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"Any understanding of the world must begin at home--or end there." --Siegfried Lenz, The Heritage, 1981.

Faculty members at the University of Georgia have partnered with Sandy Creek Nature Center to create a field school to teach students in a hands-on environment. … Read Article

Franklin College Advisory Board member Neicy Wells' (AB '96) commitment to Franklin and love for UGA is a building on her legacy of greatness at the university:

When Neicy Wells’ grandmother encouraged her to go to college and insisted she apply to the University of… Read Article

Physical activity is crucial to children’s healthy physical and mental development. But new research from the University of Georgia shows hundreds of U.S. counties are play deserts.

These play deserts are areas where parks and other spots to run around and play are nonexistent, hard… Read Article

Let the Chapel bell ring, today is the day! The University of Georgia welcomes its newest alumni on May 12 as 6,008 undergraduates have met requirements to participate in the university’s spring Commencement ceremonies.

Congratulations to the 1,665 graduate students—a total of 7,673—… Read Article

Books are a big deal. The invention of writing is one of the pivotal moments in the history of humanity, and—in terms of cultural significance—the distance from writing itself to the book is literally just the turn of a page. Books existed long before printing presses. As artifacts, they… Read Article