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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.

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

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.