Society News from the Chronicles
Privately funded scholarships have a direct and personal impact on UGA students and provide opportunities for them to achieve their dreams. Often the impact is life changing and can best be understood in the words of the students themselves. Below are the words of one of our students, junior…
Very interesting new research from the Jerry Shannon in the department of geography on access to healthy food:
The concept of food deserts grew out of a need to describe areas with the combination of a low-income population and reduced availability of stores selling healthy foods, such as fruits…
The accolades continue to roll in for Foundation Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Gregory H. Robinson. One of our most outstanding faculty members, Robinson
has been named the University of Georgia's 2014 recipient of the Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Award.
The award, which is…
The National Urban League has published the 38th edition of The State of Black America, a book with essays by some of our nation's leading thinkers, including our own J. Marshall Shepherd:
the State of Black America®– One Nation Underemployed: Jobs Rebuild America – underscores a reality the…
Entrepreneurship doesn't always mean starting a for-profit business. Some of the world's most successful entrepreneurs got their start because they wanted to help people in their community.
A full schedule of events, speakers and related activities is available at thinc.uga.edu. The Franklin…