Society News from the Chronicles

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Noted and Quoted, January 2023

Starting the new year strong with media across the globe featuring Franklin College faculty expertise, research and new books. From resolutions to bot-generated text to tornados, our faculty colleagues have it covered. A sample from over the recent month:   What monks can teach us about paying…
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Kudos, January 2023

Fellowships and awards, new books and a college football National Championship has 2023 off to a great start for UGA and the Franklin College. Congratulations to all – because it takes everyone to create the new standard of excellence in athletics and academics. The latest accomplishments among our…
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HHMI grant will help UGA advance evaluation of teaching

A research team from the University of Georgia will join 103 institutions from across the country to form a collaborative learning community that seeks to foster inclusive undergraduate science education. Funded by a six-year, $493,065 grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s …
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Athenaeum presents first Kara Walker solo exhibition in Georgia

The Athenaeum presents Kara Walker: Back of Hand, the first solo exhibition to be held in Georgia of the work of this internationally renowned artist. The exhibition displays a series of new works on paper by Kara Walker that examine themes such as complicity, racism,…
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Back-to-back National Champions

Congratulations to the 2023 National Champion Georgia Bulldogs! Celebrating the new standard of excellence in academics and athletics: The No. 1 Bulldogs (15-0) never trailed and were rarely tested by the No. 3 Horned Frogs (13-2), a team that came into the game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood,…