News Archive - 2026

Sergio Bernardes and Vietnamese delegation at cemetery
UGA, Vietnam deepen partnership to recover missing war dead

When a government delegation from Vietnam visited the University of Georgia Aug. 12, members weren’t coming to see a single laboratory or one breakthrough technology.  Instead, they visited a university where historians, archaeologists, geographers, geologists, chemists, engineers, biologists, geneticists, and computer scientists are working together to solve one of the most difficult legacies of war: locating and identifying service…

man and woman listening to cans through wire
Communication scholars explain why some explanations click

A good explanation can make a complicated idea suddenly seem manageable. But that clarity doesn’t come from accuracy alone, according to UGA communication scholars.  “An explanation is not a passive, neutral container for facts but rather a generative, persuasive structure,” said Maryam Ahmadi, assistant professor of communication studies in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences.  Explaining something requires choosing which…

Keivan Stassun portrait
Renowned astrophysicist Keivan Stassun joins Franklin as head of physics and astronomy

 Astrophysicist Keivan Stassun, a nationally recognized leader in the study of stars and exoplanets, is joining the University of Georgia’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences as the inaugural holder of the Ashvin B. Chhabra Distinguished Professorship and new head of the Department of Physics and Astronomy in January, bringing with him a decorated career of scientific discovery and expanding access and innovation in the sciences.  …

Cole Phillips checking patient's ear
How studying history made Cole Phillips a better physician 

This story is part of Humanities in Practice, a Franklin College of Arts and Sciences series exploring the bridge between the sciences and humanities.  For this physician, knowing the answer is the easy part.  A patient at Mercy Health Center had a blood pressure reading of 200/120, high enough to put him at risk of a heart attack or stroke. Dr. Cole Phillips knew he needed medication. The patient, who had never taken blood…

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