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News Articles: University of Georgia

UGA police arrest pro-Palestinian protestors in a Monday morning demonstration.

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Pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Georgia ends in more than a dozen arrests

A pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Georgia early Monday morning resulted in more than a dozen arrests.

April 29, 2024
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Analysis: President's powers at the border need to be 'carefully controlled'

Republicans in Georgia are demanding that President Biden take action after a man who entered the country illegally was arrested for the killing of a woman on the University of Georgia Athens campus last week. But what does the president have the power to do at the border? 

February 27, 2024
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  • Peter Biello
FILE - A runner makes her way along the path at Gray's Lake Park, Friday, April 14, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. The killing of a 22-year-old nursing student has once again put the spotlight on dangers faced by female athletes who practice sports alone. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

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Killing of nursing student out for a run underscores fears of solo female athletes

The killing of 22-year-old nursing student Laken Hope Riley while on a morning run in a forested area of the University of Georgia has once again put the spotlight on dangers faced by female athletes who practice sports alone.

February 26, 2024
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A suspect is in custody for the death of Laken Riley, UGA police said Friday.

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Suspect taken into custody in death on UGA campus

The University of Georgia Police Department said there were no indications of a continuing threat to the UGA campus related to this matter.

 

February 23, 2024
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  • GPB News Staff
A sign for the University of Georgia is seen, May 28, 2004, in Athens, Ga. A woman was found dead Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, on the campus of the University of Georgia after a friend told police she had not returned from a morning run, the university said.

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University of Georgia says it cancels classes after a woman is found dead on campus

The person was found unconscious and with injuries near the university's intramural sports field. They were a student at another university, though police have not yet said where.

February 23, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
A man attempts to roll his home out of the way of a front end loader during a sweep of a homeless encampment in Macon in June of 2022.

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A growing unhoused population has been linked to rising overdose deaths. Supportive housing can help

“We don't want to make the mistake of saying, oh, homelessness is causing the deaths when it's this underlying opioid use disorder," said researcher from the University of Georgia David Bradford. 

February 16, 2024
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  • Sofi Gratas
Georgia mascot Uga X walks on the field during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Georgia Tech Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022 in Athens, Ga. There will be a new English bulldog puppy roaming the Georgia sideline in the 2023 season. The G-Day spring scrimmage on Saturday, APril 15, 2023, marked the transition of Georgia mascots as Uga X, named Que, retired as the winningest mascot in school history.

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University of Georgia canine mascot Uga X dies at age 10

The University of Georgia announced the passing of its beloved white English bulldog known as Que on social media this morning. The animal served as the winningest mascot in the history of the university's football team.

January 23, 2024
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Georgia Match direct college admissions program seeing positive results

The University System of Georgia’s new direct admissions program is off to a strong start, despite not getting off the ground until well after classes began last fall, system Chancellor Sonny Perdue said Wednesday.

January 19, 2024
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Georgia economy headed for ‘soft landing’ in 2024

The economic growth Georgia experienced this year will slow down in 2024 but not enough to cause a recession, the dean of the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia said Monday.

December 12, 2023
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  • Dave Williams
Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Herschel Walker speaks during a campaign stop at the Governors Gun Club, Dec. 5, 2022, in Kennesaw, Ga. Walker's wife is seeking to sell the Atlanta house that Walker listed as a residence during his Senate run.

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Herschel Walker's wife is selling the Atlanta house listed as Republican's residence in Senate run

Herschel Walker's wife is seeking to sell the Atlanta house that the football great listed as his residence when he ran for U.S. Senate last year as a Republican. A real estate listing shows the home was put up for sale in August with an asking price of $1.45 million.

September 27, 2023
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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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  • Dave Williams
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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  • Sarah Kallis
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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