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The Impact
Currently, only about 50% of an estimated 3.9 million concussions that occur annually are reported. When left untreated, studies show that concussions lead to emotional imbalances, serious depression and the degeneration of motor functions. In response to this, the NCAA, together with the United States Department of Defense, created the Mind Matters challenge, a grant…
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Georgia Radio Reading Service
The Georgia Radio Reading Service is a 24-hour audio programming that serves the blind, visually-impaired, and print-impaired population in Georgia. Our team is designing a modern and interactive website dedicated to providing audio content in a digital, more accessible manner. What is our project? Currently, the GaRRs website is extremely outdated, as shown above.…
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Medicow
Medicow is an application committed to putting antibiotic-free food on your plate. We provide beef farmers with Dr. Brent Credille’s cutting-edge research about the most effective ways to treat sick cattle. Our app lists antibiotic suggestions with dosage and withdrawal times based on the affected body system. This app relieves Dr. Credille, an assistant professor…
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RaceTrac Attract
When people go to RaceTrac to fill up their gas tank, two things usually happen. The customer spends majority of their time staring at their phone. The customer never steps foot in the convenience store. For RaceTrac, this is an issue because the majority of their revenue comes from the products sold inside the convenience…
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Sic ‘Em Sports
Sic ’Em Sports brings football to your fingertips! Sic ’Em Sports is currently a fully functional second screen app prototype developed for UGA Athletics and set to kick off for the 2017 Football season. This app is the one stop shop for an all-in-one iOS application that UGA sports fans use to stay updated, connected,…
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Artificial Intelligence
The New Media Institute (NMI) is a academic unit that has been growing since its creation in 2000. The program started with about 30 students but now fosters 542 students. Between the 542 students there is about 400–500 emails that get received during a semester regarding New Media classes, advising, POD, etc., which can get…
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TED Team at PechaKucha 20×20 Pittsburgh
In the midst of final preparation for TEDxUGA, the curation team traveled to Pittsburgh to attend a PechaKucha Night. Since 2003, PechaKucha Nights have celebrated the art of concise presentations. PechaKucha 20×20 was born from the fact that when given a stage, most creatives talk too much. Instead, this now global presentation format challenges speakers to present using 20 slides,…
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Megan Tapped to Join Campus Group of Women Leaders
We are thrilled to share that Megan Ward has been selected to join the inaugural cohort of the Women’s Staff Leadership Institute. Megan was nominated and chosen from a large pool of highly qualified UGA women staff, and she feels very honored to be participating in this new initiative. The Women’s Staff Leadership Institute is…
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Emuel Aldridge, Senior Lecturer
2017 is off to a great start here in the NMI, especially for Emuel Aldridge who has been promoted to Senior Lecturer. Emuel has been a guiding force for certificate students for 11 years, and the NMI is lucky to have him inspiring and challenging our students everyday to make something work and then make…
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John’s Racking Up That Teaching Street Cred
The NMI’s own John Weatherford was recently honored with two teaching awards. In November, John was selected as a Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) Teacher of the Week. CTL is devoted to the advancement of instructional excellence on campus, and its Teacher of the Week award recognizes innovative instruction. You can read more about…