November 14, 2023
UGA’s Mariah Cady named a 2024 Rhodes Scholar
By Stephanie Schupska, Morehead Honors College University of Georgia student Mariah Cady was one of 32 students nationwide named a 2024 Rhodes Scholar this weekend. UGA is the only school in the SEC and one of only five public universities, in addition to the nation’s service academies, in the U.S. to have a Rhodes recipient […]
August 29, 2023
UGA junior selected for second cohort of Voyager Scholarship
Julianna Russ is one of 100 selected for the Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service By Stephanie Schupska, Morehead Honors College Julianna Russ of Fort Thomas, Kentucky, a third-year student at the University of Georgia, is one of 100 college students from across the nation to be selected for the second cohort of the Voyager Scholarship, […]
July 20, 2023
Rhodes to Success
From Athens to Kazakhstan, UGA’s 2023 Rhodes Scholar achieves at highest academic levels By Erica Techo, UGA Marketing & Communications Natalie Navarrete didn’t know Russian when she came to the University of Georgia. Now, she has studied it around the globe. Navarrete graduated in spring 2023 with several new stamps in her passport, as well […]
June 22, 2023
UGA named a top-performing institution for Boren Scholarships
Five UGA undergraduates offered Boren Scholarships in 2023 By Stephanie Schupska, Morehead Honors College For the third year in a row, the Boren Awards named the University of Georgia a top-performing institution for Boren Scholarships. With five UGA undergraduates selected as Boren Scholars this spring, UGA is ranked in the top five of institutions nationwide. […]
April 21, 2023
Georgia Funder: Undergraduate researchers tackle environmental issues around the world
Each April, the University of Georgia celebrates undergraduate research through the CURO Symposium. And each April, the world celebrates Earth Day. Undergraduate researchers at UGA have the opportunity to tackle worldwide problems, including issues having to do with the environment. Below, three CURO students share what they’re doing to make a difference on […]
April 10, 2023
Two Honors juniors named Goldwater Scholars
University of Georgia juniors Audrey Conner and Emilio Ferrara have been named 2023 Barry Goldwater Scholars, earning the highest undergraduate award of its type for the fields of mathematics, engineering and natural sciences. Both are Foundation Fellows and Stamps Scholars in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and the Morehead Honors College. Conner, […]
February 11, 2023
UGA named a top producer of Fulbright students
The University of Georgia has been named a top producer of Fulbright U.S. students, a recognition given by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to the U.S. institutions that received the highest number of Fulbright offers. This marks the fifth time in 11 years that UGA has been named a […]
January 31, 2023
Honors student among first recipients of LAF Ignite scholarship
Ezra Lewis of Atlanta, a second-year Honors undergraduate at the University of Georgia, was one of four students selected for the inaugural cohort of the Landscape Architecture Foundation’s Ignite program. She joins students from the Rhode Island School of Design, University of Washington and University of Pennsylvania. A multi-year, nationwide program for landscape architecture students […]
December 13, 2022
UGA sets record with two Marshall Scholars in 2022
For the first time, two University of Georgia students received a prestigious Marshall Scholarship in the same year. Honors seniors Natalie Moss of Norcross and Lauren Wilkes of New Orleans, Louisiana, will continue their studies in the U.K. next year through the award, which is among the most selective graduate scholarships for Americans. UGA […]
December 7, 2022
Elise Karinshak selected as a Schwarzman Scholar
Elise Karinshak will combine her study of artificial intelligence and digital communication at UGA with a degree from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, starting next fall. As the University of Georgia’s newest Schwarzman Scholar, she will join students from around the world as they pursue a one-year master’s degree in global affairs. The 151 scholars […]
