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Matthew Boling hands off to Christopher Bailey in a men's 4 X 100-meters relay heat during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. Boling is making big changes this offseason. He’s leaving Georgia to turn pro with a focus on making the U.S. team for the Paris Olympics.

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Georgia sprinter Matthew Boling turns pro, remains on fast track since prep performance went viral

Sprinter Matthew Boling is making big changes this offseason. He's leaving the University of Georgia to turn pro with a focus on making the U.S. team for the Paris Olympics.

September 26, 2023
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The University of Georgia Routinely Ranks as One of America's Top Schools for Economic Development

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Georgia Tech, UGA make list of top 10 public universities

Georgia has landed two of its universities among the ranks of the top 10 public universities in the nation.

September 12, 2023
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Sonny Seiler looks on from the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Georgia Tech, Nov. 28, 2015, in Atlanta. Seiler, an attorney who owned the University of Georgia's famed line of “Uga” bulldog mascots and served as lead defense counsel in a notorious case that was chronicled in “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,” died Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in his hometown of Savannah, Ga. He was 90.

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Sonny Seiler of Georgia football mascots and "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" dies at 90

Georgia attorney Sonny Seiler has died at the age of 90. He was owner of the University of Georgia's famed line of "Uga" bulldog mascots. The university says Seiler died in his hometown of Savannah after a short illness.

August 29, 2023
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The University of Georgia Routinely Ranks as One of America's Top Schools for Economic Development

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62 years after the the first Black students were admitted, a UGA professor reflects on progress

As University of Georgia students head back to campus, a professor is remembering the bravery and hardships of the first Black students to be admitted to the Athens college over 60 years ago. GPB’s Sarah Kallis reports.

August 21, 2023
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Georgia quarterback Carson Beck (15) throws in the first half of Georgia's spring NCAA college football game, Saturday, April 16, 2022, in Athens, Ga. Coach Kirby Smart has made it clear that Carson Beck is the quarterback to beat.

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Georgia begins quest for 3rd straight championship as No. 1 in AP Top 25. Michigan, Ohio State next

Georgia begins its drive for an unprecedented college football championship three-peat as the No. 1 team in The Associated Press preseason Top 25. The Bulldogs received 60 of 63 first-place votes to easily outpoint No. 2 Michigan.

August 14, 2023
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South Carolina interim head coach Mike Bobo walks down the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Missouri, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. Bobo was named offensive coordinator at Georgia in February 2023. Bobo, a former Bulldogs quarterback and longtime assistant coach at his alma mater, also served as offensive coordinator under former coach Mark Richt.

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Georgia's new offensive coordinator is hardly a stranger. Welcome back, Mike Bobo

Georgia's new offensive coordinator is hardly a stranger in these parts. Mike Bobo played quarterback for the Bulldogs back in the 1990s. He worked on Mark Richt's coaching staff for more than a decade, including a lengthy stint calling the plays.

August 11, 2023
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Philadelphia Eagles first round draft pick Jalen Carter, from the University of Georgia, takes questions from the media during NFL rookie football minicamp, Friday, May 5, 2023, in Philadelphia. Victoria S. Bowles, who was seriously injured in the January car crash that killed Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock and an athletics staffer, has sued the school’s athletics association and former Bulldogs defensive tackle Jalen Carter for damages.

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Georgia fires football staffer who survived fatal crash, less than a month after lawsuit

Georgia has fired the football recruiting staffer who survived a January crash that killed player Devin Willock and another recruiting staffer, less than a month after she filed a lawsuit against the university's athletic association.

August 08, 2023
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Georgia's Adam Anderson plays against Vanderbilt during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. Former Georgia football player Adam Anderson is still hoping to have an opportunity for an NFL career after he was sentenced to one year in jail for the sexual assaults of two women in 2020 and 2021. An Athens-Clarke County Superior Court judge on Monday, July 24, 2023, sentenced Anderson to two one-year terms to be served concurrently.

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Former Georgia OLB Anderson given 1-year sentence for sexual assaults of 2 women

Former Georgia outside linebacker Adam Anderson is still hoping to have an opportunity for an NFL career after he was sentenced to one year in jail for the sexual assaults of two women in 2020 and 2021.

July 26, 2023
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 Georgia defensive lineman Jalen Carter speaks during media day ahead of the national championship NCAA College Football Playoff game between Georgia and TCU, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, in Los Angeles. Carter, projected as one of the top players in next month's NFL draft, has been charged with reckless driving and racing in conjunction with the crash that killed offensive lineman Devin Willock and a recruiting staff member.

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Georgia athletics, Jalen Carter sued by passenger in fatal crash of Bulldogs player and staffer

A woman seriously injured in the Jan. 15 car crash that killed Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock and an athletics staffer has sued the school's athletics association and former Bulldogs defensive tackle Jalen Carter for damages.

July 14, 2023
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Longtime Atlanta journalist Bill Shipp as editor of the University of Georgia student newspaper in 1953 (l) and at his home office in Ackworth, Georgia in 2016 (r).

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Bill Shipp, Atlanta political journalist and author, dies at 89

He covered southern politics and government for more than five decades and was a member of the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame and the Atlanta Press Club Hall of Fame.

July 10, 2023
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As winter warms, farmers in southern U.S. find ways to adapt

Climate change is driving warmer winters, and several cities in the U.S. South have experienced one of their top five warmest meteorological winters this year. Farmers have adapted by using new or improved agricultural techniques, trying new crop varieties and even growing crops that were previously less common in their regions.

June 08, 2023
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'Play desert' study points to urban, rural disparities in access to good parks

Physical activity is vital for children’s health. But a recent study from the University of Georgia shows there are disparities in access to places where kids can play.

June 05, 2023
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Peaches ready for packing and shipping at Lane Packing, a peach farm in Fort Valley, Ga., in 2017.

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Georgia's peaches knocked out by a 1-2 punch of climate trends and bad weather

Fans of Georgia peaches may have a tough time finding them this summer as a mix of long-term climate trends and a spate of bad weather added up to an almost entire loss of the state’s crop. 

May 24, 2023
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  • Grant Blankenship
The Green Anole lizard is found across the Southeastern U.S. and is especially prevalent in Georgia and South Carolina.

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See a green anole in your yard? Why these 'redneck' lizards thrive in the Georgia summer

Green anole lizards are native to the southeastern U.S. but thrive particularly well in Georgia.

May 16, 2023
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Georgia head coach Kirby Smart speaks during a news conference ahead of the national championship NCAA College Football Playoff game between Georgia and TCU, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023, in Los Angeles. The championship football game will be played Monday.

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Georgia's championship team declines White House invitation

According to a statement released by the Georgia athletic association, the Bulldogs will not be able to attend a June 12 event with other college teams at the White House described by President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden as "College Athlete Day."

May 10, 2023
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