The Transfer Pathways Program is opening new doors for rural students who dream of attending the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES).

In partnership with Wiregrass Georgia Technical College and Southern Regional Technical College, both of which have multiple campuses throughout the southern part of the state, students who complete required coursework at these institutions can transfer to CAES to complete bachelor’s degrees in one of three majors — agribusiness, agricultural education, and agriscience and environmental systems.

As a group of Athens students prepared to head off to different colleges across the Southeast, they paused to reflect on how their education began on the University of Georgia’s campus.

The University of Georgia broke ground on a new medical education and research building that will significantly expand teaching and research capabilities at the university’s future School of Medicine.

Located on UGA’s Health Sciences campus, preliminary plans for the building include medical simulation suites, standardized patient rooms, clinical skills labs, a gross anatomy lab, and a medical library. The building will also feature student support spaces like conference rooms, study spaces, lounges, and faculty and staff offices dedicated to student support.

University of Georgia Foundation Fellow Ashni Patel has been selected for the Schwarzman Scholarship, becoming the eighth UGA student to receive this prestigious award.

Located at the intersection of downtown Athens and UGA’s North Campus is the Innovation District, a thriving hub for collaboration, problem-solving and entrepreneurship.

Resident applicants at the Augusta University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership gathered recently in George Hall on the UGA Health Sciences Campus for Match Day, an event celebrating the next step in their medical careers.

The NSF INCLUDES Aspire Alliance, which engages a growing network of partners to support systemic change in the STEM higher education system, has announced the fourth cohort of 18 fellows in its IAspire Leadership Academy.

University of Georgia students contributed to an estimated $4.4 million economic impact on the state from services provided through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program this year.

The Bridge Builder poem has remained in Carl Miller’s mind ever since he memorized it as part of initiation into the Omega Psi Phi fraternity at Savannah State University. With messages to pave the way for the next generation, Miller has embodied this poem throughout his personal and professional life. Miller is a doctoral candidate in the Mary Frances Early College of Education, owner of C. A. Miller Publishing Company and the 2022 graduate student recipient of the President’s Fulfilling the Dream Award.

Deep in a South Carolina forest, just off the edge of a murky swamp, a 190-pound wild pig has found itself in a bind.

While eyeing what seemed like easy pickings, a pile of dried corn left unattended, the lone boar had rooted himself into a sophisticated net pig trap. He’s sealed in.

Escape proves futile. Over and over, the boar charges, tusk-first, into the flexible but resilient black netting that surrounds him. Each time, he harmlessly bounces off as if it were a sideways trampoline.Eventually, the boar sees a man quietly approaching. He wears a red Georgia Bulldogs baseball cap and carries what appears to be a high-powered rifle. The man, wildlife researcher James Beasley, is followed by more than a dozen others.

Since she was 2 years old, Tiffani Richardson has had her sights set on becoming a medical professional. Whether an obstetrician, a registered nurse or what her younger self called a “baby doctor” (pediatrician), UGA’s Georgia Possible program is giving her the tools and skills to turn her lifelong dream into a career.

Feb. 2, 2021 — B.J. Armstead likes to say that he was born into social work. Inspired by his mother’s counseling and therapy practice, Armstead is now finishing up the Master of Social Work program at the University of Georgia.

Dec. 17, 2020 — From Dec. 7 to Jan. 11, the University of Georgia will administer the Healthy Minds Study, a web-based survey study examining mental health, service utilization and related issues among undergraduate and graduate students.