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UGA study finds regular exercise may help reduce feelings of anger
Conducted by alumnus Mika Manninen and professor Patrick O’Connor, the study’s findings suggest that regular exercise training significantly reduced anger, while a single session of exercise, did not.
Two faculty members named to endowed professorships
Edmund Hamann and Margaret Vaughn, two new faculty members in the Department of Language and Literacy Education, were named to endowed professorships in the College.
The Advanced Placement gender gap is narrowing but not across all subjects
The gender balance among the top scorers on Advanced Placement exams tends to track the gender balance among students taking those tests, according to a new study by associate professor Kadir Bahar.
Amazing Student: Sydney Howell Grahl
Sydney Howell Grahl (B.S.Ed. ’25, M.Ed. ’27), a Double Dawg in the College’s communication sciences and disorders program, first gained interest in speech-language pathology while working as a paraprofessional in an elementary special education classroom.
Learning by serving
Clinical associate professor Dave Chiesa has no shortage of stories about the service-learning course he developed to support linguistically diverse youth.
Second annual GoalDawgs camp held at UGA
The camp and accompanying service-learning course brought together visually impaired student-athletes, Paralympians in goalball, and UGA students pursuing allied health professions.
Associate professor named to UGA’s Faculty Innovation Fellows program
Sycarah Fisher, an associate professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, was recently named to the second cohort of UGA Faculty Innovation Fellows.
College welcomes 16 new faculty members in 2026‑27 academic year
Experts in aural rehabilitation, educational technologies, exercise physiology, and more join the College.
Amazing Student: Ikeoluwa Ojo
With extensive campus involvement and leadership experience, Ikeoluwa Ojo (B.S.Ed. ’27) aspires to make a positive impact in the classroom and shape educational policy to better serve students.
Striving for perfection could impact well‑being of gifted youth
AP tests, GPA tracking, and looming college decisions add to stress for high school students, according to new research from the College’s Department of Educational Psychology.