Shepherd Center co-founder Alana Shepherd speaks during a Mason Public Leadership Lecture.

The Alana Shepherd effect: How kindness and grit changed the world

Shepherd Center co-founder Alana Shepherd urged University of Georgia students to volunteer, rely on themselves and be kind in all they do — traits that helped her change the world. She delivered her remarks at the Mason Public Leadership Lecture Feb. 19 in the UGA Chapel.

The Terry College Business Learning Center in the Fall.

Study shows a better way for companies to promote rankings

It’s good business to be among the best. Both B2C and B2B buyers consult rankings before making purchase decisions. Sources such as Consumer Reports, HomeAdvisor, Kelly Blue Book, TripAdvisor, and Yelp help consumers buy personal goods and services.

Associate professor Marie Mitchell stands along the railing above the Casey Commons inside Amos Hall in the Terry College Business Learning Community.

Focus on Faculty: Marie Mitchell

Marie Mitchell, an associate professor of management, conducts research that helps organizations promote functional, productive and ethical work behavior.

UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Department of Horticulture's professor Marc van Iersel

$5 million grant to help reduce energy costs of indoor farming

One of the steepest barriers to profitable controlled-environment agriculture is the energy cost associated with providing the plants enough light, but new research being pioneered by University of Georgia could cut those costs by 50 percent.