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 PSOOffice of Service-LearningUGA will feed more local residents this fall with Campus Kitchen on wheelsAugust 31, 2022The UGA Campus Kitchen trailer rolled into north Athens earlier this month, bringing food, information about available resources, and a bit of festivity to... Archway PartnershipJ.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership DevelopmentOffice of Service-LearningSmall Business Development CenterUGA new faculty get a tour of the stateAugust 26, 2022After a two-year hiatus, the University of Georgia New Faculty Tour returned this year with 26 new employees spending four days traveling across Georgia and... Archway PartnershipJ.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership DevelopmentOffice of Service-LearningSmall Business Development CenterMcDuffie County expands leadership pipeline with UGA supportAugust 22, 2022Census data on Thomson-McDuffie County caught Elizabeth Brown’s attention. Fifty-nine percent of households in the community were run by single parents. “As a social... Carl Vinson Institute of GovernmentSmall Business Development CenterUGA faculty and grad students help Georgia’s rural downtowns experience a renaissanceAugust 22, 2022Buena Vista is ready for a face-lift. Steeped in the turpentine and cotton industries, the small (pop. 1,800) Georgia city about 30 miles east... Marine Extension and Georgia Sea GrantSmall Business Development CenterUGA helps coastal communities mitigate flooding by creating rain gardens to siphon waterAugust 10, 2022The highest property in the Urbana-Perry Park neighborhood in Brunswick, Ga., sits just 10 feet above sea level. Homeowners William and Bonnie Kitts have... Small Business Development CenterSouth Georgia couple launches turmeric supplement business with UGA assistanceAugust 10, 2022When customers ask Diane and Ed Taylor about the pain-relieving properties of turmeric, they tell them about Bo and Tarra. The two Asian elephants,... J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership DevelopmentOffice of Service-LearningCCSD students build leadership, problem solving skills at UGA summer programAugust 04, 2022A UGA summer program is equipping Clarke County high school students to lead and look for innovative solutions to challenges they encounter. During InnovateU,... J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership DevelopmentSeven more Georgia organizations selected for UGA leadership initiativeJuly 29, 2022Now in its third year, a University of Georgia leadership initiative will add seven more organizations from around the state that are strengthening their... Marine Extension and Georgia Sea GrantOffice of Service-LearningIf students can’t get to the coast, UGA brings the coast to themJuly 18, 2022For more than 50 years, educators at the UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium on Skidaway Island have hosted pre-K-12 grade students for hands-on... Office of Service-LearningAthens residents have easy access to food distributions, thanks to UGAJuly 08, 2022Food insecure Athens residents have easy access to meals, thanks to a partnership between UGA and local government One of the challenges facing Athens... Archway PartnershipUGA student-designed park comes to life for Hart County Archway PartnershipJune 27, 2022When Hartwell residents turned out in May to install plants at the site of a new downtown park, UGA alumna Elizabeth Crimmins was right... UGA Center for Continuing Education & HotelTeenage inventors win patent assistance at UGA-run Georgia Science and Engineering FairJune 13, 2022A trio of Atlanta high school students left the 74th annual Georgia Science and Engineering Fair this spring with more than accolades and ribbons—they... Marine Extension and Georgia Sea GrantMake way for oystersJune 06, 2022UGA helps coastal communities plan for a resurgence in Georgia’s oyster industry Is an oyster livestock? What exactly are the potential land-based components of... UGA Center for Continuing Education & HotelThree Georgia Center employees in the PSO spotlight for excellent serviceJune 01, 2022Three employees of the UGA Center for Continuing Education & Hotel were presented Public Service and Outreach Employee Spotlight Awards in May. Receiving the... Carl Vinson Institute of GovernmentUGA map helps state leaders distribute federal money for broadband expansionJune 01, 2022Nearly a year after unveiling a groundbreaking map that showed far more Georgians than previously thought were without broadband access, the University of Georgia ...Prev1…6789101112…95Next
