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  • Thanks A Trillion Verizon Wireless!

    The New Media Institute would like to thank Verizon Wireless and Julie Smith, Vice President of External Affairs, once again for their overly generous donation of $15,000 for elder new media development! Each semester NMIX students join together to work on projects that promote positive change through new media technology, and we wouldn’t have the…

  • No Failure: Dr. Shamp’s Guide to Job Interviews

    Any student in the New Media Institute knows to always be on the lookout for a coveted “J-word” – a job! With the Career Center’s Summer Job and Internship fairs coming up, we know that many of our students have gotten down to business writing and rewriting their resumes, double-checking business cards, and testing out…

  • Leading in Innovation

    The NMI was recently mentioned by DiscoverUGA, as a program that’s making innovation happen within the university! Click “Read More” to see how the NMI, along with other programs, are pursuing this concept of innovation and making it a way of life!

  • The Ultimate Nerd Device

    I’m sure many of you have heard all about this mysterious Google Glass project that the NMI has been hiding away from us all. Yes, we’ve all been marveling at every piece of news on the fabulous new gadget from Google, and finally, we have some news! Our very own Clate Sanders has been playing…

  • Capstone Sneak Peak!

    Our Capstone students are hard at work this semester on a whole new crop of exciting projects! Over the next few weeks, each of these projects will be featured on the NMI blog. Can’t wait that long? Us either! That’s why we’re offering an exclusive sneak peak of what’s to come! Be sure to check back…

  • Wellness Wednesday: The Flash Mob that Rocked Herty Field

    The TED-MED speaker scared me.  Over the course of civilization, life expectancy increased.  Knowledge about medicine and health practices helped.  But a big contribution to additional life span was improved diet.  And as the talk continued, the line on the graph kept going up.  Then it leveled off.  Then …  it was uncertain. Soon it…