Since February, the marine education staff has presented the programs to more than 1,000 students in 12 public schoolsFor more than 50 years, educators at the University of Georgia’s Marine Education Center and Aquarium on Skidaway Island have hosted pre-K to 12th grade students for hands-on programs about the coastal environment.This year, those educators are taking the show on the road.With support from Bass Pro Shop, Georgia Power and Friends of the UGA Aquarium, Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant staff and volunteers are taking programs into every school in Savannah-Chatham County.A student at Oglethorpe Charter School uses a microscope to identify marine debris during an educational program presented at the school by UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant staff and volunteers.
Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) continues to do all it can to help address a shortage of primary care providers across the state, as eight young students recently graduated from the Pathway to Med School program.The Pathway to Med School program is a 4-week, residential program for undergraduate pre-medical students who attend Georgia institutions and intend on staying in the state to practice primary care.
As renovations continue at the Hall County Government Center, several departments will move to temporary locations to continue serving the public.Throughout the week of July 18-22, the following departments and divisions typically located on the third floor of the Government Center will move to temporary offices on the lower level, accessible via the elevators in the main lobby area:Building InspectionsBusiness LicenseEngineeringEnvironmental HealthMarshal’s OfficePlanning & DevelopmentPublic WorksAdditionally, the GIS and Construction Management Divisions, which are typically located on the third floor, will move into temporary offices on the second floor.Administration, Financial Services and the Law Department will move back into their regular offices on the fourth floor, where renovations are complete.As a reminder, many forms of business can be conducted online, by phone or by email.
South Georgia Technical College will be offering a new opportunity called the Georgia College Completion Grant Program beginning Fall Semester. This new grant program is designed to assist students who have an outstanding balance due to direct costs at the college and who are within 80% completion of a credential. The maximum award is up to $2,500, depending on the unpaid balance.
Eating more bright-colored fruits and vegetables can help women’s health issuesWomen tend to live longer than men but typically have higher rates of illness.
These Georgia political organizations received the most money from campaign donations from April 1 to June 30, according to the Federal Election Commission.
South Georgia Technical College Automotive Collision and Repair student Abisai Gutierrez of Macon County was presented with the Georgia Automotive Dealers Association (GADA) scholarship recently by the South Georgia Technical College Foundation.