Dr. Lucia Cotten spends her days helping patients from the Athens area manage chronic medical conditions including diabetes, osteoporosis and thyroid disease. Cotten’s support for those in her care is only enhanced by her love for Athens and her deep connections to the local community. She arrived in town as a University of Georgia undergraduate […]
11.11.2025
UGA Foundation honors Dean Ron Walcott with Distinguished Service Award
The University of Georgia Foundation Board of Trustees named Ron Walcott, vice provost for graduate education and dean of the Graduate School, as the 2025 recipient of the foundation’s Distinguished Service Award. The Distinguished Service Award recognizes a long-serving UGA employee or volunteer with a record of impactful and selfless service to others. “Dean Walcott […]
11.11.2025
UGA honored with national award for community impact
The University of Georgia has been named the 2025 recipient of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities’ Innovation & Economic Prosperity Award in the “Place” category, a prestigious national recognition of the university’s commitment to community and economic development across the state. The IEP Awards recognize exemplary and innovative case studies of economic engagement […]
11.10.2025
SPIA selected for national Service to Service initiative
The University of Georgia’s School of Public and International Affairs has been selected to join the Service to Service initiative. This program, sponsored by the Volcker Alliance and We the Veterans and Military Families, helps veterans and military families build careers in state and local government through graduate study in public service. Launched in October […]
11.07.2025
Dan Geller named director of startups in Innovation Gateway
Innovation Gateway, the University of Georgia’s technology commercialization and startup arm, has named Dan Geller its new director of the Innovation Gateway Startup Program. Geller assumed this role on Oct. 1 after serving as assistant director since 2020. “I’m excited to welcome Dr. Geller as director of the Innovation Gateway Startup Program,” said Derek Eberhart, […]
11.06.2025
UGA’s unified approach to economic development drives Georgia forward
Georgia’s growth is increasingly shaped by complex conversations around talent, innovation and collaboration. As industries evolve and competition intensifies, the need for strategic partnerships between academia and business becomes more urgent. The University of Georgia’s active presence in the state’s economic development landscape ensures UGA continues to be a key contributor — bringing research expertise, […]
11.04.2025
Community Health Fair connects UGA with Normaltown neighbors
At the onset of cold and flu season, a group of University of Georgia schools and colleges joined together to promote community health at UGA’s Health Sciences Campus. Last week, students and faculty from across the university — including the College of Public Health, Augusta University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership, the School of Medicine and […]
10.27.2025
UGA ranks No. 9 in the nation, according to new rankings
The University of Georgia ranked No. 9 nationally in new college rankings, recently noted by the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal. The WSJ editorial highlighted a new assessment tool created by the City Journal, which evaluated 100 prominent public and private colleges in the United States on 68 variables across 21 categories covering […]
10.20.2025
UGA enrolls record number of Georgians
The University of Georgia’s total enrollment reached 43,888 this fall, up 1.7% from last year, with a record number of students from the state of Georgia. UGA’s enrollment growth continues to be driven by Georgia residents, with Georgians representing 83% of all undergraduate students. This milestone reflects UGA’s continued investment in educating and retaining Georgia’s […]
10.08.2025
Higher education is possible with Georgia Possible
Genesis Rodriguez-Hernandez, a 2025 Cedar Shoals High School graduate, arrived on the campus of Duke University this fall, supported by a full ride scholarship. She didn’t expect to have a fully funded college education, but Rodriguez-Hernandez’s support system and involvement encouraged her to take a risk and apply for the scholarship. As a freshman, she […]
