<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4Mwa5s_0vjfdJKW00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4Mwa5s_0vjfdJKW00" width="1763" height="1175" ><figcaption>Vanessa Tam/Staff</figcaption></figure>The University of Georgia main campus will be closed Thursday, Sept. 26, and Friday, Sept. 27, due to Hurricane Helene. UGA announced the closure in an email release at 5:42 p.m. on Wednesday.All in-person classes, campus events and activities are canceled. However, the university encourages faculty “to consider alternative ways to maintain continuity of instruction at their discretion.”All residence and dining halls will remain open, according to the statement. Campus Transit will continue normal operations until weather conditions make it unsafe to do so.Designated Employees are expected to report on time unless conditions prevent safe travel and should contact their supervisors for more information, the statement said.“We have been closely monitoring the development of Hurricane Helene, which continues to intensify as it rapidly approaches landfall,” the statement said. “Forecasters warn that this dangerous storm could bring heavy rain and high winds across the state, potentially reaching unprecedented levels here in the Athens area.”The university will provide another update Friday afternoon regarding campus service availability over the weekend.Students, staff and faculty are encouraged to monitor https://www.emergency.uga.edu/ for updates and make sure they are signed up for emergency alerts at https://prepare.uga.edu/campus-emergencies/uga-alert/ and update emergency contact confirmation. The University of Georgia released warning and preparation advice to students on Wednesday, which can be found here.</div></body>

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UGA closed Thursday and Friday for Hurricane Helene

The University of Georgia main campus will be closed Thursday, Sept. 26, and Friday, Sept. 27, due to Hurricane Helene. UGA announced the closure in an email release at 5:42 p.m. on Wednesday. All in-person classes, campus events and activities are canceled. However, the university encourages faculty “to consider alternative...