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.

Honor Georgia Groundbreaker Mary Frances Early

The University of Georgia will name the College of Education in honor of Mary Frances Early, the first African American to graduate from UGA, effective February 2020.
AT&T supports Embark

AT&T Foundation contribution to support Embark Georgia network

A $25,000 contribution from the AT&T Foundation will help the University of Georgia increase college access and retention for youth who have experienced foster care or homelessness.
The Arch on North Campus

UGA triples size of Graduate School Emergency Fund

The University of Georgia will triple the size of a special emergency fund to support critical and unexpected financial needs of graduate students. The fund provides one-time financial assistance to enrolled graduate students facing temporary hardship related to an emergency situation.
delta sigma theta

Sorority creates commemorative Georgia Commitment Scholarships

Alumnae of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority created two Georgia Commitment Scholarships with donations from over 300 members.