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Folds of Honor provides scholarships for family members of wounded and fallen service members and first responders.

“Our podcast focuses on lesser known kinds of programs that are part of UGA that people don’t really know about."

The University of Georgia Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant is collaborating with Georgia Southern University to host a special exhibition, “SUBMERGED: An Underwater Exhibition...

A new study ranked Savannah third out of 32 coastal cities for its rate of sea-level rise.

A new study ranked Savannah third out of 32 coastal cities for its rate of sea-level rise.

ATHENS — How much is a salt marsh worth? That’s one of the questions the University of Georgia and The Nature Conservancy will try to answer as they launch a

The University of Georgia helps coastal communities plan for a resurgence in Georgia’s oyster industry.

November 9, 2020 Senator Kelly Loeffler reacts to supporters during an Election Night party at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead on November 3. Photograph by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images We’ve had a taste of this over the past few days, but now it’s official: For the next two months, Georgia becomes the center of the world. The state’s two U.S. Senate races are going to a January 5 runoff; the outcome almost certainly will determine control of the chamber, and therefore of the legislative ...

On Sept. 1, 2020, the University of Georgia Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant was formally recognized by a U.S. congressional resolution for 50 years of service to the State of Georgia. Our program, a federal-state partnership between the University of Georgia and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has been committed to improving the environmental and economic health of the Georgia coast for the past five decades through research, education, and extension. In the Savannah...