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Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during the closing luncheon for the Institute of Government Workforce Development Conference on Wednesday at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel. (Peter Frey/UGA)

The UGA Institute of Government knows workforce

Gov. Brian Kemp lauded hardworking Georgians and the state’s ongoing progress in workforce development at the fourth annual Georgia’s Workforce Conference, hosted by the UGA Carl Vinson Institute of Government.

Rural Engagement Workshop wins national honors

UGA received a national Award of Excellence in the Innovation category from the University Economic Development Association for its work connecting academic faculty to rural communities.

Qiong Wang, UGA assistant professor at the College of Environment and Design, with her Mixed Use Design Studio class in Brunswick conducting a stormwater case study analysis

New funding for UGA faculty to address rural issues

The grants offer funding between $5,000 and $10,000 for faculty from across the University of Georgia to engage with rural Georgians on issues that are critical for their communities.

New Faculty Tour 2024 participants with President Jere W. Morehead and Jennifer Frum, vice president for public service and outreach, before the tour launches. (Photo by Mary Grace Feldman)

Tour gives UGA faculty new perspective on state

A group of 30 University of Georgia faculty members spent four days getting to know each other and the state they will now call home as they traveled across Georgia on the 2024 UGA New Faculty Tour.

Graduates watch fireworks following their Commencement ceremony in Sanford Stadium on May 10.(Dorothy Kozlowski/UGA)

Donors set UGA fundraising record

Private support reaches all-time highs in single-year contributions, three-year fundraising average.

A Sahm Award supported the Jr. Summer Academy at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel. The program was created in partnership with the Clarke County School District for Alps Road Elementary students. (Photo: Shannah Montgomery)

Four local projects receive Sahm Award funds

The University of Georgia continues to strengthen its commitment to Athens-Clarke County through an endowment established by Athens native and UGA alumna Bobbi Meeler Sahm and her family.

Embark Georgia stakeholders from around the state share ideas during the regional coalition meetings of the 2024 Embark Georgia Leadership Conference on Feb. 26 at the UGA Center for Continuing Education & Hotel. (Photo by Cat Elrod)

Embark Georgia receives $1.1 million to expand efforts

This follows a previous gift of $750,000 from the same foundation.

A Clarke County high school student participating in the Georgia Possible program works on a design thinking project at UGA's Innovation District. (Photo by Catherine Elrod)

Georgia Possible helps teens become leaders

Local youth focused on future through UGA, CCSD partnership.

A recent example of the Defense Community Resilience Program’s work is the River Valley Community Compatible Development Plan, which provides a regional roadmap for building community resilience by creating vibrant downtowns, investing in infrastructure and promoting outdoor activities in the rural communities surrounding Fort Moore. (Photo by Shannah Montgomery)

UGA partnership with DoD gets $5 million boost

Funding will enhance collaboration with communities around military installations.

At the kickoff of Youth LEAD Georgia, participants experienced the UGA indoor ropes course where UGA faculty and staff led them through team building activities. (Photo by Cat Elrod)

UGA kicks off statewide youth leadership program

Youth LEAD Georgia includes 30 students from 29 counties in Georgia.

Seven University of Georgia undergrads have been selected as Georgia Legislative interns for the 2024 spring semester. Front row, L-R: Shania Nguyen-Tu, Yannceley Armand, Jackson Cliett. Back row, L-R: Benjamin Bailey, Emanuel Hernaiz, Christian Dent, Hendley Jones. (Photo by Sara Ingram)

UGA students to serve as Georgia legislative interns

The seven selected students come from a variety of academic backgrounds.

At a recent event hosted by City of Refuge, 10 fellows packed 1,200 bags for students who are dealing with food insecurity. (Photo by Wes Mayer)

UGA program addresses food insecurity in Athens

The Food Fellows has 20 part-time members who devote 900 hours of service to local organizations.

First-year student Jay Lavender came to UGA because of its Hospitality and Food Industry Management program. UGA ranks No. 1 among public universities and No. 4 among all public and private universities on niche.com’s 2023 rankings of colleges with a hospitality management program. (Photo by Abbey Benefield)

UGA grows hospitality and tourism workforce

UGA is boosting Georgia’s economic prosperity by supporting the workforce needs of the state’s robust industry.

Seva is an adult day care center in Norcross focusing on improving the quality of life for seniors. (Photo by Dot Paul)

UGA helps senior-focused business grow and thrive

The University of Georgia Small Business Development Center helped support a thriving adult day care center.

Students in the State Botanical Garden’s Learning by Leading program install a pollinator garden at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel. (Photo by Jaime DeRevere)

Program prepares students for the workforce

The leadership program is led by the State Botanical Garden of Georgia.

The Athens Free Clinic sets up shop in a variety of local communities. (Submitted photo)

Athens Free Clinic wins national award

Since 2018, the clinic has provided over $538,000 of care to more than 2,200 patients.

Emily Baker, a former West Lab UGA Ph.D. graduate student, now serving as the director of nonclinical research at Aruna Biomedical, seen here working in the lab with Steven Stice, the director of the RBC and co-founder of Aruna Biomedical. The team is working on clearance from the FDA for the first-in-human stroke clinical trial using exosome technology. (Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA)

UGA to offer state’s first Ph.D. in regenerative bioscience

The program aims to help foster interdisciplinary research and entrepreneurial skills within a dynamic and growing field.

UGA students in the PROPEL Rural Student Scholars Program visit Baxley, Georgia, to learn about rural economic issues and help with a service project to beautify the downtown. (Shannah Montgomery)

Two UGA programs recognized in national competition

The awards are for outstanding economic development initiatives.

In the HEALTHYouth program, participants learn about nutritional food and where it comes from. (Photo by Shannah Montgomery)

Sahm award extends resources to Athens nonprofit

With UGA’s help, Farm to Neighborhood is fighting food insecurity.

From L-R: Debbie Harper, president Newton Chamber of Commerce; Jennifer Frum, vice president for Public Service and Outreach at the University of Georgia; Serra Hall, executive director of Newton County Industrial Development Authority; Marcello Banes, Chairman Newton County Board of Commissioners; Michelle Elliott, director of the UGA Archway Partnership; and, Nancy Schulz, business leader and former Newton County Commissioner, District 3. (Photo by Shannah Montgomery)

UGA welcomes new Archway Partnership community

The Partnership is an award-winning community-engagement platform.

Monica Thornton from the Nature Conservancy speaks at the River Valley Community Compatible Development Plan launch in Columbus. (Submitted photo)

UGA leads efforts for military and community partnership

The program aims to spur economic development in communities surrounding Fort Moore.

Students serve the Athens community for Dawg Day of Service

More than 600 students participated at 36 sites for Dawg Day of Service.

Tour gives new faculty comprehensive look at state

The trip took participants from the coast to the mountains, visiting 13 cities and passing through 40 counties.

UGA program helps improve downtown Thomaston

Students take the lead on projects to revitalize the community.

Nonprofit leaders expand skills through UGA program

Participants gain an understanding of their own visions as leaders and an increased confidence in their leadership abilities.

Expanding access to agricultural pathways across Georgia

A $1.5 million USDA grant will allow the University of Georgia to help advance agricultural initiatives and innovative food production in Georgia as part of the USDA’s Food System Transformation framework.

Nominations open for new youth leadership program

Fanning Institute will implement statewide Youth LEAD Georgia.

MBA students contribute to local nonprofit boards

More than 20 nonprofits have participated in the program.

Students in the Botanical Garden of Georgia Learning by Leading program install a pollinator garden at the Center for Continuing Education & Hotel. (Photo by Jaime DeRevere)

UGA planting seeds for community engagement

The new garden features Pollinator Plant of the Year selections.

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

Eleven employees selected for sixth cohort of Women’s Staff Leadership Institute

A new cohort of women staff members has been selected to participate in the Women’s Staff Leadership Institute for 2023.

Clinic Assistant Jessica Moore, a College of Public Health graduate student, answers the phones at the Clarke Middle Health Center. (Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA)

UGA and CCSD partner to care for the whole student

Clarke Middle Health Center is taking a cutting-edge approach.

Students work on a beautification project in downtown Baxley. (Photo by Shannah Montgomery)

Developing future rural leaders through PROPEL

UGA students explore needs of rural Georgia communities through new program.

Experience UGA Ambassadors can have an impact on visiting Clarke County students while learning valuable leadership skills. (Photo courtesy of Leslie Oroyemi)

A partnership making unforgettable experiences

Through Experience UGA, local students get a firsthand look at campus.

UGA students participate in Dawg Day of Service at Sandy Creek. (Submitted photo)

Students serve the community for Dawg Day of Service

More than 100 students participated in UGA’s day of service, helping organizations such as Hope Haven and Books for Keeps.

UGA Miracle participants reveal the final amount — $1,032,572 — for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

UGA Miracle raises more than $1M for Children’s Healthcare

UGA students fill Tate Student Center for annual Dance Marathon.

Providence Island - tropical forest on the eastern tip, Monrovia, Liberia

$5M grant will strengthen conservation in Liberia

Over many years, forests have been degraded by unsustainable practices, land conversion and other pressures.

PAWS Director Lisa Milot with her pet, Indi. (Photo by Anne Yarbrough Photography)

Law school receives $1.4M grant to help animals

The Stanton Foundation’s gift will create resources to reduce the neglect and abuse of dogs.

The Arch with Morning Sunlight and the Holmes-Hunter Academic Building

UGA’s economic impact grows to record high of $7.6 billion

The University of Georgia generated a record $7.6 billion for the state’s economy in 2022 through its teaching, research and public service, according to a new study.

Participants of Fanning’s Youth Lead Athens program in 2019. (Photo by Shannah Montgomery)

Chick-fil-A gives UGA $1.5M for youth development

The statewide program focuses on developing leadership skills.

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

UGA programs receive more than $12M in federal funding

Four University of Georgia programs will receive federal support as part of the $1.7 trillion funding package signed into law in late December.

UGA Vidalia Photo (Photo by Kelsey Broich)

Tapping into the sweet life

Vidalia has a fresh vision thanks to UGA’s community brand strategy team.

Severe weather map forecast over part of United States. (Getty Images)

New weather radar could be a game-changer

The radar system should improve forecasting in North Georgia.

Participants meet during Embark Georgia Leadership Conference. (Photo by Charlie Bauder)

Embark Georgia receives $1.5M to expand program

The program aims to improve education for homeless and former foster children.

The fifth cohort of the Women's Staff Leadership Institute celebrates their graduation

Fifth cohort of Women’s Staff Leadership Institute celebrates graduates

Participants reflect on their experiences in the program.

Group photo of Rebecca Hutchins (left) with the Georgia Tech Research Institute, Tonia Parrott (center) with the Georgia Department of Public Health and Justin Bahl (right) with the University of Georgia.

CDC funds Pathogen Genomics Center of Excellence

It’s intended to strengthen public health response to infectious disease threats and support workforce development.

(L-R) Physician and UGA AU Medical Partnership faculty member Dr. Kate Meixner high gives Clarke Middle seventh grader Brandon Barnett, 12, during a checkup at the Clarke Middle Health Center.

Providing health services to Athens families

CCSD and UGA partner to launch the Clarke Middle Health Center.

Group photo of the McNair Scholars attending the UMBC annual McNair Conference in Baltimore, Maryland.

UGA TRIO programs receive more than $4 million to support students

The University of Georgia received three federal grants totaling more than $850,000 for a five-year period totaling $4.25 million from the U.S. Department of Education for the continuation of the TRIO Upward Bound Classic, TRIO Upward Bound Math & Science and TRIO McNair Scholars Program.

Michelle Elliott accepting the W.K. Kellogg Award for the southern district U.S. during the ESC conference in Athens in September.

UGA wins national outreach award

The national honor is for a program boosting economic development in Georgia.

Steering committee meeting in Grady County

Keeping graduates in rural communities

UGA provides tools for community engagement and economic success.

Academic, outreach faculty collaborate on rural issues

Eight University of Georgia faculty teams were awarded grants for projects proposed during the second year of the Rural Engagement Workshop for Academic Faculty.

(L-R) Inventor of the Year research award winner Holly Sellers interacts with research professional Erich Linnemann inside her laboratory.

$7.4 billion: UGA’s annual economic impact on Georgia sets record

Study quantifies economic activity generated by teaching, research and service.

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

Electric Mobility Initiative taps into evolving tech field

Campus-wide effort will develop applications within electric transportation.

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.

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.

(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.

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.

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’.

Professor David Okech teaches a class at the School of Social Work.

UGA receives $15.75M to combat human trafficking

It will expand current efforts in Africa and create a forum of scholars.

Initiative aims to increase diversity among STEM faculty

Effort is part of multi-institution alliance.

UGA reaffirmed as Innovation and Economic Prosperity university

The university has distinguished itself for its record in regional economic development.

Environmental portrait of undergraduate student Kaitlin Lutz on a construction site. Lutz was first woman soloist to win UGA’s Idea Accelerator Program for her business idea: Spark Women, a program that trains and equips women with skills for jobs in the construction industry.

SBDC helps business thrive during COVID-19 shutdown

Eclectic store in St. Marys expanded its online operations with SBDC assistance.

UGA’s GeorgiaDATA website assisting communities

It helps local officials make informed decisions during the pandemic.

Jason Locklin adjusts an instrument in one of his laboratories. Locklin, who directs the UGA New Materials Institute, is a Distinguished Faculty Scholar in the College of Engineering and a professor. (Photo by Terry Allen taken in 2017)

UGA bioplastics technologies fuel state’s economy

Company bringing 200 jobs to Athens is an essential university partner.

UGA faculty, staff and volunteers pack bags of produce to distribute to food-insecure residents in the Athens area during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Shannah Montgomery)

UGA offers COVID-19 resources throughout Georgia

Programs are in place to help businesses, governments, communities and youth across the state.

Businesswoman working on laptop at a cafe

Webinars offered free to Georgia communities

The series is designed to help plan COVID-19 recovery.

UGA offers no-cost online small business training

Small Business Development Center courses, training free through 2020.

Student docent undergraduate Erik Quillian researches Elvis materials in the staff area at the Special Collections Libraries.

UGA Libraries to document COVID-19 for posterity

UGA’s Special Collections Libraries seek diaries, other documents from Georgians.

OSL coordinates food delivery consisting of donations from the GA Center and local businesses. Pictured: OSL Director Shannon Brooks, her husband Steve Brooks and Libby Hayes, senior HR generalist at Piedmont Athens Regional. Hayes coordinates getting the food to various departments at the hospital.

UGA provides meals for health care workers

Campus Kitchen helps hospital employees who can’t find time to eat.

UGA, state agencies assisting small businesses

Webinars answer questions about applying for federal aid.

Arch at Dawn (Photo by Dorothy Kozlowski/UGA)

UGA SBDC director on coronavirus committee

Allan Adams tapped by Gov. Kemp to represent small businesses.

From left, Clarke Central High School students Dayonna Robinson, Khalil Walker, Gabriela Rodriguez, and Amira Adkins look at part of the exhibit “The Strategies of Suffrage: Mobilizing a Nation for Women’s Rights,” an exhibit at the in the Hargrett Library Gallery. (Photo by Peter Frey/UGA)

Georgia Possible prepares for life after high school

We’ve all heard it: What do you want to be when you grow up?

The graduation of a certificate program for public managers in Georgia, created and offered by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government. (Photo by Shannah Montgomery)

Foundation reaffirms UGA as community engaged

The University of Georgia has been recognized for excellence in public service and outreach, being designated as a community engaged institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching for a second time.

$6.5 billion: UGA’s annual economic impact grows

Growth in the number of graduates earning degrees in high-demand fields, a thriving research and innovation ecosystem, and a commitment to serving the state have lifted the University of Georgia’s annual economic impact to its highest level yet: $6.5 billion.

UGA Extension has active voice in starting conversation about rural stress

Farmers are extended family for University of Georgia Cooperative Extension agents throughout the state, and agents are uniquely positioned to raise awareness about rural stress and mental health concerns for Georgia farmers.

Front exterior of Ocean Sciences Instructional Center at Skidaway Island

Ocean Sciences Instructional Center dedicated at Skidaway

A 71-year-old cattle barn was repurposed as a modern classroom and laboratory building in a dedication ceremony on Oct. 22 at the University of Georgia’s Skidaway Institute of Oceanography.

UGA partners with Google Books for digital access

Through a new partnership about 120,000 of the Libraries’ 4.5 million volumes will be digitized.

President Jere W. Morehead and Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Gary Black talk with Lee Cromley at Cromley Farms in Brooklet. (Photo by Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA)

Farm Tour highlights value of UGA to Georgia agriculture

University of Georgia President Jere W. Morehead and Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Gary Black were part of an annual farm tour that visited Southeast Georgia on Oct. 2 and learned about the diverse makeup of the state’s agricultural industry.

Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion and Strategic University Initiatives Michelle Cook greets students from Atlanta Public schools on their visit to UGA. (Photo by Peter Frey/UGA)

Atlanta Public Schools and UGA forge new partnership

A new partnership between the University of Georgia and the Atlanta Public Schools will create connections with APS high school students who may not be considering UGA for their college education.

Professor Jason Locklin (far right) discusses a research project with students in his laboratory in Riverbend Research Laboratories South.

UGA finalist for economic development awards

For the third year, three programs have been selected as finalists for national awards recognizing innovation in economic development.

A rendering of the Center for Art and Nature.

Botanical Garden projects to increase opportunities

The University of Georgia broke ground on a trio of projects Aug. 23 at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia.

Participants in this year’s New Faculty Tour visited the UGA Griffin Campus Food Product Innovation Center. (Photo by Shannah Montgomery)

New Faculty Tour provides education and impact

The trip ended where it began, with a large coach bus parked outside the Georgia Center in the August heat, a group of about
50 faculty, administrators and staff milling about with their luggage and backpacks.

Hirsch Hall, home of the UGA School of Law. (Photo by Peter Frey/UGA)

$1M gift to UGA law school to support Family Justice Clinic

Clinic to be named in memory of victim of domestic violence.

UGA President Jere W. Morehead poses with participants of this year's New Faculty Tour prior to their departure Aug. 5.

New Faculty Tour heads out with new provost on board

UGA’s whirlwind tour of the state kicked off its 35th run on Monday.

UGA assists in first assessment of peer support

The state of Georgia partners with School of Social Work researchers.

Murray County 4-H member Charlsey Richards instructs her grandmother and Tech Changemaker participant Betty Sue Grooms.

STEAM programs inspire kids and adults

In rural Georgia counties, STEAM programs are having an impact on kids, teenagers and adults.

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