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As Schools Open, Storms Approach

As schools start across the Atlanta-metro area this week, weather experts are telling parents to pack an umbrella as rain showers are expected to hit.

Approval of Georgia Power Renewable Energy Plan

Every three years Georgia Power is required to inform the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) on how it will provide energy to meet electricity demand of its 2.7 million customers over the next 20 years. On July 21st, the commission approved Georgia Power’s 2022 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) that would shut down all but two of Georgia Power’s coal-fired power plants in the state.

Have you Considered These Tourist Spots in Georgia?

Georgia has many places that serve as tourist attractions where one’s interests can be piqued. These interests can range from beaches, museums, aquariums, historical sites, gardens, forests, and mountain landscapes, to name a few.

NextGeneration of STEM Professionals

Twelve high school interns spent five weeks of their summer shadowing Emory University researchers and genetic counselors in Emory School of Medicine’s Department of Human Genetics.

UGA’s MBA Program Ranks in the Best of the Nation

According to a recent survey released by The Economist, the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia’s full-time MBA program ranks No. 12 among public universities in the U.S., No. 28 among all U.S. business schools, and No. 36 in the world.