UGA scholars in every field are
contributing to UGA's rising national stature in research.
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
RESEARCH makes a difference in people’s lives —
here in Georgia and around the world. In science, the humanities,
agriculture, business, government, the fine arts and the social
sciences, UGA scholars are seeking answers and solving human
dilemmas.
In the mid-1800s, we helped Georgia farmers grow better cotton.
Now we’re helping to map the human genome, to safeguard
Georgia’s water, to develop new methods for detecting
and treating cancer. And yes, we’re still improving
crops and livestock. We’ve even cloned cows and pigs.
In laboratory and classroom, UGA students do more than learn
about human advancement — they take part in it. And our
technology transfer and extension programs take this new knowledge
directly into Georgia communities. The University of Georgia’s
ranking as a research institution is steadily rising; many of
our scholars and programs have achieved international renown.
Thanks to investments from the Georgia Research Alliance, we
are recruiting eminent, high-profile scholars from all over
the country — and beyond.
In the intensely competitive arena of external funding, UGA
is winning more research grants than ever before. But grants
don’t pay
for facilities, equipment, or permanent faculty. To maintain
and accelerate our momentum, the University needs new facilities;
more support for basic and applied research; and endowed chairs
that will continue to attract top researchers — and top
graduate students — to UGA.
The University’s ambitious vision is already in progress.
We will soon open the Paul D. Coverdell Center for
Biomedical and Health Sciences. A new Complex Carbohydrate
Research Center building is enabling us to expand our efforts
in a field that may hold the clues to curing AIDS and cancer.
We must continue to build our infrastructure in order to take
the University of Georgia to the next level.
Our Strategic Plan says that we can do this. It says, in fact,
that we must. It also shows us how.
The Archway to Excellence Campaign is the CORE OF THE STRATEGY.
