After 75 years, Georgia Museum of Art still expanding its research ecosystem

The Georgia Museum of Art recently celebrated 75 years of bringing visual fine art into the UGA research landscape. Since 1948, the museum has served as a vessel to explore ideas and contemporary events through art, including the space program, AIDS epidemic, Civil Rights Movement, and so much more. Read More >>

Four decades of strengthening families through research

Founded in 1984, the Center for Family Research (CFR) is one of UGA’s oldest research centers, with hundreds of scholarly publications and tens of millions of dollars in research funding. Forty years in, CFR continues to conduct groundbreaking research that explores the impact of early-life adversity and its effects across the lifespan.

Through research that incorporates neurological and biological measures, CFR is at the forefront of understanding how stress gets under the skin of marginalized groups and how support from their families protect against these harmful effects. Read More >>

Interdisciplinary insights from the Arts Collaborative

What is the role of the arts in a modern research university? UGA community members wrestle with this question through the Arts Collaborative, a network of interdisciplinary projects that pair art with inquiry from other campus disciplines. Supported by NSF funding and in partnership with the Willson Center for Humanities & Arts, Arts Collaborative members explore how incorporating artistic perspectives can produce stronger, more rounded research outcomes. Read More >>

Risky business? Ride the data wave

Disasters are getting less predictable—and more expensive. From inland hurricanes to billion-dollar wildfires, communities need new analytical models to get ahead of the chaos. That’s where UGA comes in. Using AI and analytics to predict what’s next, researchers are translating data into more effective risk models and natural defenses. And through a cutting-edge business analytics institute, students are being trained to lead in a world where decisions move fast—and the stakes keep rising. Read More >>