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About UGA
About UGA

UGA is the birthplace of the American system of public higher education.
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UGA is tied for 20th in U.S. News & World Report’s 2010 list of the 50 top public universities in America.
Visiting UGA

Last year the Visitor's Center booked more than 32,000 tours. Book your tour now and discover UGA!
Proud to say Georgia

Since 1851, 25 governors of Georgia have been graduates of Georgia. At least 17 UGA alumni are presidents or provosts of colleges and universities in the U.S. Nine UGA graduates have received the Pulitzer Prize. Four UGA alumni have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
Admissions
Undergraduate Admissions

The University of Georgia is a national leader among public universities in the numbers of major scholarships earned by our students. We have had seven Rhodes Scholars since 1996. In the same period, our students have won 41 Goldwater Scholarships. UGA students have earned ten Truman Scholarships since 1996, and each year we have multiple recipients of major national scholarships.
- Undergraduate admissions
Graduate Admissions

UGA graduate programs remained among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2012 edition of America's Best Graduate Schools.
- The Graduate School
Continuing Education

Whether you are looking for personal improvement, seeking a credential or wanting to change your career path, the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education delivers a variety of educational programs to meet your learning needs.
- Center for Continuing Education
- Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
International Students

The University of Georgia has approximately 180 International Cooperative Agreements (ICAs) in over 50 countries. These agreements allow for the formal development of activities such as faculty and student exchanges, collaborative research, seminars and workshops, and/or service programs.
- Office of International Education
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Research
Research at UGA

The Office of the Vice President for Research encourages and supports UGA research, scholarship and creative activities by assisting with the recruitment of research-intensive faculty, and providing infrastructure for sponsored research. We help to move UGA innovations into the marketplace, encourage research-based economic development, and ensure responsible conduct in research.
Centers & Institutes

UGA research addresses real-life problems, including the grand challenges associated with water, food, fuel, environment and health. It also enriches the soul through the arts, humanities and social sciences. OVPR's Interdisciplinary centers, institutes and research initiatives provide enhanced interactions and focus on advanced areas of research.
- OVPR Centers, Institutes and Initiatives
- UGA Centers and Institutes
Research Resources

Access to state-of-the-art core facilities and technologies, as well as campus experts, is essential for cutting-edge research.
Student and Postdoctoral Research

Undergraduate students, graduate students and postdoctoral scholars are critical to the successful pursuit of research and scholarship at the University of Georgia. They contribute in multiple ways to research and scholarship in the physical, life and social sciences, as well as the arts and humanities.
Outreach
Public Service & Outreach at UGA

UGA Public Service and Outreach enhances quality of life in Georgia by applying the knowledge of the University to the state’s evolving economic, social, and community needs.
PSO Units

For more than 80 years, PSO has led the University in bringing its resources to each of Georgia’s 159 counties, 500+ cities, and around the world, serving more than 110,000 individuals annually to improve the quality of life in Georgia and beyond.
Service-Learning

The University of Georgia has been recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for its institutional commitment to community engagement through teaching, research, and public service with the Community Engagement Classification. UGA is one of only 115 colleges and universities to achieve this elective classification in 2010 and will join the ranks of only 311 institutions nationally.
- Office of Service-Learning
Programs

Georgia is committed to building a service program that embodies the historical ideals of outreach and engagement through community access to the university’s resources.
Student Life
Campus LIfe

Campus Life is a primary point of contact for students through more than 600 registered student organizations; student programming groups; social fraternities and sororities; student leadership programs and volunteer services; and international and multicultural programs.
Health & Recreation

The 440,000-square-foot Bernard B. and Eugenia A. Ramsey Student Center for Physical Activities is one of the largest and most comprehensive fitness/exercise facilities for students and faculty in the country, and has been rated by Sports Illustrated as the nation's best such facility.
Get Involved

In 2000, UGA was the first university in the nation to organize a collegiate Relay For Life. It raised more than $115,000. UGA Relay now has over 3,200 student volunteers and has raised more than $2.3 million, benefiting The American Cancer Society.
Money Matters

The Food Service program here at the University of Georgia is nationally recognized as being one of the best in the nation.
Working at UGA
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Giving to UGA
Ways of giving

Private support from individuals, foundations, and corporations provides the margin of excellence that distinguishes great universities from good ones.
Lasting legacies

You can become a part of Georgia's lasting legacy by strengthening your school, college, or academic unit today, through your contributions.
Proud to say Georgia

With over 100 alumni organizations in major cities around the world, it's easy to keep your connection to UGA, lifelong and worldwide.
Online giving

Make your gift through a safe, secure and efficient process. Then easily track them through your bank statement.
- Give Online
Arts
Arts at UGA

Visit Arts at UGA to find information on the performing, visual and literary arts all on one site.
- The Arts at UGA
Performing Arts at UGA

UGA’s Performing Arts Center features two acoustically superb concert halls. Other performance venues on campus include the Fine Arts Building and the Dance Building.
Visual Arts at UGA

The Georgia Museum of Art and the Lamar Dodd School of Art are part of the Performing and Visual Arts Complex that also includes the Performing Arts Center and the School of Music
- Georgia Museum of Art
- Lamar Dodd School of Art
Literary Arts at UGA

The Georgia Review, an acclaimed literary magazine, and the UGA Press publish outstanding work by writers from around the world. The Georgia Writers Hall of Fame honors the state's best writers.
Academic Units

Students and faculty pursue arts studies in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. The Special Collections Libraries provide access to materials related to the history and culture of Georgia, while the Willson Center and ICE promote Interdisciplinary inquiry and creative activity in the arts.
Calendars

The Master Calendar lists events searchable by date, event type, sponsor or audience. Synch, share, like and feed events to your own applications and devices.
Athletics

UGA ALERT

Course delves into healing powers of gardens

Landscape professor teaches students about designing gardens with health care in mind.

Fuel from the air? Researchers getting close

The breakthrough could lead to clean, efficient method of producing fuels

Georgia history going digital on national stage

The Digital Library of Georgia at UGA plays a historical role in the launch of Digital Public Library of America.

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UGA Today

UGA researchers develop synthetic HDL cholesterol nanoparticles

A new study by UGA chemisty researchers documents a technological breakthrough: Synthetic high density lipoprotein nanoparticles. A biodegradable synthetic version of so-called good cholesterol, the nanoparticles represent a potential new detection and therapy for atherosclerosis.

Stroke patients respond similarly to after-stroke care, despite age difference

UGA, Georgia Southern to host International Agribusiness Conference and Expo

UGA hosts Summer Poetry Reading Series June 6-13

Ten UGA students, alumni awarded NSF fellowships

UGA President-elect Morehead announces administrative restructuring

UGA College of Veterinary Medicine presents Phi Zeta honors to faculty, students

Autism specialist Dena Gassner to speak at UGA College of Education's CSSE Summer Institute June 6

Brown named law school associate dean of academic affairs

Discover UGA

Adding to campus: Historic Savannah acres donated to UGA.

New to UGA? This summer, join us for Freshman College.

Swimming season: Legion Pool will open for the summer May 23.

New UGA license tags now available through Georgia DMV offices.

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Amazing Student

Johanna Mejia-Fava

Johanna Mejia-Fava is finishing her final year of residency at the College of Veterinary Medicine in her quest to fulfill her dream of a career in aquatic medicine, and despite the hectic schedule, she feels the experience has made her feel complete and balanced.

Focus on Faculty

William Finlay

William Finlay, professor and department head in sociology, says he thinks of his discipline as a kind of toolkit to explain human behavior.

Campus Closeup

Allen, Keith

Keith Allen encounters students in his job who are often unsure of exactly what to do or how to do it at UGA.

Tour to focus on special collections

The special collections staff of the Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries will lead a tour of the gallery spaces on May 21 at 2 p.m. Participants should meet in the second floor rotunda.

Legion Pool to open for summer

Legion Pool will open on May 23 for the summer season. Hours of operation are 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through July 31, and 2-7 p.m. Aug. 1-8. Admission is $3 for students, $4 for faculty and staff, $3 for children ages 3-15 (who must be accompanied by an adult) and $5 for guests and members of Friends of Campus Life. A valid UGACard is required for students, faculty and staff.

GMOA to show ‘The Art of the Steal'
As part of its Art and Intrigue Film Series, the Georgia Museum of Art will show the film "The Art of the Steal" on May 23 at 7 p.m. The 2009 film chronicles the long and dramatic struggle for control of the Barnes Foundation, a private collection of art valued at more than $25 billion.

Today's events

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10:00 am	2013 Lecture on Scholarly Communication Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries
11:00 am	Peabody Awards Reception And Luncheon

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Proud to say Georgia

Undergraduate Admissions

Graduate Admissions

Continuing Education

International Students

Schools & Colleges

Extended Campuses

Programs

Academic Resources

Research at UGA

Centers & Institutes

Research Resources

Student and Postdoctoral Research

Public Service & Outreach at UGA

PSO Units

Service-Learning

Programs

Campus LIfe

Health & Recreation

Get Involved

Money Matters

Resources & Services

Facilities

Policies & Procedures

Ways of giving

Lasting legacies

Proud to say Georgia

Online giving

Arts at UGA

Performing Arts at UGA

Visual Arts at UGA

Literary Arts at UGA

Academic Units

Calendars

UGA ALERT

Course delves into healing powers of gardens

Fuel from the air? Researchers getting close

Georgia history going digital on national stage

Tour to focus on special collections

Legion Pool to open for summer

Today's events

2013 Lecture on Scholarly Communication

Peabody Awards Reception And Luncheon