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January 26, 2023

UGA Today

TODAY'S TOP NEWS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

 
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State of the University

University of Georgia President Jere W. Morehead delivered his annual State of the University Address on Wednesday, reflecting on all that the university has accomplished in the past decade, while announcing new programs to promote continued success. (Watch video of his address.)

 

IN THE NEWS

CAMPUS NEWS

• Morehead delivers 2023 State of the University Address – UGA Today, WGAU, WUGA  

• UGA faculty excellence attracts international researchers across disciplines – Athens CEO

• UGA sets record $545.6 million in research and development spending in fiscal year 2022 – R&B

 

STATE

• What's the forecast for Georgia's economy in 2023? – The Ledger-Enquirer

• Georgia voting poll wrap: quick and easy – WUGA, Athens CEO

• Mental Health Day at Georgia Capitol to highlight rural mental health – Morning Ag Clips

 

EXPERTS

• You may be just one strong wind away from your last bounce (John Knox) – WGXA

 

RESEARCH

• States with legalized recreational cannabis have lower retail codeine use, DEA data shows (W. David Bradford) – Morningstar Magazine

• COVID-19 conspiracy theories that spread fastest focused on evil, secrecy (Ital Himelboim) – Eurasia Review, Homeland Security News Wire, News Medical   

 

OUTREACH ACROSS THE STATE

• Set up for gardening with early soil test – Pickens County Progress

 

AGRICULTURE

• How does fruit vegetable physiology change post-harvest? An expert explains – YouTube

• What's happening to the blueberries? – Ag Information Network

• Cotton tug-of-war: Production and prices battle it out for 2023 – AgFax

 

OBITUARIES

• Richard Edward Sheridan, 75, Wakefield, RI
(BLA ’71)

 

ATHLETICS

• Men's basketball falls on road to No. 4 Tennessee, 70-41 – GeorgiaDogs.com, WGAU 

• Women's basketball hosts Missouri tonight in Stegeman – WGAU

• Women's golf to open spring season on Saturday – GeorgiaDogs.com

• Mosley, Kearney named to USA Softball Player of the Year Watch List – GeorgiaDogs.com

• Track & field slated to compete at Texas Tech Open and Multis – GeorgiaDogs.com

• Stetson Bennett turns down opportunity to compete at Senior Bowl – DawgNation

• Three former Bulldogs named to Georgia Sports Hall of Fame – WGAU

CAMPUS NEWS

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UGA's 2022 R&D  expenditures top half-billion dollars

For the first time in its history, the University of Georgia surpassed a half-billion dollars in research and development spending in fiscal year 2022, a jump of more than 10% from the previous year.

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State partnership with DFCS leads to social work degrees

A new grant will allow 15 Georgia Division of Family and Children Services managers to earn their master’s degrees in social work from UGA.

AROUND CAMPUS

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Odum grad student uses GIS mapping for conservation

Odum School of Ecology graduate student and 2022 James E. Butler Fellow Carleisha Hanns is applying leading mapping technology to ecological conservation.

 

PHOTO OF THE DAY

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Campus stroll

Two students walk together between classes near the Instructional Plaza with the Psychology Building in the background. (Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA)

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