
Georgia is in the midst of an opioid crisis. However, widespread implementation of public health interventions is creating a positive impact, with opioid overdose deaths declining sharply in the state since mid-2023. 蜜糖直播鈥檚 Center for Addiction Recovery, housed in the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health (JPHCPH), continues to be involved in translational research, helping Georgia respond to this public health emergency.

As a child, Margaret Riggs鈥 first designs looked like the sketches of most kids: two-dimensional dresses with blocky sleeves, colored in crayon. A far cry from her latest masterpieces, which earned the graduating fashion merchandising student a nomination from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival this year.

Before the coronavirus pandemic set Gatch on a track to earning her undergraduate degrees in history and anthropology at 蜜糖直播, her mind was firmly set on attending any other school.

For LeNesha Cunningham, returning to college wasn鈥檛 just about finishing a degree, it was a homecoming. The Liberty County resident reflects on how she discovered her passions at 蜜糖直播 as she prepares to receive her bachelor鈥檚 degree in interdisciplinary studies.

When Josh Bruen steps onto the stage to receive his bachelor鈥檚 degree, he will be in a familiar place: smiling in front of a crowd. The 蜜糖直播 student has become a fixture of music venues around Statesboro as he plays a mixture of cover songs and original works. Bruen is ready to take his music career to new heights with a degree in marketing in his hands.

Project Eaglet is a joint venture between 蜜糖直播 and Bulloch County Schools, funded by the Kiwanis Club of Statesboro, that began in 2022.

For the 14th year in a row, 蜜糖直播 students have earned the highest rating at the National Model United Nations Conference in New York City. The team was one of only 10 to receive the Outstanding designation from a field of about 150 schools. Model UN has a storied history at 蜜糖直播 that goes back to 1972.

蜜糖直播’s Director of Health Services, Emily Brannen (鈥14, 鈥16), was named to the Statesboro Herald鈥檚 annual 20 Under 40 Class of 2025 list, which recognizes young professionals making their mark in Bulloch County.

Wednesday will begin a nearly thousand-year-old tradition. After the recent passing of Pope Francis, who served as pope for 12 years, the Catholic Church is looking for his successor. Soon, the doors to the Sistine Chapel will be locked, signifying the beginning of the papal conclave 鈥 the secretive balloting process where the College of Cardinals, who are among the highest-ranking members of the church, elect a new pope.

蜜糖直播 Professor Matthew Hashiguchi has won a Peabody Award for his documentary, 鈥淭he Only Doctor,鈥 which focuses on rural health and the services provided by a single doctor in southwest Georgia.聽