News from the Chronicles - August 2012


Meet a faculty member

One idea that we've had in the Dean's office is to try to find ways to introduce our faculty members and what they do. Video can be a great tool for that. Here's another in an ongoing series, this time featuring psychology professor and department head, Keith Campbell.


International wins for UGA Tuba-Euphonium studio

Congratulations to Hugh Hodgson School of Music students in David Zerkel's Tuba-Euphonium studio, who took top honors at this summer's Leonard Falcone International Tuba and Euphonium Festival. Big win: In what Professor David Zerkel refers to as an “unprecedented representation of prize winners from one studio,” four University of Georgia Tuba-Euphonium students have won top prizes at the Leonard Falcone Euphonium and Tuba Festival. Hodgson…


New in the LDSOA Galleries

Ceramics Exit Show by Mary-Chrislyn Durham. Mary completed her Exit this summer and her work will be on display in the Bridge Gallery. These last three have their opening receptions on Friday August 17 from 7-9 pm and the public is welcome. Plus, Attrition, a great installation from Interior Design professor Thom Houser just came down but we're working on a video of the show that will be available soon. As always, our motto: Get to the…


Faculty artwork by Thom Houser

As I mentioned yesterday, the recent installation by Lamar Dodd School of Art Interior Design professor Thom Houser was a real knockout, and fortunately we were able to talk about it while the show was up.      

Photo of Former Dean Alan Dorsey
Continuing Education

  Our news director, Sam Fahmy, sat down with new Franklin College dean Alan Dorsey for an article published in this week's Columns. Here is Sam's article in full. “Continuing Education” Alan T. Dorsey takes the helm of the university’s oldest, largest and most academically diverse college By Sam Fahmy When Alan T. Dorsey became dean of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences on July 1, he took the helm of a college that educates more…


New Microbiology faculty members

The Franklin College’s Department of Microbiology recently hired two senior faculty members, both of whom bring an impressive record of research and teaching to UGA. Jorge C. Escalante-Semerena comes to UGA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and his work focuses on a number of areas that impact human health. Among his interests are the use of vitamin B12 derivatives for cancer therapy and the modification of bacterial proteins to…


Music student Joe Brent sings anthem

Joe Brent, a DMA student, in the Hodgson School of Music, traveled to San Francisco last week to sing the national anthem at AT&T park before the Giants-Nationals game.   A talented tenor who has sung principal roles in many UGA opera productions, Brent is a member of the first-ever graduating class of the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Queens, New York. Founded by world-renowned entertainer Tony Bennett, and his wife Susan…

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New 'Seascape' mural brings to together science, art

 A collaboration between the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences division of biological sciences, Lamar Dodd School of Art and the department of marine sciences, a new “Seascape” mural in the Biological Sciences building, will be formally unveiled on Friday August 31 at 4 p.m. in the third floor hall of biological sciences. “Seascape” is the first in a series of murals by scientific illustration students in the school of art to adorn the…


Microbes move researchers one step closer to biofuels from biomass

  We mention this periodically and should be gladdened at every occasion. University researchers and scientists from all over campus, from engineering to genetics, have been working on various aspects of creating renewable fuels for decades. Now, one group of UGA researchers has moved closer to producing biofuels from biomass, in this case by focusing on microbes in the fermentation process. The single most important barrier to…


Fulbright scholarships awarded to UGA students

  It's another banner year for UGA students as a record number have been awarded Fulbright scholarships. And counting double-majors, it was practically a clean sweep for the Franklin College:   For the past 66 years, the Fulbright Program has provided students, scholars and professionals an opportunity to pursue advanced research projects, graduate study and teaching assistantships worldwide. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State,…