Researchers and educators at the University of Georgia Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant work in a unique kind of lab. On Skidaway Island, staff are surrounded on every side by miles of salt marsh and towering oak trees with vibrant, twisting branches covered in Spanish moss. Egrets soar overhead and squareback crabs scurry over their boots as they cross the maritime forest floor.

Laura Kate Holden, a first-year student from Columbus, has been named the 2021 Bradley-Turner Leadership Scholar at the University of Georgia. The scholarship is awarded annually to outstanding students who exhibit superior leadership capabilities while in high school and who aspire to be student leaders at UGA. Holden graduated from Columbus High School in May…

Athens, Ga. – Lytzy Hernandez, a second-year exercise and sports science student from Dahlonega and Bryson Henriott, a second-year political science and public relations student from Vidalia have been named the 2021 recipients of the Dawn D. Bennett-Alexander Building Bridges Scholarship at the University of Georgia. The scholarship is awarded annually to students who exhibit…

Athens, Ga. – It is a familiar sight on the University of Georgia campus several times a year – dozens of students clutching pillows and duffle bags as they gather at the Tate Student Center to board vans bound for far-flung cities across the eastern United States. The students are participating in IMPACT Service Breaks,…

Taylor Cain, who has served as associate director of the Tate Student Center and director of the Center for Student Activities and Involvement since 2017, has been named director of engagement, leadership, and service at the University of Georgia. The Department of Engagement, Leadership, and Service is a newly merged department, combining the Center for…