University of Georgia Online

10/14/2026

Behind the scenes of creating content for UGA's online undergraduate summer courses! 🎥

10/12/2026

Dr. Mohammad Rifat Haider, who teaches in UGA's online Master of Public Health program, is part of a UGA research team awarded a $2.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)!

The team will study HIV prevention among women in the Deep South, with Haider contributing his expertise in health economics to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of an intervention designed to improve access to prevention resources and care.

🔗 Read more at the link in the comments!

10/09/2026

✨ Student Spotlight ✨

🐾 Introducing this week’s Student Spotlight, Bailey Wilson! From Cochran, Georgia, Bailey is a second-year graduate student pursuing her Emerging Media Master’s on the Online Pathway.

When asked about her favorite NMI class, Bailey spotlighted NMIX 6012E: New Media Topics with Tyler Mazurek. Bailey said the class pushed her to consider career paths she had not imagined for herself. Specifically, the class pushed her to ask questions about what she wanted for her future. Bailey said, “Learning how to ask those questions—and giving yourself room to explore the answers—is something we don’t always get to focus on in school.”

🎨 Bailey’s professional and academic experience spans two Georgia universities. At the University of Georgia, Bailey is an Emerging Media graduate student, and at Georgia College and State University, she is a full-time manager of Creative Services. In her role, Bailey helps departments across campus bring their ideas to life through design and print materials.

In the future, Bailey wants to keep following the interests the Emerging Media Master’s program has helped her discover, especially research and user experience. “I’d love to bring those together with my graphic design background to help shape how things work and how people experience them,” Bailey said.

💜 Off campus, Bailey loves to read, watch movies, and practice charcoal drawing.

10/06/2026

Two UGA Online faculty members are among three Franklin College of Arts and Sciences professors to receive 2026 NSF CAREER Awards!

Charlotte Garing, associate professor in the online M.S. in Environmental Geology program (Department of Geology - UGA) , will use her award to study how water and other fluids move through and interact with rocks underground.

Rongjie Liu, associate professor in the online M.S. in Applied Data Science program, will develop new artificial intelligence and statistical learning methods to better understand complex neurological diseases.

Together with Yifan Wang from the Department of Chemistry, the three UGA Franklin College of Arts and Sciences faculty received more than $1.9 million from the National Science Foundation to support their research and educational opportunities for students.

Congratulations to all three! Read more at the link in the comments.

10/01/2026

The University of Georgia’s Lamar Dodd School of Art will host a virtual Art Education Graduate Studies Information Session on Wednesday, October 14, at 7 p.m. ET for prospective students interested in learning more about graduate study in art education at UGA.

The session will highlight UGA’s Online Master of Art Education, a 30-credit-hour graduate program designed for practicing art educators, artists and other professionals interested in educational settings. Graduate studies faculty and staff will be available to share more about the program and answer questions from prospective students.

Learn more and register at the link in the comments!

09/30/2026

Congrats, Dr. Critzer! Critzer is an integral part of the online Master of Food Technology program - learn more at the link in the comments.

🌟 Food safety expert Faith Critzer has been named head of the UGA Food Science & Technology department.

An internationally recognized authority on food safety, her research focuses on identifying food safety risks tied to producing and packing fresh fruits and vegetables and developing risk-mitigation and education strategies.

As department head, Critzer will prioritize efforts to increase undergraduate enrollment to meet growing workforce demands across the food industry.

➡️ More at the link in the comments!

09/28/2026

UGA Online's media and instructional design team went out on the water for the online Master of Natural Resources program this week! (No fish or snakes were harmed - only studied - in the making of this photo 🐍🐟)

Learn more about the online M.N.R. program from the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the link in the comments!

09/24/2026

“Geologists are part of a solution.”

Adam Milewski, head of Department of Geology - UGA and faculty member in the online M.S. in Environmental Geology program, sees himself as an advocate for science - and for helping people understand how geology addresses challenges that affect their daily lives.

From studying groundwater and remote-sensing imagery to exploring artificial intelligence, machine learning and quantum computing, Milewski has spent his career asking how new technologies can help us look at familiar problems differently.

Read more about his path from aspiring lawyer to scientist, mentor and UGA Online faculty member at the link in the comments!

09/23/2026

09/22/2026

Mary Ager is one of the many talented instructors who help UGA’s online MSW students learn AND connect with each other and their communities!

Learn more: https://online.uga.edu/degrees-certificates/master-social-work