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UGA Opera Theatre to present 'Tales of Hoffman'

In October, UGA Opera Theatre will present a concert performance of Offenbach's Tales of Hoffman:

Jacques Offenbach’s supernatural tale of unrequited love, in a two-night presentation on Thursday, October 11 and Saturday, October 13 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. Tickets for the… Read Article


Kudos, August 2012

 

Faculty Kudos, August 2012

“Jousting in Medieval and Renaissance Iberia,” a monograph by Noel Fallows, Professor of Spanish and Associate Dean of International and Multidisciplinary Programs in the Franklin College, earned the prestigious La corónica International… Read Article


Faculty in the News, August 2012

 

 

The Wilkes County News-Reporter highlighted the dedication of a sculpture by Lamar Dodd School of Art Instructor Kinzey Branham that is part of Washington, Georgia’s, new monument to black Revolutionary War soldiers

Psychology Professor and Department Head W.… Read Article


Poet Laureate Trethewey to return to campus

 

As noted earlier this summer, the Franklin College was very proud of the announcment that alumna Natasha Trethewey had been appointed the next poet laureate of the United States. And now we are thrilled that UGA will welcome her back to campus during the Arts Festival in November… Read Article


Doctoral Graduate Earns Young Chemist Award

 

Judy I-Chia Wu, a recent doctoral graduate from the department of chemistry, was one of six young chemists recently honored by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.

Wu, who earned her doctorate in 2011, was awarded the IUPAC Prize for her Ph.D. thesis work… Read Article