Researchers gather in a conference room to listen to research presentations Conference on Generative AI in Research Methods

Leading the conversation on AI research methods

Faculty from the Department of Management Information Systems welcomed researchers from across the United States to the inaugural Conference on Generative AI in Research Methods on Oct. 2.

Scott Deviniey stands and speaks to a group seated at tables in a restaurant, with framed artwork and decorative plants on the walls. Chicken Salad Chick CEO teaching at Terry College

Bringing chicken salad to the classroom

Chicken Salad Chick CEO Scott Deviney (AB ’95) is teaching a master class on the business of franchising as a visiting lecturer in the UGA Entrepreneurship Program.

A job candidate sits across the desk from a robot who is interviewing him. Interviewing with AI?

Interviewing with AI? Try not to let the robot affect your behavior

A firm handshake used to be all a job candidate needed to make a good first impression, but today a growing number of firms are relying on artificial intelligence to screen applicants. According to a new study from the University of Georgia, it also changes how job candidates act — and not always for the better.

UGA Student Industry Fellow Bradley Smith, right, speaks with Lauren Lazaro, assistant professor and UGA Extension precision agriculture specialist, in front of a field of corn.

Students help farmers streamline record keeping

Management student Bradley Smith spent her summer testing FieldLog, a record keeping app developed and tested by UGA students and faculty. She worked with 15 other UGA Student Industry Fellows, including recent MIS graduate Katie Fields, to help make the app useful for Georgia farmers.

A close up of man's hand as we works on a tablet computer with a stylus. An illustration of a a head and a gear with the initials AI centered hovers superimposed above his tablet. How to budget for AI innovation?

How to budget for AI innovation?

Managers can take lessons from past technological revolutions to make AI adoption and adaptation less stressful.

Margaret Christ to lead Terry College graduate programs  

Margaret Christ, who serves as director of the J.M. Tull School of Accounting, has been named associate dean of graduate programs and AI initiatives at the Terry College of Business. Her appointment takes effect August 1. 

AI tool takes top prize at Idea Accelerator

An AI-driven platform called Switch, created by UGA mechanical engineering major Gabriel Gutierrez, won first place at the University of Georgia Entrepreneurship Program’s Idea Accelerator Demo Day. The tool, which selects the best AI model for each prompt, earned the top prize for its practical approach to improving efficiency in prompt-based workflows.

Elena Karahanna sits on stage at the chapel with Marshall Shepherd

Elena Karahanna explores technological transformation at UGA Charter Lecture

Elena Karahanna and J. Marshall Shepherd, the university’s newest Regents’ Professors, delivered the 2026 Charter Lecture, an event established in 1988 to honor the university’s founding ideals. The lecture highlighted how their research, spanning more than three decades, has progressed from theoretical inquiry to addressing urgent global challenges.