Tags: Undergraduate students

Dr. Muralidharan
New Insights into Malaria Research from Dr. Vasant Muralidharan

In a significant advancement in malaria research, UGA’s Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases has uncovered the role of an essential protein in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. This research offers promising insights for vaccine and drug development against a disease that claimed over 600,000 lives worldwide in 2022, primarily affecting children under five. Led by Vasant Muralidharan, an Associate Professor in the…

Dr. Zeltner
Dr. Nadja Zeltner - one of the five UGA scholars granted NSF CAREER awards

Read Full Article Congratulations to Dr. Zeltner on receiving such a prestigious award! Five UGA scholars have received Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) foundation awards in 2024 from the National Science Foundation for their research and potential as academic role models. The awardees are assistant professors Melanie Reber (Franklin College of Arts and Sciences Department of Chemistry), Christopher Newton (Department of…


Celebrating a Successful CBIO Retreat: A Strong Start to the New Academic Year

As we embark on a new academic journey, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who made the recent CBIO retreat such a resounding success. The energy, enthusiasm, and dedication of our community members were on full display, and it was truly inspiring to witness.   The retreat provided a wonderful platform to explore new research, welcome new faces to our community, and celebrate the significant milestone of moving nearly half…

Megan Wright
Megan Wright received Dianne C. Davison Graduate Fellowship

Great news! Our PHD student, Megan Wright, been selected as the awardee of the University Women’s Club – Dianne C. Davison Graduate Fellowship for the 2024-2025 academic year. Congratulations on your award and continued success in your academic work.

Andres Villalobos selected as a Matthew Pecot Fellow
Andres Villalobos selected as a Matthew Pecot Fellow

Andres, an undergraduate researcher in Dr. Rachel Roberts-Galbraith's lab, is the first undergraduate from UGA to receive the Matthew Pecot Fellowship awarded by the McKnight Foundation. The fellowship honors students who are planning to attend graduate school. Congratulations, Andres!


Lauren Favors receives Presidential Award of Excellence

Cellular Biology undergraduate Lauren Favors, a student assistant in Dr. Ping Shen’s laboratory, has been selected to receive the University of Georgia Presidential Award of Excellence. This honor is awarded to less than 1 percent of undergraduate seniors who exemplify the best of UGA’s student body. Lauren was selected by the Dean for this award based on her record of outstanding academic achievement, demonstration of strong extracurricular…


Athens named one of "7 Up-and-Coming Food Cities Around the U.S."

Big cities like New York, San Francisco, and Portland are well-known big-ticket food towns, however, exciting culinary developments are putting Athens on the map.


Researchers Identify Potential Impulsive Eating Trigger

An article posted on Yahoo!News on March 5, 2013 by Vonda J. Sines describes research on impulsive eating being performed by Dr. Ping Shen.  Dr. Shen's research was also featured in the March 1, 2013 issue of The Franklin College of Arts and Sciences Chronicles in an article by Alan Flurry that can be found at The Franklin Chronicles.
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