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UGA said that due to a change in state COVID-19 regulations, plans for spring graduation have adapted.  If they choose, graduates can sit on Dooley Field during the ceremony. Before, it was required that they sit in the stands with their guests. There will also be no limit to the number of guests in the stands, a change from previous restrictions. Masks will be "strongly encouraged." Commencement will begin May 13 and end May 15, taking place in Sanford Stadium, and will be held over four cere...

Update to plans for Spring Commencement 6 hours ago In light of changing public health guidance from the CDC and DPH, as well as an updated Executive Order from the Governor, the University of Georgia is amending plans for Spring Commencement. Eligible Spring graduates will be provided a ticket to sit on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium, if they choose, and there will be no limit on the number of guests in the stands. The dates for the individual Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement ceremonie...

LLOYD Greenup County High School received a $4,000 Ag Achiever grant from the Kentucky FFA Foundation to help it establish a series of monthly community workshops centered around small-scale food

As a horticultural agent, I focus on the amazing group of Master Gardener Volunteers (MGVs) that I coordinate, however, there are volunteers that assist with all of our program areas, including 4-H Youth and Family and Consumer Sciences programs. These volunteers help run 4-H clubs, such as Insect Club and Brick Masters Club, and support summer day camps on topics such as sewing, grilling, and adulting. While I am biased towards the Master Gardener Volunteer group, all our Extension volunteers ...

Cell phones have been around since 1984, but texting has only been available since the late 1990’s. In fact, cell phones – then called “mobile” phones – didn’t have full keyboards until the Nokia 900i Communicator was issued in 1997. Now? According to a 2017 texting study (that did not include app-to-app messaging), more than 900 million texts are sent every hour worldwide with a whopping 22 billion daily. Believing their students learned typing on their cell phones and laptops, sc...

April 30, 2021 Alyssa McElwain Lessons to help youths ages 14-18 build and maintain healthy romantic relationships are among a virtual curriculum for Wyoming teachers developed through the University of Wyoming’s Malcolm Wallop Civic Engagement Program. Alyssa McElwain, an assistant professor in the UW Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, created the 10 lessons about healthy relationships, says Jean Garrison, co-director of the Wallop Civic Engagement Program K-12 Curriculum Project. M...

OSU Extension to offer free virtual classes Staff report GREENVILLE — Join Ohio State University Extension, Family and Consumer Sciences educator, Dr. Roseanne Scammahorn in May for a fun, educational, and free new learning series. Each virtual class will start at 12 p.m. and last about 30 to 45 minutes. Join as you can for what interests you. Anyone in the community is invited to participate. Invite your family and friends to join you virtually for this fun and educational opportunity. Grab ...

Climate change is affecting some people's decision whether or not to have children. A new survey identifies the specific factors.

Follow us on Twitter: by Cerenity Austin, student news writer, Baylor University Media and Public Relations WACO, Texas (April 23, 2021) — Baylor interior design students won first and third place in the Southwest region in the annual IDEC Student Design Competition held virtually by the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC). Baylor students competed in six to seven groups against 81 undergraduate students from 31 different universities. They worked in teams of three and presented concept...

Fifty-one University of Georgia students, faculty and staff members who have died since April 2019 will be honored at the university’s annual candlelight memorial service May 4 at 7 p.m. on the steps of the Chapel. No ceremony was held last spring due to COVID-19 pandemic. UGA President Jere W. Morehead will lead the service, called “Georgia Remembers … a Candlelight Memorial.” Names of each of the 21 students and 30 faculty and staff members will be read aloud, followed by a toll of ...