
Real estate, economics and philosophy major Corey Straughter strives to build a sense of belonging for every student in the UGA dorms as a resident belonging assistant.
Kareem Elfoulie, a recent mechanical engineering graduate from Georgia Tech, created a noninvasive wearable that alerts caregivers when their senior loved ones need incontinence garments changed. He presented his Senior Shield to judges at the June 18 pitch contest, and they were impressed with his strategy for getting the wearable sensor approved for Medicare reimbursement.
The University of Georgia’s Center for International Trade and Security, a global leader in strategic trade and international security education, has been named the Benson-Bertsch Center for International Trade and Security. The naming was made possible through a generous gift from the Ed and Robin Benson Foundation in memory of Robin’s late husband, Howard Edsel “Ed” Benson, and in tribute to Gary Bertsch, the founding director of the center.