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Enjoy an evening exploring the past, present, and future of the Hambidge Center for the Arts with author Virginia Gardner Troy (Dynamic Design: Jay Hambidge, Mary Crovatt Hambidge, and the Founding of the Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences, 2023, UGA Press), Hambidge Center Executive Director Jamie Badoud, Hambidge Center Deputy Director Ife Williams, and former Hambidge artists in residence Joseph Peragine and Didi Dunphy. Learn…

The UGA African Studies Institute presents a special APERO brown bag town hall, co-sponsored by the University System Africa Council (USAC), a virtual panel discussion Wednesday, October 11, 2023, from 12:30 - 2 pm. The discussion will feature faculty panelists from five institutions across the state discussing pertinent issues related to the recent strings of coups in Africa. Some of these have been successful in bringing the military…

To celebrate Fallows’s legacy as a scholar of Medieval literature, an award-winning teacher, and a visionary administrator of international programs, we invite members of the university and wider community to join us for a conversation about strategies to illuminate the past in today’s classrooms. All are welcome.   Sponsor: the Early Modern Research Cluster under the auspices of the Willson Center for the Humanities and…

March 1 panel discussion: “Understanding the War in Ukraine: Cultural and Historical Perspectives” Panelists: Victoria Hasko (Language and Literacy Education), Yuliia Kabina (Fulbright Researcher, Cherkasy National University, Ukraine), Joseph Kellner (History), Alexandra Shapiro (Germanic & Slavic Studies) Moderator: Charles Byrd (Germanic & Slavic Studies) Sponsored by: Office of Global Engagement, Department of Germanic & Slavic…

The UGA Libraries and Willson Center for Humanities DigiLab is hosting a panel discussing the experiences of women in coding. Topics to be discussed relate to gender diversity in computer science and computational methods, including issues with computer coding as a profession, coding as part of research methods, and classroom experiences learning coding. Panel participants are members of R Ladies of Athens and UGA's girls.code.

This free, virtual panel discussion follows the recent showing of Picture a Scientist on March 4-6. The panel discussion will explore the challenges faced by women in higher education and how different universities are approaching these issues, as highlighted in Picture a Scientist film. The panel discussion will focus on questions submitted by the university faculty and staff, along with how other universities have created positive and…

This panel discussion focuses on humanities scholars who have engaged their graduate education and experiences in career paths beyond the professoriate including the digital humanities, entrepreneurship, and learning design. Panelists will discuss their own career trajectories, what knowledges and skills they cultivated and exercised from their humanities education, and the ways that current students can explore a diversity of fulfilling and…

Visual artist Kevork Mourad and composers Badie Khaleghian and Reinaldo Moya join Liza Stepanova, associate professor of piano in the Hugh Hodgson School of Music, and moderator Alan Flurry of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, for a discussion about their individual experiences with immigration and how those shape their creative processes. The three artists contributed to Stepanova’s recent album E…

“Integrating Gender, Race, and Social Justice Work in K-12 Teaching" features panelists: Dr. Stephanie Jones, Dr. Sherell McArthur, Dr. Elizabeth Saylor, Department of Educational Theory and Practice This discussion will be moderated by Dr. Usree Bhattacharya, Department of Language and Literacy Education. Register in advance for this meeting at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcscuusrz0iGNBPQX-vdBivmd8R9yonWRtA. After…

What is it like to work in the communication industry? Hear from UGA Alumni Mentors about their career journeys and advice they have for current students interested in communication roles. Attendees must register to attend this virtual event using Handshake.

What does it mean to be a mentee? What is it like to be in the UGA Mentor Program? How is a mentor beneficial to students? These might be a few questions students have when considering to join the UGA Mentor Program. This panel of UGA students will share their mentee experiences to help potential mentees understand the value of mentorship and effective practices to make the most of any mentoring relationship. Register in Handshake.

Faculty from across campus will come together to discuss existing programs and initiatives designed to support student writing at every level, challenges and roadblocks at large institutions, and opportunities for developing more comprehensive support for writing in every field for all students and faculty. Lunch is provided, and attendees are welcome to bring their questions to the conversation. This panel discussion will be moderated by…

Meet UGA Philosophy alumni at this panel discussion. Find out what studying philosophy at UGA meant to them and how it helped them get where they are today. Reception will follow.

Wondering what you can pursue with a English degree? Come out to hear from alums from a wide array of disciplines. The panel will be from 5-6 with a reception following afterwards in the Park Hall Library. Panelists include the following: Carrie Bishop: IT Consultant Lori Fox-Lemieux: Real Estate and literally everything Janet Geddis: Owner & Founder of Avid Bookshop Tyler Goodson: Bookseller and manager, Avid Bookshop Taylor…

The ingenuity and hardwork of the Small satellite Research Labaoratory continues to lead the project up, up and away: A University of Georgia research laboratory led by a group of undergraduate students is one of only two university research programs chosen by the United States Air Force to build and launch satellites into space. The UGA Small Satellite Research Laboratory, which is supported by faculty from the Franklin College of…

Dorothy Carter, assistant professor of psychology, is the principal investigator on one of only seven proposals accepted by NASA's Human Research Program to support astronaut health on missions to Mars: NASA's Human Research Program will fund seven proposals to help answer questions about astronaut health and performance during future long duration missions beyond low-Earth orbit. The selected proposals will investigate the impact of the space…

Great news from NASA for students and faculty working diligently to design and build UGA's first satellite: The University of Georgia CubeSat project is among 34 small satellites selected by NASA to fly as auxiliary payloads aboard missions planned to launch in 2018, 2019 and 2020. The UGA project, led by a team of undergraduate students and including faculty from the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Engineering, performs…

The Small Satellite Research Laboratory of UGA presents Swarms of Satellites: The NASA Nodes CubeSat Mission on Friday November 11 at 3:30 pm in MLC 348 Come learn about Small Satellites, specifically CubeSats, and how they are pushing the limits of space based operations. Jasper Wolfe and UGA Alumni Roger Hunter from NASA Ames Research Center will give a review of the NASA Nodes CubeSat mission -- objectives, requirements, and…

The time when UGA did not have a space program is soon to be ending, thanks to some truly ambitious and imaginative undergraduate students and an interdisciplinary faculty team: A University of Georgia project led by a team of undergraduate students and including faculty from the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Engineering was recently selected for funding by NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative. The UGA proposal, "CubeSat…

This event is preceded by a screening of “The Meaders Family: North Georgia Potters,” the 1978 Smithsonian documentary profiles Cheever and Lanier Meaders of Mossy Creek and captures the techniques of pottery making, an art tradition embedded in the natural resources and craft practices of the South. Following the film, attendees will join local potters and Brittany Ranew, education program specialist, for a folk pottery discussion with visitors…

Event attendees will learn more about refugees, their challenges and how the community can best respond. Desiree Seponski, the keynote speaker, does research on creating culturally responsive educational materials for refugees to help their transition to the U.S. Lunch will be catered by Maana Weenta, a local Ethiopian restaurant. To include a question-and-answer session, and participants will be encouraged to submit anonymous questions when…

Free to $40 Sponsored by: Thinc. at UGA Contact: Georgia Bio 404-221-0617 "Cloning Technologies to Regenerative Medicine: Science Fiction to Reality." Hosted by the Innovation Gateway and Georgia BIO, this event will allow attendees to explore the history and possibilities of regenerative medicine, a field that has the potential to revolutionize medical care and improve patient outcomes across the globe. An exclusive panel of…

Higher Education Resource Services (HERS) is an educational non‐profit organization based in the United States providing leadership and management training for women in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The African Studies Institute presents a panel presentation featuring HERS - East Africa on Friday, February 19 beginning at 12:20 pm in the International Student Life Lounge, 210 Memorial Hall, and lasting into the afternoon. The panel…

NASA’s CubeSat Launch initiative (CSLI) provides opportunities for small satellite payloads to fly on rockets planned for upcoming launches. These CubeSats are flown as auxiliary payloads on previously planned missions. CubeSats are a class of research spacecraft called nanosatellites. The cube-shaped satellites are approximately four inches long, have a volume of about one quart and weigh about 3 pounds. A lecture on the program will be held…

MFA candidate in photography, Miranda Maynard, will discuss the thinking behind her curated exhibition "Role Models", a two-person show that features work by Maynard and Chicago-based artist Phaedra Call.