UGA invests nearly $2 million more in security updates
Over the past nine years, the University of Georgia has dedicated $25 million to public safety. Recently, UGA President Jere Morehead announced the latest round of funding for security, which totaled $1.7 million.
Daniel Silk is the Associate Vice President for Public Safety at the University of Georgia. He sat down with WUGA’s Emma Auer to discuss how this investment has been distributed—and how the community has reacted.
For local TikTok influencers, app’s status is worrisome
One of the nation's most popular apps, TikTok, is still in a state of limbo. During his first days in office, President Donald Trump delayed the enforcement of a bill that would cause TikTok to go offline in the United States if it didn’t change hands from its current Chinese owners. WUGA’s Ryan Lynch talked to a University of Georgia student who is also one of the app’s many influencers—or users who make money from promoting products--about what the potential ban could mean for her.
Local women are fed up with menopause treatment options
Menopause. Every woman goes through it, with few exceptions. And according to some Athens medical professionals specializing in menopause, this life change has been ignored by the public and medical community for long enough. WUGA’s Emma Auer brings us this story.
For Oglethorpe Echo, pioneering AI use means transparency
After receiving a $50,000 JournalismAI and Google News Initiative grant, The Oglethorpe Echo newspaper is pioneering ways to use AI to its advantage. WUGA’s Mary Ryan Howarth has more.
