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UGA dedicates second phase of Science and Ag Hill modernization

Renovated Cedar Street Building B provides upgraded research facilities, collaborative spaces

The University of Georgia celebrated the completion of the second phase of its Science and Ag Hill modernization initiative with a ribbon cutting on Oct. 28.

The project focused on the east wing… Read Article


Spring 2027 Ethics Hub Communications & Programming Internship

The newly launched UGA Ethics Hub is seeking a student with experience in research, social media, marketing & strategy, and event planning. The intern will collaborate with Charlie Kurth, the incoming Director of the UGA Ethics Hub, in order to research and develop ethics-oriented programing… Read Article


Technical Communications Internships in Engineering Capstone Groups Spring 2027

The English Department and the College of Engineering are partnering to offer Technical Communications Internships with Engineering Capstone Groups. All Engineering students participate in a yearlong capstone project, where groups of 3-5 engineers work together to solve a complex problem,… Read Article

Sarah Wright and Ruth Harmen

UGA professors receive competitive Lilly Endowment grant to advance ethical reasoning and character education

Sarah Wright, a philosophy professor in the University of Georgia’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, and Ruth Harman, a professor in the Department of Language and Literacy Education, have received a prestigious $50,000 Capacity-Building Grant from the Educating Character Initiative. UGA… Read Article

Mohammed and Jason Richardson in lab

The body belongs to a person: Aspiring physician-scientist finds a fuller view of medicine through the Classics

This story is part of Humanities in Practice, a Franklin College of Arts and Sciences series exploring the value of the humanities in work and everyday life.

For aspiring physician-scientist Mohammed Q. Al Eethawi, the humanities provide the other half of a medical education.

Al… Read Article