Brad Condie

At Disney, animator Brad Condie helped bring to life the characters in such films as Pocahontas, Mulan, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Now, as a professor, he is setting his students’ professional lives into motion.

Emily Brown Hoffman, assistant professor of early childhood, youth, and family studies

Great teachers change lives. But what’s the best way to prepare aspiring elementary educators to be classroom heroes? That question inspires education professor Emily Hoffman every day.

Shaoen Wu

Growing up in China, Shaoen Wu had limited access to technology. Now, he’s an expert in developing artificial intelligence and robots to make our lives safer.

Connie McIntosh

One in 59 people have autism. Connie McIntosh, a nursing professor, has vowed to improve education for medical providers.

Mark Mayer

Happy and healthy. That’s what marketing professor Mark Mayer wants for all kids. He evaluates how to develop uplifting ads to tackle childhood obesity.

Journalism 101 class

This story’s author, Kate Elliott, coordinates the Department of Journalism’s magazine media concentration and co-chairs the College of Communication, Information, and Media’s Engagement Task Force. According to family lore, one of freshman Kellyn Harrison’s ancestors was Captain Kidd, an infamous pirate rumored to have buried treasure in the Caribbean before the British hanged him. Jada […]

Maxwell and sea lion share expressions

Neptune, a 6-year-old California sea lion, had a harrowing youth. In 2015, he was found stranded and starving on a California beach. Further examination showed hooks embedded in his front flippers and bullet fragments in his head. Neptune is now happy, well-fed, and in a forever home, thanks to the Georgia Aquarium and marine animal […]