News Archive - 2026

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Franklin College of Arts and Sciences researcher Rongjie (RJ) Liu earns NSF CAREER Award

Franklin researcher Rongjie (RJ) Liu has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award to advance artificial intelligence tools for understanding neurological disease. The NSF CAREER Award is among the most competitive honors for early-career researchers in the United States, recognizing faculty who demonstrate strong potential as both researchers and educators. At the University of Georgia’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences,…

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Scott Kleiner awards invest in the next generation of Franklin philosophers

Each year, the Scott Kleiner Awards support graduate students in philosophy whose work stretches across disciplines, traditions, and continents. This year’s recipients are pursuing questions about art, games, ethics, sound, metaphysics, pedagogy, and ancient philosophy while balancing pedagogy, parenting, leadership, and international scholarship. Together, their stories show how targeted support can shape research trajectories and widen access…

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Franklin College researchers part of UGA effort to study life-altering tick-borne allergy

Researchers at UGA’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences are helping unravel the mystery behind alpha-gal syndrome, a potentially life-threatening allergy triggered by tick bites that can make everyday foods like beef, pork, and lamb dangerous for some people. As diagnoses rise across the Southeast and beyond, scientists at the UGA Complex Carbohydrate Research Center are studying the biology of tick saliva and the sugar molecule known…

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Humans and pigeons have a long history. One Franklin alumna has proved it's longer than we thought.

While it's unclear exactly when humans domesticated pigeons, it's likely 1,000 years earlier than we thought, thanks to new research from Franklin alumna Anderson Carter (BA Anthropology '21).  Humans and rock doves (also known as common pigeons) have existed in the same spaces for millennia, but the time period when the bird's role went from nearby scavenger to feathered friend is unknown. Previously, the earliest direct evidence for…

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Franklin College of Arts and Sciences celebrates staff excellence

Staff from across the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences gathered together on Wednesday at the Miller Learning Center to celebrate the success and excellence of its staff.  Each year, the college recognizes outstanding members of staff at the annual staff appreciation reception. The awards honor staff members who demonstrate exceptional performance and make outstanding contributions to units across the college. Each year, up to four…

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First-year computing students gain industry insight in London

For a group of students in the School of Computing (SOC) at UGA’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, spring break of 2026 became an opportunity to explore the global impact of technology through hands-on learning in London.  Twenty-nine first-year computer science students participated in UGA’s Connect Abroad Immerse—World of Computing study away program. During the weeklong program, students explored the history of computing, met…

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First-generation scholar advances from Franklin M.A. to Brown Ph.D. program

One evening when she was nine years old, São Paulo native Yasmin Paiva de Siqueira was watching television with her parents. She heard language she could not understand.  She turned to her father, who identified it in Portuguese. It was English.  “My parents had enrolled me in an English language school, hoping to give me opportunities they had not had and to prepare me for a more competitive future,” Siqueira said. “The…

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Beyond Boundaries

All of UGA is a stage for the faculty and students in the Department of Dance. Onstage, there is nowhere to hide. Dancers, and dance professors, accept this. They thrive on it. They love to perform. A wave of a dancer’s hand can say more than someone else’s 30-minute speech. But performance is just one aspect of the Department of Dance experience. UGA faculty describe dance in broader, more ambitious terms. It is a body of knowledge. And a…

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Franklin religion professor Baruch Halpern earns Fulbright for international research collaboration in Israel

Baruch Halpern, Covenant Foundation Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies in UGA’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, has received a prestigious Fulbright Program award supporting international research and scholarly collaboration in Israel.  The Fulbright Scholar Program, administered by the U.S. Department of State, supports faculty and researchers pursuing projects that strengthen academic exchange and cross-cultural…

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NSF backs Franklin College genetics research on how reptiles become male or female

A nearly $1 million National Science Foundation award is funding University of Georgia research that investigates how animals develop as male or female—a central question in biology with implications for health, evolution, and biotechnology.   Douglas Menke, professor of genetics and director of the Developmental Biology Alliance, will lead the project with Jonathan Eggenschwiler, professor of genetics, serving as co-principal…

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