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Professor receives service award from Adult Higher Education Alliance

Juanita Johnson-Bailey received the Exceptional Service in the Field Award from AHEA.

Grant-funded podcast provides guidance on how to address youth risk behaviors

A new podcast created by associate professor Amanda Giordano aims to equip parents and caregivers with the skills to better understand and respond to a variety of youth risk behaviors.

Amazing Student: Beza Tefera Muzein

Beza Tefera Muzein (Ph.D. ’26) aims to implement professional learning systems in schools that support teachers’ needs and, in turn, foster high-quality instruction for students.

Assistant professor receives 2026 Robert F. Tinker Fellowship

Yizhu Gao, an assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Education, was recently selected as a 2026 Robert F. Tinker Fellow by the Concord Consortium.

Amazing Student: Alondra Lopez

Alondra Lopez (B.S. ’22, M.Ed. ’24, Ph.D. ’29) is a doctoral student in counseling psychology whose work centers on social justice, bilingual mental health care, and advocacy for immigrant communities.

Kinesiology ranks seventh in ScholarGPS list

The University of Georgia’s kinesiology program ranked in the top 10 of an institutional ranking of kinesiology programs for 2025.

Prepping players for the world stage at the 2025 Deaflympics

This past November, senior lecturer Laurie Achin arrived in Tokyo for the 2025 Deaflympics holding two distinct perspectives: that of a former athlete and that of a leader of USA Deaf Beach Volleyball.

Assistant professor receives multicultural book award from NAME

Katie Sciurba recently received the Philip C. Chinn Multicultural Book Award from the National Association for Multicultural Education for her book “Reading and Relevance, Reimagined.”

Eight companies linked to College named to UGA’s 2026 Bulldog 100

The University of Georgia’s 2026 Bulldog 100 list honors eight companies and seven alumni from the Mary Frances Early College of Education.

Using video games to get kids interested in learning

UGA researchers develop an educational video game that’s more effective than traditional classroom activities.
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