News Archive - 2026

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The geography of belonging: Franklin professor explores how music and literature create a sense of home

Nearly a decade after taking one of Associate Professor Sharina Maíllo-Pozo's literature courses, former student Zameena Mejía wandered into a record store in Amsterdam and spotted a vinyl album by Dominican merengue singer Fernando Villalona.  She bought it immediately.  The music transported her back to conversations from Maíllo-Pozo's class about Dominican literature, migration, and identity. Thousands of miles from home, the…

Magdy Alabady with students in the greenhouse.
A carnivorous plant offers clues to one of biology's biggest questions

New research into a carnivorous pitcher plant is helping University of Georgia scientists understand one of biology's most challenging questions: how plants assemble and maintain stable, functioning microbial communities. The work could eventually help researchers design beneficial microbial communities for crops.  The research is moving microbiome science beyond simply cataloging microbes and their genes toward uncovering the genetic…

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Why every generation finds a different Odyssey

Director Christopher Nolan's new film "The Odyssey" has introduced one of the world's oldest stories to a new audience, prompting renewed discussion around why Homer's epic continues to resonate nearly 2,700 years after it was composed.  Charles Platter, professor of classics in the University of Georgia's Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, joined WABE's In These Times  with Bill Nigut to discuss the film and the enduring appeal of…

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History major builds future legal career through Franklin's experiential learning opportunities

A summer internship at one of the world's largest law firms is the latest step in rising senior Matthew Crane's path to law school. The Muir Fellowship at DLA Piper in Washington, D.C., is just one in a string of opportunities Crane did not expect to encounter as a history major.   "I came to college pretty pessimistic about the value of a history degree," Crane said. "I had heard all the jokes about history being one of the least…

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