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 PSOJ.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership DevelopmentOffice of Service-LearningStudent spotlight: Andrew BoyerNovember 02, 2015Andrew Boyer, a criminal justice major from Douglasville, got involved with service at UGA because he wanted an opportunity to get a better understanding... Around PSOState Botanical Garden of GeorgiaMedia advisory: Macon-Bibb to install native plants raised at the University of GeorgiaOctober 29, 2015What: Native plants raised at the University of Georgia State Botanical Garden of Georgia to be installed at public parks in Macon. When: Tuesday,... Around PSOSmall Business Development CenterUGA sets the standard for small business programsOctober 26, 2015When other states are looking for best practices in small business development, they’re looking more often at the University of Georgia. In recent years,... Around PSOMarine Extension and Georgia Sea GrantUGA Marine Extension to measure flooding levels during king tideOctober 22, 2015Staff from the University of Georgia Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant will be on Tybee Island Oct. 28 to measure the higher than... Around PSOOffice of Service-LearningStudent spotlight: Katherine JohnsonOctober 20, 2015Katherine Johnson, an international affairs and criminal justice major and 2015-16 PSO Student Scholar from Atlanta, believes that because UGA is a land-grant research... Around PSOJ.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership DevelopmentMarine Extension and Georgia Sea GrantOffice of Service-LearningStudent Scholars explore Marine Extension and Georgia Sea GrantOctober 19, 2015The 20 Public Service and Outreach Student Scholars for Fiscal Year 2016 traveled to Skidaway Island near Savannah for an overview of UGA Marine... Around PSOSmall Business Development CenterSound business planning produces runaway sales in global marketsOctober 09, 2015Roswell equipment makers Andal and Balu Balasubra-manian are feeding the foodie revolution now raging from coffee shops to craft breweries: an explosion of bean-to-bar... Around PSOExperience UGA awarded AthFest Educates grantOctober 09, 2015Experience UGA received $2,670 from the Athfest Educates non-profit organization to support transportation costs associated with the third grade trip to UGA, which is... Around PSOUGA Center for Continuing Education & HotelCollege of Education sponsors 2015 State of Education conference held at Georgia CenterOctober 09, 2015The 7th State of Education in Georgia Conference was held at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education bringing together nearly 150 educators, researchers, policymakers,... Archway PartnershipAround PSOCandler Co. Archway Partnership helps design school gardenOctober 09, 2015Archway Partnership graduate assistants from the College of Environment and Design, KileyAguar and Emily Hunt, worked with teachers, Candler County Extension faculty, local garden... Around PSOCarl Vinson Institute of GovernmentInstitute of Government presents inaugural branding and marketing course to economic development professionalsOctober 09, 2015Branding and Marketing Strategies, the third course in the Carl Vinson Institute of Government’s economic development professionals’ course series, debuted Sept. 15 at the... Around PSOMarine Extension and Georgia Sea GrantUGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant welcome 2015-2016 marine education internsOctober 08, 2015Four recent college graduates have been awarded one-year marine education internships with UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant. Funded by Georgia Sea Grant,... Around PSOOffice of Service-LearningState Botanical Garden of GeorgiaState Botanical Garden of Georgia holds dedication ceremony for Theater in the WoodsOctober 08, 2015University of Georgia administrators, members of the Athens community and donor Bob Ayers were at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia Sunday for the... Around PSOJ.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership DevelopmentOffice of Service-LearningGeared for successOctober 03, 2015Shortly after UGA’s historic campus came into view, nearly two dozen Clarke Middle School students gathered in front of the Arch before spending a... Around PSOCarl Vinson Institute of GovernmentMarine Extension and Georgia Sea GrantUGA to participate in multi-state flood watch during Hurricane JoaquinOctober 03, 2015Contact: Mark Risse, 706-202-9576, mrisse@uga.edu Athens, Ga. – As states along the East Coast anticipate heavy rainfall over the next few days, scientists from...Prev1…49505152535455…95Next
