GEORGIA GROUNDBREAKERS

• The curious entrepreneur: UGA alumna Maxine Clark finds creative ways to make the world a little better – ABH

EXPERTS

• Brookhaven to redraw City Council districts before receiving Census data; expert says it’s risky (Charles Bullock) – Reporter Newspapers
• Why does Congress put unpopular ideas in popular legislation? (Charles Bullock) – 13WMAZ, 11Alive
• Convincing doubters that the COVID-19 vaccines are safe (Glen Nowak) – Albany Herald
• COVID-19 meant a year without the flu. That’s not all good news (Pejman Rohani) – Wired
• Climate change is focus of 2021 SPH Annual Bicknell Lecture (Marshall Shepherd) – BU Today
• Athens News Matters: Homebound seniors and vaccinations (Suzanne Lester) – WUGA

RESEARCH

• Advice for implementing workplace wellness policies (Rachel McCardel) – Newswise, Health News Digest
• Lessons in finance could reduce student debt – Voice of America
• What does it really mean when there’s a 20% chance of rain? It’s complicated – Refinery29
• Backyard chicken coops pose threat of “viral spillover” to people (Sonia Hernandez) – MedicineNet, WebMD

COMMUNITY
• Metro Atlanta city in top 20 of Niche’s best to live in 2021 – AJC

STATE
• Georgia Democrats embrace return of earmarks for local projects – AJC

AGRICULTURE

• Top agricultural universities in the world unveiled – Growing America
• Six tips to ponder on nematodes – Cotton Grower

THE ARTS
• Finding magic, mystery and imagination in American realism – Widewalls

OBITUARIES

• Judith B. Stewart, 76, Signal Mountain, TN
(BSED ’66)

• Robin R. Hodges, 57, Littleton, MA
(BS ’85)

ATHLETICS

• G-Day 2021 – GeorgiaDogs.com, ABH
• Georgia football podcast: UGA ready to “embrace the grind” as spring practice begins – DawgNation
• Georgia’s Kirby Smart: “Wow, we have a really young group” – AJC
• Women’s basketball earns No. 3 seed in 2021 NCAA Tournament – GeorgiaDogs.com, WUGA, ABH, WSB, AJC
• No. 7 baseball team faces Wofford Tuesday; Collins honored by SEC – GeorgiaDogs.com

• Thompson first, Bulldogs third in Auburn Tournament – GeorgiaDogs.com
• Men’s tennis to host UCF in makeup contest – GeorgiaDogs.com

Botanical Garden completes upgrade of its nature trails

State Botanical Garden of Georgia nature trails are now accessible to visitors in wheelchairs, pushing strollers or those who have trouble navigating natural terrain after a decade-long upgrade.

Maria Taylor to

deliver address

at Commencement

ESPN reporter and UGA alumna Maria Taylor will deliver the spring undergraduate Commencement address, and David Lee, vice president for research, will deliver the address at the graduate ceremony.

SBDC helps trucking company maneuver through pandemic

Justin Hughes, left, worked with the UGA Small Business Development Center both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic to help grow and adapt his freight carrier business.