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Throughout her time in the College, Anna Castro (B.S.Ed. ’26) got involved in the University of Georgia and Athens communities through volunteering and holding leadership roles.

Katie Sciurba recently received a 2026 Outstanding Book Award honorable mention from the Society of Professors of Education for her book, “Reading and Relevance, Reimagined.”

Kayla McKinney, coordinator of student engagement in the College, received the award from the University of Georgia’s Department of Engagement, Leadership, and Service.

Thirteen graduate students in the College were recently recognized for their significant contributions to the instructional mission of the University of Georgia.

Nan McMurry has made it her goal to read all the children’s fiction picture books in the CML, a hobby she started in retirement to pursue a lifelong interest in children’s literature.

Olivia Lempner (B.S.Ed. ’26) pursues her interest in exercise and sport science through her involvement with the Integrative Cardiovascular Physiology Lab and Exercise is Medicine at UGA.

Funding will support a collaboration with Love.Craft Athens to provide on-site speech-language services and staff training to help 20 adults with disabilities.

Julie A. Luft was recently elected to chair of Section Q of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Professor and director of graduate studies Jennifer Brown was one of three UGA faculty members to receive the institution’s highest recognition for teaching excellence.

New research from the College found that Georgia’s safety net program was more likely to screen Black and Hispanic children for autism, but that may be a result of their white peers being screened before referral to the program.