Society News from the Chronicles


The Gift of Advisors

Very nice feature on the UGA homepage this week about an Institute of Higher Education program that sends recent college graduates to high schools in disadvantaged Georgia communities to advise students on preparing for college. It may seem like a banal point - that high school students need…

Spotlight on History

  Looking back for the future By Jessica Luton jluton@uga.edu             William Faulkner's famous lines from Requiem for a Nun, “The past is never dead. It's not even past,” supply an important reminder about how history stays with us—and how only in trying…

Fall Commencement

Congratulations to all of our fall 2013 graduates in the Franklin College and UGA: Approximately 2,176 University of Georgia students will be eligible to receive degrees at the 2013 fall semester Commencement ceremonies on Dec. 13 in Stegeman Coliseum. An estimated 1,667 students will be eligible…

Faculty in the Media

A diversity of invaluable faculty expertise was reported on or quoted in a variety media over the last month. A few examples of this crucial element of university public service: Associate professor of chemistry Jason Locklin teamed up with an area high school student to create an app to help…

Kudos, December 2013

As always, our faculty continue to distinguish themselves with major career accomplishments, bringing great honor to UGA and the Franklin College. Recent honors and awards include: Debra Mohnen, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, and Robert A. Scott, professor of chemistry,…

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