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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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UGA's mascot, Uga the bulldog, is expected to cheer on the team at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

UGA Competitive With 'Top Dogs' In College Football Heading Into SEC Championship

The No. 4-ranked University of Georgia Bulldogs play No. 2 Louisiana State University Saturday in the SEC Championship. If the Bulldogs win, they have a...

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Political Rewind's Bill Nigut with guests Dr. Charles Bullock and Dr. Audrey Haynes live from the studios of WUGA in Athens, Georgia.

Political Rewind From UGA: Countdown to Kemp's Senate Announcement

Today on Political Rewind, we are live from the studios of WUGA in Athens. We will discuss the impending announcement from Gov. Brian Kemp about his...

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Mary Frances Early at a UGA ceremony in 2012 celebrating the 50th anniversary of her graduation as the first African American to receive a degree from the university.

UGA To Name College Of Education After First Black Graduate, Mary Frances Early

The University of Georgia's College of Education will be named next year to honor the school's first African American graduate. Mary Frances Early was...

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Tim Coolong, a professor with the University of Georgia, is in charge of oversseeing the state's firs legal industrial hemp field since the Hemp Farming Act was signed earlier this year.

A Look Inside Georgia's First Legal Industrial Hemp Field

The smell hits you before anything else. Rows of green plants sprout from brown dirt, covered by a white tarp. It’s the first legal industrial hemp...

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An exclusion regarding gender-affirmation surgery was removed from University System of Georgia's health insurance policy in response to a lawsuit filed by a University of Georgia employee.

Transgender Exclusions Removed From University System Of Georgia Policy

A monumental policy change of University System of Georgia health insurance is now allowing transgender employees to complete gender-affirmation surgery...

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  • Kaley Lefevre