Category: News
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Destination Dawgs at the NMI
What is Destination Dawgs? Launching this semester, Destination Dawgs is UGA’s first inclusive post-secondary education opportunity for students with intellectual disabilities. Over the course of five semesters, Destination Dawgs students take undergraduate courses and complete a non-degree certificate program that prepares them for transitioning to adulthood, having a career and independent living. How does the…
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Ebb Hits the App Store
More and more people are struggling with anxiety everyday, but few know how to identify it, much less reduce it. This is where another amazing team of Capstone students saw a problem and devised a clever new media solution to address it. Working together, Madison Hall, Kristyn Hicks, Clarke Modlin, and Joe Reisigl researched anxiety…
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NMI 2016 Fall SLAM
Our Fall 2016 SLAM on December 10th at Roam Galleria was one for the books. We kicked off the day with the first meeting of our revitalized Advisory Council. The room crackled with ideas as NMI alums and our closest allies put their heads together to envision the NMI’s future. Later, over 50 students showed…
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What Happens in Vegas…
What lasts four days, covers nearly 2.5 million square feet and has over 170,000 tech-passionate folks in one place? It can only be the Consumer Electronics Show! Chris Gerlach and John Weatherford kicked off 2017 by heading to Las Vegas to take on the largest CES yet. On a mission to scout emerging technologies and…
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NMI Alumni Gathered to Cheer on the Dawgs
On a lovely Saturday evening, some of our NMI alumni family joined us at Fado Buckhead for UGA football, tasty food and plenty of catching up. It was great to see a few faces we hadn’t seen in a while and even better to hear how our Atlanta alums continue to put their new media skills to…
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Inspiring Future Disruptors
The NMI kicked off the month hosting over 150 students and guests for a screening of the documentary film Design Disruptors. The film presented a never-before-seen perspective on the design approaches of 15+ industry-shaking companies, and how they’re using the power of design to disrupt billion dollar industries. After the film, one of the featured designers, Aarron…
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John Talks Autonomous Vehicles at OAAG
Earlier this month in the midst of Hurricane Matthew, John Weatherford traveled to Savannah to speak at the Outdoor Advertising Association of Georgia’s 2016 Conference, continuing the tradition of the NMI serving as an education resource for the ever-shifting technology landscape. John’s talk briefly covered the history and current state of autonomous vehicles (AVs) as…
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Drones with CNN’s Greg Agvent
This month, the NMI had the pleasure of hosting Greg Agvent, the director of CNN’s new Aerial Imagery and Reporting unit, to explore future partnerships between CNN AIR, the NMI and Grady College. If you haven’t heard of CNN AIR yet, their purpose is simple: enhance CNN’s news reporting with drone footage. When CNN AIR…
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The NMI Has a New Pilot in the House
Over the past couple years, drone technology has taken off (pun intended). In response, the FAA has been finalizing regulations surrounding drones and their pilots. The NMI was an early adopter of drones in both classes and Capstone projects, so we’ve been paying close attention to each update. In August, when the FAA announced…
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Humans of the NMI
New Media Photography students took a class trip to see Brandon Stanton speak on campus. Brandon is a UGA grad and founder of Humans of New York (HONY), which is a photographic catalog of New York City residents and their stories. The website produced a bestselling book, and HONY has millions of followers on Facebook,…