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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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Chemist Michael K. Johnson named Regents Professor

The 2016 recipient of the Regents Professorship is chemist Michael K. Johnson, an internationally renowned pioneer in the development of methods for investigating the biological properties of metals that are essential to life processes in plants and animals. 

Regents… Read Article

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Hodgson School of Music project in Kenya

A music education and piano performance outreach project took Hodgson School of Music students and faculty to Kenya in March:

Eldoret, Kenya – Many of UGA’s 35,000 students traveled somewhere over spring break, but most didn’t leave the country. Fewer still crossed the Atlantic Ocean.… Read Article

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LEAD Athens team makes Athens Transit bus routes available on Google Maps

LEAD Athens is a program of the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce designed to develop effective leaders committed to building a vibrant community through Leadership, Education, Awareness and Development. For the past year, The Franklin College has supported LEAD Athens by sponsoring the… Read Article

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Choral Ensembles Second Thursday Concert

"We're hoping this will be an engaging and entertaining program for the audience, featuring a collage-like succession of choral performances," Bara said.

That's a pretty special Second Thursday lineup, featuring many students and highlighting our excellent choral program. Bringing a… Read Article

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Focus on the faculty: Jennifer McDowell

The mysteries of the brain shape the contours of psychology professor Jennifer McDowell's research and teaching:

What are your favorite courses and why?

“Biologic Foundations of Behavior”— most graduate students in clinical or counseling fields have to take it, end up taking it… Read Article

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