Update to plans for Spring Commencement
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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 ceremonies remain the same, spread over three days. Dates and times are listed below.
All levels of the stadium will be open to promote social distancing, as strongly encouraged by the Governor’s Executive Order. Masks will also be strongly encouraged.
Kelly Krincek
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Undergraduate student Kelly Krincek with her laptop and camera near the Journalism Building. (Photo by Dorothy Kozlowski/UGA)
Kelly Krincek, a graduating senior majoring in entertainment and media studies from New Jersey, was recently named Student Employee of the Year. Krincek is the student media coordinator at the Office of the Dean of Students. She was recognized for her web and video production skills as well as her “infectious energy, enthusiasm, initiative and joyful spirit.”
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My four years at UGA have been some of the most rewarding, fun and crazy in my life. I have met amazing people, learned from incredible faculty, and have grown personally, academically and professionally. One of the clear highlights of my experience here at UGA though has been working as the student media coordinator at the Office of t
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UGA to establish national NIH-funded center to fight flu
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(Graphic by Lindsay Robinson/UGA)
The National Institutes of Health has awarded the University of Georgia a contract to establish the Center for Influenza Disease and Emergence Research (CIDER). The contract will provide $1 million in first-year funding and is expected to be supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of NIH, for seven years and up to approximately $92 million. Scientists in the multi-institutional center will work to increase understanding of influenza virus emergence and infection in humans and animals while also making preparations to combat future outbreaks or pandemics.
Chef Jessica Rothacker of Heirloom Selected as Featured.
Chef Jessica Rothacker of Heirloom Selected as Featured Restaurant for Vidalia® Onion Restaurant Week in Athens
To celebrate the beginning of Vidalia® onion season, Chef Jessica Rothacker of Heirloom, is one of six Georgia chefs selected by the Vidalia Onion Committee for a special Vidalia Restaurant Week, taking place from April 21 – 25.
Chef Rothacker will receive one of the first shipments of Vidalia® onions of the season and will create a different dish daily featuring Georgia’s iconic, sweet onion at Heirloom from Wednesday, April 21 to Sunday, April 25.
Vidalia® onion season runs from spring through summer. Vidalia® onions, hand-cultivated by 60 registered growers in 20 southeastern Georgia counties, are prized for their unique flavor, which comes from a perfect combination of soil and climate. Vidalia® is the brand picked by top chefs for these characteristics.