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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.
Wade Guyton and Kelley Walker, untitled, 2008, part of The John and Sara Shlesinger Collection

Georgia Museum of Art receives large gift of “cutting-edge” contemporary art

This article was written by Hillary Brown and originally posted to UGA Today on March 5, 2020. The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia received a major gift from John and Sara Shlesinger consisting of 110 contemporary works…
Pictured, L to R: Victor K. Wilson, vice president of student affairs; Jennings Brooks, UGA Panhellenic Council president; Jere W. Morehead, UGA president; Brennan Cox, UGA Interfraternity Council president; Kelly Kerner, vice president for development and alumni relations

UGA Greek councils create two $100K Georgia Commitment Scholarships

The University of Georgia Panhellenic Council and UGA Interfraternity Council each gave $100,000, matched by the UGA Foundation, to establish two endowed, need-based scholarships through the Georgia Commitment Scholarship Program. “We are…
A concept sketch of the renovated Spring Street Building, seen from the Spring St.-Fulton St. intersection of downtown Athens.

The Delta Air Lines Foundation commits $5 million to UGA Innovation District, Engineering

The University of Georgia will take a major step forward in its Innovation District initiative and enhance the College of Engineering, thanks to a $5 million gift from The Delta Air Lines Foundation. The Innovation District initiative brings…

USPOULTRY and USPOULTRY Foundation Funding to UGA Exceeds $6.5 Million

A partnership of over 25 years has resulted in numerous significant research achievements, countless accomplished graduates, and, as of late 2019, a total of $6.5 million given to the University of Georgia Department of Poultry Science by…
Coca-Cola First Generation Scholars

Coca-Cola Foundation commits $1 million to first-generation UGA students

The Coca-Cola Foundation has pledged another $1 million toward scholarships for University of Georgia students who are the first in their families to attend college. It is the foundation’s fourth such commitment, adding to its positive…
500 Georgia Commitment Scholarships

Georgia Commitment Scholarships reach major milestone of 500

Thanks to the generosity of hundreds of donors, the University of Georgia has established more than 500 endowed, need-based scholarships, creating new, permanent pathways to higher education for Georgia residents from low-income backgrounds. “This…
Dedication of the Techwood Campus to Ted Turner

Museum space at UGA Libraries named for Ted Turner

The exhibition hall in the University of Georgia’s Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries will be named in honor of CNN founder, environmentalist and longtime Atlantan Ted Turner, subject to UGA Cabinet approval, thanks…
Michael Strand

Entomologist Michael Strand named inaugural H.M. Pulliam Chair in the UGA CAES

Professor Michael Strand's dedication has earned him the recognition of the state’s agricultural community.