ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Alumni Association welcomes new board members
Six new members recently joined ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥’s Alumni Association Board of Directors. Founded in 1933, ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥â€™s Alumni Association’s Board of Directors is made up of alumni volunteers who are leaders in their communities and who have given tirelessly of their time in order to promote ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥.
ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ professor featured on National Geographic’s ‘When Sharks Attack 360’; view on Hulu, Disney+ and Nat Geo WILD throughout July
ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ biology professor and researcher Christine Bedore, Ph.D., is helping National Geographic explore the mysteries of shark attacks by sharing her expertise and years of fieldwork as part of the six-part series, “When Sharks Attack 360,” this month.Â
ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ faculty receive $424,000 grants to advance cancer treatments
Karelle Aiken, Ph.D., and Jannet Kocerha, Ph.D., are using a $424,000 grant to pursue new cancer drug treatments. The goal is to overcome various barriers that impact the effectiveness of cancer therapeutics by exploiting a cancer cell’s dependency on unusually high levels of amino acids nutrients.Â
ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ launches new School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability
On July 1, the College of Science and Mathematics at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ will launch a new School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability. The SEES will bring together the geosciences program and the James H. Oliver, Jr., Institute for Coastal Plain Science.
ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥â€™s Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Center invites public to grand opening, Juneteenth celebration on June 19
ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥â€™s Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Center will officially open its doors with a grand opening and ribbon cutting on June 19. Coinciding with the Center’s Juneteenth celebration, the public is invited to attend the festivities at 13040 Abercorn Street in Savannah from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.Â
ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ built eco-friendly statues for World Oceans Day
As part of World Ocean Day on June 10, ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ will display sculptures in 16 exhibit tanks at the UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium in Savannah. The pieces are part of an exhibit at the aquarium titled “SUBMERGED: An Underwater Exhibition of Bioceramic Artwork.â€
Economic Monitor Q1 2023: Regional economy’s slow growth continues
Slower growth of the Savannah metro economy continues for the sixth consecutive quarter, according to ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥â€™s Q1 2023 Economic Monitor, even as the Hyundai Metaplant provides a positive undercurrent.
Social Studies Storytelling in Statesboro kicked off on May 27
Every town has a story to tell.Â
ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ undergraduate elementary education students, in tandem with faculty and local public history experts, are bringing Statesboro’s history to life with a new digital walking tour, which launches this Saturday, May 27.
Approximately 4,200 degrees conferred during ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥â€™s 2023 Spring Commencement ceremonies
Last week, approximately 4,200 graduates from ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥â€™s Statesboro, Armstrong and Liberty campuses received associate, baccalaureate, masters, specialist and doctoral degrees in five Spring 2023 Commencement ceremonies.