UGA Health & Medical Journalism

Hey reporters for GradyNewsource and The Red & Black—we’re just pointing out this award. There is a student category— and we saw lots of great work from you in 2021. Reach out to professor Sabriya Rice if you have questions. 🥇🏆

Enter your work into the 2021 Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism. First-place winners earn $500 and complimentary lodging for two nights and registration for Health Journalism 2022 in Austin, Texas. Deadline is Jan. 26, 5 p.m. ET. https://healthjournalism.org/awards

Carolyn Crist shares her experience with freelancing and working as a UGA instructor in new interview. Read more at
https://medicaljournalism.grady.uga.edu/2021/12/07/alum-carolyn-crist-shares-real-world-freelance-experience-as-a-uga-journalism-instructor/
(Carolyn Crist. Photo/ Jordana Dale)

Students gathered Dec. 3 for a pre-holiday movie night to watch Seaspiracy, a 2021 documentary film about environmental impacts of fishing on the health of both people and marine life.

Pictured left to right: Morgan Gonzales, Alex Anteau, Dariel Stanford, Irene Wright, Chancey Phillips and Keshondra Shipp. Photo by Sabriya Rice.

Meet Carolyn! Look out for an alumni interview with Carolyn on the HMJ website soon!

McClatchy is looking for Local Investigative Reporter - Ida B. Wells Society. As a member of the McClatchy family, you are part of a flexible, empowering, and exciting culture dedicated to creating a work/life balance and consistent opportunities for growth—a place where you have a voice and the ability to impact our future.

Recent HMJ graduate, Madeline Laguaite, updates about her career and experience with the HMJ program in new interview posted on our website at

HMJ grad Madeline Laguaite continues to evolve her skills as a new content strategist - Health & Medical Journalism Madeline Laguaite graduated with a master’s degree in Health and Medical Journalism in Spring 2022. She is a content strategist for WebMD.  The following is an edited transcript. What do... Read more »

How one university is taking over a small-town newspaper - Poynter By setting up a nonprofit to manage and run the paper, the University of Georgia is hoping to inspire community journalists

Nuçi’s Space is providing health care clinics for medical student training that is free of charge for patients reports health journalism student, Alex Anteau, reports in the Red and Black at https://www.redandblack.com/athensnews/nu-i-s-space-provides-free-health-care-clinic-medical-student-training/article_f7e8a53a-360c-11ec-b741-9f60f31dbb1b.html.

Nuçi’s Space provides free health care clinic, medical student training Athens’ Nuçi's Space serves as a venue for second-year Medical School of Georgia students to provide free health care clinics to the Athens public.

Assistant director for East Campus Village and University Village, Blake York, works to advance community engagement within UGA housing programs with transitions to virtual models for programs, reports graduate student Irene Wright for Columns. The story was picked up by UGA Today. Read more in the article at

Housing director creates a learning community - UGA Today Blake York uses gaming to connect with students.

Using a litter trapping device, students in Marguerite Brickman's class Basic Concepts in Biology honors at , worked to remove and sort litter from the Oconee River, reports graduate student Alex Anteau in The Red & Black. Read more in the article at

UGA students work to clear trash from Oconee River On Tuesday, University of Georgia students emptied a trash trap located near the delta of one of the Oconee River’s tributaries, Trail Creek.

Happy Friday everyone! Today, we are shining a spotlight on Victoria Knight, Health Journalism alumni. Check out her interview on our website at https://medicaljournalism.grady.uga.edu/2020/02/01/building-connections-in-the-program-led-alumna-to-current-reporter-role/
Look out for future alumni interviews!