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UGA wins best delegation at SE Model African Union

• Faisal Gedi, Stone Mountain, computer systems engineering and management information systems

Congratulations all, and especially to their faculty advisors Akinloye Ojo and Karim Traore.

Image: UGA students, Left to right: Ryan Kelley, Sainabou Jallow, Tifara Brown, Rita… Read Article


First-Year Odyssey: an intro to careers

"I've learned a lot about being a vet and other careers," she said.

Precisely so. Hands-on experience with a variety of subject matter allows students to think broadly about their future, even if they have already decided on a career. Refining our ideas about what we want to do and the… Read Article


New funding for ECOGIG-2

Samantha Joye's tireless work in the Gulf of Mexico in the aftermath of the 2010 Macondo well blowout will continue thanks to a major new support stream:

Joye has received a new grant to continue its studies of natural oil seeps and to track the impacts of the BP/Deepwater Horizon oil… Read Article


Transgender Awareness Week

The transgender community is an important constituency that helps inform institutional diversity efforts on campus - not unlike many other groups on campus. Where they differ significantly from other groups, however, is the threat of violence that transgender individuals face on a far too… Read Article


The 'Anthro' in Anthropcene

Who is the 'Anthro' in Anthropocene? A very good question, and professor of philosophy and women's studies Chris J. Cuomo provides the answer Thursday at the Chapel in this week's installement of the Anthropocene Lecture Series:

The term “anthropocene” has gained enormous popularity among… Read Article