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UGA doctoral student wins atmospheric sciences award

University of Georgia doctoral candidate Ashley Cornish received the 27th annual Peter B. Wagner Memorial Award for Women in Atmospheric Sciences from the Desert Research Institute. An award ceremony commemorating her achievement was held at the DRI campus in Reno on Oct. 7, 2025.… Read Article

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BICAID 2025: Africa at the Crossroads of Global Politics

The University of Georgia African Studies Institute presents the Ninth Biennial International Conference on Africa and its Diaspora, or BICAID 2025, Nov. 5 – 7, 2025 in the Tate Student Center. 

The theme of this year’s conference is, “Africa at the… Read Article

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Izabella Maja Zia: Where Psychology Meets Communication — and Data Ties It All Together

Izabella Maja Zia — known to most as Bella — is a student at the University of Georgia whose academic path reflects both clarity of purpose and a deep curiosity about human behavior. From early in high school, Zia knew she wanted to pursue industrial organizational psychology, a field that… Read Article


Fiction Writers Program at the Oxbelly Retreat – Internship at the University of Georgia Spring 2026

Students are invited to apply for a Fiction Writers Program internship which will allow them to review the work of some of the most talented contemporary aspiring writers in the world.

Students accepted for this internship will help review applications for the 2026 Fiction Writers Program… Read Article

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Three Franklin faculty members named 2025-2026 Aspire Fellows

The University of Georgia has named 11 faculty members – including three from the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences – to the 2025-2026 Aspire Fellows cohort. The Fellows represent seven UGA schools and colleges as well as the Center for Teaching and Learning.

Established in 2017, the… Read Article

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