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The Journalism Innovation Lab’s second student innovation team, from the University of Georgia’s Cox Institute of Innovation, Management and Leadership, finished in the top three teams in the nation in the 2024 Reynolds Journalism Institution Student Innovation Competition.  It is a UGA team’s highest placement ever, and the students involved — journalism majors Sarah Fredrickson, Allison […]

Fourth-year student Sophie Difusco is a leader in and out of the classroom. From her involvement in Grady organizations to student-run nonprofits, her passion for serving the UGA community shines through. Why did you choose your major?  During my freshman year, I signed up for the UGA Mentor Program and was matched with a former […]

The app, Tranquil Study, was one of the first 600 applications available on Apple Vision Pro’s app store on the day the product was released. It was last summer, June 2023, when Jack Forthman first heard that Apple, his favorite tech company, was going to release Apple Vision Pro. He immediately sent a Slack message […]

The following recount was written by Lila Maiolo, a third-year public relations major and fashion merchandising minor with a certificate in new media. She is a Yarbrough Crisis Communication Fellow and is involved with Talking Dog Agency and the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA).   Over the course of the past 3 months, […]

Amanda Whylie is a third-year Entertainment & Media Studies student and serves as the vice president of The Industry. Read on as she shares her story in Grady. Why did you choose your major? I chose to study Entertainment & Media Studies because I believe that media is an influential tool that gives us the […]

Listen to the full episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Carolina Acosta-Alzuru (MA ’96, PhD ’99) is a professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations at Grady College and the recent recipient of a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Award.  In this episode of Grady Research Radio, Acosta-Alzuru takes us through her research path, which focuses on the […]

Capturing the essence and personality of a community is the assignment of the Woodall Weekend Workshop each spring. This year, students participating in the 17th annual workshop traveled to Washington, Georgia, in Wilkes County, to document the community. The workshop included 19 students from the Documentary Photojournalism course taught by Mark Johnson, principal lecturer, and […]

The following recount was written by third-year public relations student Margot Murphy. She is involved in Grady College’s Public Affairs Professional Certificate as well as Terry College’s Institute for Leadership Advancement. The week of February 26, a group representing the Department of Advertising and Public Relations at Grady College traveled to Washington, D.C., for a […]

A podcast produced and co-hosted by two Grady College faculty members captured top honors in this year’s Taste Awards. “Wines We Drink,” a podcast created by Keith Herndon, professor of practice, and Charlotte Varnum, a podcasting instructor, was named the “Best Food or Drink Podcast” and the “Best Lifestyle Podcast” in the 15th annual Taste […]

Fourth-year journalism student Owen Warden is passionate about sports. He shares inspiring sports and athlete stories through The Red & Black, The Paul Finebaum Show and other news outlets. Why did you choose your major? I chose journalism and, in turn, the sports media certificate simply due to my love for sports and how to […]