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Welcoming New Faces
New year, new NMI! We’re so excited to welcome the newest addition to the NMI team, Phoebe Finch. Phoebe is taking over as the NMI Social Media and Communications Assistant. Though Phoebe didn’t join the team until December, she originally started her New Media journey in Spring 2020 as a New Media Certificate student. Along with keeping everyone up-to-date on…
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Meet the NMIXperts
You know our motto — “Make something work. Then make it work better.” While we’re learning how to make it work on our journey to becoming technowledgable, there are a select few specially equipped to make it work even better. These incredible individuals are NMIXperts. From development to design, NMIXperts are New Media Certificate or Emerging Media…
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Teaching in New Spaces
UGA’s Innovation Hub is now open, and we’re excited that our students can enjoy everything this creative, co-working space has to offer! The Innovation Hub is home to UGA’s startup venture efforts and experiential learning activities, and NMI faculty and students get to be some of the first to enjoy this innovative expansion. Within this renovated space, we’re teaching…
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ASLphabet
In an effort to foster better communication between hearing-impaired individuals and their fellow classmates, this app allows users to utilize their own two hands as actual signing devices instead of solely relying on 2D instructions or 3D models. Having children learn at their most productive ages of 6 – 12 helps to increase their bilingual…
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LSSI Explorer
It’s an island like no other…one to soak in the daily rhythm and peaceful cadence of the environment. It’s an island to explore habitats and commune with nature. Little St. Simons Island, an 11,000-acre island managed by the Nature Conservency off the coast of Georgia, is a popular destination for birders. The LSSI Explorer app…
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TEDxUGA
TEDxUGA is a TEDx licensed event focussed on sharing the best and brightest ideas from within the UGA community. Since 2013, TEDxUGA has made its mark on campus and the greater Athens community growing larger and larger each year. From its humble beginnings as a single room conference to a sold-out Classic Center, TEDxUGA has featured…
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UGAr
As one of the premier universities in the United States, the University of Georgia encompasses a deep history from landmarks such as North campus’ Arch, which stands for wisdom, justice and moderation to the nostalgic lands between the hedges in Sanford Stadium. This expansive history has gradually formed into rich traditions that shape the lives…
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Grady County EMA
This semester, Team Hunker Down from the New Media Institute partnered up with Grady County Emergency Management Agency to create a website that they can use to communicate with Grady County Citizens. Grady County EMA’s mission is to “educate and assist Grady County residents to be less vulnerable to the effects of natural and man-made…
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Archway McDuffie
McDuffie County, located in middle Georgia, has a plethora of heath and wellness resources available to the community. Both mental and physical health professionals offer their services in the county and the surrounding areas. However, these resources and health information is not easily accessible to the residents. That is where the McDuffie Health website comes…
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App Clips
App Clips offer an easier, quicker, and more effective way to complete simple, day-to-day tasks. App Clips are a streamlined, task focused part of an app designed to show up when you need it, and disappear when you don’t. Imagine you park in a parking garage just to find out you need to download an…