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What is Franklin Chronicles?
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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Learning from one another

The opportunity for professors to learn from one another is time very well spent on the first day before classes that will make the next few months even more productive. Great work by faculty trying to better understand each other, their coursework and, most of all, how to meet their students’… Read Article

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Biochemistry PhD among most cited authors - ever

Marion Bradford, a PhD student in the department of biochemistry from the 1970's, came to our attention recently as the focus of one of the most intriguing stories of the year: a paper he published back then on what is known as the Bradford protein assay, is one of the most cited scientific… Read Article

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Happy New Year, Welcome back, La Mostra

Welcome back to all staff and faculty, as well as to the many students trickling back into town today and tomorrow. Happy New Year and best wishes for a great 2017.

Study abroad is always top of mind as Spring semester begins - students, if you haven't discovered a program of interest for… Read Article

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Happy Holidays from the Franklin College

All the joy of the holiday season and our best wishes for the New Year to come, from the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences.

University offices will be closed through December 30. See you in 2017!

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Amazing student: Madison Miracle

Through volunteer work and study abroad, Madison Miracle believes that medicine can be used as an agent of change and she’s already put that belief into practice. But that’s only the beginning for the senior majoring in biology and psychology:

The summer after my sophomore year, I… Read Article

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