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What is Franklin Chronicles?
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

Snakes weren't always legless; they evolved the loss of limbs over 100 million years ago and new research from genetics explains why snakes have held on to this limb circuitry through the ages:

"There have been many millions of snake generations since they evolved a legless body, and… Read Article

The deadline for Willson Center Research Fellowship applications is coming up next week, October 6:

The Willson Center Research Fellowship supports excellence in arts and humanities research. Applicants must hold doctorate or equivalent scholarly credentials. Tenured and… Read Article

An original video series released yesterday explores the science of natural disasters to reveal the human and economic toll caused by catastrophic events. The series, “When Nature Strikes: Science of Natural Hazards” is produced by NBC Learn, the educational arm of the NBCUniversal News Group,… Read Article

Parker's talk is one in a series of “History at Work” talks, in which history alumni discuss how their BA in history helped them excel at their careers.  The talks are aimed at undergraduates. 

Free and open to the public, with pizza. 101 LeConte at 12:30 pm. Today.

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Following their Second Thursday performance earlier this month, the orchestra, conducted by Mark Cedel, will perform "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" by Paul Dukas and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 3, "Little Russian." The program will also include a performance of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto… Read Article

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