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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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Noted and Quoted, January 2017

Franklin College faculty engage in public scholarship by offering comments, regular columns and sharing expertise across a variety of media. A sample from just this month:

Five big mysteries about CRISPR's origins, Distinguished Research Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology… Read Article

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Georgia Debate Union wins Naval Academy Tourney

The top finish at the Naval Academy represents the fourth tournament victory by the Georgia Debate Union in 2016-2017, following wins at Samford University, Liberty University, and the University of Miami.

Image: Nathan Rice, left, and Johnnie Stupek. Photo courtesy of Hays Watson… Read Article

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Memorial for Judith Ortiz Cofer

 

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Happy 232nd, UGA

Today, public colleges and universities across the United States educate about 15 million students each year. This includes the more than 300,000 students throughout the public colleges and universities that make up the University System of Georgia.

A great moment to celebrate, in the… Read Article

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LACSI shares needs assessment of local Hispanic and Latino community

The Athens-Clarke County Hispanic and Latino community faces significant challenges when trying to access basic services locally, according to a report by the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute:

The study is the first comprehensive needs assessment of this population,… Read Article

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