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A summer internship at one of the world's largest law firms is the latest step in rising senior Matthew Crane's path to law school. The Muir Fellowship at DLA Piper in Washington, D.C., is just one in a string of opportunities Crane did not expect to encounter as a history major.   "I came to college pretty pessimistic about the value of a history degree," Crane said. "I had heard all the jokes about history being one of the least…
Experiential learning is at the heart of what happens at the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. Immersed in hands-on projects, research, and real-world applications, Franklin students don’t just major in their disciplines – they live them. Nivedha Natarajan’s undergraduate journey demonstrates the transformative power of this type of education.  On graduation day, Natarajan will deliver the student commencement address for UGA’s School…
This summer, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, as part of its academic innovation and student success initiatives, inspired students to put their classroom knowledge into practice with experiential learning opportunities including internships. Sydney Michael, a fourth-year Ocean Science major, interned as an Animal Behaviorist at Island Dolphin Care in Key Largo, Fla., a place where ocean science meets compassion in the most inspiring way.…
The University of Georgia Dual Degree Program in Engineering and German, one of the university’s signature initiatives combining Humanities and STEM disciplines, has been awarded a new grant from the Atlanta-based The Halle Foundation—named after the late Claus M. Halle, a German native who had a brilliant career with the Coca-Cola company—to support international engagement and recruitment initiatives. The grant of $280,000 will support…
UGA's Public History Summer Internship Program in Washington, D.C., is currently underway.  Public history is the work that historians do outside of the university to bring history to a wider audience. This can take place in many different settings but includes historic sites, museums, archives, libraries, parks, and monuments. Associate professor of history and director of the summer program Akela Reason shares this update: The…
Supporting our students as they establish career goals and move toward the next steps in their professional lives working in the arts, the Hugh Hodgson School of of Music and the Lamar Dodd School of Art present Arts Career Entrepreneurship Day on Friday, January 18 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the atrium of the School of Art. In the Fall Semester of 2018 the School of Art and the School of Music initiated the Arts Career…
Finding good internship opportunities is a focus for many UGA students, but the Clarke Central High School Odyssey news magazine features a story (and video) about the student-led Small Satellite Research Lab providing work-based interships for high school students. The new issue of Odyssey also features a story on philosophy professor (and 2018 Democratic Congressional Candidate) Richard Winfield: Although Winfield sees social mobility as…
The creation of biofuels from trees involves a host of challenges, including but certainy not limited to the breakdown of lignin. So researchers have been approaching the problem from a variety of angles and here is the latest glancing blow for renewable energy production: Researchers at the University of Georgia have discovered that manipulation of a specific gene in a hardwood tree species not only makes it easier to break down the wood into…
Images: At top, L-R, Skip Forsthoff, Chevron; Annaka Clement, Geology graduate student; Jeff Shellebarger, Chevron: Jason Burwell, Geology undergraduate student: Doug Crowe, Geology department head. Below: undergraduate, graduate students, Geology faculty and alumni.