From getting around campus to mask-wearing to eating lunch, COVID-19 has changed a lot about how the University of Georgia community goes about its day on campus this fall.
09.14.2020
UGA Rises to #15 Among Nation’s Best Public Universities
The University of Georgia has advanced to No. 15 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 ranking of the best public universities in the nation. This marks the fifth consecutive year that UGA has placed in the Top 20, climbing from the No. 16 position last year.
08.27.2020
Leadership Program Supports Underserved Populations
A new University of Georgia leadership initiative will partner with eight organizations across the state to build stronger communities by developing leaders within underserved populations.
07.29.2020
Medical Partnership Increases Student Enrollment
The Augusta University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership located in Athens is helping to address Georgia’s critical shortage of physicians by expanding its class size. The expansion, which will grow the class size of 40 students in the Medical Partnership to 50 students per class this fall and 60 in 2021 and each subsequent year, will bring the total enrollment in Athens to 240 medical students by 2024.
06.04.2020
Student-Run Fund Kickstarts Student Entrepreneurs
In the world of venture capital there are big names, there are small names, and there are hometown heroes. In Athens, one important source of venture capital is run by University of Georgia students.
06.02.2020
Despite Pandemic, Students Thrive Academically at UGA
The sudden shift to online instruction at the University of Georgia hasn’t slowed students’ progress toward graduation. Data from spring 2020 show that grade point averages and withdrawal rates were comparable with previous years. Preliminary data show record summer enrollment, as well.
05.26.2020
UGA Offers COVID-19 Resources Throughout Georgia
From helping local governments navigate their changing financials to providing online assistance to small businesses in applying for federal loans to providing meals for food insecure Georgians, University of Georgia’s Public Service and Outreach is working throughout the state to help communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
04.15.2020
Pharmacists Separate COVID Fact from Fiction
As COVID-19 cases in the U.S. continue to climb, health care professionals are desperately searching for new treatments to fight the disease. In the most serious cases, they’re often turning to off-label use of a variety of drugs to try and stop disease progression.
04.14.2020
UGA Provides Meals for Health Care Workers
Healthy food for health care workers. That’s a new initiative for the University of Georgia’s Campus Kitchen program, which has expanded its operations during the COVID-19 crisis to provide nutritious snacks and quick meals for employees at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center.
03.31.2020
UGA Campus Kitchen Keeps Food on the Table
On a rainy Monday morning in March, staff at the UGA State Botanical Garden of Georgia are in the children’s garden harvesting bushels of kale, collards, parsley and beets they no longer need for educational programs this spring. They are vigilant in maintaining a safe distance from one another, even outside in the rain.
