U.S. News & World Report ranks UGA as No. 18 best public university The University of Georgia climbed two spots to No. 18 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 ranking of the best public universities in the nation. This marks the ninth consecutive year that UGA has placed in the top 20. UGA shares the […]
08.27.2024
McPhaul Center provides a path to academic success
Students remain connected to each other and UGA through graduation As a group of Athens students prepared to head off to different colleges across the Southeast, they paused to reflect on how their education began on the University of Georgia’s campus. The students — who completed preschool at UGA’s Child Development Lab at the McPhaul Center […]
08.09.2024
Progress continues on UGA School of Medicine
In February, the University System of Georgia Board of Regents authorized the University of Georgia to establish a new independent School of Medicine. In the time since, the university has hit many important milestones toward the establishment of this critical new school. In June, Flad Architects was named as the design firm for the new […]
07.23.2024
Program introduces female high schoolers to construction careers
College of Environment and Design partnered to conduct hands-on camp For one week this summer, a group of female high school students came to the University of Georgia to attend a camp focused on construction. Campers drove bulldozers, learned how to make quick turns with skid steers, soldered copper pipes, and poured concrete — among many […]
07.18.2024
Dublin-Laurens County new Archway Partnership community
The program provides UGA resources to help communities thrive The University of Georgia has named Dublin-Laurens County as the newest Archway Partnership community. The Archway Partnership, a unit of UGA Public Service and Outreach, connects university faculty and students with partner communities to address locally identified issues through the presence of a community-based faculty member. UGA Public […]
07.11.2024
VP for PSO Jennifer Frum to retire after 30-year career
She has had “a tremendously positive impact on this institution and this state” Jennifer L. Frum, vice president for public service and outreach at the University of Georgia, has announced she will retire Dec. 1 after a 30-year career at UGA. Frum has led UGA’s expansive public service and outreach enterprise since 2011, initially as interim […]
07.03.2024
UGA and Army unite to support military installations
The University of Georgia and the U.S. Army have signed a regional intergovernmental support agreement (RIGSA) to enhance the resilience of military installations and their surrounding communities. The signing ceremony was held at Fort Moore on Tuesday, July 2, at McGinnis-Wickham Hall. Administered through the UGA Carl Vinson Institute of Government, this groundbreaking RIGSA — […]
06.27.2024
UGA named best value college by The Princeton Review
The University of Georgia has been named one of the nation’s best for providing excellent education and career preparation at a great value, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company chose schools for the 2024 list based on data from its surveys of administrators at more than 650 colleges. Topics covered in those […]
06.26.2024
Morehead Honors College named No. 1 in the nation
The University of Georgia Jere W. Morehead Honors College was recently ranked the No. 1 honors program or college in the nation by College Transitions, publishers of the best-selling guide, Colleges Worth Your Money. College Transitions identified three general characteristics—selectivity, benefits offered, and program rigor—for which each honors program or college was scored. Those scores […]
06.21.2024
Experience UGA wins 2024 ITGA Presidential Excellence Award
The University of Georgia’s Office of Service-Learning announces that its collaborative program, Experience UGA, was recently recognized for its impact in the community with the 2024 International Town & Gown Association (ITGA) Presidential Excellence Award. Experience UGA, a program coordinated by University of Georgia’s Office of Service-Learning in partnership with the Clarke County School District, […]
