Mimetic Materials and Cultural Importance I fell in love with the color of clay from 30,000 feet. I flew alone in late winter, visiting a college I did not expect to attend. Georgia existed on a map to me. It was the name of a place 900 miles away, only becoming real from the plane […]
Hirt, Melcher Receive 2026-2027 Fulbright Scholar Awards
The College of Environment and Design is pleased to share that two faculty members have received Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Awards for the upcoming 2026-2027 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Sonia Hirt, Dean and Hughes Professor in Landscape Architecture and Planning, has received a U.S. Scholar Award to Bulgaria. Katherine Melcher, Castro Professor, has received a Fulbright […]
Setting the Pace: Building Momentum for the Hi-Lo Trail
Last month, community leaders, public health professionals and University of Georgia partners gathered in Sandersville, Georgia for a Capacity Building Workshop focused on advancing the vision of the Hi-Lo Trail: a proposed multi-use corridor connecting Athens to Savannah. Spanning eight counties– Greene, Hancock, Washington, Johnson, Emanuel, Bulloch, Effingham and Chatham– the Hi-Lo Trail is more […]