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Franklin College is a hub for research, scholarly achievement and global reach in the arts, humanities, and sciences. Its nationally known faculty are frequently recognized for their research impact, while fostering entrepreneurial thinking among their students that helps shape each student’s educational journey. Our students are known for their innovative and creative ambitions and pursue them to their fullest extent here at the College. Upon graduation, they join the Franklin network of more than 100,000 worldwide, who lead in their respective fields and frequently share their experiences and knowledge in the UGA classroom. Read more about our faculty, students, alumni, and initiatives in the College below.
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Elizabeth Stich honored for dance education research

Elizabeth Stich, associate professor of dance at the University of Georgia, received the Outstanding Dance Education Researcher Award at the 2026 National Dance Education Organization Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The award recognizes her scholarship and innovative… Read Article

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Chill Subs Looking to Hire Three Interns For Spring 2027

Chill Subs - The Place for Writers is an organization headquartered in Savannah that has created tools and resources for writers looking to publish their work. Some of these resources include a database of 400+ publications accepting submissions, a jobs board, and a living feed of funding… Read Article

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McCaskill joins $750,000 National Park Service preservation project

Barbara McCaskill, Distinguished Research Professor of English in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, is a subgrantee on a two-year, $750,000 grant awarded to the Penn Center National Historic Landmark District on St. Helena Island, South Carolina, by the National Park Service.

The… Read Article

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Is AI Changing what critical thinking requires?

UGA philosophers examine how people can preserve judgment, agency, and responsibility as AI increasingly shapes everyday decisions. 

This story is part of Humanities in Practice, a Franklin College of Arts and Sciences series exploring the value of the… Read Article

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How a Franklin researcher is combining AI and genetics to improve agriculture

Humans have participated in selective breeding for millennia to cultivate more resilient crops one generation at a time. Now, one UGA postdoctoral researcher is studying how machine learning can make the process exponentially more efficient.  

Hongwoo Lee, a postdoctoral… Read Article