Faculty, students and alumni of the Franklin College shine all year long and October is no exception. A sample of the featured good work and achievements during the eighth month of the calendar of Romulus:

UGA celebrates 40 years of AI  at Oct. 28 conference

Alchemy, co-founded by Raj Shingadia (AB ’01, Philosophy, BS ’03, Psychology), designs and installs breathtaking water worlds through Southeast Aquariums & MRC and set design for several feature films – Georgia magazine

UGA held a dedication ceremony October 4 to celebrate the completion of renovations to the Holmes-Hunter Academic Building on UGA’s historic North Campus, home to the Institute for African American Studies and the African Studies Institute

UGA receives $10 million grant to fund national GenAI center – WUGA

Savannah Mayor Johnson, football star Malcolm Mitchell (AB ’15, Communications Studies) launch Georgia Reads campaign – Savannah Morning News

UGA MFA candidates reflect on showcasing their art at 2024 Atlanta Art Week – Red and Black

Marshall Shepherd, Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Sciences and Geography, featured in PBS docu-series “Weathered: Earth’s Extremes” (Marshall Shepherd in Episode 5) – PBS 

Steven Holland named Shellebarger Professor in Geology

Writer and producer alumnus Steve Yockey visits campus, theatre students

Project to explore philosophical perspectives of human and machine translation, led by professor of philosophy Yuri Balashov, awarded NSF Scholar's Award

Taste of history: UGA Heritage Apple Orchard, featuring the work of history professor and Associate Dean Stephen Mihm, now bearing fruit – Albany Herald

Prestigious art prize winner (Victoria Dugger MFA ’22) combines cute with grotesque – AJC

Marshall Shepherd receives National Academies award for science communications

 

Image: The newly renovated Holmes-Hunter Academic Building – photo by Audrey Bradstock for Franklin College