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A successor to our print magazine, The Franklin Chronicles, this blog allows us to continue to communicate the importance of the arts and sciences to an expanded audience through a variety of means – articles and announcements, video, news and opinion – to pick up the conversation of why the arts, humanities and sciences matter so much at this juncture in the history of our university, our nation and the world. Read more

Poet Laureate Trethewey to return to campus

As noted earlier this summer, the Franklin College was very proud of the announcment that alumna Natasha Trethewey had been appointed the next poet laureate of the United States. And now we are thrilled that UGA will welcome her back to campus during the Arts Festival in November:

Natasha… Read Article


Doctoral Graduate Earns Young Chemist Award

 

Judy I-Chia Wu, a recent doctoral graduate from the department of chemistry, was one of six young chemists recently honored by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.

Wu, who earned her doctorate in 2011, was awarded the IUPAC Prize for her Ph.D. thesis work… Read Article


Institute for Women's Studies reception

Traditional academic disciplines have devoted little systematic attention to issues of gender, race, class, and sexuality. In the past 30 years, feminist scholars have contributed to the reinterpretation of existing data and to the presentation of new knowledge about the diversity of women’s… Read Article


2nd Thursday concerts return with Dvořák

Since 1980, the Hugh Hodgson School of Music 2nd Thursday Scholarship Series has offered showcase performances by UGA students and faculty the second Thursday of each month throughout the academic year. Proceeds from individual ticket sales and season subscriptions allow for yearlong academic… Read Article


UGA to premiere Vogel's 'Things Fall Apart'

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