Kudos for March

“Dr. Malmberg exhibits an exemplary level of dedication to students and to his colleagues here at the University of Georgia,” said Pamela Whitten, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost. “In many ways, this university is a better place because of his contributions.”

Fausto O. Sarmiento, a professor of geography and director of the UGA Neotropical Montology Collaboratory, will chair the International Research and Scholarly Exchange Committee of the Association of American Geographers through 2016.

For the 25th consecutive year, the University of Georgia Debate Team has qualified for the National Debate Tournament. Edward Panetta, director of the Georgia Debate Union said UGA is one of a handful of public institutions that competes on equal footing with traditional debate powers.

UGA graduate programs advance in U.S. News & World Report rankings – The 2015 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools” has UGA’s School of Law moving up to 29th, the College of Education climbing to 33rd and the Terry College of Business rising to 48th. UGA was ranked 42^nd for biological sciences, 56^th for chemistry and 52^nd in mathematics.

Image: Students from the Franklin Residential College, along with FRC dean Gene Wright, in Costa Rica during Spring Break 2014.