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2021-2022 Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professorships

The University of Georgia congratulates the 2021 - 2022 recipients of its highest teaching honor, the Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professorship. In this video, they share their thoughts on the extraordinary teaching and learning environment at UGA.

  • The University of Georgia’s annual economic impact to its highest level yet: $6.5 billion.

    UGA's Annual Economic Impact Grows to $6.5 Billion

    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. MORE
  • Ted M. Ross, Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar of Infectious Diseases in UGA’s College of Veterinary Medicine, is leading an NIH project to create and test new influenza vaccines that may one day replace seasonal vaccines.

    Universal Flu Vaccine

    The University of Georgia has signed a contract with the National Institutes of Health for an initial award of $8 million to develop a new, more advanced influenza vaccine designed to protect against multiple strains of influenza virus in a single dose. MORE
  • Holly Sellers, UGA’s 2019 Inventor of the Year, has developed four commercial poultry vaccines, as well as diagnostic tests, that help secure Georgia’s $22.9 billion poultry industry.

    Holly Sellers named UGA Inventor of the Year

    UGA ranks No. 1 among U.S. institutions for the number of new products entering the marketplace. Holly Sellers, UGA's 2019 Inventor of the Year, has developed four commercial poultry vaccines, as well as diagnostic tests, that help secure Georgia's $22.9 billion poultry industry. MORE
  • Class of 2019 photos with Hairy Dawg

    Congratulations, Class of 2019

    University of Georgia alumni have a history of success after graduation. The most recent data from the UGA Career Center shows that 96% of recent alumni are employed or enrolled in graduate school within six months of graduation. MORE
  • Road Dawg students put their hands together in unison in the gymnasium of Dougherty Comprehensive High School before the start of their program.

    Road Dawgs share their stories at high schools across the state

    Road Dawgs, a program where students use their spring break to travel across Georgia to talk with high school students about the collegiate experience, is now in its fourth year and continues to expand its reach. MORE
  • Building on its continued growth in research and innovation, the University of Georgia ranked first among 193 U.S. institutions for the number of commercial products reaching the market in 2017, according to a survey released by AUTM, a nonprofit organization that tracks technology transfer among universities, colleges and other research institutions.

    UGA ranks No. 1 in U.S. for new products to market

    Building on its continued growth in research and innovation, the University of Georgia is ranked first among all U.S. institutions for the number of commercial products reaching the market. MORE
  • Charles S. Bullock III holds the Richard B. Russell Chair in Political Science and is the Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor and University Professor at the University of Georgia.

    Bullock celebrates 50 years of teaching at UGA

    Known as one of the top political science experts in the nation, Charles Bullock is marking a milestone in his career. A University Professor in the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia, Bullock is entering his 51st year in the classroom. MORE
  • Jimmy Carter - Georgia Agricultural Hall of Fame Winner 2018

    Jimmy Carter - Georgia Agricultural Hall of Fame Winner 2018

    On Nov. 10, 2018, lifelong peanut farmer and former president Jimmy Carter joined the Georgia Agricultural Hall of Fame at the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. MORE
  • Donald Chambers, lecturer and associate director of the entrepreneurship program far right, talks with students during class.

    Learning the business

    The fourth floor of Creswell Hall looks pretty much like your typical residence hall, but the students living here are far from typical. They are all entrepreneurs: risk-takers who want to turn their ideas into businesses. They are a part of the Launch Pad, a new living learning community created to spark innovation. MORE
  • Mary Frances Early – who became the first African American to graduate from the University of Georgia in 1962 – is being honored by UGA as a courageous trailblazer. But her influence extends far beyond Athens. For more than five decades, Early, who is now 82 and living in Decatur, has been a passionate advocate for music education in Georgia and the nation.

    Mary Frances Early: A life of quiet courage and great accomplishment

    Mary Frances Early — who became the first African American to graduate from the University of Georgia in 1962 — is being honored by UGA as a courageous trailblazer. But her influence extends far beyond Athens. For more than five decades, Early, who is now 82 and living in Decatur, has been a passionate advocate for music education in Georgia and the nation. MORE