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Ruppersburg: Dictionaries as Big Data

Do you keep a dictionary close? Consult it everyday? Multiple times per day? Do you realize the vast amounts of knowledge sitting idly by within those covers? Wonderful to consider. And then consider how language as a source of power has been controlled at various times in the past, and how much we…

2013 Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship

  Fantastic - two Google scholarships. Difficult to verify, but we think Jennifer is the first UGA student to be selected for both awards. Big congratulations to her, Thiab Taha, and the computer science department. Image: Women-inspired Google doodle honoring Anita Borg, Grace Hopper and…

Franklin presented USCOTS Lifetime Achievement Award

Senior Lecturer, undergraduate coordinator and Lothar Tresp Honoratus Honors Professor in the department of statistics Christine Franklin (no relation but a big part of our family) was awarded the 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award by the United States Conference on Teaching Statistics at the…

Focus on the Faculty: William Finlay

Intellectually curious, open to new ideas, and excited about learning. This regular feature, in the format of a Q & A, is a great way to learn about our faculty members across the university. Who they are and what they do creates the outstanding experience that is UGA for so many students -…

student, alumni NSF Fellowships

Ten current or former UGA students have been awarded graduate research fellowships from the National Science Foundation. Six of the ten are from the Franklin College: [The fellowships will allow students] to conduct research while working on their master's and doctoral degrees. The awards provide…