News Archive - 2025

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Malady Mystery Project uses theatre to support science

With fundings from the UGA Arts Collaborative, the Medical Partnership, and a Mellon Building Southern Intersectional Futures grant through the Institute for Women's and Gender Studies, the University of Georgia Malady Mystery Project blends Murder mysteries, improvisation and medical training. The innovative program invites medical students, theatre artists and faculty from to co-create  — an interdisciplinary collaboration in the form of…

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Three Franklin faculty members named 2025-2026 Aspire Fellows

The University of Georgia has named 11 faculty members – including three from the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences – to the 2025-2026 Aspire Fellows cohort. The Fellows represent seven UGA schools and colleges as well as the Center for Teaching and Learning. Established in 2017, the Aspire Fellows program is designed for mid-career and senior faculty on any career track to complete a signature project that extends their professional impact…


Fiction Writers Program at the Oxbelly Retreat – Internship at the University of Georgia Spring 2026

Students are invited to apply for a Fiction Writers Program internship which will allow them to review the work of some of the most talented contemporary aspiring writers in the world. Students accepted for this internship will help review applications for the 2026 Fiction Writers Program (https://www.oxbelly.com/about). Interns will join a selection of reviewers from all over the world to review applications from January 19 - February 13. In…

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Izabella Maja Zia: Where Psychology Meets Communication — and Data Ties It All Together

Izabella Maja Zia — known to most as Bella — is a student at the University of Georgia whose academic path reflects both clarity of purpose and a deep curiosity about human behavior. From early in high school, Zia knew she wanted to pursue industrial organizational psychology, a field that examines how people function in the workplace and how organizations can foster healthier, more productive environments. That clarity led her to major in…

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BICAID 2025: Africa at the Crossroads of Global Politics

The University of Georgia African Studies Institute presents the Ninth Biennial International Conference on Africa and its Diaspora, or BICAID 2025, Nov. 5 – 7, 2025 in the Tate Student Center.  The theme of this year’s conference is, “Africa at the Crossroads of Global Politics: Indigenous Knowledge, Youth Agency, and Diaspora Partnerships.” The three-day international conference is being held in a hybrid format with registered…

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UGA doctoral student wins atmospheric sciences award

University of Georgia doctoral candidate Ashley Cornish received the 27th annual Peter B. Wagner Memorial Award for Women in Atmospheric Sciences from the Desert Research Institute. An award ceremony commemorating her achievement was held at the DRI campus in Reno on Oct. 7, 2025. The Peter B. Wagner Memorial Award for Women in Atmospheric Sciences is an annual competition recognizing the published works of women pursuing a…

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Exploring expression and unity through Bad Bunny's music

This fall, Sharina Maíllo-Pozo, associate professor in the department of Romance Languages, taught a First Year Odyssey class focused on rapper, singer, and record producer Bad Bunny and the reggaetón music genre, which encouraged students to engage with Bad Bunny’s music from global and personal perspectives.   Maíllo-Pozo gave an overview of her seminar: “At the intersection of music, culture, and critical inquiry, this seminar invites…

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UGA’s Small Satellite Research Lab showcases student-powered space innovation

To mark a major milestone of the fifth anniversary of launching UGA’s first satellite into orbit — and the lab’s 10th anniversary fast approaching in 2026 – the University of Georgia’s Small Satellite Research Lab welcomed UGA President Jere W. Morehead; Marisa Pagnattaro, vice president for instruction and senior vice provost for academic planning; and Anna Stenport, dean of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, for a special visit on Oct…

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Franklin student turning research into results

Foundation Fellow, Franklin College SGA Senator, and Blue Key Honor Society President Rayna Carter is building a lofty set of credentials to match her work ethic and soaring ambitions. A triple-major in psychology, sociology, and women and gender studies, her work has spanned four labs—from neuroimaging to bioinformatics—and she has presented it at national conferences and published peer-reviewed work as an undergraduate student.  From…

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Align & Engage: IAI speakers from NVIDIA, Insight, share career advice

The University of Georgia Institute for Artificial Intelligence hosted Align & Engage: Spotlight on new IAI Fellows on Friday, Oct. 10 in the Tate Student Center. The afternoon included keynote remarks on AI in Practice from a panel of corporate guests from NVIDIA, Insight, and SADA. After a greeting from Franklin College of Arts and Sciences Dean Anna Stenport, Marshall Shepherd, associate dean for research scholarship and partnerships,…