UNG's fall athletic teams are aiming to build on their championship-level performances in 2025 as they kick off the 2026-27 athletic year.
About 240 freshmen began their time as UNG cadets Aug. 2-8 during FROG Week, which was led by cadet brigade commander Grace McGill and her team.
UNG will host Next Fest from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 29 at UNG's Gainesville Campus. It can best be described as an academic festival and community open house.
UNG and the Georgia Appalachian Trail Club have partnered to archive the club's history in the Library Technology Center at the Dahlonega Campus.
UNG alumnus Col. Christian Durham is the new UNG professor of military science. The 2001 graduate took over this role in June.
UNG and the Dahlonega Literary Festival will welcome readers, writers, educators, students, and community members from across the region for the North Georgia Regional Book Fair on Sept. 12.
The UNG College of Education is launching a Bachelor of Science in Education in special education this fall in collaboration with four other University System of Georgia schools.
The UNG Woofer Quartet brought home first prize in the chamber music competition at the 23rd annual International Euphonium Tuba Festival, held June 14–20 at Emory University.
Three UNG students garnered accolades for their submissions at the 2026 Southern Literary Festival at UT Chattanooga.
Industry leaders, elected officials and university supporters gathered Aug. 10 at UNG’s Gainesville Campus to celebrate plans for a new poultry instructional complex that will give students hands-on experience.
UNG cadet Alyssa Estes earned her Air Assault wings and ruck march champion honors July 21 at The Sabalauski Air Assault School at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Dr. Eugene Van Sickle, associate provost for undergraduate programs, won the Journals, Memoirs and Letters book award as part of the 2025 Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Awards.
Cybersecurity teams from UNG took three of the top four spots at SummitCTF at Virginia Tech in the spring.
Sixteen UNG faculty and staff research projects received funding for their work through the 2026-27 Presidential Awards.
Three Supplemental Instruction facilitators and three SI staff members presented research at the 14th International Conference on Supplemental Instruction.
Weeks of Welcome, set for Aug. 6-21, offers opportunities to meet other students, faculty and staff and learn about UNG’s resources and expectations.
UNG on July 31 celebrated the opening of the Wynne-Mathews Military Science Center, which sets the stage for its Corps of Cadets to produce military officers for generations to come.
This fall, UNG is expanding UNG 1101 offerings to help first-year students take advantage of the opportunities available in college while developing the skills needed for success.
A recent UNG alumnus and a senior took part in the six-week Northeast Georgia Medical Center Graduate Medical Education Summer Research Internship in May and June.
Students, faculty and staff of UNG are providing a free program this summer that offers structured training for 95 youth athletes ranging in age from 7 to 12.
UNG College of Education interns participated in a grant-funded project to increase the representation of individuals with disabilities in books in school libraries.
Three UNG students were selected as Fulbright U.S. Student grantees. One has accepted the opportunity and will teach English in South Korea.
Nine research collaborations are part of this year's Faculty Undergraduate Summer Engagement program. Participants will present their work July 23 in the Hoag Student Center.
Students are spending seven weeks this summer to achieve basic language proficiency in Chinese and Russian through UNG's Summer Language Institutes.
The UNG Department of Athletics and the Athletics Hall of Fame Committee have unveiled the class of 2026, which is set to be inducted Sept. 24.
Twenty high school students gained a crash course in logistics during Camp Logistics, held June 1-5 at UNG's Gainesville Campus.
UNG held a groundbreaking July 7 for the STEM Excellence Center, which is scheduled to open in spring 2028 and will prepare the next generation of scientists, engineers, innovators, and problem-solvers.
Grants Academy, hosted by UNG's Office of Sponsored Programs, has been supporting staff and faculty with the grant process from start to finish since at least 2014.
Kristin Bennett, nurse practitioner for Student Health Services at UNG's Dahlonega Campus, recently earned the Unsung Hero Award from the University System of Georgia.
UNG hosted 26 high school students and 21 teachers for cybersecurity camps from June 8-12 at UNG's Dahlonega Campus.
Four UNG students helped high school students learn more about cybersecurity and other government jobs at the ENGAGE Youth in Government Expo.
A team of UNG students finished in fourth place at the Kennesaw State University Regional American Marketing Association Conference and Case Competition this spring.
Biology research teams from UNG presented their work on 12 projects at the Georgia Academy of Science meeting, with two UNG groups earning awards.
Sales students at UNG made strong showings in multiple sales competitions during the spring semester.
Summer Scholars STEM Institute served as a pivotal experience this year for pre-service teachers and also inspired rising fourth-graders through eighth-graders with hands-on learning.
Four UNG students from the Department of Music presented a workshop at the fifth annual String Band Summit at East Tennessee State University Center.
UNG student Helene Nilsson has been selected for the STEM NetX Fellowship and earned a grant from the fellowship to support her research with Dr. Amber Ignatius.
Five students partnered with Dr. Ahmad Ghafarian, a UNG professor of computer science and cybersecurity, on the application of machine learning algorithms to network security research projects.
Two previous attendees of Steps to College at UNG gave back this summer to the program that helped shape them by serving as a teaching assistants.
UNG took nine nursing students and four faculty members to Peru on a study abroad during spring break to offer screenings and women's health services to local communities.
Scholarships funded by donors are changing the trajectory of University of North Georgia students' lives and preparing them to meet the state's healthcare needs.
UNG is producing Fulbright students teaching English in South Korea at a higher clip than any other university, and they are embracing the communities they serve.
About two decades after first starting college, Laura Acker earned her bachelor's degree in political science from UNG.
UNG's 49th annual Modern Language Day welcomed almost 300 students from 11 high schools for competitions and other activities April 23 at UNG's Dahlonega Campus.
Eight UNG students and three alumni attended the Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society Convention in New Orleans.
UNG earned the LeeAnn Noble Make-A-Wish Award for the most funds raised in 2025-26 during the Peach Belt Conference's annual Make-A-Wish initiative.
UNG brought together some of the world's top minds on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, intelligence, and global security when it hosted the International Association for Intelligence Education Annual Global Conference.
Students from UNG made a strong showing in the annual Japanese Speech Contest in Atlanta, Georgia, this spring. A first-place finish was one of four top-three results.
UNG women's golf head coach Sierra Campbell has been selected to serve as the Division II director on the Women's Golf Coaches Association Board of Directors for 2026-27.
The UNG Esports team finished off a decorated 2025-26 academic year with a second-place finish in the National Esports Collegiate Conference Marvel Rivals tournament.
