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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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Humanities events recap

Similar to how the world was grieving and in shock after 9/11, many of the public records after Lincoln's death presented a nation in mourning, Hodes said, but individual feelings and reactions varied. 

And religion professor Derrick Lemons recently hosted the mini-conference "… Read Article


Collaborative Education: Marine Science

Great news out from the Franklin College department of marine sciences yesterday. A book written by UGA Sapelo Island Marine Institute director and professor of marine science Merryl Alber has been distributed to every Georgia public library in the state thanks to a grant from the National… Read Article

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The Campus of 2035

What role does today's college campus play in broader sustainability efforts? Our scientists and engineers conduct research and develop bench-scale projects that show promise; other researchers document the effects of mankind on the planet, generate new ways of thinking about waste, urban… Read Article

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ASI Fall Lecture and Open House

The UGA African Studies Institute, in conjunction with the Georgia University System African Council (USAC), will hold its 2015 Fall Lecture at noon on Wednesday, Oct. 21 in the UGA Special Collections Library.

The lecture, "The Role of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights… Read Article

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James Baldwin Review, vol.1, no.1

One of America's greatest writers is now the focus of an annual, peer-reviewed journal that brings together a wide array of critical and creative work on the life, writings, and legacy of James Baldwin:

In addition to these cutting-edge contributions, each issue contains a review of… Read Article

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