²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ junior Micah Chandler has won the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, the preeminent undergraduate award in the sciences, engineering and mathematics.
Six ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ students were named Boren awardees, including five scholarship winners and one fellowship winner. Two additional students were named alternates.
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ is now accepting students for its new Bachelor of Science in agricultural education at ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's Gainesville Campus.
Students from ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ made a strong showing in the annual Japanese Speech Contest in Atlanta, Georgia, this spring. A first-place finish was one of four top-four results.
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ women's golf head coach Sierra Campbell has been selected to serve as the Division II director on the Women's Golf Coaches Association Board of Directors for 2026-27.
The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Esports team finished off a decorated 2025-26 academic year with a second-place finish in the National Esports Collegiate Conference Marvel Rivals tournament.
A ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ alumna and student partnered with their psychology mentor to publish a research article on the importance of framing in students' perceptions of graduate school.
Dr. Lily O'Clery is jumping into her physical therapy career with an acute care residency at Duke University during the 2026-27 academic year.
Thirteen ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ students painted mural cloth panels that made up a 44-foot-long mural that was later installed at the Avita Community Partners Behavioral Health Crisis Center in Gainesville, Georgia.
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ will receive $700,000 of federal funding to expand clinical training capacity through new patient simulators and clinical education supplies at ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's Dahlonega and Blue Ridge campuses.
Student Counseling at ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ has been accredited by International Accreditation of Counseling Services.
Students from ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ turned in a litany of strong performances at the National Professional Agriculture Student Organization Conference in Branson, Missouri.
Recent ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ graduate Tara Crow earned the Georgia HIMSS 2026 David Cowan Scholarship to support further education as she pursues a health informatics career.
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's Division of Student Engagement and Success has selected the four inaugural recipients of First-Generation college student research grants.
The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Athletic Department set the standard for excellence in the Peach Belt Conference in 2025-26, earning the David R. Brunk Commissioner's Cup for the second time in three years.
Four students and six faculty members from the Biology Department presented their research at the March 25-28 Association of Southeastern Biologists meeting in Mobile, Alabama.
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ student Alexandra Soto finished in second place in the virtual Georgia Interstate Oratorical Association competition before taking part in the 152nd annual IOA competition at the University of Florida.
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ alumnus Kian Esmaeili took his Honors Program thesis to the next level and presented it at IEEE SoutheastCon in Huntsville, Alabama.
The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ softball team earned one victory at the NCAA Division II championship to finish among the nation's final six teams.
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ senior center fielder Sydnee Reaves has been named the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division II Player of the Year.
Alumna Sara Courtney's last semester at ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ included the opportunity to visit the nation's capital and present at the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress.
The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ softball team has punched its ticket to the NCAA Division II championship for the fifth time in six seasons. It opens the event at 6:30 p.m. May 28 against McKendree.
Grace McGill has been named Corps of Cadets brigade commander for 2026-27. She is also a captain on the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ women's soccer team.
Anna Shelley's win in the Southeastern U.S. Korean Speech Contest earned her a full-tuition scholarship and dormitory support to attend the Dankook University International Summer School.
Tough times taught Sierra Ellis determination, dedication and fortitude. They also gave her the strength to earn her pro card as a professional bodybuilder.
Seventy-seven years after first arriving at ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ as a student, Anne Purcell returned to the commencement stage to receive an honorary degree.
More than 100 undergraduate students presented their work at ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's Annual Research Conference held this spring at the Gainesville Campus.
The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ softball team tallied four wins in a row after a loss in its NCAA tournament opener, setting up a May 21-22 home Super Regional matchup with Francis Marion.
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ welcomed almost 20 students from Nanzan University for two weeks during the spring semester. This visit came after weeks of online meetings through a Collaborative Online International Learning partnership.
The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ softball team secured its first Peach Belt Conference tournament title in three seasons and will be the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional.
The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ baseball team has earned a spot in the NCAA Division II tournament and opens the event against Francis Marion at 2 p.m. May 14 in Tigerville, South Carolina.
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ will commission 60 second lieutenants into the Army, Army National Guard and Army Reserve during a 4 p.m. May 12 ceremony in the Convocation Center at ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's Dahlonega Campus.
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ will graduate more than 200 students this May with nursing degrees ranging from bachelor's to doctoral, showing the university's massive impact at every stage of nurses' careers.
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ senior Luiza Parodia Penha is earning a B.F.A. in theatre arts. Her time in the Gainesville Theatre Alliance helped her want to work in directing.
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ men's soccer student-athlete Max Garnett seeks to set an example through showing up for others. He graduates this spring and will start his graduate studies at ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ.
Wyatt Nicholson took advantage of the many opportunities he found at ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ and served his fellow students while preparing for his career.
Albany Zavarce will graduate this week with a bachelor's degree in environmental spatial analysis. She has been an active student leader and researcher.
Dominik Sargent will earn his bachelor's degree in history after roughly 12 years as a ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ student, including eight years of work in the Gainesville Campus cafeteria to pay for his school.
Three ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ student teams competed at the Collegiate Leadership Competition Southeast Regional, highlighted by a third-place finish from the Cottrell Leadership Fellows.
Both ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ tennis teams have earned berths in the NCAA Division II tournament. It is the women's ninth consecutive NCAA bid and the men's seventh in a row.
The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ baseball team won three games by a combined 32-4 score to start the PBC tournament and reach the best-of-three championship series May 8-9 against Lander.
Students pursuing degrees in middle grades education in ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's College of Education are learning how to use AI as a tool in their classrooms.
The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ softball team used a late-season surge to earn its 12th consecutive Peach Belt Conference regular-season championship and will host the PBC tournament May 8-10.
The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Ranger Challenge team finished ninth among ROTC teams and 21st among U.S. teams while coming in 37th out of 48 teams overall in the Sandhurst Military Skills Competition held May 1-2.
Two ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ students will head to Canada this summer as Fulbright Canada-Mitacs Globalink research interns: Micah Chandler and Piper Spraker.
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ leaders visited state and local agencies March 31-April 1 as part of the Nighthawk Impact Tour to learn more about the roles these groups play in both national security and economic development.
The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Model United Nations Conference was held in March. This was the ninth conference, and 67 students, pursuing 15 different degrees, represented 21 countries.
Students in ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's College of Education had the chance to learn more about the legislative process during Professional Association of Georgia Educators Day at the Capitol.
The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ baseball team has won its first outright Peach Belt Conference regular-season championship since 2017 and opens the PBC tournament May 1 against Middle Georgia.
The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Ranger Challenge team will compete in the Sandhurst Military Skills Competition from May 1-2 at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
