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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.
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Olympic Dawgs

As the world begins to celebrate the 2024 Summer Olympics Games in Paris today, we also salute the many Bulldog student-athletes who are participating, representing America and countries around the world in the City of Light over the next few weeks.

UGA Athletics celebrates the 34 current… Read Article

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Joye expedition investigates hydrothermal systems

Supported by a National Science Foundation grant, marine sciences faculty member Samantha Joye led an interdisciplinary team in Spring 2024—composed of researchers from Montana State University, University of Texas at Austin, and University of Wisconsin—to the Gulf of California aboard the… Read Article

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Fellows for Transformative Teaching

Strengthening the faculty across disciplines and tenure-track lines, the Center for Teaching and Learning Fellows for Transformative Teaching bring together experienced faculty from across UGA to explore and engage in conversations about advanced teaching practices. CTL announced its 2024-25… Read Article

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High school educators join cruise on the R/V Savannah

Invited by UGA scientists Adam Greer and Marc Frischer, Johnson High School (Chatham County) principal Derrick Muhammad and four JHS educators spent just over 24 hours onboard the R/V Savannah several dozen miles off the Georgia coast, learning about the process of collecting oceanographic data… Read Article

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NIH renews support of studies of bacterial metabolism and physiology

The National Institutes of Health awarded $3.5M to UGA faculty member Jorge Escalante to continue his studies of the metabolic capabilities of prokaryotic cells. 

The award is known as the ‘Maximizing Investigator’s Research Award’ (MIRA), which has a duration of 5 years. Escalante,… Read Article