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Franklin College is a hub for research, scholarly achievement and global reach in the arts, humanities, and sciences. Its nationally known faculty are frequently recognized for their research impact, while fostering entrepreneurial thinking among their students that helps shape each student’s educational journey. Our students are known for their innovative and creative ambitions and pursue them to their fullest extent here at the College. Upon graduation, they join the Franklin network of more than 100,000 worldwide, who lead in their respective fields and frequently share their experiences and knowledge in the UGA classroom. Read more about our faculty, students, alumni, and initiatives in the College below.

Honors and awards of every stripe have been announced for faculty, staff and students. 

Vincent Starai was awarded $1,503,565 by the National Institutes of Health to investigate how the bacterium that causes Legionnaires’ disease, Legionella pneumophila, overcome the body’s defenses.… Read Article

As part of its 'African Diplomat on Campus' series, the African Studies Institute presents a public lecture by HE Seydou Bouda on Tuesday, April 9 at 4 p.m. in room 480 of the Tate Student Center:

His Excellency, Ambassador Seydou Bouda has served as the Ambassador Extraordinary and… Read Article

This is more a Save the Date item but next month the Georgia Museum of Art will host an event that connects the humanities with visual art in a very, well, creative, way:

Professor Judith Ortiz Cofer’s advanced creative writing class presents an evening of readings inspired by works of… Read Article

Franklin College faculty continue to be widely quoted and featured in the news media. A sample from April:

UGA researcher Vincent Starai, an assistant professor of microbiology, has been awarded a $1.5 million National Institutes of Health grant to study Legionnaires’ disease.… Read Article

Franklin's Philip Grayeski becomes UGA's 44th Goldwater Scholar:

Grayeski, a junior Honors student majoring in genetics and chemistry at the University of Georgia, has been named a 2013 Barry M. Goldwater Scholar.

Grayeski is among a group of 271 recipients of the one- and two-year… Read Article