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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

Faculty in the News, Jan - Feb

The work of Franklin College scientists and scholars continue to be reported widely. A sample from the past month:

 

 ‘Geolocation,’ an art project by Lamar Dodd School of Art photography lecturer Marni Shindelman that utilizes Twitter, was featured in web and print… Read Article


Shepherd and Yager challenge 'Zombie theories' on climate change

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides public-access data confirming “average temperature in the United States for 2012 was ... 3.2 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th-century average, and 1.0 degree above 1998, the previous warmest year” in the United States. It is also… Read Article


Technology improves logistics - but not learning

The Chronicle of Higher Education reports on a new study authored by a UGA sociology PhD candidate with some interesting findings:

the study, “Technological Change and Professional Control in the Professoriate,” includes interviews with more than 40 professors at three universities. It… Read Article


Tingler recital of songs "Made in America'

Hugh Hodgson School of Music associate professor of voice Stephanie Tingler is a highly decorated composer and performer, whose accolades include national finalist honors in the Bel Canto Opera, Opera Columbus Annual Operatic, and American Traditions competitions. On Monday Feb. 4, Tingler… Read Article


NIH grant video

the recent story on UGA researchers developing methods to identify new influenza strains using lasers has generated attention across various media. The work is explained by some of our journalism students in this video report by Grady News Source:

 

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