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Improving access to Opioid Use Disorder medication

Apr 2019

Improving access to Opioid Use Disorder medication

By: Shelby Steuart The Opioid Epidemic is the deadliest drug overdose crisis in United States history, claiming almost 800,000 lives since 1999. As the epidemic expanded to include every American

Are companies paying doctors to prescribe opioids?

Feb 2019

Are companies paying doctors to prescribe opioids?

By: Shelby Steuart Financial incentives provided by pharmaceutical companies may be changing the way doctors prescribe opioids. As SPIA Professor David Bradford’s article in Addiction shows, there is a high correlation

Two Key Issues in Addressing the Opioid Epidemic

Aug 2018

Two Key Issues in Addressing the Opioid Epidemic

Dr. Amanda Abraham has received extensive media attention for her work with Dr. David Bradford, in the Department of Public Administration and Policy (SPIA), as well as colleagues in the

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College of Engineering, School of Public and International Affairs partner on unique Double Dawgs pathway

Oct 2024

College of Engineering, School of Public and International Affairs partner on unique Double Dawgs pathway

by Lillian Balance originally posted on UGA Today New Double Dawgs program offers students a path toward leadership positions in various fields Engineering majors with an interest in energy policy

Mar 2025

Innovative Classrooms, Lasting Impact: Active Learning at UGA’s School of Public and International Affairs

by Caroline Paczkowski At the University of Georgia, a new wave of teaching is redefining the classroom experience. Professors are setting aside traditional lectures to embrace active learning, an approach

March 2025 MPA Student of the Month: Cammi Rogers

Mar 2025

March 2025 MPA Student of the Month: Cammi Rogers

Congratulations to Cammi Rogers for being selected as March MPA Student of the Month! Cammi Rogers is a second-year student in the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program at the

Robby Witwer, Leader On & Off the Ice

Feb 2025

Robby Witwer, Leader On & Off the Ice

Robby Witwer’s mother, a former figure skater, taught him to skate as a young boy in Golden, Colorado. Family is important to Robby, a fourth-year political science student at the

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