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The boy was restless, Gislaine Ihorere remembers. He interrupted the teacher and teased other kids. When he was done cutting up in class, he slept. The child was gaunt. Even at the age of 11, Ihorere knew that her classmate was hungry. She guessed that his home life was rough. Families in Ihorere’s hometown of Gisenyi, Rwanda, also saw the problem. They helped the boy with food. Soon, his grades picked up. Others tended to his tutoring needs. He began participating in class and let his teacher be.

The University of Georgia is deeply committed to the well-being of its students. Across campus, new facilities and renovations are expanding where students can live, learn and connect. Among the most visible examples are two of UGA’s newest student facilities: First-Year Student Residence Hall Building 2266 and the Dining, Learning, and Well-being Center.

Every Bulldog takes a different path to the University of Georgia. They all start from different points, but the one place they intersect is New Student Orientation. Designed for incoming first-year and transfer students, New Student Orientation provides the essential information, resources, and connections necessary for students to succeed academically and socially. These programs foster a sense of belonging and prepare both students and families to confidently navigate the collegiate journey.

UGA Presents welcomes the return to Hodgson Concert Hall of legendary banjo player Béla Fleck with his celebrated “My Bluegrass Heart” project on Sept. 18 at 7:30 p.m. The performance is the second in the 2026-27 UGA Presents season and is part of American Panorama: Voices of a Nation at 250, a series celebrating the diverse musical traditions that have shaped American culture.

Nick Foukal’s fascination with the ocean began decades ago, on the waters off the coast of Nahant, Massachusetts, a 3,000-resident beach town 13 miles north of Boston. He remembers spending summers taking the family’s rowboat out with his brother, fishing and setting lobster traps. But beyond catching crustaceans, Foukal was never particularly interested in the biological side of oceanography.

On the University of Georgia’s Athens campus, teams of high school students raced to put the finishing touches on Shark Tank-style pitches imagining the “University of the Future.” Just days later, those same students stood aboard a UGA research vessel in the Skidaway River near Savannah, helping collect samples and learning how marine scientists study Georgia’s coastal ecosystems.

It was a rare overcast day in the Rwandan capital but I could feel the excitement simmering in the air. The grey shadows cast by the expansive clouds floating through the Kigali sky contrasted starkly with seas of bright soccer jerseys that rolled like waves toward Amaroho Stadium, which loomed in the distance like the Colosseum in Rome. It was in this theater of sport where the two titans of Rwandan football were about to clash.

Long before Jeff Dantzler stepped behind a microphone, before the overnight road trips or the heated doubleheaders, he was just a boy from South Georgia falling in love with the Dawgs. The early 1980s were a serendipitous time to be a young Georgia fan. Dantzler remembers Herschel Walker running through defenses, the Bulldogs chasing national championships and Larry Munson’s voice bringing it all to life.

Anywhere on the U.S. mainland, whether you are at a restaurant or retail store, you would most likely find instructions and directions in both English and Spanish. In Hawai’i, that’s not the case. Walking through the streets of Waikiki, right by the beach, you will find plenty of shops, including the prominent ABC Stores. These stores provide convenience to tourists, supplying them with toiletries, food, drinks, clothing and more.

Tucked in the back of Cedar Street Building B, some of the University of Georgia’s smallest residents are waiting to meet you. There’s Ms. Bonnie, a 14-year-old tarantula; Clawd, a glow-in-the-dark “spicy land lobster”; and dozens of other insects and arachnids that call UGA’s newly renovated Insect Zoo home. Previously, the bugs were housed in a small closet on the building’s fourth floor.