The Humans of the Libraries photo story celebrates the student employee class of 2026. We are so proud of their accomplishments and the energy they have brought to our branches.
Graduating senior Senior Scott Groome found community, received training and grew as a leader by joining the UNC Naval ROTC. During his final year on campus, Groome served as battalion commanding officer, overseeing roughly 40 midshipmen and enlisted Marines in the unit. Following graduation, Groome will head to Pensacola, Florida, to train as a student naval aviator.
Shane Stiles ’00 opened his first Stiles Switch BBQ & Brew in Austin with one simple goal — to bring outstanding, authentic craft barbecue to the Texas capital. Today, he has three locations in the Hill Country and a reputation for making some of the best barbecue around.
Tucked away at the back of Texas A&M-RELLIS, some of the university’s most exciting robotics research takes place, helping shape the future of space exploration through groundbreaking technology.
As the immersive week on Jekyll Island nears its end, 11 students gather in the pre-dawn June light on Driftwood Beach. The striking landscape, renowned for its gnarled, sun-bleached driftwood stretching from sand to sea, fills with the quiet bustle of the students setting up their easels and watercolor palettes in the early morning light.
The Chinese zodiac says 2026 is the year of the horse. 2026 also kicks off the 25th anniversary year of the founding of the eight-time NCE championship-winning UGA equestrian program.
This essay documents the behind the scenes as well as the competition of the spring season of the UGA Equestrian program. Including early season meets all the way to falling in the semifinals of the national championship.
Morocco is a study in contrast - from the color and chaos of Casablanca to the silence and serenity of the Agafay Desert. The 29 UGA students who visited Morocco over spring break are just as different and equally as vibrant.
This online photo essay highlights the Illinois State Redbird football team's miraculous run to the 2026 NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Championship game in Nashville, Tennessee. The road-warrior Redbirds made history in 2025, becoming the first-ever team to win four road playoff games—traversing nearly 8,000 miles—en route to the 2026 NCAA FCS Championship game January 5, 2026 vs Montana State University. This run united the Redbird community, as the Redbirds were underdogs throughout the FCS playoffs. The Redbird would lose the championship game in an overtime thriller.
Sea stars are a little-understood but vital part of the ecosystem, but wasting disease is decimating them. Northeastern’s Angela Jones is leading the charge to uncover more about the deadly disease on the East Coast. The West Coast has already seen what happens when that keystone goes missing: The entire ecological arch collapses. Sea urchins started spreading like wildfire, eating everything in their wake. Beaches turned purple with all the sea urchins washing up on shore.
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