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Patricia Yager
Associate professor of marine sciences Patricia Yager has journeyed to the Antarctic, the Amazon River plume and the Arctic in search of a better understanding of how climate is impacting these biological hot spots. Thousands of K-12 school students across…
Jeb Byers
Jeb Byers, an associate professor in the Odum School of Ecology, constantly strives to get students of all majors involved in research.
Donna Alvermann
Donna Alvermann, Distinguished Research Professor of Language and Literacy Education, wants her students to view learning as an ongoing and impassioned process.
John Greenman
John F. Greenman, professor and the Carolyn McKenzie and Don E. Carter Chair for Excellence in Journalism, is embracing entrepreneurship, innovation and experimentation to shape the future of the news media.
Donna Bliss
Donna Leigh Bliss, an associate professor in the School of Social Work, has been involved in community outreach since her first semester at UGA when she and her students worked with families displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
Henry Munneke
Henry Munneke holds a chaired position in the Terry College of Business and enjoys teaching and research in the areas of real estate and urban economics – timely topics in today’s economic environment.
Jim Porter
Meigs Professor of Ecology Jim Porter wants his students to learn about serious environmental problems and realize the importance of solving them.
Jody Clay-Warner
Meigs Professor of Sociology Jody Clay-Warner studies responses to injustice and violence against women and serves as director of UGA’s Criminal Justice Studies Program.
Peter Smagorinsky
Peter Smagorinsky, Distinguished Research Professor in the College of Education, says his favorite course is always the one he’s teaching at the moment.



