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A successor to our print magazine, The Franklin Chronicles, this blog allows us to continue to communicate the importance of the arts and sciences to an expanded audience through a variety of means – articles and announcements, video, news and opinion – to pick up the conversation of why the arts, humanities and sciences matter so much at this juncture in the history of our university, our nation and the world. Read more
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ELECTION DAY 2016

Today is the day! If you haven't voted early, please get to your polling place and participate in your democracy. As our namesake Benjamin Franklin said when asked what kind of government the Constitutional Convention had created, "A republic, if you can keep it."

Let's do.

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"Aging and the Immortal Germline

Today's Charter Lecture brings one of the world's foremost authorities on the molecular biology and genetics of aging and life extension, [and Franklin College alumna] Cynthia Kenyon, back to UGA:

Her lecture, "Aging and the Immortal Germline," is open free to the public. It… Read Article

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New insights on regulation of mitosis could improve chemotherapy treatments

An important new study from cellular biology researchers describes a drug combination that enhances chemotherapy's cancer-killing powers:

Chemotherapy's ultimate goal is to destroy a person's cancer, but one common type of the treatment known as antimicrotubule chemotherapy has the… Read Article

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20th Southeast Model African Union at UGA

Through Saturday, the Franklin College welcomes students, faculty and delegates from regional universities and colleges to the UGA campus for the 20th annual Southeast Model African Union conference and competition:

This event will give students an opportunity to learn about diplomacy,… Read Article

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Jane Eyre

University Theatre presents an extraordinary new take on Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre: 

the classic Victorian tale of Jane Eyre (performed by Brittney Harris, a second year MFA acting major from Norfolk, VA), an orphan who becomes a governess and falls in love with the… Read Article

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