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Celebrating the Franklin Spark: Honors Week celebrates top Franklin Faculty and Students

Franklin College of Arts and Sciences faculty and students are receiving top UGA awards during Honors Week. Since the 1930s, UGA has celebrated the accomplishments of its students and faculty with a dedicated week each spring semester. This year’s honorees exemplify the Franklin Spark, the… Read Article

Marshall Shepherd delivers Charter Lecture at UGA.

Shepherd delivers Charter Lecture on extreme weather

J. Marshall Shepherd, Franklin’s associate dean for research and one of UGA’s newest Regents’ Professors, delivered the 2026 Charter Lecture, urging people to fully fathom the disruption of extreme weather on the global supply chain, public health, and national security. 

“Hurricanes… Read Article

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Unlocking cellular secrets: Franklin researchers named AAAS fellows

Two faculty members from UGA’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences are among the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2025 Fellows, retired biochemistry and molecular biology professor Gerald Hart and cellular biology professor Karl Lechtreck. Election… Read Article

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What really drives us to drink? New research from Franklin faculty offers insight

New research by Franklin College of Arts and Sciences professor Dylan Richards, recently published in the APA journal Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, explores a straightforward question: what influences whether people drink alcohol responsibly? Drawing on data from college students… Read Article

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Impact Spotlight: Dr. George and Betsy Crossley invest in the next generation of scientists

Some legacies are built not by one individual but through shared purpose 

For Dr. George and Betsy Crossley, the University of Georgia’s microbiology program was more than an academic foundation, it was the beginning of two extraordinary journeys defined by leadership, service,… Read Article

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