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Franklin College Multidisciplinary Seed Projects Program funds six research projects

For the second consecutive year, the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences Multidisciplinary Seed Grant Program has funded two new tracks of collaborative research projects: Rapid Interdisciplinary Proposals (RIP) and Innovation in Interdisciplinary Instruction (I-Cubed). The seed grant…
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Manual dexterity skills flow through art to the medical fields

A new certificate program in the Lamar Dodd School of Art confirms a long-held connection: just as a jeweler peers through a magnifying glass to set a gem, a dentist wears a pair of loupes and wields a mouth mirror to check for tartar. Over the spring semester, pre-dental students at the University…
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Franklin College Innovation 2025 – the next quarter-century

Part 1 of 3 - Academic Innovation  Franklin College has introduced a three-part Innovation Initiative guiding its efforts and focus into the next era of American higher education. The initiative consists of three pillars designed to complement each other and work together: 1) Academic…
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UGA music minor Laila Carter shows her spark on Today

A first-year UGA student with big musical dreams got a chance to showcase her singing Tuesday morning during a surprise moment on The Today Show. She did not disappoint: Laila Carter, a journalism and political science major minoring in music who attended North Oconee High School, was on the TODAY…
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Pack for study away, pack for life

With 33 study abroad programs across five continents and 57 countries, the Franklin College is a significant driver of international UGA student experiential opportunities. As the home of many of UGA's longest-standing programs, our faculty and advisors remind students at every turn to dial-up…

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