Skip featured stories slider and go to all news stories Featured StoriesGeorgia communities mark progress through UGA Institute of Government’s PROPELApril 03, 2024The University of Georgia Carl Vinson Institute of Government recently celebrated the successes of communities participating in its PROPEL (Planning Rural Opportunities for Prosperity and Economic Leadership) program. Appling... Featured StoriesState Botanical Garden at UGA debuts redesigned Winter WonderLightsDecember 01, 2023The State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia opened the third season of Winter WonderLights on Nov. 22, unveiling the show’s new design. Winter... Featured StoriesUGA CyberArch helps Georgia communities increase cybersecurityOctober 20, 2023The University of Georgia works to enhance the cybersecurity infrastructure in communities across the state through its CyberArch program. Now UGA is poised to expand CyberArch, train... Featured StoriesUGA’s PROPEL program receives top national honorsOctober 16, 2023Rural development initiative recognized as best of the best at national economic development summit PROPEL, a University of Georgia program, took home the top prize from a... Featured StoriesUGA conference will address industry workforce needsOctober 09, 2023Employers, educators, and community and government leaders will gather at the University of Georgia in November to learn the latest strategies and resources for addressing talent development... Featured StoriesSahm award extends UGA resources to Athens nonprofit fighting food insecurityOctober 04, 2023A partnership between the University of Georgia and an Athens nonprofit is helping elementary and middle school students learn about healthy eating, urban agriculture and working in... Featured StoriesWinter WonderLights coming to UGA’s State Botanical Garden for the third yearSeptember 18, 2023For the third straight year, the State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia will transform into a sparkling wonderland of lights this winter. Tickets... Featured StoriesUGA leads efforts for visionary plan for military and community partnershipSeptember 11, 2023The University of Georgia has rolled out a visionary plan to spur economic development in communities surrounding Fort Moore, providing strategic direction aligned with the military mission... Featured StoriesUGA provides McDuffie tools to construct leadership pipelineSeptember 08, 2023Working with the University of Georgia, the east Georgia community of Thomson-McDuffie County continues to focus on building its next generation of leaders. The UGA J.W. Fanning... Featured StoriesUGA provides AmeriCorps VISTA Summer Associates an unforgettable summer helping Athens residentsSeptember 08, 2023There’s that old saying that, if you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life. With that in mind, it’s safe to say... Featured StoriesSmall business owners in rural Georgia learn to build a powerful online presence...September 07, 2023Local search engine optimization, social media platforms, artificial intelligence, finding online customers – what does it mean for a small business? Through the University of Georgia Small... Featured StoriesUGA creates Workforce Planning Guide to help communities tackle challengesSeptember 07, 2023Experts at the University of Georgia’s Vinson Institute of Government have partnered with Georgia Power to provide communities across the state with a comprehensive and accessible resource to address... Featured StoriesTour gives new UGA faculty comprehensive look at stateAugust 17, 2023A group of new University of Georgia faculty members traveled across the state last week, visiting 13 cities and passing through 40 counties from the coast to... Featured StoriesUGA Archway Partnership™ helps Georgia communities prepare for prosperous futuresAugust 15, 2023As the University of Georgia strives to carry out its land-grant and sea-grant mission of service to the state, the UGA Archway Partnership plays a crucial role... Featured StoriesNominations still open for new UGA-run statewide youth leadership programAugust 14, 2023The University of Georgia (UGA) continues to accept nominations for rising 10th- and 11th-graders to participate in the inaugural Youth LEAD Georgia class in January 2024. This past January, UGA received... Featured StoriesUGA alumni business adds to the legacy of a Georgia Center traditionJuly 10, 2023A swirl of red and white atop a coconut crust, the iconic strawberry ice cream pie at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel... Featured StoriesUGA program prepares students for civic and community engagementJuly 07, 2023Undergraduate students know that teaching and research are key missions of the University of Georgia. After all, that’s what they do almost every day in class. Yet... Featured StoriesNonprofit leaders expand skills through UGA programJune 26, 2023A University of Georgia program is helping equip current and emerging nonprofit leaders to strengthen their organizations and make a difference in their communities. Through the Executive... Featured StoriesUGA prepares workforce for Georgia’s second largest industryJune 05, 2023Hospitality and tourism are a major economic driver in Georgia, and the University of Georgia is working in several key areas to support and expand that industry. In... Featured StoriesNominations open for new statewide youth leadership programMay 17, 2023A new University of Georgia-run statewide youth leadership program began accepting nominations for its inaugural class on May 1. In January, UGA received a $1.5 million pledge... Featured StoriesIce cream store grows into sweet success with guidance from the University of...May 08, 2023Jim Rafferty, one of the owners of butter’dudder ice cream stores, and Todd Anduze, a business consultant at the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center (UGA SBDC),... Featured StoriesUGA provides leadership, business blueprint for local entrepreneursMay 03, 2023Freddie Gavin had the dream of building out a multimedia recording studio in McDuffie County and, with the assistance of the University of Georgia, his dream is... Featured StoriesCommunity science is for the birds: UGA Aquarium volunteers monitor nest boxes on...May 02, 2023With a pair of binoculars and data sheets in hand, Beth Webster heads out the back door of the UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium to her... Featured StoriesUGA faculty and partner recognized at service-learning conferenceMay 01, 2023Two University of Georgia faculty members and a UGA Archway Partnership community member were recognized at the 2023 Gulf-South Summit on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Through Higher... Featured StoriesGeorgia communities recognized with UGA resiliency designationApril 18, 2023Two more Georgia counties have earned UGA’s Connected Resilient Community designation after working alongside university experts to complete projects designed to make them more attractive to economic... Featured StoriesA UGA community partnership making unforgettable experiencesMarch 23, 2023The first thing a Clarke County Schools student sees when they begin their field trip at the University of Georgia is the smiling face of an Experience... Featured StoriesLocal sanitation company taps into UGA resources, experiences growth through excellent customer serviceMarch 23, 2023Mike Plowman was no stranger to the trash pickup industry. He previously built and owned a very successful trash pickup business and sold it with the plan... Featured StoriesNonprofit looks to strengthen growing organization with UGA supportMarch 10, 2023An Athens-based, multi-county nonprofit aims to prepare itself for growth by working with the University of Georgia to develop leaders within its organization. The UGA J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership... Featured StoriesBringing together academic and public service faculty to benefit rural GeorgiaApril 07, 2023The University of Georgia Rural Engagement Workshop for Academic Faculty enters its third year with 12 faculty members working in partnership with units of UGA Public Service and Outreach... Featured StoriesUGA partners with the Department of Defense to build resilience in the SoutheastApril 07, 2023For years, UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant has been helping coastal communities in low lying areas build resilience into planning efforts. Sitting adjacent to some of these... All NewsArchway PartnershipAround PSOCarl Vinson Institute of GovernmentJ.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership DevelopmentMarine Extension and Georgia Sea GrantOffice of Service-LearningSmall Business Development CenterState Botanical Garden of GeorgiaUGA Center for Continuing Education & HotelWe Know Georgia Search newsSelect cardSelect horizontal Around PSOMarine Extension and Georgia Sea GrantEvery day a new adventure at the UGA AquariumJune 14, 2016 By noon, Devin Dumont and Lisa Olenderski have fixed a pump that provides necessary sea water from the Skidaway River to the exhibit... Around PSOMarine Extension and Georgia Sea GrantRibbon cutting, education activities draw a crowd to UGA Aquarium for World Oceans...June 09, 2016As about 60 children and adults looked on, the University of Georgia Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant officially dedicated a covered pavilion at... Around PSOCarl Vinson Institute of GovernmentGEMA engages Institute of Government to refine data required for county disaster mitigation...June 07, 2016The Carl Vinson Institute of Government’s Information Technology Outreach Services (ITOS) division recently began work on a two-year project to enhance a key database... Around PSOState Botanical Garden of GeorgiaQ&A with Linda Chafin on her new book, Field Guide to the Wildflowers...June 06, 2016Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia and Surrounding States is the first field guide devoted exclusively to Georgia’s wildflowers, while also including a... Around PSOMarine Extension and Georgia Sea GrantThe UGA Aquarium depends on volunteers, like Ruth McMullin, to fulfill its missionJune 06, 2016Ruth McMullin was teaching a group of children at the UGA Aquarium and Marine Education Center when technology failed. So, she went to plan... Around PSOState Botanical Garden of GeorgiaBotanical Garden receives donation from the Ladies Garden ClubJune 04, 2016The Ladies’ Garden Club in Athens, the first formal garden club in America, presented a check for $2,500 to the State Botanical Garden of... Archway PartnershipAround PSOCollege of Engineering students complete projects for Archway communitiesJune 04, 2016The Archway Partnership has partnered with the College of Engineering for the second year to provide hands-on learning opportunities for students through community-based projects.... Around PSOSmall Business Development CenterSmall Business Development Center attracts additional sponsorsJune 04, 2016Wells Fargo Bank is expanding its support of Small Business Development Center (SBDC) programming. It will provide $15,000 to support additional sessions of the SBDC... Around PSOCarl Vinson Institute of GovernmentJ.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership DevelopmentOffice of Service-LearningState Botanical Garden of Georgia2016-17 PSO Student Scholars selected; 2015-16 Scholars begin summer internshipsJune 04, 2016 For the 2016-17 cohort of the Public Service and Outreach Student Scholars, 19 students have been selected following a process of applications and... Around PSOOffice of Service-LearningSmall Business Development CenterBusiness essentials steer Cumming auto parts company into the fast laneJune 04, 2016Brothers Kevin and Randy Redd make Ford and Chevy street cars both fast and “fly.” Their uniquely designed Concept One high performance pulley systems... Around PSOUGA Center for Continuing Education & HotelDawn Cartee named director of the Georgia Center for Continuing EducationJune 02, 2016Athens, Ga. – Dawn Hall Cartee, president of Ogeechee Technical College in Statesboro, has been named director of the University of Georgia Center for... Around PSOMarine Extension and Georgia Sea GrantNew “friends” program will help UGA aquarium expandMay 31, 2016Sea turtles, sea horses, and moon jellies are among the sea life exhibited at the UGA Aquarium on Skidaway Island in Savannah and plans... Archway PartnershipAround PSOCarl Vinson Institute of GovernmentJ.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership DevelopmentMarine Extension and Georgia Sea GrantSmall Business Development CenterState Botanical Garden of GeorgiaUGA Center for Continuing Education & HotelUGA Public Service and Outreach graduates 16 from leadership academyMay 26, 2016UGA staff and faculty from across the state completed the Vivian H. Fisher Leadership Academy on Friday, earning certificates for their participation in the... Around PSOState Botanical Garden of GeorgiaState Botanical Garden of Georgia works on prairie restorationMay 25, 2016Last week, UGA State Botanical Garden of Georgia Conservation Horticulturist Heather Alley and Conservation Coordinator Jennifer Ceska attended the Mid-South Prairie Symposium at Austin... Archway PartnershipAround PSOUGA Archway Partnership tackles childhood obesityMay 18, 2016The University of Georgia helped kids in this South Georgia town work up a sweat. From Zumba dancing to tackling an obstacle course to...Prev1…41424344454647…95Next
