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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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Archaeology Lab preserves relics of Georgia’s past

The UGA Laboratory of Archeology might be a hidden gem, but the facility holds a wealth of history and culture in its vast artifact repository, providing an ongoing connection to the past for scholars around the world – and a pathway to deeper connections to Georgia's… Read Article

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Adapting Roots to a hotter planet could ease pressure on food supply

The shoots of plants get all of the glory, with their fruit and flowers and visible structure. But it's the portion that lies below the soil — the branching, reaching arms of roots and hairs pulling up water and nutrients — that interests plant physiologist and computer scientist, Alexander… Read Article

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Aligning diversity goals, curriculum

With the COVID-19 pandemic shaking up higher education as budgets remain tightened and programs shifted online, women’s studies scholars across the country are finding ways to celebrate Women’s History and emphasize the importance of their scholarship to today’s most… Read Article

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Skidaway Institute joins ocean color nanosatellite project

Researchers at the University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography have partnered with the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) and others in an ambitious project to use a dedicated nanosatellite to study ocean color. The nanosatellite, the SeaHawk-1 CubeSat, is… Read Article

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Homecoming 2021 Tailgate

The Franklin College of Arts and Sciences Homecoming Tailgate is scheduled for October 16, 2021.  

UGA vs. Kentucky

Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021

Location: New College Lawn (located on North Campus between the Chapel and New College)

Time: Tailgate will… Read Article

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