Arts
The UGA Symphony Orchestra season begins with an evening of Beethoven. The concert opens Sept. 12 with the Coriolan Overture and the 3rd Piano Concerto, featuring new assistant professor in piano Alan Woo. The evening will conclude with Beethoven’s 6th Symphony “Pastoral,” a piece reflecting the composer’s love of nature that is “more the expression of feeling than painting.”
Read more: Thursday Concert Series
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| Research
New research from the department of genetics attends to the complex relationship between diet, cholesterol, and disease. While fish oil has long been associated with heart health benefits for some people, the question of whether it's right for everyone with high LDL cholesterol continue to be a point of contention – and the focus of new findings:
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Alumni Spotlight
Jacinta Smith (BS Microbiology,`01, MS Medical Microbiology,`04) heard science calling from a young age. Now working for the CDC as well as the U.S. Public Health Service, she credits UGA in honing her interest in the sciences throughout her college years and into adulthood. “When I was in the 9th grade, I participated in a program at Fernbank Science Center called Scientific Tools and Techniques, which exposed me to many different fields of science and ignited my passion for research,” Smith said.
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| Student Spotlight
UGA student Niara Thompson enjoyed a 2024 summer to remember. The 4th year film studies major worked at NBC Sports as a Digital Streaming Operations Intern for the 2024 Paris Olympics. From broadcast testing and execution for all Olympic events appearing on the Peacock and NBC OneApp platforms to quality control checks on customer devices, Thompson learned the ins-and-outs of a tight schedule where for 24 hours of the day some set of eyes had to be ‘on glass’ to make sure that events ran as smoothly as possible.
Read more: Niara Thompson |
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Kudos
The awards, scholarships, and achievements by Franklin College students, alumni, faculty, and staff don't stop for summer. Congratulations to the members of our community whose individual honors bring great distinction to the college and UGA. A glimpse of the excellence that shined through the summer months:
Read more: Kudos
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| Noted and Quoted
As campus winds into fall semester, Franklin College faculty have been working all summer – sharing, expertise, informed opinion and new research findings in media around the world. From cosmic rays to hurricanes to workaholism, a sample of the stories we saw this summer:
Read more: Noted and Quoted
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Calendar Reminders - 9/4 - Classics Lecture: "The imperial Roman library as a monumental cultural center: possible architectural forms with Shape Grammars" with Dr. Myrsini Mamol
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9/16 - A Poetry Reading with Pulitzer Winner Brandon Som and Siwar Masannat, hosted by the Georgia Review
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9/18 - Artistry Unleashed: Conversations with Accomplished Alumni, hosted by the Lamar Dodd School of Art
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9/18 - Ciné-Mercredi French Movie Night: Fragile, hosted by the Dept. of Romance Languages
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9/23-28 - Beat Week versus Alabama
- 10/5 - Franklin College Homecoming Tailgate
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To submit kudos or other items for this newsletter, contact Alan Flurry. To keep up with the latest news from the college, visit the Franklin Chronicles blog.
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| Homecoming Tailgate is Oct. 5
Join Dean Anna Stenport on the Lawn in front of Brooks Hall, North Campus for Flying Biscuit Cafe, beverages, and pre-game fun as UGA faces off against long-time rival Alabama on Saturday, Oct. 5. Register here. |
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