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ENCOUNTERS – A Series of Linocut
Awardee: Olive RobertsAward Year: 2026 The goal of the project was to participate in the animal encounters at the Georgia Aquarium, meet and interview their animal trainers, and create large linocut portraits of the 7 different animals Georgia Aquarium offers encounters with: California Sea Lion, Sea Otter, Common Bottlenose Dolphin, Harbor Seal, Beluga Whale, African…
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The Emotional Foundation of Bedtime
Awardee: Vivian AustinAward Year: 2026 Sleep during infancy is an incredibly important process that supports brain maturation, memory consolidation, and early learning, and research on environmental influences is critical to supporting these processes. This project aims to assess whether caregivers’ emotion regulation difficulties predict poorer infant sleep quality and if nighttime routines are a mechanism…
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Agentic Coding Spectacular: AI, Live and Unscripted
On February 25, Studio 225, home to UGA’s Entrepreneurship Program, turned into a real-time showcase for what creating with the latest AI tools actually looks like. At the Agentic Coding Spectacular, NMI faculty Chris Gerlach and John Weatherford went head-to-head before a live audience in a one-hour sprint to build a working student assignment tracker app. Using tools like…
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Coming Soon: Two New Ways to TED
Since 2013, TEDxUGA has been committed to creating meaningful ways for the world to engage with UGA’s best and brightest ideas. This year, we’re excited to introduce TWO new opportunities to do just that: 1️⃣ In partnership with WUGA, we’re launching a brand-new TEDxUGA podcast: The Idea Loop. Each episode will bring back a TEDxUGA presenter to…
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NMIXpert: Sidhant Dash
Xpertise: App Dev Xpert Hours: Fri 11:30A – 12:30P Sidhant Dash is a third-year student majoring in computer science. He is currently pursuing the New Media Certificate Dev Track and has been with the New Media Institute since last year. Sidhant specializes in Native App Development, working with Swift in Xcode. He also has experience…
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Claws Up at the Spark Rock Lobsters Social
In January, the Spark Awards joined the ranks of the Crustacean Nation to cheer on our local professional hockey team, the Athens Rock Lobsters, for our Spring Social! Spark Awards provide funding for out-of-classroom learning and open doors for students to pursue new experiences. Since Spring 2024, the NMI has been building opportunities for the Spark community…
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John Joins Creative Engagement Wing Fellows
We’re excited to share that John Weatherford has been selected as a Creative Engagement Wing Fellow through UGA’s Center for Teaching and Learning. The fellowship supports faculty in redesigning courses around tech-forward active learning – and it’s a natural fit for NMI’s approach to teaching and making. Through the program, John will be redesigning assignments in Emerging…
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Small Talk, Big Insights
Small Talk 101 was a fantastic afternoon dedicated to helping undergraduate and graduate students strengthen one of the most important professional skills of all: the art of conversation. Students had the opportunity to network with an incredible group of alumni and industry guests, gaining real-world experience in introducing themselves, asking thoughtful questions, and navigating meaningful small…
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Stress, Environment, and Neurodevelopment
Awardee: Melyssa MunnAward Year: 2026 Our research aims to advance the knowledge of the cerebellum beyond being known simply for motor control. We examine how childhood disadvantage and stress‑related neuroinflammation shape cerebellar white matter development and the predictive models children build about their environments. We combine neuroimaging with behavioral tasks to see whether adversity changes…
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NMI Par-Tee in Jacksonville
Last week, the NMI headed to Jacksonville, FL, to visit the PGA Tour Studios and Headquarters. PGA Tour’s mission is to support and showcase professional golf tournaments – and produce the multimedia content that brings the sport to audiences across the globe. Our students got a behind-the-scenes look at how the PGA Tour uses innovative tools and…