Category: 2017 News
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Big Ideas @ Barnett Shoals
Our TEDxUGA team members love connecting with the local community to share their passion for ideas worth spreading. In the past, they’ve worked with groups ranging from the Downtown Development Authority to Clarke Middle School, but recently they turned their attention to an even younger crowd. Earlier this month, Megan (TEDxUGA Licensee) and Kendall (TEDxUGA Assistant…
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TEDxUGA 2018: Connect
Our world is made up of connections – an intricate web built from the ties of biology and the wires of technology. At the University of Georgia, we study these natural and human connections, and we’ve found that the remarkable can happen when unexpected connections occur: paths cross, forces combine, people collaborate, and new ideas…
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In Other NMI news…
After discovering an exciting opportunity through Emuel, NMI students David Andriate and Chris Carson traveled to Tybee Island and the city of St. Marys to shoot a video for the UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant. Their work became part of a presentation that won the 2017 Award of Excellence from the University Economic Development Association.…
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Georgia Drone Summit: A Success Story
On October 20-21, the Georgia Drone Summit went above and beyond, bringing more than 570 industry professionals, drone enthusiasts and NMI students to a new level of drone knowledge. From entertainment to ethics, the Summit covered it all. Speakers and panelists took the stage sharing valuable insights about the future of drones and their innovative applications. Throughout the…
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What’s New With the Emerging Media Masters
This semester The Emerging Media Master’s program enters an exciting second year! Although we’ve had bittersweet goodbyes with our recent graduates, we are thrilled to say hello to a new group of EM students and a brand new Emerging Media Design Lab. Successfully completing their capstone projects this July, the program celebrated its first graduates. Emerging Media Masters…
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A New Season of Stickers
You may remember that this time last year, the NMI and UGA Athletics teamed up to release the NMI’s first native iOS app and UGA’s first iMessage sticker pack. UGA Stickers takes advantage of the new features added to iMessages in iOS10. The app allows users to “peel” stickers of their favorite Georgia sayings, logos, and images and stick them…
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A Warm NMI Welcome to Dr. Taylor Cole Miller
If you have recently stopped by the NMI, you may have seen a new face in our classroom. We are so thrilled to welcome the newest addition to the NMI team, Dr. Taylor Cole Miller! This semester, Taylor is teaching (and loving!) New Media Production. In the semesters to come, he will be venturing into New…
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Ebb: A Capstone Project Goes Global
The adage “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” proved very true for one of our Fall 2016 Capstone teams. When circumstances no longer allowed them to pursue their project, the team was forced to develop a new game plan mid-semester. Within a week of intense brainstorming and heavy collaboration, an ingenious idea was born.…
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Changing the Culture Behind Concussion Reporting
Concussions are a growing problem in athletics across all types of sports, and convincing athletes to report these incidents and symptoms when they occur has proven to be quite the challenge. The NCAA and the Department of Defense recognized this issue and decided to do something about it. Offering a series of eight grants to various…
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Back in School, Back in Action
As always, the NMI had a busy but exciting summer. Although our fourth floor lab was empty, our instructors were hard at work teaching in less-traditional formats. John taught our largest ever online section of Introduction to New Media, NMIX 2020E, bringing over 100 students into the world of new media. Outside the NMI, both Megan…