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.
AT&T Northeast Georgia Regional Director External Affairs Paul Chambers, UGA Vice President for Public Service and Outreach Jennifer Frum, J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development Director Matt Bishop
Morgan Stanley, NatGeo partner with UGA Engineering to fight plastic waste

Partnership aims to engage citizen scientists and create a better understanding of debris and plastic pollution in coastlines and waterways through open data
Plastic waste graphic
A Rural Education

The University of Georgia is helping rural schools across the state meet the needs of students in this generation and the next by preparing teachers with theoretical expertise and practical experience.
NIH awards up to $130M to develop universal flu vaccine

The University of Georgia has signed a contract with the National Institutes of Health for an initial award of $8 million to develop a new, more advanced influenza vaccine designed to protect against multiple strains of influenza virus in a single dose.
Ted Ross in Laboratory
Preparing the Next Generation

Colquitt County was the pilot community for UGA’s Archway Partnership; fourteen years later and the impact is still strong.
I-Corps helps Athenian bring homebuilding idea to life

Josh McCauley had an idea he just couldn’t shake: an affordable, build-it-yourself housing option that used recycled plastic that otherwise would end up in landfills.
Innovation Gateway Partnership
Startup gateway generates $531M into economy

Startup companies created through Innovation Gateway, the university’s arm for research commercialization, have an economic impact of $531 million across the United States, including $322 million in the state of Georgia.
Business & Economy • Georgia Impact • Science & Technology Startup gateway generates $531M into economy May 15, 2019by Allyson Mann Amelia Yin presented her ideas about an innovative treatment for muscle strains at UGA's I-Corps in February, a National Science Foundation-funded accelerator program.
Vet Med professor named UGA Inventor of the Year

Holly Sellers, a professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine, is UGA’s 2019 Inventor of the Year and the first woman to receive the designation since 2001.
UGA Boosts Workforce Development

The UGA Institute of Government partnered with the Cherokee Office of Economic Development to evaluate labor market and education data and create a strategic plan for workforce development in Cherokee county.