In early March, Georgia reported its first cases of the disease in Fulton County, less than 100 miles from Athens, where UGA is located.
Journalism students taking a seminar in health and medical journalism wrote about UGA’s response and shared their own concerns in a series of Reporter’s Notebooks. Here’s where you can view their work on Grady Newsource, a news source run by students in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.
- When study abroad programs were canceled, students returning from abroad were asked to self-quarantine. Students wrote about how travel plans were impacted in this post.
- At the same time, some students were forced to reconsider their spring break plans, and shared their concerns in this post.
- Drew Shoppy vlogs about how he’s adapting to life in quarantine. Click here to watch his video.
- Simran Sethi copes with quarantine but also her grandfather’s COVID-19 diagnosis. Click here for her full post.
- Allison Pennington writes about the cancellation of commencement ceremonies and what it means to her as a graduating senior. Click here for her full post.
- Through a series of photos, Kate Ross depicts how Athenians are coping with the impact of COVID-19. Click here to view her photo essay.