Human Nature News from the Chronicles

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New drug formulation for cancer treatment

Great new research from the department of chemistry: The drug dichloroacetate, or DCA, was touted as a cure-all, but after years of work, scientists are still searching for ways to make the unique treatment as effective as possible. Now, researchers at the University of Georgia have discovered a…
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Athens Music Project Symposium April 17

Besides providing a gratuitous opportunity to post this phot of Pylon from 1979 (wow), the Athens Music Project, a Willson Center Research Cluster featuring Franklin faculty, is presenting the community with signifciant cultural dividends: The Athens Music Project will hold its first symposium…
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Goldwater Scholars, Carnegie Junior Research Fellowship

Franklin College students continue to distinguish the University of Georgia by winning elite scholarships and fellowships. Earlier this week, Honors students Tuan Nguyen and Amy Webster were named 2014 Barry M. Goldwater Scholars: The UGA Goldwater Scholars are among a group of 283 recipients of…

Fashion and the Georgia Museum of Art

The Georgia Museum of Art will host a day of events on April 3 that bring together important parts of what will be highlighted during Thinc week as well. Start-ups are in fashion, in more ways than one: The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia will present a free lecture by…

Ice sheet melt into the oceans: what to expect

  Image: meltwater runoff from the ice sheet margin in Greenland during summer 2013, courtesy of Thomas Mote.

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