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Lecture details how research and innovation reach global heights through Horizon Europe

As research drives innovation around the globe and its ever-changing political, social and economic landscape, the power of collaboration fuels visionary breakthroughs for the most complex challenges.   Building on Franklin’s commitment to Academic Innovation, the college welcomed Florent Bernard to campus on Oct. 3 for an invited lecture on EU/U.S. collaboration opportunities in research and innovation. Bernard, Counsellor for…
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Florent Bernard, Counsellor of Research and Innovation to the European Union Delegation, to give lecture

 The University of Georgia Franklin College of Arts and Sciences will host a lecture by Florent Bernard, the Counsellor for Research and Innovation at the European Union Delegation to the United States in Washington, DC, on Friday, October 3 at 11 a.m. in the Larry Walker Room of Dean Rusk Hall. This lecture is free and open to the public.  Bernard’s lecture, “E.U.-U.S. Collaboration Opportunities in Research and Innovation with…
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Gary May, Chancellor of the University of California, Davis, shares insights on the future of higher education in lecture

This Fall, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and the Office of the Provost welcomed Gary May, the Chancellor of the University of California, Davis, to kick off the Fall 2025 Provost Seminar Series. In his lecture, “A Retrospective and Prospective Look at the Value of Higher Education,” May detailed his personal experiences as a student, faculty member, and leader, and discussed  four challenges to mobilize higher education into the…
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Fiction vs. fact: philosophy lecture broadens the cultural distinctions

How do we define fiction? Can these definitions be applied across time and culture? Do we even need an all-encompassing definition of fiction? Hannah Kim, assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Arizona, explored these questions from a transhistorical and transcultural perspective in her lecture “Fiction without Mimesis: A Comparative Philosophy of Fiction” as part of the Kleiner Lecture series at UGA.  On February 27,…
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Noted and Quoted, February 2025

The benefits of vacations, global dust and the Georgia Museum of Natural History headline the top February features of work and engagement from our faculty colleagues and outstanding alumni. Did we mention vacation? Those stories plus few more: The best thing you can do for your well-being on vacation, according to science — and the worst – research led by Ryan Grant, doctoral student in the department of psychology, reported by the New York…
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Atlanta Symphony director laureate to visit UGA

UGA welcomes renowned conductor and orchestra director Robert Spano on March 24 as the Willson Center’s annual Delta Visiting Chair for Global Understanding. Spano’s visit, which will include two public talks on campus and a workshop for UGA student composers with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, is part of the Willson Center’s Global Georgia public event series and the UGA Humanities Festival: Spano is music director of the Fort Worth…
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Greg Lavender Returns to UGA

Greg Lavender, B.S. Computer Science ‘83, returned to the University of Georgia for the first time in nearly three decades. The last time he was on campus the 90’s were in full swing with the internet still in infancy and flip phones as the height of technology. Now, many years later, Lavender is the Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Intel and AI is abundantly present in his day-to-day activities.  As CTO, Lavender is…
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