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UGA Campus Kitchen: Nurturing Sustainability, Community Growth Amid Rising Food Insecurity

Athens-Clarke County is $12 million below the money required to meet food needs, with ...

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Every April for Earth month, Lyndon House Arts Center hosts the annual Green Life Art Exhibition to amplify young voices in shaping a sustainable future. This year, over 71 children submitted pieces for the installation, all inspired by the exhibit’s theme of climate change. (Photo/Abbey Brantley)

Painting a Greener Future: How Local Art Exhibit Inspires Youth Environmental Advocacy

In the heart of Lyndon House Arts Center, over 71 artworks adorn the North ...

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Photo of Mary Jo Eden a University of Georgia student with purple and teal hair to match her colorful dress, sitting on a bench in a courtyard surrounded by dorm buildings.

Weather-Based Pain Forecasts Could Be Future of Chronic Pain Management

Pain-based weather research leads way for improved quality of life for those with chronic ...

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Elizabeth Finley, a fourth-year social entrepreneurship major, reviews the research from her Sustainability Certificate Capstone project on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, in Athens, Georgia. The project was done in collaboration with Yamaha Rightwaters and was completed in December 2023. (Photo/Jayden Henson)

Yamaha Looks to UGA Students to Help Reduce Plastic Waste, Carbon Footprint

During the fall 2023 semester, University of Georgia students Maci Willetts and Elizabeth Finley ...

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Hannah Stumpf, a sophomore on the swim and dive team at the University of Georgia speaks about her experience with NIL as a female athlete. Credit: Hannah’s instagram (@hannah.stumpf)

Collegiate Female Athletes Pay as Males Dominate Revenue: Exploring the NIL Gender Pay Gap

Two University of Georgia basketball games were hosted at Stegeman Coliseum in early February. ...

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Athens-Clarke County’s Recovered Materials Processing Facility on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. Waste at the recycling facility has been piled up since March of 2022 when the facility’s main sorting machinery broke. (Photo/Harper Lawson)

‘Better Recycling Practices’: Behind the Scenes of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

  Stephen Spillers, the general manager of Recycling and Disposal Solutions (RDS), stood in ...

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Clarke Teachers Talk Representation, Life Lessons As Book Challenges Grow in Georgia

Ian Altman spends his weekdays teaching his students at Clarke Central High School about ...

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Counting the Cost of Curls: Black Women at UGA Talk About Responses, Resources for Hair

  For Black women in America, the stakes are higher when embracing your natural ...

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From Waste to Waves: How Shell to Shore is Working with Restaurants to Save Georgia’s Coastline through Oysters

When Hunt Revell and Tyler Leslie worked at Seabear Oyster Bar in Athens, they ...

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Tiffany Moment (left) poses with one of the sweatshirts from her apparel business, Worthy in God. Adrienne Chappell (right) poses with soaps, oils and skin care products from her business, Chalises Heavenly Inspired. (Photo/Ciera Walker, Adrienne Chappell)

Navigating Financial Storms: The Spiritual Resilience of Two Black Women Entrepreneurs

  Listen to their stories here. Financial burdens are a challenge small businesses owners ...

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A compost bin along the Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Department route sits behind the Georgia Center near standard solid waste receptacles in Athens, Georgia, on October 30, 2023. (Photo/ Victoria Adkins)

Athens Food Scrap Collection Helps Businesses Reduce Food Waste

Athens is home to a commercial composting facility that services many local businesses and ...

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Local Group Works On Reparations, Linnentown and How to Move Forward

The nonprofit organization Athens Reparations Action was created in August 2022 in order to ...

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