Portraits

Acting Dean, Tony Henthorne, Ph.D., relaxes in his luxurious home tiki bar after a long day in the office.

Luke Farritor, a senior in the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Engineering, recently won a global contest to read the first text inside a carbonized scroll from the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum. That text had been unreadable since the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79. Farritor developed a machine-learning algorithm that detected the Greek word πορϕυρας (purple) on the charred papyrus scroll, which is too delicate to unroll using MRI scans. In this mulitiple exposure, the word πορϕυρας is in the line of text appearing in a line with his eyes to the right.

Rob Larson, an affiliate professor, helped the students learn the Two-Eyed Seeing approach, which involves using one eye to understand the strengths of Indigenous knowledge and the other to understand Western knowledge, then meld those perspectives together for mutual benefit.

A jazz musician pauses during a performance demonstration for students.

Horticulture students check poinsettia plants for aphids after the Thanksgiving break. Hosted in the Greenhouse Learning Center, 2023 will be the 33rd year for the annual poinsettia sale to support the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture program. 

Senior marching band members had a chance to show off their skills in the studio. 

Emmy Peach, UGA student diagnosed with autism as an adult, poses portrait in front of an infinity symbol design representing the broad and varied spectrum of experiences and infinite potential of individuals with autism.

"I take this class because I like putting myself through pain," commented Adam Salem, a second-year graphic design major at Pratt Munson, who was working on a sculpture October 17, 2023.

A student poses for an environmental portrait on campus. 

Entrepreneur Brenda Anders, Founder and CEO of Jipe, is working with business school faculty as she mentors students in their own entrepreneurial endeavors.