UGA Foundation elects new leadership, members
The UGA Foundation Board of Trustees approved changes in leadership and board positions during its annual June meeting.
Entries by Elizabeth Elmore
2023 UGA graduates set class giving record
The 2023 graduating class set a record when 3,377 of them—more than any other year—contributed over $112,000 through Senior Signature.
Chokshi family establishes professorship to further research endeavors, prepare UGA students
It started with a simple, unexpected postcard. Raj Chokshi (MA ’94) had long dreamed of attending the University of Georgia but was unsure he’d qualify for admission. After beginning his college career at Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus, he was considering transferring to another school in the region when that singular postcard showed up […]
Grateful clients commit to advancing equine research
Endurance riding taught Stagg and Cheryl Newman the valuable bond between humans and horses. Today, they are supporting equine research at UGA.
Fund honors law school’s first Black graduate
UGA has established the Chester C. Davenport Memorial Endowment Fund to support scholarships and fellowships in the School of Law in memory of the law school’s first African American graduate, who passed away in early August.
Graduation speaker creates scholarship to help others
In fall 2019, Jack Bush gave out the first Bush Engineering Scholarship for minorities interested in engineering. What’s special about this donor? He’s still a student.
Bulldogs come together during COVID-19 crisis
UGA virtually celebrated G-Day on Saturday, April 18, and Bulldogs around the country wore their red and black in a show of solidarity.
Regents OK Isakson Chair for Parkinson’s Research
The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia has approved the establishment of the John H. “Johnny” Isakson Chair for Parkinson’s Research at UGA.
UGA provides financial assistance to students in need
The UGA community has rallied to commit thousands of dollars in new emergency funds for students experiencing unforeseen financial difficulties.
Endowed faculty member leads NIH project to create and test a new influenza vaccine
Ted Ross is a GRA Eminent Scholar of Infectious Diseases in UGA’s College of Veterinary Medicine and director of UGA’s Center for Vaccines and Immunology. GRA Eminent Scholars are scientific leaders that hold endowed chairs made possible by the Georgia Research Alliance, a nonprofit that grows Georgia’s economy by expanding university research and entrepreneurship. What […]
