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From Lecture to Lemon Grove: UGA Psychology in Ischia

Studying Wellness in the Heart of Italy: UGA Psychology Students Embarked on a Transformative Journey  This summer, psychology majors from the UGA’s College of Arts and Sciences traded lecture halls for lemon groves and textbooks for thermal baths. The Health and Wellness in Italy program was a faculty-led, three-week Maymester course including a two-week study abroad experience on the volcanic island of Ischia, located off the coast of…
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Connecting earth sciences to policy and decision making

An emerging international leader in volcanology, Franklin College faculty member Mattia Pistone serves as a principal investigator on research projects underway in Sicily, Ecuador, the Arctic poles, and the Italian Alps.  For Pistone, assistant professor of petrology and volcanology in the Department of Geology, drilling into the Earth to understand the past and future of its processes is a mission he takes seriously – and passion he shares…
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UGA Alumna Caroline Leigh Halleck's Journey to Italy

This January, the Hugh Hodgson School of Music welcomes back one of its own. Caroline Leigh Halleck graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2017 with a Bachelor of Music in saxophone performance. Her time at UGA, including the Italy Music Study Abroad program, changed her direction toward where she is today. Halleck described her study abroad experience as “So much fun; a bit messy. But also, that’s Italy! I had the opportunity to balance the saxophone…
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