Society News from the Chronicles


Entrepreneurial Week at UGA

Entrepreneurial Week At UGA begins today the next seven days will be replete with events and activities featuring Franklin College students and faculty: Thinc at The University of Georgia is a new initiative that promotes entrepreneurship and fosters economic development in the region by providing…

Film events this week

There are lots of great opportunities to see extraordinary, new and/or rare films each week at the university. A few from this week include: Today, the Institute for Women's Studies presentations for Women's History Month continues with a showing of "It's a Girl," a documentary about the treatment…

Networking advice

Our own Kecia Thomas, psychology professor and senior advisor to the dean in the Franklin College Office of Inclusion and Diversity Leadership, will take part in an interview on Minnesota Public Radio, giving advice on the importance of networking for young minorities: Kecia Thomas, author of "…

In the News, March

Franklin faculty continue to be quoted widely in the news media. A sampling from March 2013: Research on potential triggers for eating disorders by associate professor Ping Shen featured widely in media including Yahoo! News, Medical News Today, Health Canal and others Research led by assistant…

March Kudos

Congratulations and thanks for all you do. Associate professor in the department of plant biology Peggy Brickman was one of two UGA professors to be named 2013 Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professors. Senior associate dean Hugh Ruppersburg was named University Professor. …