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Heteroatoms in Parallel-Displaced Stacking
Awardee: Khue DoAward Year: 2025 Stacking interactions between aromatic rings play a critical role in a wide array ofchemical and biological processes. A deeper understanding of these interactions has applications in fields ranging from drug design to the development of more efficient organic photovoltaic systems. It is well-known that most aromatic systems prefer to stack…
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SiAlH2 Molecule Structure Analysis
Awardee: John HopkinsAward Year: 2025 Understanding the structure of group 13 and 14 element-containing M2H2 acetylene analogues has been of interest to ab-initio computational chemistry for some time. However, analysis of the possible structures of acetylene analogues that contain two different elements, especially elements from two different chemical groups, has not been widely seen in…
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Spark Hits The Mark
In February, the NMI hosted an axe-citing Spring social for Spark Students at LumberJaxe Athens. Over food and some light competitive axe-throwing, current Spark-ers had the opportunity to relax and deepen connections with their cohort. Spark Awards provide funding for out-of-classroom learning and open doors for students to pursue new experiences. Spark Students use their funding for…
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Exploring AI for Active Learning
UGA’s Active Learning Summit is an annual celebration of the active learning method, promoting instructor development, and creating opportunities for student engagement. Kyla Sterling, Emerging Media and Double Dawgs Faculty Advisor and Lecturer, participated as a panelist where she addressed how AI can enhance active learning in the classroom. During the discussion, Kyla shared a case…
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TED Team Takes TEDxATL
Exactly one month ahead of Destination: TEDxUGA 2025’s liftoff on March 28, the team traveled to Atlanta to take part in TEDxAtlanta 2025: The Future We Create. This day-long event featured 16 talks and a number of interactive experiences that sparked new ideas for our curation and production teams. Split into 4 sessions, presenters reflected on community-building, sustainability,…
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Aspiring Mentors, We Choose You!
This spring, we are partnering with the UGA Mentorship Program which matches students with UGA alumni, faculty, and staff who can provide direction and meaningful connections. Tailored to students’ career and life goals, mentors provide an added boost of support that students need to confidently enter new stages of their academic or career journeys. The…
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Small Talk 101
Last week, we put industry feedback into action and helped enhance the soft skills of our young NMI-professionals with our newest event: Small Talk 101. We kicked things off with a networking hour where students mingled with industry friends and practiced facilitating introductions and forming professional connections. Afterwards, professionals shared feedback on the students’ networking skills.…
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NMI Keeps “Site” of Success with Arketi Group
This month, a group of NMI students and faculty dove into the world of B2B digital marketing and public relations during a site visit to Arketi Group in Atlanta. Arketi Group has 20+ years of experience working with established and emerging brands that seek to innovate in their sectors and need their marketing to be just as…
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Creativity Through Art
Awardee: Jihee KangAward Year: 2025 I am looking for the potential of artistic thinking and art-making to the variety of fields. As an public K-12 school art educator, I have witnessed how artistic process elicit non-verbal expression, intrinsic motivation, and joy of creation. I wish I expand this potential to other areas. This is an…
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Georgia On Your Mind
While every Spark project varies, a group of Emerging Media Masters students are leveraging the funds to travel the state to produce a podcast exploring the relationship between the state of Georgia and the university that lives within the heart of it — Georgia On Your Mind. Now in its second season, each episode dives…