Center.

Transfer program expands opportunities for admission

To help more students realize their dream of becoming a University of Georgia graduate, the university has created a new transfer pathway program to fast-track a select group of wait-listed students for admission.

Nearly 300 Medical Partnership students study and work in Athens. (Photo by Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA)

AU/UGA Medical Partnership welcomes largest class

The 60 new first-year medical students key to combating physician shortage.

UGA works to protect community against COVID-19

New steps build on past year’s comprehensive measures to protect students, faculty and staff.

Pictured above is a UGA student who interned in Greece in 2018.

Virtual study abroad expands students’ boundaries

Pilot program seeks to make global experiences more accessible.

Students watching fireworks during ceremony

UGA raises $205.2 million in FY21

69,573 donors push university fundraising, alumni participation to pre-pandemic levels.

UGA Alumni Association unveils 2021 40 Under 40

The University of Georgia Alumni Association has unveiled the 40 Under 40 Class of 2021.

The Poultry Science Building in the fall morning light.

Harrison Foundation pledges $1M to UGA Poultry Science

Gift for new building will honor its namesakes’ connection to their alma mater.

In this 2017 photo, faculty and students from the UGA College of Engineering partner with UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant, a UGA Public Service and Outreach unit, to research how to make make oyster farming less labor and time intensive for Georgia aquaculturists.

Academic, outreach faculty team up on rural issues

Seed grants will allow them to find solutions to variety of challenges.

Fuller E. Callaway Chair of Law Elizabeth Chamblee Burch is pictured teaching in November 2020.

Task force to examine lessons from pandemic

Faculty, staff and students to focus on enhancing the learning environment.

UGA students paint landscapes as sunset approaches on a ridge in Cortona, Italy, overlooking the Tuscany countryside. (File photo by Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA)

UGA passport initiative puts the world within reach

The program will give students a head start on study abroad opportunities.

Portrait photo of GRA Eminent Scholar Arthur Edison

UGA part of $40M grant for NMR network

UGA’s Art Edison is co-principal investigator for the NSF-funded project.

Karen Burg, shown with former undergraduate student Kirsten Allen working in the lab.

Karen Burg named vice president for research at UGA

She brings ‘exemplary record of leadership experience’ to research enterprise.

Hu named among 20 most influential academics in smart manufacturing

University of Georgia Provost S. Jack Hu has been named among the 20 most influential academics in smart manufacturing by SME, a nonprofit association committed to promoting and supporting the manufacturing industry.

The Arch with the North Campus sidewalk and the Holmes-Hunter Academic building in the background.

Morehead provides campus with update on FY22 budget

Several major projects on campus have received continuing funding.

Portrait photo of UGA President Jere W. Morehead

Honors Program to become Morehead Honors College

A $10 million fundraising campaign, led by the UGA Foundation and its emeriti trustees to strengthen the University of Georgia’s Honors Program, will culminate in the naming of the Jere W. Morehead Honors College.

Side-by-side portrait photos of Elizabeth Esser, left, and Kate Foral.

Two UGA students named 2021 Udall Scholars

They were recognized for their commitment to environmental issues.

Undergraduate students watch the fireworks at the end of the 2018

Commencement logistics: weather plan and parking

This year’s undergraduate ceremonies will be split into three sessions.

Ten employees selected for fourth cohort of Women’s Staff Leadership Institute

Ten University of Georgia staff members have been selected to participate in the fourth cohort of the Women’s Staff Leadership Institute.

Dawg Camp Innovate undergraduate students collaborate in small groups on their pitches for business ideas. (Photo by Dorothy Kozlowski/UGA)

UGA adopts new plan to enhance diversity, inclusion

The University of Georgia’s Planning Committee on Diversity and Inclusive Excellence has completed its work, establishing a five-year roadmap to advance diversity and inclusion at UGA.

Update to plans for Spring Commencement

In light of changing public health guidance from the CDC and DPH, as well as an updated Executive Order from the Governor, the University of Georgia is amending plans for Spring Commencement.

Portrait photos of J. Marshall Shepherd, left, Mary Ann Moran, middle, and Gregory H. Robinson, right.

Three faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences

J. Marshall Shepherd, Mary Ann Moran and Gregory H. Robinson recognized for extraordinary scientific achievement.

UGA’s Hahamovitch awarded 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship

She will explore guest worker programs and human trafficking in a global context.

2021 UGA Honors & Awards

Since the 1930s, the University of Georgia has set aside a special time each year to recognize the achievements of its students, faculty, staff and alumni. That tradition is known as Honors Week.

Charter Lecture highlights Regents’ Professors’ research

From biological aging to the ‘Nuremberg women,’ they outline their work.

Portrait photos of Claire Bunn, left, and Yoong “Terry” Phang.

Two UGA undergraduates named Goldwater Scholars

University of Georgia Honors students Claire Bunn and Yoong “Terry” Phang are among 410 undergraduates across the nation to be recognized as Barry Goldwater Scholars in 2021, earning the highest undergraduate award of its type for the fields of the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering.

UGA to establish national NIH-funded center to fight flu

The National Institutes of Health has awarded the University of Georgia a contract to establish the Center for Influenza Disease and Emergence Research (CIDER).

Arnett C. Mace Jr., former UGA provost and Warnell dean, dies

Dr. Arnett C. Mace Jr., who served as the University of Georgia’s senior vice president for academic affairs and provost and was previously dean of the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, died Monday at the age of 83.

Five faculty members named Meigs Professors for teaching excellence

Five faculty members at the University of Georgia have been awarded the institution’s highest teaching honor, the Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professorship.

UGA to mark Honors Week 2021 with Virtual Celebration of Academic Excellence

The University of Georgia will celebrate Honors Week 2021 with a Virtual Celebration of Academic Excellence that will premiere on the university’s YouTube page at 2 p.m. on April 21.

Portrait photo of Master's graduate student Madison Britt

UGA hosts national Rural Student Success unConference

Georgia steers the conversation on rural student success in higher education.

Sonia Altizer at the Butterfly Research Gardens at Wormsloe Institute. (Photo by Rick O'Quinn/UGA)

Altizer named interim dean of Odum School of Ecology

Current associate dean has strong record of teaching, research and administration.

President Jere W. Morehead poses with students and Hairy Dawg at the President’s Welcome Back event at the Tate Plaza on the first day of fall semester 2019. (Photo by Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA)

Morehead receives Chief Executive Leadership Award

University of Georgia President Jere W. Morehead has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 Chief Executive Leadership Award by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education District III.

Graduate student Anne Waswa and her classmates participate in a doctoral class while social distancing outside Aderhold Hall.

UGA graduate programs earn several top 10 rankings

Several graduate programs in the University of Georgia’s School of Public and International Affairs, Mary Frances Early College of Education, and Institute of Higher Education have earned top 10 rankings in the 2022 edition of the U.S. News and World Report Best Graduate Schools.

Peggy Ozias-Akins in her greenhouse surrounded by Pennisetum (pearl millet) hybrid plants. (Photo by Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA)

Ozias-Akins receives SEC Faculty Achievement Award

Her work has improved agricultural practices around the world.

Andrew Potter, director of university experiential learning, teaches in the inaugural Student Industry Fellows course inside the Innovation Hub.

New program introduces students to industry

The program, supported by funding from The Delta Air Lines Foundation, brings students together from a range of disciplines to solve new and pressing industry-related challenges.

Delmer Dunn, former UGA vice president for instruction, dies

Delmer Dunn, a distinguished professor and administrator whose career at the University of Georgia spanned nearly 40 years, died Monday at the age of 79.

New fund helps graduate students complete degrees

President Morehead commits $250,000 to new Graduate Student Degree Accelerator Fund.

The Arch with the Holmes-Hunter Academic Building in the background as the sun peeks through the overhanging trees.

Kathy R. Pharr named vice president for marketing and communications

Kathy R. Pharr has been named the University of Georgia’s vice president for marketing and communications, UGA President Jere W. Morehead announced Friday.

Inaugural Isakson Chair and GRA Eminent Scholar named

Anumantha Kanthasamy, an internationally renowned researcher of Parkinson’s disease and related neurodegenerative disorders, has been appointed as the first John H. “Johnny” Isakson Chair and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Parkinson’s Research.

(L-R) Graduate students Claire Sarver and Anne Waswa sit apart as they participate in Amy Ellis' doctoral class titled analysis and critique of mathematics education as they meet while social distancing at the entrance to Aderhold Hall. Other students in the class were participating in the class via zoom meeting on their laptops.

Third round of Affordable Course Materials Grant program brings student savings to $1.45 million

For the third year, the Provost’s Affordable Course Materials Grant program will help save students money on course materials, enhance the quality of their learning experience in the classroom and increase their opportunities for success.

Poultry vaccines and research tools, along with plant varieties, software and educational tools, are among the 53 products developed by UGA industry partners from university research in fiscal 2019—the most of any university in the country that year. (Photo by Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA)

UGA reclaims No. 1 spot for new products to market

The University of Georgia has returned to the top of AUTM’s national rankings for the number of products developed by industry partners based on UGA research discoveries.

Side-by-side portrait photos of Maria Taylor, right, and David Lee, left

Maria Taylor to deliver Commencement address

Retiring VP of Research to give the graduate Commencement address.

UGA diversity committee focused on three priorities

Over the past several months, members of the University of Georgia’s Planning Committee on Diversity and Inclusive Excellence have been doing a lot of listening.

Amann elected to prestigious Council on Foreign Relations

Diane Marie Amann, holder of the Emily and Ernest Woodruff Chair in International Law at the University of Georgia School of Law, was recently elected to the Council on Foreign Relations.

Sneha Gubbala traveled abroad in 2018 in Morocco. She is going to Bulgaria as a Fulbright English teaching assistant. (Submitted photo)

UGA named a top producer of Fulbright U.S. Students

The University of Georgia has once again been named a top producer of Fulbright U.S. Students by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

UGA Class of 2020 achieves 91% career outcomes rate

Employed grads credit UGA Career Center, experiential learning

UGA announces plan for spring Commencement

In-person events will occur in Sanford Stadium in May.

Commencement keynote speaker Senator Johnny Isakson speaks at the podium during the 2014 Spring Undergraduate Commencement Graduation Ceremony.

$4.5M endows Isakson Chair for Parkinson’s Research

Senator completes campaign to create faculty leadership position named in his honor.

Professor Marshall Shepherd checks a weather station on top of the roof of the Geography Building.

New research grant program fosters diversity, inclusion

Faculty-led teams from across campus to tackle important issues of the day.

Warnell professor helps keep U.S. forests healthy

Elizabeth McCarty helps landowners make research-based decisions.

Emeline McClellan named Gates Cambridge Scholar

University of Georgia senior Emeline McClellan of Good Hope will continue her studies in classics this fall as one of 24 Americans selected as a Gates Cambridge Scholar.

Portrait photo of Dr. Marshall Shepherd, photos taken in a field on South MIlledge.

Shepherd elected to National Academy of Engineering

Marshall Shepherd, the Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Georgia, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering.

(L-R) Second year medical students Ladonya Jackson-Cowan and Charlie Grossnickle practice prepping vaccine injections during hands on training in the clinical skills lab at the Medical Partnership on the Health Sciences Campus. Second year students will be helping at COVID vaccination centers in the local area in the coming weeks.

AU/UGA medical students to help deliver vaccines

Medical Partnership mobile clinic to turn efforts to vaccinating those in need.

Kroger Professor Henry Young works with Pulaski County Archway Partnership at Taylor Regional Hospital in Hawkinsville to research hospital re-admittance. (Photo taken before March 2020)

UGA launches program to boost rural Georgia research

Workshop, seed grants to give faculty chance to make impact across state.

UGA earns several top 10 rankings for online programs

Education, business programs recognized again by U.S. News and World Report.

Board helps UGA navigate the COVID-19 pandemic

Preventative Measures Advisory Board does essential work to keep campus safe.

Mary Carney named USG Leadership Fellow

The University System of Georgia has named Mary Carney, Director of Programming for Faculty Affairs at the University of Georgia, a 2020-2021 USG Leadership Fellow.

These four Georgia businesses — Top row from left: Cottle & Gunn owner Deborah Cottle; Smyrna UPS owner Joseph Malbrough (center) and employees. Bottom row from left: Team Clermont owners Nelson Wells, center left, and Bill Benson, center right, with employees; David Peeler, CFO of Peerless Manufacturing — are among the thousands that have received SBDC assistance during the pandemic. (Submitted photos)

UGA helping small businesses apply for relief funding

Three webinars will help explain eligibility for the new funding, which is available now.

Plant genomicist Buell to join UGA as GRA/GSD Eminent Scholar

Robin Buell, University Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University and a renowned plant genomics expert, will join UGA in fall 2021 as its newest Georgia Research Alliance/Georgia Seed Development Eminent Scholar.

Barbara McCaskill, left, and Nicholas Allen, right (Photo by Jason Thrasher)

Willson Center receives $1M Mellon Foundation grant

Award funds community engagement in Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor.

Environmental Portrait of professor Gene Brewer with Baldwin Hall in the background on campus.

Professor’s expertise has an impact around the world

SPIA’s Gene A. Brewer focuses on ‘the engine of government’.

Diane Marie Amann, left, and Steven R.H. Beach have been named Regents’ Professors. (Submitted photos)

Two UGA faculty members named Regents’ Professors

Amann, Beach recognized for their renowned scholarly impact.

Students return to expanded learning opportunities

Video conferencing, nontraditional classrooms and in-person sessions will be available.

(L-R) University Health Center RN Wesley Maloof explains how to take the COVID-19 saliva test to University Health Center RN Laura Little at the COVID-19 Surveillance Testing Site on the stage area at Legion Field.

Surveillance testing changes planned for spring semester

Testing method changes and capacity increases.

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