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University of Georgia students participating in fall sorority rush cross Lumpkin Street in the heart of campus.

'It Is What It Is:' UGA Students Make Do Amid Historic Pandemic

Students took part in sorority rush, pulsing through the student center in tightly packed groups of what looked like a hundred at a time. Others played basketball near dorms. Across the University of Georgia, the realities of college life amid the pandemic were on full display.

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People wait to enter a bar in Athens, Georgia.

Bars And COVID-19: Can Safety Guidelines Work?

A required 10 p.m. cutoff for serving alcohol in bars has put Georgia’s best-known college town in the cross-hairs of a COVID-19 debate. Should states or local governments shut down bars to curb the coronavirus surge? Short of that, should they limit bars’ hours?

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The Delta Tau Delta house on the Georgia Tech campus.

More College Students, Faculty Want More COVID-19 Safety On Campus

Nearly 1,000 graduate students and supporters from across the state are calling for changes to the University System of Georgia’s reopening plans.

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Under new rules passed by the Southeastern Conference, the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech will not face off in their annual rivalry game for the first time since the 1930’s.

New SEC Football Rules Mean UGA-Tech Will Not Play In 2020

On Thursday, the Southeastern Conference released new guidelines which will shorten the season and cancel all out of conference games.

For the state of Georgia, that means UGA and Georgia Tech will not face off in their annual rivalry game for the first time since 1924,

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Mikki and Allen Griffin stand behind the counter of Perpetual Motion Bicycles in Carrollton. A pandemic rush on bikes has left them with few new bikes to sell, but plenty of demand for repairs.

Georgia College Towns Brace For Return Of In-person Classes

Business owners in Georgia college towns are hoping a new semester will revive stagnant sales.

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Athens Becomes Second Major City In Georgia To Mandate Masks

Whether going to a restaurant or window-shopping downtown, people will be required to wear face masks in Athens as of 8 a.m. Thursday morning, after it...

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  • Sofi Gratas
More than 800 faculty at Georgia Tech had raised objections to the reopening plan for fall.

State Reverses Course, Will Require College Students Wear Face Masks In Classrooms

Facing an uproar from professors, the state system overseeing Georgia universities abruptly changed course on face masks late Monday, mandating students...

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The University of Georgia said Tuesday 154 people on campus, comprised of students and faculty, have tested positive for COVID-19.

UGA Confirms 154 Test Positive For COVID-19 Among Students, Faculty

The University of Georgia said Tuesday 154 people on campus, comprised of students and faculty, have tested positive for COVID-19. The news comes as...

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Georgia football legend Herschel Walker shares his thoughts on racial unrest in the U.S. after the deaths of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery.

UGA Football Legend Herschel Walker On Racial Unrest In US

Former University of Georgia football legend Herschel Walker has a message for protesters, politicians and everyone else who reacted negatively after...

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Some College Sports Programs May Not Survive Coronavirus

It’s hard to imagine SEC football stadiums at full capacity this fall as the coronavirus pandemic breeds uncertainty about the future of large...

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Edward Delgado-Romero, professor of Counseling Psychology in the College of Education at UGA

Bringing Mental Health Treatment To The Latino Community In Athens

Originally aired on July 27, 2018: For Latinos, living through current events in modern-day America can be incredibly stressful. Sources of stress...

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Heat could be a key player in disinfecting facial masks.

UGA Professor: Heat Can Be Used To Disinfect Facial Masks

Heat could be a key player in the fight against COVID-19.

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Universities around the state have either rescheduled or canceled their graduation ceremonies around the ongoing shelter-in-place order due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Georgia Universities: UGA Reschedules, While Others Cancel Graduation Ceremonies

Universities around the state have either rescheduled or canceled their graduation ceremonies due to the ongoing shelter-in-place order.

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A graduate student at UGA works in a lab testing influenza vaccines.

University Of Georgia Works To Develop A Vaccine for Coronavirus

The University of Georgia is collaborating with Rhode Island based company EpiVax to develop a vaccine for COVID-19. Director of the Center of Vaccine...

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According to the Motion Picture Association, there are almost 46,000 jobs in the film industry in Georgia.

UGA Partners With Georgia Film Academy On MFA Film Program

The University of Georgia has created a new Master of Fine Arts program in film.

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