
Taryn Hooks still remembers the feelings she had as a little girl walking up to meet a cheerleader or dancer in uniform. She was filled with awe and inspiration when her gaze was met by the glamorous performer.

The University of Georgia and Duke University are partnering with leaders from the insurance and climate data industries to launch the Center for Innovation in Risk, Catastrophes, and Decisions (CIRCAD), a new initiative focused on insurance innovation and large-scale climate risk mitigation research.

Finance and MIS junior Trey Wilson is a podcaster, a campus tour guide, president of the Black Business Student Association and is active in almost a dozen other student clubs. His goal is to make the most of his time at UGA. “It’s college,” he says. “Soak it all in, smile, and keep growing every day.”

University of Georgia marketing researchers have found that shoppers’ perceptions of the value of grocery staples vary depending on the physical size of the product and how the price is presented. Specifically, shoppers perceive larger items are a better deal when sold by the pound, but smaller items are a better deal when sold by the unit — even when the prices are essentially the same.