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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
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Project travels up estuaries to find tipping points

Department of geography researchers are collaborating with faculty from the Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources and the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences on a four-year project supported by a grant from NOAA to connect marsh health with local economics and… Read Article

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MFA Film program adds new faculty in second year

The state’s first Master of Fine Arts degree in Film, Television, and Digital Media (MFA) arrives to its second year, as the program's first cohort of students make their way to sound stages and scenes around the state. The program also welcomes new faculty members to help guide our students in… Read Article

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Leadership team complete

Jennifer Adams recently joined the Franklin Works: Business Service Office leadership team as the Foundation Fund Management manager.

Jennifer has been at UGA for just under six years. She started at the AU/UGA Medical Partnership and for the last two and a half years worked at Carl… Read Article

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Geologists propose theory about a famous asteroid

The asteroid Vesta is the second largest asteroid in our solar system. With a diameter of about 330 miles, it orbits the sun between the planets Mars and Jupiter.

Asteroids have long played a part in building popular fascination with space. “Marooned off Vesta” was the first story… Read Article

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Incentives for getting COVID-19 vaccines

Vaccine incentives offered to students, faculty and staff at the University of Georgia are working, and next week, the university will up the ante once again.

UGA is already offering a $20 gift card and specially designed T-shirt to all who get vaccinated through the University Health… Read Article

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